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‘Diablo III’ Rumoured to be Headed to the Nintendo Switch?
As Brian Glover once said, “This is Rumor Control. Here are the facts.”
According to an article on Neoseeker Blizzard is currently developing a port of Diablo III for the Nintendo Switch. Furthermore, their source states that Blizzard is “looking to implement local play with multiple Switches, allowing you to team up for local co-op action”. Of course, there’s no saying who/what their “source” is to back up their claims other than it being their “source”. The article goes on to say that the game could be announced at Nintendo’s E3 event in June, or Gamescom and Blizzcon later in the year, with a release in 2019.
Now, I don’t want to say that this is just garbage rumours for clicks, but without even the hint of slightly legitimate proof, I have a hard time believing that Blizzard is looking to port to the Switch. However, the possibility of taking the game on the go, and having co-op with a buddy, is definitely intriguing. Plus, since the Reaper of Souls (and to a lesser extent, the Rise of the Necromancer DLC), Diablo III has actually come a long way from when it was released back in 2014.
Really, who know what Blizzard is going on about these days? Hell, we’re still waiting to see if Blizzard is finally going to pull the trigger on remastering Diablo II. I guess we’ll find out as June approaches.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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