To The East – Episode 326

Shattered Soulstone

In this episode, I start by reviewing my week in gaming. This time it was both Diablo III and Diablo II: Resurrected. Next, I provided an update on yet another Activision Blizzard lawsuit. Also highlighted people from the Diablo community who got some really nice in-real-life loot from Blizzard.

Things mentioned in this episode:

• The Wall Street Journal posted “SEC is Investigating Activision Blizzard Over Workplace Practices, Disclosures”
• IGN posted “The SEC Is Now Investigating Activision Blizzard for Discrimination and Harassment [Update]”
• Polygon posted “Activision Blizzard hit with federal investigation, Bobby Kotik subpoenaed”
• Reuters posted “Blizzard loses top lawyer as federal regulators probe video game giant”
• Kotaku posted “Overwatch 2’s Boss Is Quitting Blizzard For ‘Some Time Off'”
• Hearthstone to Hell released episode 31
• Maxroll tweeted a link to their Diablo II: Resurrected guides, resources, and more.
• Rod Fergusson (EP of Diablo Franchise) tweeted about shutting down all Diablo II: Resurrected servers for unscheduled maintenance.
• David A. Rodriquez (Vicarious Visions Narrative Director at Blizzard Studios) tweeted a shout out to his coworkers who worked on the remaster.
• @Diablo tweeted about an AR filter that “reveals the Dark Lord within”. It is on Instagram.
• Kerrang! posted “Why Diablo II: Resurrected is the most metal action-RPG ever”
• Wyatt Cheng (Game Director Diablo Immortal, formerly lead Diablo 3) tweeted an interesting thread about when he worked at Blizzard North.
• Diablo II: Resurrected Dark Wanderer Funko POP! has been delayed.
• Hooley (Community Manager) posted a Diablo II: Resurrected – 9.24 Update
• PezRadar (Community Manager) posted a Diablo II: Resurrected update about AVX items
• Hooley posted Diablo II: Resurrected 9.24 Patch Notes
• Hooley posted Diablo II: Resurrected – Online Character Loss Prevention

Where to find Jen’s Diablo Content Creation:

• Shattered Soulstone T-shirts now available on Jen’s Redbubble!
• Book of Jen website: Diablo gameplay videos
• Book of Jen YouTube: Diablo III Season 24 playlist
• Book of Jen YouTube: Diablo Immortal Closed Alpha playlist
• Twitch @BarbarianKobold (NOTE: I don’t stream very often.)

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