![]() "A lot of those points of view weigh very heavily on us," Gallerani said, who made the change to ensure characters looked like warriors and not people who had "rolled out of a nightclub". Interestingly, while the controversy has seen Blizzard scour its games for problematic content such as references to former employees who have been implicated in the sexual harassment lawsuit, no such issues were reportedly found in Diablo 2: Resurrected, although its Amazon warrior has been tweaked to make it look less sexualised. Gallerani added that the studio's management had invited employees to feed back on how it can better support its staff, adding that while it had "heard a lot of really positive things", it was important that management "always need to keep asking". "And we really wanted to support our colleagues and our co-workers." "It was definitely very troubling to hear these types of things," design director Rob Gallerani told Axios (thanks, VGC). It's the first game the company has released since allegations of a "frat boy" work culture at Activision Blizzard were made by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, although it's important to note that the lead developer here is Vicarious Visions, which has not been involved nor implicated in the legal complaint. ![]() ![]() Diablo 2: Resurrected director says players should "do what they feel is right" when deciding whether or not to support publisher Activision Blizzard by buying the remake when it goes on sale next week.
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