Blizzard's Battle.Net balance is live

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The Battle.net balance will let players convert cash into Blizzard bucks, which can be used to buy Blizzardy bits like World of Warcraft game time, realm transfers and name changes, or even digital downloads of StarCraft 2 and Diablo 2. A post on the Battle.Net site says that the Battle.Net Balance is now up and running for everyone with a Battle.Net account.

The Battle.Net Balance FAQ mentions that any money put into the account can't be refunded, but adds that "Diablo III players will be able to make purchases on the currency-based auction house directly (without using their Battle.net Balance)." You won't be able to transfer money in your Battle.Net balance between accounts, either. If you log onto your Battle.Net account management screen, you'll see your current Battle.Net Balance displayed in the top right corner.

Battle.Net balance was tested using the Diablo 3 beta. It's full release lays the groundwork nicely for the game's full release, which may be sooner than we think, despite recent talk of major changes to some of D3's core systems . There's still no release date, though, so we'll have to go back to strengthening our clicking fingers in preparation for the monster slaying to come.

Tom Senior
Tom Senior

Part of the UK team, Tom was with PC Gamer at the very beginning of the website's launch—first as a news writer, and then as online editor until his departure in 2020. His specialties are strategy games, action RPGs, hack ‘n slash games, digital card games… basically anything that he can fit on a hard drive. His final boss form is Deckard Cain.