A while ago, we reported about the departure of former Diablo 4 director Luis Barriga. Turns out his replacement is new game director Joe Shely. Shely is a long-time Blizzard employee with game designer credits on Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls, and World of Warcraft expansions. He's also the design lead for Diablo 4 sin

We don't normally review antivirus software; for the record, we're fine with AVG and its basic amenities. However, when you're given a Norton Antivirus subscription to check out and it's touted as a Gamer Edition app, that really piqued our interest. Will this antivirus be less intrusive as advertised and will it go

Keeping to tradition with online Blizzard game launches, the company's latest remaster of Diablo 2 is not experiencing a smooth launch. In fact for the past few days since its Friday rollout, there were reports of disappearing characters. However, Blizzard took the game offline for unscheduled maintenance, and it wa

While the Diablo 2 remaster is updating a lot of the game's look and feel for 2021, the game's loot system is still left intact. According to Blizzard and developer studio Vicarious Visions, the old standard of co-op players sharing a single universal set of spoils still remain. The process of adding a modernized "s

Diablo 2: Resurrected is a heckuva remaster. Not only are the new 3D graphics well-made, the game's controller mapping and inputs feel natural and spot-on, to the point where keyboard-and-mouse users may consider switching to an Xbox/PlayStation controller when braving through the action RPG. Blizzard has indeed outdon

Platforms: PC (version reviewed), PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Genre: Action RPG brought back from the 2000s era Diablo 2, as well as its expansion Lords of Destruction, is the most influential and most-packed action RPG for the PC back in the day. But to bring it back in its original form, quirks and all (from i

Blizzard has been in hot water the past few months or so with the recent workplace abuse and harassment lawsuit. So it's no surprise that one of the developers of the upcoming action RPG remaster of Diablo 2 is making a plea. In an Axios Gaming interview, Diablo 2: Resurrected design director Rob Gallerani says that

Platform: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5 Genre: Beta of a remastered action RPG with old-school grinding There is no question that Diablo 2 is an action RPG masterpiece, both the base game and the Lord of Destruction expansion pack. So when Blizzard announced a remaster slated for this September, many fans are

This might be a dealbreaker to some, but it is worth mentioning. Just before Diablo 2: Resurrected starts this 13th August, Blizzard announces in an FAQ that it will be removing the old-fashioned way of playing the game. Blizzard has removed TCP/IP support connections (local network) just ahead of the beta launch, d

Action RPG fans can now take another trip to Hell courtesy of Diablo 2: Resurrected's upcoming public open beta weekend. The beta will start on 21st August 1am GMT+8, and will be open to everyone across all platforms for three days. However, if you pre-ordered the game, you'll be able to play it this week on 14th Au

With all the news of Activision Blizzard being sued by the State of California for its hostile working environment, sexual harassment, and discrimination, alongside other pieces of news, fans are reconsidering their role in supporting the company and its games. These include the long-running MMORPG World of Warcraft, a

Blizzard's mobile Diablo spin-off, Diablo Immortal, is getting pushed back after getting feedback from its technical alpha late last year. Blizzard announced that the game is now planned for release in the first half of 2022. The delay will allow Blizzard to make PvP content like the Cycle of Strife more accessible

Activision Blizzard, the company behind the Overwatch and Diablo series, is now under fire by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. This is because it's been instilling a "frat boy" workplace culture, leading to years of harassment and abuse targeting women in the workforce. According to a Bloomb

It seems that the live-action Powerpuff Girls TV series will be reworked after its alleged pilot script has revealed to contain a bit of Chemical XXX. A day after the leak (via Deadline), the CW has confirmed that the live-action adaptation of the Craig McCracken animated series is getting a re-imagining following t

The CW has given our first official look at the upcoming Powerpuff Girls live-action TV series. It will star Chloe Bennet as Blossom, Dove Cameron as Bubbles and Yana Perrault as Buttercup. Donald Faison will play their father Professor Drake Utonium, Nicholas Podany will play the show’s version of villain Mo

Magic Legends is an upcoming free-to-play action RPG set in the vast Magic The Gathering universe. It was initially revealed at The Game Awards 2019, but now developer Cryptic Studios have announced that the Magic Legends open beta will be releasing on 23 March 2021. In Magic Legends, players can improve character s

Big news from the Activision block: the bigwig publisher has fully absorbed developer Vicarious Visions, renowned for 2020's pretty rad Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2. The dev team will be working on and supporting future projects for Activision and Blizzard, one of them being the much-anticipated Diablo II remake. Acco

Upcoming Gearbox-published action RPG "looter-slasher" Godfall will be playable in solo or co-op mode. However, you'll have to be online no matter what. This is confirmed by the game's official Twitter account. https://twitter.com/PlayGodfall/status/1312102007751147520 Which is pretty normal in this day and age w

While Diablo 4 is still a ways off (with no confirmed release date or window), Blizzard Entertainment is providing quarterly updates on the game's development from time to time. While February's update went over the UI design and controls, the June update for Diablo 4 is focused on the storytelling elements, open-world

Far too many rumours have been spread about a possible Diablo 2 remaster; Blizzard design lead David Brevik suggested before on a PC Gamer interview that it's difficult for the company to do because "a lot of the assets [didn't] survive". Of course, a remaster is too good to pass up because that's what sources are cla