Disclaimer: this Soul Shard guide is based on the PTR versions. Values and stats may change in the final Season build; we'll be sure to update them by the end of this month. Diablo 3 is still going strong and will be in its 25th online season. Basically, a Season of this action RPG involves new Sets for the game'

Funny story: I came back to Diablo 3 for the 24th Season a few months ago and had a ton of fun just getting all the achievements and some of the new Ethereal power weapons for my Demon Hunter, Monk, and Barbarian. Maybe because it's been a while since I had a proper PC action RPG fix. Point is, Diablo 3 will be gear

Disclaimer: Diablo Immortal is out right now in select regions. This update will be updated periodically to reflect the game's numerous changes post-launch.  Diablo Immortal is out now for certain regions, and if you're lucky enough to score a closed beta code. It's quite the talk of the town if you're into action

Kakuchopurei had a chat with Diablo Immortal's production director Caleb Arseneuax and game director Wyatt Cheng about the game and its closed beta session, which should be out this Friday for select folks. We also did inquire about their thoughts on the series' particular lore, because why not? Specifically about t

If you're hankering for a Blizzard action RPG experience, the Diablo Immortal closed beta test session is out on Friday, 29 October for Android phones. In addition, Kakuchopurei has talked with production director Caleb Arseneuax and game director Wyatt Cheng to go into detail about the game's closed beta session an

We reported a few days ago about Diablo 2: Resurrected ever-recurring online server outages. Turns out Blizzard has a temporary solution for it: player queues. That's right: due to the game's legacy code conflicting with modern-day network adjustments, Blizzard's developers will be implementing player queues in a re

Update [16/10/2021]: We've added why the outages have been happening. Following our Diablo 2: Resurrected server outage and login issues story a couple of days ago, players from all over the world are really making their frustrations heard. The outages are due to the game's authentication servers, which started a

Players who wanted to spend the weekend of 9th and 10th October playing nothing but Diablo 2: Resurrected were in for some multiple downtimes. According to Blizzard's server Twitter account (via Mp1st.com), the game's American servers have been acting up. Multiple players said they ran into issues on 9th and 10th Oc

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

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 just announced the release times for Diablo 2: Resurrected for PC and consoles. The game will be ready to purchase & play on 24th September 11pm GMT+8 (Malaysia, Singapore, The Philippines). Keep in mind that there are no physical versions of the game; it's only available digitally at this point in time

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

More high profile departures are happening amidst the Activision Blizzard lawsuit. Diablo IV game director Luis Barriga, lead designer Jesse McCree, and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft were recently left go from the company this week via sources from Kotaku. The news was delivered to development teams bu

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

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

Blizzard's Diablo IV might not be ready for release anytime soon, but the developer has revealed more designs from the upcoming game, including for character classes and enemies. In a new blog post, Diablo IV art director John Mueller, lead character artist Arnaud Kotelnikoff, and associate art director Nick Chilano of

What kind of mechanics can spice up a top-down action RPG similar to Diablo? If you said "puzzle mechanics", you're on the right track with Loot River. Made by Straka Studios, Loot River is a roguelike dungeon crawler that combines the action RPG bits of that Blizzard title with dungeon shifting mechanics. See, the