Related Reading: Diablo 2 Resurrected Update 1.08 Patch Notes Improves Joining & More This November 5ĭuring the earnings report’s Q&A portion, Kunaal Malde of Atlantic Equities asked about the performance of Diablo 2 Resurrected, and what it says about the franchise overall.During Activision’s quarterly earnings call, the publisher confirmed that Diablo 2 Resurrected is the remaster with the highest-ever first week sales in Activision-Blizzard history. Players can sign up at for a chance to be included in the game’s beta testing.It looks like Activision’s plans to bring Diablo 2 back from the dead as Diablo 2 Resurrected proved to be the right call, as the remaster has already made history at the company.

The game spawned multiple sequels, including Diablo III and the upcoming Diablo IV, and is so beloved that it still maintains an active community of players to this day.ĭiablo II Resurrected will be released some time in 2021. While the Diablo franchise began in 1997, Diablo II took it to new heights, and was a groundbreaking game that helped define what we think of when it comes to action RPGs. In addition to being released on PC (and only PC, it seems Blizzard’s recent forsaking of Mac players continues), Diablo II will also be released on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, marking the first time Diablo II has been playable on console. However, players will also have the option to change the graphics back to how they looked 21 years ago. The game has received a complete graphical overhaul, looking more like Diablo III and fitting in with modern games. Blizzard Entertainment’s yearly convention, BlizzCon, is officially under way (though in a much different form than in years past), and Diablo fans were treated to an announcement we’ve been waiting to hear for years: a remaster of Diablo II is official, and it’s coming later this year.ĭiablo II Resurrected will include both the original 2000 Diablo II base game, and its Lord of Destruction expansion pack that was originally released in 2001.

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