Good News for Activision Blizzard: "Diablo 2" Is Trending After Launch
Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI) remastered version of Diablo 2: Resurrected launched on Sept. 23, and it seems to be off to a strong start. As of 9:56 a.m. EDT on Friday, the game was the fourth-most-watched channel on Amazon's Twitch streaming platform, with 164,000 viewers.
The game was originally launched in 2000. The relaunch offers older players plenty of nostalgia and a visual upgrade for 4K displays. It retails for $40 and is available across PC and all game consoles for the first time.
Diablo 2's strong reception on Twitch, one of the most popular platforms to watch people play video games, is welcome news amid the recent swirl of investigations and complaints aimed at Blizzard's workplace culture. Above all, it suggests that players' passion for the company's games remains healthy, which could make the recent sell-off in Activision shares a great buying opportunity.
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