The road to Diablo Immortal’s release has been a rocky one, but we now have a better idea of when we can finally expect some players to gain access to the game. Activision-Blizzard recently confirmed in their Q4 2019 results that the controversial mobile game that is being developed with NetEase will begin “its first
Diablo Immortal
Diablo Immortal has been a divisive title ever since it was revealed at BlizzCon 2018. While Diablo 4 was finally revealed today, many fans were expecting to hear about it in 2018 and were disappointed when Blizzard decided to end its BlizzCon Opening Ceremony last year by revealing this mobile spin-off that was created alongside
BlizzCon 2019 is set to kick off next Friday on November 1 and this year’s convention is going to be interesting for a variety of reasons. Not only is the event taking place in such close proximity to Blizzard’s recent controversy involving the Hearthstone pro player Blitzchung and his banning from the esport for the
Blizzard Entertainment has today announced its plans for this year’s edition of BlizzCon, the annual convention dedicated to all things Blizzard. BlizzCon 2019 is slated to take place this year on November 1 and 2nd. Like last year, the show will again be taking place from Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center. BlizzCon 2019
Whether you are a die-hard fan of the Diablo series, really into the mobile gaming scene, or just looking forward for the endless critiques, everyone is awaiting the release of the beleaguered Diablo Immortal. And, as it turns out, you may not need to wait too long. According to developer NetEase’s CFO Yang Zhaoxuan, the hack-and-slash mobile game is “pretty
In the midst of yesterday’s unfortunate news dealing with the layoffs at Activision-Blizzard, more information about upcoming releases for 2019 were divulged during the publisher’s earnings call. Specifically, Blizzard’s president Collister Johnson announced that the company has no major releases planned for the 2019 calendar year. “We expect materially lower financial performance this year. 2018 benefited
Over one month ago, World of Tanks developer Wargaming unveiled a brand new project – Pagan Online. Developed by Mad Head Games, Pagan Online is an action-RPG that features pre-Christian deities and channels some inspiration from MOBAs. That being said, we didn’t get a good look at gameplay until today. This first gameplay video makes
After the mess that was Diablo Immortal’s unveiling this past month at BlizzCon 2018, the core Diablo team at Blizzard has tried to assure fans that the mobile-only title isn’t the only project associated with the franchise that is in the pipeline. Recently, over on the official Blizzard forums, the Diablo devs posted a new statement that gave us a bit
November has been an odd month for action-RPG fans. While new games within the genre like Pagan Online have been announced, many genre fans felt burned by the announcement of Diablo Immortal for iOS and Android at BlizzCon. While I have my own thoughts on that whole situation, several other action-RPG titles like Warhammer: Chaosbane
This week on Drop In/Drop Out, Logan and Michael are joined by Tomas Franzese and Chris Compendio to talk about all of the hottest topics in video games that YOU want to hear about. To open the show, the crew gives their thoughts on what they’ve played of Red Dead Redemption 2 so far before then getting
If you were one of the fans annoyed by the announcement of Diablo Immortal this past weekend, then this probably isn’t going to make you any happier. According to Kotaku, Blizzard was originally going to announce that Diablo 4 was in development at the studio this past weekend during BlizzCon, but cut the announcement at the last minute. According
Last weekend saw the reveal of Diablo Immortal, a brand new game in Blizzard’s long-running series. Unfortunately, it was met with overwhelming negative reception upon its reveal by fans, as it was for iOS and Android and announced when fans were expecting a Diablo remaster or the next main entry in the franchise, Diablo 4. As
Three days ago, Blizzard announced Diablo Immortal, a new mobile title in the Diablo franchise. Despite Blizzard’s best attempts to temper fan expectations last month, many fans took Blizzard’s announcement as an act of betrayal; a backstab to longtime Diablo fans that have been waiting for a new mainline entry in the series. As a result, the last few
Blizzard Entertainment stated in an interview that the recently revealed Diablo Immortal is just the beginning of a bigger mobile initiative that will include all of the developer’s franchises. In the interview with Digital Trends, Diablo Immortal‘s Production Director Dan Elggren and Blizzard Entertainment Co-Founder Allen Adham discussed the new mobile title. When asked how
During the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2018, Blizzard unveiled the next Diablo game entitled, Diablo Immortal, which is an upcoming mobile game. From the moment it was announced, there was a lot of mixed reactions and confusion from the fans. Lucky for me, I got to sit down with the demo to get a feel for Diablo’s
Yesterday at BlizzCon 2018, Blizzard announced Diablo Immortal, a new mobile game in the popular franchise, and fans have some strong opinions about it. As of the time that I am writing this, the announcement trailer is sitting at almost 1,370,000 views and has garnered 293,000 dislikes. The Diablo series subreddit has been hammering the recent unveil as
BlizzCon 2018 is underway and there is plenty that got announced during the opening ceremony. Whether you’ve been playing Overwatch for the past few years or Warcraft for the past decade or so, something was presented that you may enjoy. Unless you’re a StarCraft II fan. Not much really got announced on that front. Heroes
Earlier today, during a presentation at BlizzCon 2018, Blizzard announced Diablo Immortal, a new mobile title in the Diablo franchise. Suffice it to say, Diablo fans were not pleased. Shortly after Blizzard’s announcement, a Reddit thread titled “Blizzard, Diablo on mobile is a slap in the face” rose to the top of the r/Diablo subreddit. “This is actually one
Though we may have been expecting Diablo Remastered, we got a mobile game instead. I guess that’s what Blizzard meant when they told fans to temper their expectations last month. The game is called Diablo Immortal and it features online demon-slaying gameplay on an even more-portable screen. The game takes place in-between Diablo II and