Since this review starts with a heavy-handed intro, this gallery focuses on the remastered CGI cutscenes included in the package. Click through this review’s additional pages to see screens from live gameplay. [credit: Blizzard ] Where do I even start with Diablo II: Resurrected? Unfortunately for its creators at Blizzard and developers at Vicarious Visions, […]
Enlarge (credit: Blizzard / Sam Machkovech) Diablo II: Resurrected is slated to launch on PC and consoles “later this year,” but in the meantime, the remaster is far enough along that its handlers launched an early “technical alpha” demo over this weekend. (There’s a teensy, tiny chance you can still get in if you sign […]
Enlarge / It’s resurrected. But is it good? Find out in real time as I get world-premiere access to unrestricted gameplay via Ars’ Twitch channel on Thursday, April 8. (credit: Blizzard) A lot is riding on Blizzard’s next remaster project, Diablo II Resurrected. After successfully spit-shining StarCraft Remastered in 2016, the Blizzard Classic team followed […]
Enlarge / Long rumored, finally confirmed. (credit: Blizzard) Blizzard’s latest BlizzCon event sees the longtime PC game maker at perhaps its most beleaguered yet. 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. That led us to wonder: Can today’s streaming-only BlizzCon showcase of […]