Diablo Immortal hits new low, Blizzard promises IV will be different

2022 Episode 26 June 18, 2022

Diablo Immortal is now the lowest rated game on Metacritic thanks to aggressive lat game microtransactions. Now Blizzard is scrambling with their messaging around Diablo IV. In other news; the Raven Software union reaches a labor agreement with Microsoft, Bethesda boss talks Fallout 5, the Modern Warfare 2 beta leaked (maybe), and Sony could be planning a new hardware reveal. This week’s 5-Second Review reveals Brian’s favorite ninja turtle and the Coming Soon section is packed with classic fighting games, classic Sonic games, Fall Guys, and Fire Emblem. Thanks for watching everyone and have a great weekend. 00:00 - Diablo Immortal hits new low, Blizzard say Diablo IV will be different 04:27 - Union reaches labor agreement with Microsoft 06:02 - Bethesda boss talks Fallout 5 07:12 - Modern Warfare 2 beta leaked (maybe) 07:57 - Sony planning new hardware reveal 08:53 - 5-Second Review 09:13 - Coming Soon Listen and subscribe to Ship Hits the Fan at https://bit.ly/shiphitsthefan Buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/briangaar https://twitter.com/DarthBurrit0 http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES [VGC] Diablo now has the lowest Metacritic score https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/diablo-immortal-now-has-the-lowest-user-score-in-metacritic… [Metacritic] Diablo Immortal Metacritic score https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/diablo-immortal [YouTube] Belluar News Diablo Immortal breakdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y3Lb25MKqc&ab_channel=BellularNews [GameRant] Diablo Immortal is pay to win https://gamerant.com/diablo-immortal-pay-to-win-legendary-gems/ [Washington Post] Diablo Immortal monetization is pay to win https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/06/14/diablo-immortal-pay-to-win-monetization/ [Twitter] Diablo Immortal lead dev tweets https://twitter.com/candlesan/status/1533180638693425152 [YouTube] Diablo IV Necromancer Reveal trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=151&v=4xam1qjx2iw&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=Diablo [Twitter] Diablo Community Manager tweet https://twitter.com/PezRadar/status/1536053922875310080 [Twitter] Rod Fergusson tweet https://twitter.com/RodFergusson/status/1536068892086243328?s=20&t=UvBgeSmsxdwk9qtai6xnOA [New York Times] Microsoft recognizes Activision union https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/business/economy/microsoft-activision-union.html [IGN] Fallout 5 confirmed to come after Elder Scrolls 6 https://www.ign.com/articles/todd-howard-bethesda-fallout-5-elder-scrolls-6-starfield?utm_source=spo… [Amazon] Call of Duty Modern: Warfare 2 listing https://www.amazon.com/s?k=modern+warfare+2&sprefix=modern+warf%2Caps%2C165&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_11 [VGC] CoD: Modern Warfare 2 beta date leaked on Amazon https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-modern-warfare-2-beta-release-date-might-have-been-leak… [Try Hard Guides] Tom Henderson's report on the PS5 Pro Controller https://tryhardguides.com/official-playstation-5-pro-controllers-coming-soon-hardware-details/

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Comments

Qrow8580

3 years ago

Me too Brian. Donnie was always my choice. The 2003 TMNT beat ‘em up on the original Xbox was where I learned the superiority of the Bo Staff.

RabidSlurpy

3 years ago

I still don't have a phone, Blizzard.

Hemej

3 years ago

It baffles me how anyone at Blizzard thought this would be successful. It is super common knowledge that everyone hates excessive micro transactions and pay to win games. I even feel like everyone has been screaming that they don't want any micro transactions at them since they announced the mobile game years ago.

MezKoo

3 years ago

@Hemej It doesn't have to be successful to make money. Regardless of all the hate there are still going to be whales dumping thousands of dollars. I'm going to guess it's eventually going to become a gacha game with new gems being released over time and that'll keep the whales coming back.

MezKoo

3 years ago

As much as we can joke about not seeing the next Elder Scrolls for 5 years and the next fallout for 10 years it's possible that they could split into different teams bolstered by Microsoft instead of the two franchises continuing to take their turns after starfield.

DarthBurrit0

3 years ago

@MezKoo I like this take.

SadlyBest

3 years ago

Donatello <3 <3 <3 !!!!

Daniel564

3 years ago

The fact that blizzard is specific with wording for the next Diablo tells me they have something micro transactiony planned.

DarthBurrit0

3 years ago

Donatello is for sure the GOAT in the original NES game. Got to the point where I enjoyed playing any turtle in the arcade or turtles in time. Man... Shredders Revenge is really good.

SelectiveWalrus10

3 years ago

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