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Diablo 4 will add something we never expected: pets

Pets have arrived in Diablo 4, and they will collect loot for us, allowing us to play more effortlessly than ever before.

Diablo 4 introduced its new expansion, Vessel of Hatred, with a spectacular and extremely violent new cinematic at the recent Xbox Showcase. Promising exactly what its fans want: more loot, more violence, and more visceral battles against Heaven and Hell. But what no one knew was that there was something else we also wanted but had never been offered: puppies.

The new expansion will introduce pets. These companions will be creatures that will collect gold, herbs, and crafting materials for you, making looting much easier for players. To get our pet, we just have to log in to the game, which will unlock a new quest. Upon completing this quest, we will receive our first pet: Asheara, the canine.

What no one expected was that the pets would not be huge and violent animals, but small and adorable puppies. The world of Diablo has always been violent, dark, and very sinister, and introducing pets that are also cute and lovable, is, to say the least, puzzling. But we won’t be the ones complaining about this peculiar change in dynamics. Not when they also turn out to be mechanically useful. And yes, you can pet them on the head.

What we will complain about is that if we want more pets, we’ll have to pay for them. If you want additional pets, you will need to pre-order Vessel of Hatred, the first expansion for Diablo 4. And not just any version—you’ll have to pre-order the Ultimate Edition, the most expensive version of all. But if you do, you’ll unlock Alkor, the snow leopard; Natalya, the tiger; and Hlrati, the canine. With faces that cute, we’re sure you’ll find it hard to resist.

Pets are now available in Diablo 4, thanks to patch 1.4.2. The Vessel of Hatred expansion will be relased on October 8th, in three different versions: Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate.

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Diablo 4 marks the return of the legendary role-playing and action game (aRPG) from Blizzard Entertainment.

Curro: Expo 92’s Iconic Mascot Finds Final Resting Place in Doll Cemetery

Curro, by the way, was about to be called Colón, but in the end they kept the name Francisco: because yes, Curro is still an affectionate name, right? Why have you never thought about it?

1992 was the year when Spain lost its innocence. After a period of Transition and well into the 90s, it was time to venture out into the world again, and what a way to do it: Olympics in Barcelona and Universal Expo in Seville. Quite something. And each event had its respective mascot: Cobi, the squashed dog by Mariscal, focused on sports, but to showcase Andalusia to the world, they chose a strange bird with multicolored hair. It was Curro’s turn, the peculiar one.

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This was not the only mascot presented to the organizing committee, of course. Three possible mascots made it to the final selection, which took place in January 1989: Curro, designed by Heinz Edelmann (art director of ‘Yellow Submarine’); El Ángel, created by Mingote; and Caballo Cartujano, designed by Miguel Calatayud, which bore a striking resemblance to the contemporary character BoJack Horseman.

As we know, Edelmann emerged as the winner, a decision that didn’t sit well with Mingote, who ended up in third place and withdrew from the competition afterwards (somewhat like canceling a game when you’re losing 10-0). Interestingly, Curro was almost named Colón, but they ultimately kept the name Francisco. After all, Curro is just an affectionate nickname, isn’t it? Bet you never thought of it that way!

Curro’s first sketch has seen some things

Curro appeared everywhere. Absolutely everywhere. From the TV show ‘Un, dos, tres’ to being a guest on the inaugural voyage of a perfect replica of the Victoria, Juan Sebastián Elcano’s ship, which unfortunately sank just 26 minutes after leaving the port, sending the mascot into the water. Things didn’t start off well, but they would end up even worse.

The Expo never grew tired of telling the story behind Curro’s nasal and capillary colors: apparently, he was born from a rainbow (hence the colorful hair), and then, by drinking water from a puddle where it was reflected, his nose ended up like that too. Quite a coincidence, right? Behind the costume, during the major appearances, was Chelo Vivares, better known as Espinete. Talk about enduring an extremely uncomfortable suit…

After the Expo, there were hundreds of Curro dolls left without a place to rest. Nowadays, they might have been sold at auction or on eBay, but back then there was only one solution: taking them to Alcalá de Guadaira, specifically to Romano Antigüedades, where they are piled up, waiting for someone to offer them a home. Do you want one? It can be yours for 225 euros. Just don’t bring it near any boats, just in case.

The Complicated Relationship Between Microsoft Users and Clippy AI

To understand Clippy we have to go back to March 1995. It lasted twelve more years!

We live in a time of artificial intelligences, home assistants, smartphones and promises of a future in which to make a Powerpoint you only need to ask Copilot, the new Microsoft Office AI. But before Copilot, Siri, Alexa and even Google, there was already an assistant that spread terror every time you wanted to write anything with its unstable suggestions: Do you remember Clippy?

Clippy, no, I don’t want to write a letter

To understand Clippy we have to go back to March 1995, when Microsoft launched Bob, an alternative interface for Windows 95, Windows 3.1x and Windows NT in which you navigated the length and breadth of a house using what you found instead of icons. For example, if you clicked on a pen and paper on Bob’s desktop, it took you to the word processor, and if you selected a clock, it took you to the calendar. They expected to sell millions worldwide. They sold 58,000 copies.

Microsoft was not going to give up so easily: Bob had been a resounding failure, but from its ashes was born Clippy, the text assistant of Office 97, a paper clip with eyes that advised users on different ways to improve the formatting of their text and opened up the exciting world of Office. Famous was his “You look like you want to write a letter” every time you typed two or three words, but it was not the only one of his suggestions.

The culprit behind Clippy’s existence was Kevan Atteberry, who told Vice how they prepared more than 250 attendees to select the ones that the audience of Stanford test groups and social psychologists liked best: Clippy was the best in every respect. The problem is that people ended up hating him…although Atteberry has a theory: it’s not because of how he looked, but because of what they made him say and do. “No matter which character became the default character, they would do the same things and probably be hated as well.”

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And along with Clippy there was a whole host of characters that everyone wanted to ignore, from a red ball to a superhero dog to a robot and even a caricature of William Shakespeare. By the time the Office Assistant experiment ended with the release of 2007, there were 23, including some Mac exclusives or Asian editions (the Kairu dolphin).

The future may have a few surprises in store for us in 2023, organizing our mails automatically, preparing summaries and even conversing with us without asking us if we are preparing a letter, but a small part of us will always know that all this would not have been possible without a paper clip with eyes. Try explaining it to someone from generation Z without them looking at you like you’re speaking Chinese.