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Diablo is an action role-playing hack and slash video game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment on December 31, 1996.
For Microsoft Windows, the game was released on 4 Feburary 2000 for North America and 31 March 2000 for Europe. For Mac OS, the exact date is not confirmed but it was released in 2000 as well. For Playstation 2, it was released on 12 January 2003 for North America, 31 January 2003 for Europe and 29 May 2003 in Japan. For Xbox, it was released on 24 March 2003 in North America and 4 April 2003 for Europe.