We've grown increasingly skeptical of Blizzard's sales pitches in recent years, but so far, everything about D2:R strikes us as the right kind of " Blizzard Classic" approach, including the following sales pitches: Sign-ups for D2:R's technical alpha are now live ahead of the game's launch on PC and consoles "in 2021." The right balance between preservation and polish? At first glimpse, this top-to-bottom remake seems to get everything right that WarCraft III: Reforged got so very, very wrong-and we won't have to wait very long to come up with our own impressions. This long-rumored remake includes everything from both the base 2000 game and its 2001 expansion, Lord of Destruction. In at least one respect, the outlook is optimistic, thanks to an impressive reveal of Diablo II: Resurrected.
That led us to wonder: can today's streaming-only BlizzCon showcase of games and plans show that the company's recent hires and behind-the-scenes reshuffling are paying off?
Game delays, notable departures, botched remakes, smartphone-gaming backlash, and an anti-protester reputation have weighed down what was once a sterling RTS/RPG reputation. Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.Blizzard's latest BlizzCon event sees the longtime PC game maker at perhaps its most beleaguered yet. Despite the changes, though, Blizzard is trying to stay true to Diablo 2's roots.īe sure to stick around on IGN for the rest of our Summer of Gaming festivities. A playable alpha took place in April which demonstrated that Blizzard has put together an impressive update for Diablo 2. Pre-orders also unlock early access to the upcoming August Diablo 2 Resurrected beta.ĭiablo 2 Resurrected was announced at BlizzConline earlier this year, and is a remaster of the classic dark fantasy ARPG from 2000. Pre-orders of either the Prime Evil collection or Diablo 2: Resurrected on its own will come with a bonus of a Heritage of Arreat transmog for Diablo 3, which grants barbarian characters in Diablo 3 the blue war paint and leather armour of Diablo 2's barbarian. The remaster will be available standalone or as part of a bundle - Diablo Prime Evil Collection - which also contains the Diablo 3 Eternal Collection, which includes Diablo 3, the Reaper of Souls expansion, the Rise of the Necromancer content pack, and a Mephisto pet and Hatred's Grasp wings for your Diablo 3 character.
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