Diablo and Overwatch Animated Series, Build of the Month - February 2020

Diablo and Overwatch Animated Series
According to Nick van Dyk's LinkedIn profile (president of Activision Blizzard Studios), Diablo and Overwatch will be getting an animated series based on the games.

The Diablo series will be an anime style, similar to Castlevania, and is currently in pre-production for distribution worldwide through Netflix.

His profile also mentions that he "developed and sold an animated series based Blizzard's Overwatch franchise", however further details about the Overwatch Animated Series have yet to be revealed.

Nick van Dyk - President, Activision Blizzard Studios

President of the film and television division of leading game company Activision | Blizzard, charged with adapting the company's intellectual property to film and TV, including development, financing, production and distribution.

  • Executive producer of Skylanders Academy, a TV adaptation of Skylanders (the leading children’s video game franchise in the world). Solicited pitches and selected show runner, assembled writers’ room, provided notes and creative feedback at all stages of production from writing through animation, hired key show staff (line producer, casting director, voice director, composer, etc.), sourced and hired animation studio and negotiated equity interest therein, established guidelines for talent deals, assembled series cast, and sold the show to Netflix.
  • Executive producer of Diablo, a TV adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s IP, rendered in anime style. The show is currently in pre-production for distribution worldwide through Netflix.
  • With my creative partner, authored development strategy for the Call of Duty cinematic and television universe. Secured development funding, developed writer compensation deals and oversaw negotiations to secure talent.
  • With my creative partner, developed and sold an animated series based Blizzard's Overwatch franchise.

Build of the Month - February 2020
Each month or so we will post a couple of hardware setups for those of you who are thinking of upgrading their computer!

All of the parts on this page are Amazon affiliate links. When you purchase your parts through them it helps support the site!


This month
Depending on how much you want to overclock, you may need to spend a bit more for a better CPU cooler like the NH-D15.

Unless you are doing a lot of video rendering or streaming, you do not need the 8700K and would get more performance from spending that money elsewhere.

Make sure to keep your AMD and Nvidia drivers up to date.

Don't forget to visit the Computer Forum for any extra questions!


Peripherals

Puppy

MonitorAsus VZ249HE 23.8" 1080P Monitor
KeyboardMicrosoft Wired Keyboard 600
MouseLogitech G203
SpeakersLogitech Z213 2.1

Dolphin

MonitorASUS VS248H-P 24-Inch Monitor
KeyboardCorsair K55
MouseRazer DeathAdder
SpeakersLogitech Z313

Narwhal

MonitorDell U2414H Monitor
KeyboardLogitech G512
MouseLogitech G502
SpeakersLogitech Z323 2.1

Unicorn

MonitorDell U2719DX Monitor
KeyboardCorsair K70
MouseCORSAIR SCIMITAR Pro RGB
SpeakersLogitech Z623


Puppy and Dolphin
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Puppy and Dolphin.

Puppy

Updated February 2020
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Case Carbide Series 200R
Power Supply EVGA 600BR
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Heatsink Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard ASUS Prime B450-Plus
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4
Graphics Card GTX 1660 6GB
Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 1TB
SSD Crucial MX500 500GB

Dolphin

Updated February 2020
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Case Carbide Series 200R
Power Supply Seasonic S12II 650
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Heatsink Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard ASUS Prime X470-Pro
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4
Graphics Card GTX 1660 Super 6GB
Hard Drive Western Digital Black 2TB
SSD Crucial MX500 500GB


Narwhal and Unicorn
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn.

Narwhal

Updated February 2020
$$$
Case NZXT H510
Power Supply EVGA GQ 650W
CPU Intel i5-9600K
Heatsink Noctua NH-U12S
Motherboard ASUS TUF Z390-Plus Gaming
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4
Graphics Card RTX 2060
Hard Drive Western Digital Black 2TB
SSD Samsung Evo 860 500GB

Unicorn

Updated February 2020
$$$$
Case Fractal Design Define R6
Power Supply Corsair RM650x
CPU Intel i5-9600K
Heatsink Noctua 6 NH-D15
Motherboard ASUS TUF Z390-Plus Gaming
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4
Graphics Card RTX 2060 OR
RTX 2070
Hard Drive Western Digital Black 2TB
SSD SAMSUNG 860 Pro 1TB
This article was originally published in forum thread: Diablo and Overwatch Animated Series, Build of the Month - February 2020 started by Lumy View original post
Published on 2020-02-18 03:23 AM
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  1. Codah's Avatar
    God anime stinks. I wish literally anyone would produce a licensed animation that isn't in that shit style.
  1. DTJames's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Codah View Post
    God anime stinks. I wish literally anyone would produce a licensed animation that isn't in that shit style.
    Say you, I find myself more willing to watch if it's in anime style.
  1. thewespie's Avatar
    Castlevania is amazing, I can't wait to see how they do this one.
  1. Codah's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by DTJames View Post
    Say you, I find myself more willing to watch if it's in anime style.
    In comparison to what? Nobody has adapted anything in good animation lol.
  1. 7empest's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Codah View Post
    God anime stinks. I wish literally anyone would produce a licensed animation that isn't in that shit style.
    The first few posts usually dictate the general mood of the thread, so let's consider your argument. Anime doesn't have just one type of style at the end of the day. Not everything is about huge eyes and moe presentation.

