Initial build package optimisation: Reshuffling the assets downloading sequence so relevant UI would populate properly to improve user experience in-game.The reason? To improve the download and overall playing experience.

Originally slated for 23 June, Diablo Immortal’s Southeast Asian launch will be pushed back to 8th July GMT+8. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.The free-to-play hunt for demons, loot, and Diablo has been postponed again in Malaysia and other SEA regions. Subscribe to my free weekly content round-up newsletter, God Rolls.

We’ll have to wait and see.įollow me on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. However, if China ever wanted to make a high profile example of rejecting a game heavily focused on extracting money from players via gambling mechanics, this could be it. They have too much riding on the country otherwise. My guess is that Blizzard will find some way to make this work and get the game out in China, whether the problem is technical or with the government. I do wonder if that could have anything to do with what’s going on here, but the government isn’t issuing any statements, and Blizzard is sticking with this “we’re just optimizing things” explanation.

While no, Diablo Immortal may not be doing anything that much different than some existing games there, it has attracted some high profile headlines, like how it can cost $110,000 USD to fully gear up a character, or how one streamer spend $15,000 before he finally got a 5 star gem. While yes, it’s true that many pay-to-win gacha games run wild in China, it does not seem like the Chinese government…likes that, and curbing youth video game addiction is a high priority in the country.

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