Have you stopped playing Diablo III recently? You are likely not alone. I have an undying love for the mythos of Sanctuary, but I find it hard to load into my monk knowing I will be faced with very little chance of progression in Inferno difficulty. Well, with the Diablo III 1.0.4 patch details Blizzard recently released, there is salvation my friends.

A quick overview:

Yesterday Mike Morhaime, president of Blizzard Entertainment, announced a security breach via a ‘Blue Post’ on Blizzard’s official web site citing “an unauthorized and illegal access into our internal network here at Blizzard.” In the wake of the shaky Diablo III launch, and with the release of Mists of Pandaria looming so close upon the horizon, Blizzard really doesn’t need any more on their plate but they can’t seem to catch a break.

Morhaime goes on to state that “for players on North American servers, the answer to the personal security question, and information relating to Mobile and Dial-In Authenticators were also accessed. Based on what we currently know, this information alone is NOT enough for anyone to gain access to Battle.net accounts.” It should be noted at this time Blizzard doesn’t believe that any credit card information was accessed, and what was taken was simply e-mail addresses and SRP-encoded (Secure Remote Password protocol) versions of user passwords.

Jason Babler, one of the art directors for Diablo 3: The Book Of Cain has taken his passion and hobby and combined them, making his own custom sculpture of Azmodan from the Diablo III universe. His sculpture is just breathtaking.

The sculpture stands at an impressive 17 inches tall and the base for the ‘Lord of Sin’ is 2 feet across. The detail on this piece is absurd – from the multiple texture types to the in-depth coloring and shading of Azmodan himself. Even his his mouth, eyes and magical orb all light up courtesy of miniature LEDs.

Check out the full image after the jump.

As of May 10, Blizzard Entertainment’s highly-anticipated Diablo III for PC became the most pre-ordered PC game of all time at Amazon, beating out StarCraft II and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (both also by Blizzard).

The game will be released on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, so you can still pre-order your copy now.

If you’re one of those people who dig getting those accompanying video game guides, Diablo III will also have the Diablo III Signature Series Guide, currently discounted to $13.74 (discounted from $21.99). The guide will also be released on May 15, 2012. Already available is Diablo III: Book of Cain (discounted to $21 from $35), which is Deckard Cain’s journal that serves as a compendium of the Diablo universe that contains exclusive art from artists Brom, Mark Gibbons, Jim Gurney, and more.

If you’re a completest, check out some more Diablo Gaming Products, like a gaming mouse, headset, and more.

The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is the new version of Diablo Battlechest for only $19.99 (that’s 33% off the list price of $29.99).

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Thursday, September 29, 2011, until 11:59PM PST while supplies last.