In an age for video games where new content for older games comes at a price and where video game companies often are more interested in the next release of a game (I’m looking at you Call of Duty franchise) instead of new content for an older game, you have Blizzard Entertainment who apparently doesn’t subscribe to either of those plans. As of last night, Patch 2.4.0 for Blizzard’s 2011 hit Diablo III went live. That’s right, hot and fresh new content for a game released almost 5 years ago. That’s “forever” in today’s video game world.

Continue below to read more about what the new patch delivers and to watch a video which shows a new area to visit.

When patch 1.0.4 drops for Diablo III, it’s going to be a game changer. With all the class modifications having been announced, it seemed that the fanfare was over and we were just waiting for the patch to drop. This is not the case.

Today Blizzard Entertainment announced a new experience-based leveling system for max level (level 60) Diablo III characters called the Paragon System.

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:

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.

The Diablo game franchise has some of the most passionate fans out there, and those passionate fans have been waiting over a DECADE for the newest installment in the series, Diablo III, which finally reached their hands this week.

But where you would expect pure elation from said passionate Diablo fanbase, there’s an unexpected amount of anger mixed in with some of the praise.

In the game’s first days out, servers have crashed in an apocalyptical fashion only Roland Emmerich would appreciate. Most think it’s just because the game is brand new and that things will be fine in time, while others, knowing the reason it’s happening in the first place, aren’t happy. Not at all.

So we the Geeks of Doom ask thee, Diablo players, which side are you on? Speak your thoughts below!