Battle.net announces that Season 3 is now underway in Diablo III, offering rewards for starting from scratch in Blizzard's action/RPG sequel. To help you on your way, they have also posted a race to Level 70 guide with tips from Rhykker to help get your power-leveling on track. Here's word on the new season:

Seasons are an optional, recurring game mode that offers PC players the opportunity to periodically start fresh, leveling new Normal or Hardcore heroes from level 1 without any currency, resources, items, or previously earned Paragon experience. Similar to the separation between Normal and Hardcore game modes, Seasonal heroes will also have their own shared stash and Artisan progression. Any currency, materials, recipes, items, Paragon experience, and Artisan progression earned during a Season will be rolled over to a player's non-Seasonal profile once the Season concludes.

Seasons offer unique rewards and new challenges for players, including new Legendaries, an exclusive Transmogrification set only available to those who compete in each Season, and Season-only achievements called Conquests. Progress within a given Season will also be tracked in our new Leaderboard system.

To learn more about Season 3, click here.