Video Games
Blizzard Announces Delay For ‘Diablo IV’
In another “saw this coming” move, Blizzard has announced that they’re delaying the anticipated Diablo IV, alongside the follow-up to Overwatch in Overwatch 2. Given that Diablo IV was already without a public release window, this should come as no surprise. Blizzard made the announcement after the Activision Blizzard third quarter calendar 2021 results conference call.
“As we have worked with new leadership in Blizzard and within the franchises themselves, particularly in certain key creative roles, it has become apparent that some of the Blizzard content planned for next year will benefit from more development time to reach its full potential,” according to the announcement.
The announcement continues, stating that the developer believes “giving the teams some extra time to complete production and continue growing their creative resources to support the titles after launch will ensure that these releases delight and engage their communities for many years into the future.”
If you need your Diablo fix, you can always spring for the recently-released of Diablo II: Resurrected (which we reviewed) for the PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and Xbox One. Diablo IV is currently in development for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Black Tabby Games has dropped a little update on the progress for Scarlet Hollow, announcing that writing work on their planned expansion to the game’s first five episodes has finished, with the team pivoting to the art. Testing for the update is set to begin in “about a couple of weeks,” though if you’re a Patreon member, you can get early access to it.
The update adds around 70,000 words of new and remastered content, with most of it expanding some of the shorter sections. The update also tweaks certain aspects of gameplay, as well as adding more dialogue (obviously) between characters, and even revamps one of the endings to the fifth episode.
The team also confirmed that writing for Episode 6 is well underway, though no release date has been announced.
Currently in Early Access on Steam, Scarlet Hollow is an immersive horror-mystery with sharp writing, impactful choices, and meticulously hand-drawn art. What was supposed to be a quiet getaway in the rural mountains of North Carolina to meet your long-lost cousin and comfort her through her mother’s funeral, has turned into a nightmare of cryptids and other supernatural horrors. You only have to survive a week. But can you get to the bottom of these mysteries haunting Scarlet Hollow before they claim your life?
If you’re keen on learning more about the game, check out Aaron’s review of the first five chapters.