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Diablo Immortal is even worse than you thought

Inside Gaming Roundup

Diablo Immortal is even worse than you thought

Inside Gaming Roundup

2022 Episode 28 July 2, 2022

Diablo Immortal has already been severely criticized for it’s very aggressive late game pay-to-win mechanics but a new analysis has turned up revealing that it’s all actually a lot worse than anyone initially thought. In other news, Skull & Bones might actually come out, Valve doubles Steam Deck production, Blizzard acquires Spellbreak developer, and we get a little Metroid history. This week’s 5-Second Review get’s pretty deep into the science of color theory and the Coming Soon section is actually a mixed bag. Thanks for watching everyone and have a great weekend! 00:00 - Diablo Immortal is even worse than you thought 05:34 - Skull and Bones release date leaked? 06:21 - Valve doubles Steam Deck production 07:24 - Blizzard acquires Spellbreak developer 08:06 - This wrestler is a huge Metroid fan 09:10 - 5-Second Review 09:28 - 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 [YouTube] Bellular news $110,000 Diablo Immortal ball park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y3Lb25MKqc&ab_channel=BellularNews [GameRant] Diablo Immortal pay-to-win gems explained https://gamerant.com/diablo-immortal-pay-to-win-legendary-gems/ [Reddit] Diablo Immortal 5 legendary gem cots calculation https://www.reddit.com/r/DiabloImmortal/comments/v6f9d5/i_calculated_how_much_it_costs_to_get_a_5_ge… [Kotaku] Diablo Immortal cost more than you think https://kotaku.com/diablo-immortal-build-microtransaction-legendary-gem-bl-1849112884 [Twitter] Andrew Dice tweet thread https://twitter.com/SpaceDrakeCF/status/1541115448506212352?s=20&t=YJ2L-kzZkpyJwNo9pudHNg [Reddit] $540k to max out one Diablo Immortal character https://www.reddit.com/r/gachagaming/comments/vl6312/it_takes_over_540000_to_max_out_a_single_diablo… [Twitter] Andrew Dice tweet #2 https://twitter.com/SpaceDrakeCF/status/1541115460384456705 [Twitter] Andrew Dice tweet #3 https://twitter.com/SpaceDrakeCF/status/1541115462041206789 [Twitter] Andrew Dice tweet #4 https://twitter.com/SpaceDrakeCF/status/1541115466713706498 [Twitter] Andrew Dice tweet #5 https://twitter.com/SpaceDrakeCF/status/1541115472652820480 [Twitter] ALumia tweet https://twitter.com/ALumia_Italia/status/1541896524984090626 [Twitter] Tom Henderson “confirms” Skull & Bones leak https://twitter.com/_Tom_Henderson_/status/1541897283280801792 [Eurogamer] Skull & Bones launch details appear online https://www.eurogamer.net/skull-and-bones-launch-details-appear-online [Twitter] More Steam Decks on the way https://twitter.com/OnDeck/status/1541459263444332544 [The Verge] Valve Steam Deck doubling production https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/27/23185038/valve-steam-deck-doubling-shipments-production [PC Gamer] Valve has downgraded some hardware https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-has-quietly-downgraded-the-steam-deck-ssd-on-some-256gb-and-512gb-mode… [VentureBeat] Spellbreak devs bought by Blizzard https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/29/blizzard-spellbreak-studio-proletariat-to-bolster-world-of-warcra… [Spellbreak] Spellbreak is shutting down https://go.playspellbreak.com/blog/spellbreak-future [Twitter] Dan Ryckert shares back story behind John Cena and Metroid https://twitter.com/DanRyckert/status/1541177931027849216?s=20&t=ADVGso1_QcpzJzKpnbOtcg [Twitter] Krista from Nintendo Tree House confirms Ryckert’s story https://twitter.com/breath0air/status/1541240838235115521 [YouTube] John Cena talks about Command & Conquer https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=40&v=j_wBHI0weZw&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=kiltlifter

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Next Season

Comments

3 years ago

Looking forward to more people getting Steam Decks. It's awesome.

3 years ago

@DarthBurrit0 I am in the Q3 queue. I am a little disturbed about the SSD downgrade... I hope Brian keeps an ear on that one cause I am intrigued to find out more.

3 years ago

@VigilantEyes I'm also in Q3 and feeling the same way about that downgrade. I don't think they should be changing the hardware for people that pre-ordered this thing a year ago.

3 years ago

People need to drop the phones and buy Diablo 3 + Reaper of Souls for 20$ on pc or console including switch and you get a full game without mtx nonsense.

3 years ago

@MezKoo I love three so good nice replay ability hell I even bought the old Diablo 2 they rereleased and felt less ripped off than this mobile crap lol

3 years ago

that John Cena story was really cute. I loved it!

3 years ago

I feel like I wouldn't have an issue with Diablo Immortal, because I'm not one of the players that play these games until it's out of content, hit character caps, etc. I play them to the end, and play them again as a different class and that's it. I really don't like gambling in microtransactions but.

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