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  • "The revenue generation comes at D2R Items the end game," Ybarra said. "The concept was always to lead with great gameplay and make sure that millions of people are able to play through the entire game without the cost of a single penny. In that regard I'm extremely happy about it as an introduction into Diablo."

    Immortal has earned over $1 million every day since its release in June. This was thanks to microtransactions. The game has now reached 15 million downloads, LAT said, noting that it's expected to increase in size yet with its release in Asia this coming Saturday, July 7. The game will soon be expected to arrive in China where is expected to make huge numbers.

    Blizzard also revealed to LAT that about 50% in Immortal gamers have not played a Blizzard game prior to. In the same interview, Ybarra detailed Blizzard's ongoing initiatives to improve its culture.

    GameSpot's Diablo Immortal review scored the game with a score of 6/10. "Diablo Immortal's gameplay is quite premium-feeling adventure in the series that hits all the right areas, even if its ending becomes dependent heavily on microtransactions," reviewer Alessandro Barbosa wrote.

    Diablo was originally designed for PC in the year 2000, when it launched in 2000. But now, with Diablo: Resurrected, the action-RPG iconic game will be making its way to consoles on the first occasion. In the end, Blizzard required lots of effort into the game to ensure the experience for consoles lived up to its legendary status, without actually changing the basic structure that the game is built on.

    In a blog post exploring how Diablo: Resurrected group considered how to adapt the game for consoles, design director Robert Gallerani explained how decisions made regarding the game's console playability were designed to focus "on an entirely different audience than the PC game's audience." Because many console gamers be more familiar with Diablo on consoles, Diablo, Blizzard needed to create Diablo as accessible to buy diablo II resurrected items console players.