As a follow up to the initial rumors yesterday (story), Blizzard's official Diablo II Gold press release has just rolled in the door, announcing the eagerly-anticipated sequel to Blizzard's hit action/RPG. Word is the 3 CD game will hit shelves "by the end of June in Windows.95/98/2000/NT format. A Macintosh version of the game will be available during the third quarter 2000." Here's a bit more from the announcement:

Key features in the game include:

• Five all new character classes -- the Amazon, Paladin, Barbarian, Sorceress and Necromancer -- each with unique skills and abilities. In all, Diablo II offers 150 special abilities as each character can develop 30 unique, class specific skills and spells throughout the game.
• Four expansive towns to explore complete with wilderness areas, dungeons, monasteries, tombs, caverns and crypts.
• A randomly generated world with filled with all-new weapons, armor, monsters, unique items, non-playing characters and more than 20 quests.
• Nearly 25 minutes of motion picture quality cinematics and a 70-minute original score of ambient music.
• Full multiplayer support for up to eight players and expanded Battle.net support with servers on land in North America, Europe and Asia.
• Optional 3Dfx and Direct3D support that offers near-perfect perspective, including scaling and parallax effects, to the game play experience.