'Diablo Immortal' to launch on June 2

Blizzard is developing a new Diablo game, but it's built for mobile devices this time. In time for Activision Blizzard's Q1 2022 earnings report, the company announced Diablo Immortal on Android and iOS on June 2. The surprise is it'll launch in open beta on the PC then, too.

Diablo Immortal will get cross-play and cross-progression with controller and keyboard support on the PC. This free-to-play MMORPG is set after Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. It'll be an online-only title with new characters, storylines, and extra content as part of a "living, breathing, and constantly evolving experience." If you're interested, you can pre-register here.

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Twitter tests status update feature

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Twitter is bringing back a common feature of the early days of instant messaging. According to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, the company is testing out a "Vibe" feature, which essentially lets you set status updates you may have used in the heyday of IM clients. It looks like you can select the status at the profile level or attach a specific tweet you want to share. 

Wong shared some of the generic presets, including eating, listening to music, shopping, etc. It's unclear if you can write your own update or if you can use a third-party app to connect to it, like linking a song or video. Of course, since the feature is still being tested, there is no guarantee this is what it'll look like or whether it'll even get released.

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343 Industries aims to release co-op campaign of 'Halo Infinite' in August

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We have a new timeline after numerous delays for Halo Infinite's co-op campaign. 343 Industries hopes to release the feature sometime in August 2022. It was initially scheduled to arrive with the December 8 release date. This August schedule is meant for networking co-op, while split-screen co-op is expected to come later. 

According to 343's roadmap, the couch co-op option won't be available until sometime in season 3, which isn't scheduled to start until November 8. But as Engadget pointed out, this is still a tentative plan, with the exact release date still marked as "TBD."

Twitter bans climate change denial advertising

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Twitter isn't allowing ads that promote climate change denial on its app. The company announced this change on Earth Day, saying that misleading advertising contradicts the scientific consensus on the crisis, and it'll ban it under its policy on inappropriate content. It also promises to "work to add reliable, authoritative context to the climate conversations happening on Twitter."

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