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‘Diablo’ Artbook Leaks Potential Antagonist For ‘Diablo 4’
Last week, the existence of Diablo 4 was leaked via an ad for an upcoming Diablo artbook via a German magazine, and now more has been revealed in terms of a page from the artbook.
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An image has appeared via Twitter purporting to show said page, which shows art for Lilith, a character who appeared briefly in Diablo 2, and will be ‘reimagined’ for Diablo 4, according to the image. Making things interesting, the art for Lilith matches that of a character who was set to feature on a cancelled Diablo comic from Titan last year.
Rumours have it that Blizzard will officially announce the game at this year’s BlizzCon, which takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center in California on November 1 and 2. Last year, it was rumoured that Diablo 4 would mark the return of the familiar drab and dark look from Diablo 2, which was scuttled for the divisive brighter palette in Diablo III.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.