Diablo 2 is an adopted child of the Blizzard culture at best. (Indeed, its former studio head Jen Oneal was recently named co-leader of Blizzard, a new broom presumably intended to lead reform there.) What's more, the original 2000 game was made by Blizzard North, an autonomous studio quite distinct from the SoCal mothership. Much of the work on it was done by Vicarious Visions, a blameless outfit only integrated with Blizzard earlier this year. In some respects, this beautifully produced remaster of Diablo 2 is unlucky to be Blizzard's first release since the state of California filed suit against the studio.

Availability: Out now on PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5 and Switch.

Platform: Played on PC and Xbox Series S.

Developer & publisher: Blizzard Entertainment.

In the wake of the appalling recent revelations about the studio's 'frat boy' culture, this is now a question we have to ask ourselves about Blizzard games, too. Where do you stand on separating the art from the artist? Maybe you've mulled this over when considering whether to watch a Roman Polanski film or listen to a Michael Jackson album - and Lord knows, the history of art would be impoverished indeed if we stripped it of all its monsters. I myself have already level capped and am waiting.You can't fault the craft of this painstaking remaster, and the game itself still has an ornery magnetism - but Diablo 2 is showing its age. IGN gave it a pretty glowing review and I am in agreement. It's just a cosmetic item, but hey it's free. This bundle does come with a DLC freebie in the guise of horse armor.

After you hit your level cap and max out your gear, expect a host of new additions like the Battle Pass to keep you occupied for hours and hours to come. This is a great time to get started on Diablo 4 because Season 1, Season of the Malignant, launches on July 20. The Xbox Series X also has a disc drive that can play 4K Blu-ray movies and physical game media.

Compared to the $300 Xbox Series S, the X features more powerful hardware to enable it to run games in 4K (the Xbox Series S runs games at 1440p).

It is technically a more powerful system than the PS5 and games that are compatible with both consoles usually perform better on the Xbox console. The Xbox Series X is a current generation system able to drive 4K games at up to a glorious 120fps.

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