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Blizzard Celebrates ‘Diablo II’ With Swag and Free Stuff
In case you missed it, Diablo II has turned 20 years old. Blizzard obviously hasn’t, and so they’ve come up with a couple of goodies to celebrate.
For starters, Blizzard has put together a retrospective article, which if you’ve been a longtime fan, should serve as a nice refresher. Secondly, for Diablo III players, Blizzard has created a decorative set of wings that you’ll be able to claim today. Since the D2 version of Diablo didn’t have wings, you instead get the spiky tendrils of the Lord of Destruction, Baal. A nice way to acknowledge the game’s expansion pack.
Lastly, if you really want something to go on your desk, Blizzard has created a new 10-inch limited edition polyresin bust of the Lord of Terror himself. The UK page says it will be delivered this Fall, while the US page says no later than January 21.
The latest game in the series, Diablo IV, is still in production for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
If you haven’t gotten your fill of Backrooms games yet after the success of the Kane Parsons film, Cortez Productions and Perp Games are here to fix that, launching The Backrooms: Lost Tape today on PlayStation 5. Originally released on Steam back in 2022, The Backrooms: Lost Tape ushers you back, quite literally, into the movie theatre.
Separated into two chapters (tapes), you’ll first play as an usher, Josh, who accidentally falls into the Backrooms. As you explore, you will be desperately trying to unravel the mysteries of the intertwined, sprawling yellow rooms to find any means of escape. Each empty space may not be as empty as it seems… malevolent entities stand in your way of freedom.
With the second tape, in an intense mission to find out what happened to Josh, more of the haunting story starts to unfold. Take a deeper dive into the unsettling and eerie world as Nikolas, as this chapter introduces its own unique challenges. Will Nikolas ever discover its secrets and find out what happened to Josh?
The PlayStation 5 release of The Backrooms: Lost Tape coincides with a major update for the Steam version, which has seen the game upgraded to Unreal Engine 5.6. That also entails updated visuals, full controller support, and various bug fixes.