Malignant Hearts – Episode 421

Shattered Soulstone

In this episode, I briefly mentioned the little things that are left for the Microsoft – Activision Blizzard merger to finish. Activision sued a TikTok creator. There’s a new Diablo IV short story. Microsoft rolls out Xbox accessibility controller and also dropped “Xbox Home”.

Blizzard Devs know the game isn’t fun. ConBeforeTheStorm won’t be at Blizzcon. Also talked about Diablo Immortal Season 16, Diablo IV patch notes, a walkthrough of the storyline, a mount you can get from Amazon Prime, and what appears to be a variety of glitches in Diablo IV Season one.

Things mentioned in this episode:

• NPR posted an article titled: “Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, And The Future Of Gaming”
• Wowhead posted an article titled: “Diablo 4 Short Story: “Sanctum of Bone” by Carly Anne West Now Available”
• IGN posted an article titled: “Activision Sues Viral TikTok Meme Creator After Using Their Content in Crash Bandicoot Ad”
• IGN posted an article titled: “Microsoft Is Rolling Out Xbox Controller Keyboard Remapping to Expand its Input Possibilities”
• Xbox posted “Welcome To Your New Xbox”
• The Verge posted an article titled: “Microsoft’s new Xbox Home UI is now available”
• The Verge posted an article titled: “You can now Venmo new Xbox games”
• Kotaku posted an article titled: “Blizz On Diablo IV Uproar: “Won’t Do A Patch Like That ‘Ever Again'”
• BlizzCon tickets are sold out
• ConBeforeTheStorm will not be at BlizzCon
• Diablo IV Patch Notes have been updated
• IGN posted a Diablo IV Guide titled: “Walkthrough”
• Diablo Immortal posted “Embrace The Howling Terror’s Deadly Mystique In The Season 16 Battle Pass”
• Brackish Fetch Mount Armor Bundle – for those who have Amazon Prime
• IGN posted an article titled: “Diablo 4 Season 1 Battle Pass Doesn’t Include Enough Currency to Buy Anything From The Store – or the Next Battle Pass”
• Maxroll posted “Diablo 4 Patch 1.1.1 Campfire Chat Recap” (written by Dredscythe)
• Blizzard posted: “A notice regarding unauthorized game modifying software in Diablo IV”
• IcyVeins posted an article titled: “The Barber Malignant Heart Steals Damage from Other Players”
• Wowhead posted an article titled: “”Urn of Bargaining” Season Blessing Also Increases Vendor Service Costs”
• Blizzard posted: “Catch Up On The Patch 1.1.1 Campfire Chat”
• Maxroll posted an article titled: “wudijo Dies to Disconnect at Level 93 in HC SSF Race”
• IcyVeins posted an article titled: “Associate Game Director Explains Why Adding Stash Tabs Is Complicated”
• Wowhead posted an article titled: “More Stash Tabs a “Performance Concern” – Blizzard Working On Fix”
• IcyVeins posted an article titled: “Warning: You Cannot Unsocket Malignant Hearts + Replacement Bug Fix”
• Wowhead posted an article titled: “Everything We Know About Malignant Hearts – Malignant Tunnels, How to Craft Invokers, Tips and Tricks”
• ArtStation Magazine posted an article titled: “Blizzard Entertainment Diablo IV – Environment Art Blast”

Where to find Jen’s Content Creation:

• Shattered Soulstone T-shirts now available on Jen’s Redbubble!
• Shattered Soulstone Pride shirts now available on Jen’s Redbubble!
• Shattered Soulstone Trans Flag shirts now available on Jen’s Redbubble!
• Book Of Jen website: Diablo gameplay videos
• BookOfJenOriginal YouTube: Diablo IV videos
• BookOfJenOriginal YouTube: Diablo III Season 28
• BookOfJenOriginal YouTube: Diablo Immortal Closed Alpha playlist
• BookOfJenOriginal YouTube: Diablo Immortal playlist
• Jen’s Lore Corner episodes are now on Shattered Soulstone!
• Twitch @BarbarianKobold (NOTE: I rarely stream.)
• Restless Barbarian Gaming on Twitch
• Restless Barbarian Gaming on YouTube