In late 2019, the decades-old game developer capitulated to the Chinese government over pro-Hong Kong statements made by esports players (though thankfully, the decision was reversed soon after). In the years after Diablo's early '00s heyday, its creators at Blizzard racked up some infamy. (Should you not need the refresher on Activision Blizzard's recent woes, skip to the section titled 'Delivering good work in a bad era' and start there.) We have to hash some other stuff out first, and I appreciate your patience with this, because no review of Diablo II: Resurrected (now live for $40 on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch) is complete without an explainer like this at the outset. Where do I even start with Diablo II: Resurrected? Unfortunately for its creators at Blizzard and developers at Vicarious Visions, the answer isn't 'the game.' Original cutscene, upscaled using machine learning. You can contact the author at or on Twitter.

He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. 'Our development team will remain in Albany, NY and fully dedicated to Blizzard games.'Ī life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. 'We've officially merged with Blizzard Entertainment,' reads a message from Vicarious Visions. It takes the 2D sprites from the original game and are now in full 3D with physically-based rendering, dynamic lighting, revamped animations and spell effects in up to 4K resolution.ĭiablo II: Resurrected released for the Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on September 23, 2021.ĭeveloper Vicarious Visions officially merged with Blizzard Entertainment last week and have been renamed to Blizzard Albany as they remain located in Albany, NY.

The game is a remaster of Diablo II and the Lord of Destruction expansion. Publisher Blizzard Entertainment and now defunct developer Vicarious Visions announced Diablo II: Resurrected has sold over five million units worldwide since it launched in September 2021. By William D'Angelo, posted on 17 April 2022 / 3,552 Views

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