The Coalition is singularly and exclusively responsible for Gears of War, and the studio seems to be hard at work on crafting the future of the franchise. The Vancouver-based developer is currently looking to recruit people in multiple positions across various disciplines, with its job ads page claiming that it intends to “create mind-blowing Gears of War games.”

Multiple listings – including for Lead Level Artist, Lead Cinematic Animator, and Senior Gameplay Technical Designer – state that The Coalition is “dedicated to pushing the Gears franchise to new heights.” Meanwhile, the ad for UI Software Engineer claims that the developer is looking to “forge the future of the IP and push the limits of Microsoft’s entertainment platforms and devices.”

Interestingly enough, the listing for the position of Services Software Engineer states that the studio intends to “redefine the Gears experience through the application of modern cloud service technologies.”

It’s probably going to be a while before we hear anything official about what the future looks like for Gears of War, but its developers have suggested that they will continue to incorporate more of some of the biggest changes they introduced in Gears 5, such as open world, player choice, and branching stories. Read more on that through here.

Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo 4 is still a was off but it does have Diablo 2: Resurrected out later this year. As a remaster of Diablo 2 and its expansion Lord of Destruction, Resurrected offers fully 3D visuals, updated effects and 4K resolution support. Thankfully, it seems that the system requirements for PC won’t be too hefty.

As per the game’s Battle.net listing, minimum requirements include an Intel Core i3-3250 or AMD FX-4350, an Nvidia GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 and 8 GB of RAM. This can run the game at 1280×720 resolution. For the recommended requirements, an Intel Core i5-9600k or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Nvidia GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT and 16 GB of RAM will suffice for a 1920×1080 resolution.

In both cases, 30 GB of storage and a broadband connection are needed, though the title can be played offline. The official Diablo Twitter also confirmed that mod support would be included, though further details are still to be revealed. Expect more information on requirements for running the game at 4K resolution in the coming days.

Minimum Requirements

• Operating System – Windows 10
• Processor – Intel Core i3-3250/AMD FX-4350
• Video – Nvidia GTX 660/AMD Radeon HD 7850
• Memory – 8 GB RAM
• Storage – 30 GB
• Internet – Broadband Internet connection
• Resolution – 1280 x 720

Recommended Specifications

• Operating System – Windows 10
• Processor – Intel Core i5-9600k/AMD Ryzen 5 2600
• Video – Nvidia GTX 1060/AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
• Memory – 16 GB RAM
• Storage – 30 GB
• Internet – Broadband Internet connection
• Resolution – 1920 x 1080

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Last year’s Warcraft 3: Reforged was a bit of a disaster. A remaster of a beloved game – perhaps even the most beloved strategy game of all time – it turned out to be a disappointing upgrade, lacking features and riddled with technical issues. That would have been bad enough as it was, but Blizzard even decided to make the baffling decision to replace the original Warcraft 3’s client with the new release’s meaning the original game’s multiplayer was removed entirely, and in the process, even several crucial multiplayer features were lost.

Blizzard recently announced Diablo 2: Resurrected, an ambitious yet extremely faithful remaster of their classic action RPG, and it’s not surprising that there are many who have trepidations about how it will handle the original game. However, Rod Fergusson – who joined Blizzard from The Coalition last year as the head of the Diablo franchise – has given assurances that even once the remaster is out, the original game will remain untouched, and that Blizzard will be avoiding a repeat of the Warcraft 3 situation (which he points out happened before his time at the company).

“It’s a different team, and that was before my time [at Blizzard],” Fergusson said while speaking with PC Gamer. “One of the things we wanted to make sure was that D2 original stayed D2 original. We were going to make sure that that game stayed there. For example, if you had a horrible code hacking mod that invalidated the security of the game but that’s your favorite way to play, you can still go do that, because we’re not going to support that kind of mod on D2R. Keeping the two games separate was a big part of that.”

Diablo 2: Resurrected will launch later this year for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. It won’t feature cross-play at launch, but Blizzard will continue to look into possibly adding support for it down the line.