Over the last four days, the ice in the image has been slowly melting away, and assuredly on it's last day, it will have completely thawed, and we'll be presented with the announcement of a new Blizzard release.
The last time Blizzard performed an event like this, Starcraft 2 was announced at the World Wide Invitational in 2007. In much the same vein, Blizzard have announced that at this years World Wide Invitational, they will be announcing a new product, though we haven't been given any hints as to what this may be.
Enter the internet detectives. Those self-styled super sleuths who have pulled together all the clues and have worked it all out. A deep analysis into the image reveals small easter-eggs, hints as to what goodies await, and I'll add my own crudely drawn pointers and MSPaint skills to illustrate.
As can be seen, in the middle-left area is a rune which looks quite a lot like the very first rune on Warcraft's most evil villain, Arthas' famous rune-blade, Frostmourne. Down in the center-bottom area, is a symbol which bears a striking resemblance to that used for the Protoss in the Starcraft games. Finally, in the upper-right area of the splash screen, we can see another symbol, which looks pretty much exactly like the Hel rune from the Diablo games.
During day one and two, only the Frostmourne and Hel runes were visible, which had a lot of people debating the possibility of an announcement for Diablo 3. After certain events, and possible clues gleaned from Blizzard's site, it seemed rather plausible, and I'll admit, I would be ecstatic if it were proven to be true, as I'm just one of the many who lost uncounted hours of their life to the Diablo franchise. Though, as day three and four have rolled around, and we see the Protoss symbol appear, it would seem as though hopes of a Diablo sequel are dashed upon the rocks.
As for what I think Blizzard may be working us all up for, well, I can't really say. Diablo 3 does sound enticing, so I won't take that option off the table, though having Blizzard's three major franchises represented in the one image, it's really anyone's guess as to what they have up their sleeve. Personally, I think I'll sit back, wait for the World Wide Invitational to begin, and content myself with whatever it is that Blizzard announce. I'd rather sit and wait, as against getting my hopes up, only to have them mercilessly snuffed out when my hypothesis proves to be wrong.
Blizzard Entertainment, Where You'll Find Info About All Their Major Franchises And The 2008 World Wide Invitational
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