I was like 10 years old when I first played Diablo 1. Diablo Immortal hasnt had the easiest time of it, dating back all the way to its disastrous first reveal at BlizzCon 2019, but its still a surprisingly.

Seeing the Diablo franchise being turned into a pay to win concept really hurts. Seeing Diablo Immortal added to this short list of banned games makes me sad, really. I have played Lost Ark for a while and I can say it is one of the most pay to win PC games I have played (many mobile games were worse though). Why? Because the way I see it, this is basically a ‘reskin’ of a million other pay to win games out there.Īs far as I am aware Diablo Immortal and Lost Ark are the only two games that are banned in the Netherlands. Now I know there are probably ways to circumvent the region lock and still play the game, but I will not do that. Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.I’m from the Netherlands and in a way I was looking forward to this game - being a big fan of the Diablo franchise. And while the game has pulled in reasonable reviews, Diablo Immortal has faced backlash since the day it was announced back in 2018. This isn’t the first time Diablo Immortal has found itself in hot water despite making $24 million in microtransactions since its main launch, players are very unhappy with Blizzard’s approach to monetisation. The Financial Times reports that NetEase shares also fell following backlash over the Winnie the Pooh post, but currently it’s impossible to know if the social media ban itself is the reasoning for Diablo Immortal’s delay in China. On Monday, pre-registration for Diablo Immortal went up for iOS devices.

Recent examples include video game Devotion, which was pulled from Steam following the discovery of a Winnie the Pooh meme within the game. Diablo Immortal, the mobile spinoff of everyone’s favorite hack-and-slash series, isn’t necessarily coming out this June. The fictional bear is often used as a method of being critical of China’s leader, Xi Ping, and just as often met with intervention. Following the post, the Weibo account has reportedly been banned for “violation of related laws and regulations”, according to the SCMP. Recently the official Blizzard Weibo account (China’s most prominent social network) for Diablo Immortal allegedly posted a reference to Winnie the Pooh. While further development work is the official reason for the delay from NetEase and Blizzard, it hasn’t stopped some from speculating that a recent social media ban is the actual reason behind the changed launch plans. NetEase, the Chinese gaming giant and co-developer of Diablo Immortal, suffered a 10% drop in stock value the morning following the delay announcement, as reported by the South China Morning Post.

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