Blizzard Launches Warlock DLC for Diablo 2: Resurrected, 25 Years After the Original Game's Release — and It's Also Now on Steam

Blizzard volition observe the 30th day of Diablo by adding the Warlock people to a swathe of games — including Diablo 2: Resurrected, much than 25 years aft the game's archetypal launch.

Resurrected, the 2021 remaster of Blizzard's classical sequel, volition person the Reign of the Warlock DLC today, February 11, priced astatine $24.99 crossed PC, PlayStation, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch. The paid add-on is disposable already connected Battle.net — and connected Steam, wherever Diablo 2: Resurrected has besides launched.

The quality was announced conscionable moments agone astatine Blizzard's Diablo Anniversary Spotlight showcase, which featured Warlock-flavored reveals for the franchise's different games, too. A Warlock people volition get arsenic portion of Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred connected April 28, crossed PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, earlier dropping successful the free-to-play Diablo Immortal this summer.

But it's the summation to Diablo 2: Resurrected that comes arsenic the biggest astonishment — since the people was ne'er disposable successful the archetypal game. As of today, however, you'll beryllium capable to summon demons (including the suitably devilish-sounding Goatman, the Tainted and the Defiler), past hindrance and adjacent devour them to gobble up their lifeforce, granting impermanent buffs and traits.

Today's Diablo 2: Resurrected update besides adds enhanced Terror Zones, wherever you tin gain consumables and take which acts are terrorized. On Hell trouble you'll brushwood the stalker enemies Heralds of Terror, though besides person the quality to unveil 5 mystical statues to unlock an uber brag — the Colossal Ancients — which Blizzard describes arsenic "the adjacent improvement of endgame battles."

Lastly, today's update besides adds a sprinkling of quality-of-life updates too, including built-in loot filters, improved stash tabs (yes, including stacking!), and a Chronicle to way the items you've collected.

Blizzard launched Diablo 2: Resurrected much than 5 years agone for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch. The crippled "brings a beloved classical up today's graphical standards, but it overlooks 20 years of evident flaws," IGN wrote successful our Diablo 2: Resurrected review, awarding the crippled 7/10.

For much from tonight's show, drawback up connected everything announced during the Diablo Anniversary Spotlight close here.

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