News You Might’ve Missed on 3/5/21: Diablo II: Resurrected Will Allow Save Transfers, Hitman 3 March 2021 Roadmap, & More

Video game news 3/5/21: Diablo II: Resurrected to allow save transfers, Hitman 3 March 2021 roadmap, Loop Hero success, The Division 2 stats FIFA 21 Playstation top downloads

Rounding out the week is yet another busy day in the world of video games. IO Interactive outlined the March 2021 roadmap for Hitman 3, February 2021’s top PlayStation downloads were revealed, Diablo II: Resurrected will allow save transfers from the original Diablo II, and more. Here’s the video game news you might’ve missed on March 5, 2021.

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Hitman 3 March 2021 Roadmap Revealed

Developer IO Interactive has outlined what to expect from Hitman 3 throughout the month of March 2021. For starters, you can look forward to a new Berlin Egg Hunt seasonal event, a new Escalation called The Satu Mare Delirium, Featured Contracts from Easy Allies and Eurogamer, an Elusive Target called The Stowaway, The Lesley Celebration Escalation, and more. Check out more details below!

FIFA 21 Was the Most Downloaded PS5 Game in the U.S. in February 2021

Sony unveiled the top downloaded PlayStation 5 games for the month of February 2021, and FIFA 21 led the charge, taking the number one spot. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was the next most downloaded PS5 game, followed by Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Sony also made note of the most downloaded PS4 games, headlined by Grand Theft Auto V. Check out the full list below!

Read More: PlayStation Store: February 2021’s top downloads

The Division Franchise Has Reached 40 Million Players

As revealed by Ubisoft, The Division franchise has reached over 40 million players across both games. In the tweet below, you can check out more interesting facts about the series. For example, March 2020 was the most active month for The Division 2, 109 billion NPCs have been killed, and 20 billion items have been looted across both installments.

Loop Hero Has Reached 150,000 Players in 24 Hours

Loop Hero, a deck-building roguelike game from Four Quarters, just launched on Steam, and it’s doing extremely well. In fact, in just 24 hours, the game has surpassed 150,000 players — which is impressive for a game from a small studio. Loop Hero is currently only planned for PC, but we wouldn’t be surprised if it landed on Nintendo Switch at some point.

Diablo II: Resurrected Will Allow Save Transfers from the Original Diablo II

During an interview with IGN Middle East, Matthew Cederquist of Blizzard said you’ll be able to transfer your original Diablo II saves to Diablo II: Resurrected. Specifically, Cederquist said, “Back when we were working on [the remaster], we wondered if the old save files would work and we kind of shoved it in and it worked! And we were like, ‘okay, that’s the best feature ever.’” Diablo II: Resurrected will serve as a remaster of the original 2000 game and will launch in 2021.

Read More: What It Takes to Remaster a Cult Classic Like Diablo II


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