BlizzConline 2021 - roundup - Diablo II Resurrected officially revealed
BlizzCon 2021 has begun. Day 1 of the online convention has kicked off, showcasing what Blizzard has in store for its IPs. We'll be covering all the major announcements made and documenting them in this thread, so stay tuned to see what gets revealed!
The Blizzard Arcade Collection has been confirmed after being leaked earlier. It's coming to PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 tonight, after the first day of the convention. It's an "enhanced" release of three old games, which include features such as a watch mode,--letting your Twitch viewers take control of the game--save states, and museum mode, with unused content, artwork, and interviews with the creators of the games. These games are Blackthorne, Lost Vikings 1, and Rock & Roll Racing.
Wow: Shadowlands is getting an update called Chains of Dominion.
Blizzard is hosting a donation drive for Doctors Without Borders. If enough donations happen, then World of Warcraft players that donated will get two special pets: a monkey and a sloth.
WoW Classic news is up next. Later this year, Burning Crusade's expansion is coming to World of Warcraft Classic. It was the game's first expansion pack, which released originally in 2007. Players will be given a choice: stay in the classic era, or move your character on to the classic era, but with Burning Crusade added on.
We move onto Hearthstone. 29 new cards are being added in a new set. It'll be free, and will include "some of the best cards through the years". They'll be rebalanced for modern Hearthstone. Hearthstone Classic is also coming out, which will consist of only and purely the old-school set of cards.
Forged in the Barrens is the next Hearthstone update.
Diablo IV has a new trailer. Customization is a priority of the development team. Rogues are the latest class to be playable.
Diablo Immortal is still in development and getting updates.
Diablo 2's remaster gets officially announced. It's coming to PC and consoles. It's called Diablo 2 Resurrected, coming to PlayStation, Switch, Xbox. It will recreate the game's cutscenes and redo them. Gameplay will be modernized.