    I would very much enjoy the thought of having Diablo depicted in the Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust animated style. That would be a very sick marriage of style and IP without anyone protesting I would imagine.





  1. derekrh's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Codah View Post
    God anime stinks. I wish literally anyone would produce a licensed animation that isn't in that shit style.
    Ignore this kid. If you look at his post history, he is literally toxic and negative about almost every subject imaginable.
  1. Sorshen's Avatar
    Amazon trying to get rid of Ryzen 2700X and i5-9600K stocks that nobody's buying? Why the hell would you recommend these? Or a DVD-RW for a budget build in 2020?
    Some terrible component choices all around... like low tier list motherboards.
  1. Voidwielder's Avatar
    How about investing all that money in to the actual products they have, like you know, the games?
  1. Codah's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by 7empest View Post
    The first few posts usually dictate the general mood of the thread, so let's consider your argument. Anime doesn't have just one type of style at the end of the day. Not everything is about huge eyes and moe presentation.

    I would very much enjoy the thought of having Diablo depicted in the Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust animated style. That would be a very sick marriage of style and IP without anyone protesting I would imagine.





    I see where you're coming from but eh. I should say that I like anime. I just don't like when western IP's are adapted into anime. I want to see the western design maintained in it's adaptation. Dragonball is one of my favorite things in life and that probably makes me a scrub to true anime enthusiasts but it is what it is.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Quote Originally Posted by derekrh View Post
    Ignore this kid. If you look at his post history, he is literally toxic and negative about almost every subject imaginable.
    This isn't reddit, sir.
  1. kaintk's Avatar
    a diablo serie ? lol
    if its not fully gore and dark themed and coted 18yo+ , it will miserably fail
  1. 7empest's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Codah View Post
    I see where you're coming from but eh. I should say that I like anime. I just don't like when western IP's are adapted into anime. Snip.- - - Updated - - -
    Yeah that's fair enough, and the West would do well to work on and invest in their animation quality. What comes to mind is the often stellar presentation and artwork in many Marvel/DC/Darkhorse comics, that level of quality could be translated to animated productions, but does require proper budget/domestic talent.
  1. Nathreim's Avatar
    Im only disappointing that we wont get a Warcraft Anime. Ill still enjoy this but Im not as big a fan of Diablo as I am of WoW.
  1. Linkedblade's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Hextor View Post
    Amazon trying to get rid of Ryzen 2700X and i5-9600K stocks that nobody's buying? Why the hell would you recommend these? Or a DVD-RW for a budget build in 2020?
    Some terrible component choices all around... like low tier list motherboards.
    I like how the cheapest two builds say you cant mix and match even though they are on the same platform, and most of the parts are the same.
  1. AlmightyGerkin's Avatar
    They'll add in heroes and villains cheering for loot boxes!
  1. GreenJesus's Avatar
    I love how this wasn't announced yet, but this guy just HAD to update his linkedin profile. Classic Harvard grad move. Really excited for a diablo anime with a castlevania type vibe. Sounds really cool.
  1. Rendark's Avatar
    Could not care less about overwatch but diable could be good.
  1. Gasparde's Avatar
    I hate anime. Hearing how the Netflix Witcher's also about to get an anime movie or whatever with probably relevant plot information (so you have to watch it if you wanna be in the know about the show) sucks dick. I don't like anime, I don't like cartoons, I don't like comic style whateverness. I'd love to see the story of any Blizzard universe in anything other than fucking pencil-drawn anime whatever style.
  1. Grimalkin of Old's Avatar
    Ewwwwwwww, no thanks
  1. GreenJesus's Avatar
    Lol it's hilarious seeing all these people hate on animation. Ok boomers.
  1. Onikaroshi's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Hextor View Post
    Amazon trying to get rid of Ryzen 2700X and i5-9600K stocks that nobody's buying? Why the hell would you recommend these? Or a DVD-RW for a budget build in 2020?
    Some terrible component choices all around... like low tier list motherboards.
    I bought a 9600k over a year ago, regret it daily.... My wife has zero issues with her 2600 and I cap out my cores doing the same things she is....

    We paid 250 for mine 160 for hers, I made a bad choice lol
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