While the core ARPG community may be busy arguing the merits of Path of Exile 2 right now; how challenging (and sometimes downright unfair) it can be, and how much it is and isn’t like Diablo, casual players likely don’t care much about all that.
]]>Diablo 4 is ending what’s been its best year yet on a high note with one final event that’s going to involve all players. Rather than the usual style of live event, this one features multiple tiers that can only be unlocked through the community’s collective effort.
]]>You may have missed this in the midst of all the exciting content coming to Diablo 4 with Season 7 - the PTR for which starts next week, but Blizzard does have bonuses planned for Vessel of Hatred owners.
]]>Blizzard has officially revealed a lot of what we can expect in Diablo 4’s next season. The game’s Season 7 - which does not yet have a title - kicks off January 21, but the patch 2.1 Public Test Realm (PTR) starts much earlier.
]]>As promised, Blizzard developers will reconvene today, November 21 to deliver another Diablo 4 Campfire Chat. This is the second one of those in as many weeks, after last week’s mid-season update livestream.
]]>We’re just one day away now from the release of Diablo 4’s next patch. This is the Season 6 mid-season update, so much of its focus is, as usual, on balance tweaks. Blizzard talked a lot about the higher-level changes we can expect in last week’s livestream, and the developer has now published the full change log.
]]>Initially teased during the most recent Campfire Chat, Blizzard has now officially detailed a host of Diablo 4 events designed to entice players back into the fold. All of them take place starting later this month, and what’s being offered is pretty generous.
]]>Although things are being done a little differently this time around, Blizzard has delivered on its promise to keep us all up-to-date on what’s going to change with Diablo 4’s next big patch, which also happens to be the Season 6 mid-season update.
]]>It’s been fairly smooth sailing in the world of Diablo 4 pretty much since the game’s Vessel of Hatred expansion got released. The add-on arrived alongside the start of Season 6, Season of Hatred Rising, and though both had (and still do have) many bugs, Blizzard released a number of patches to address some of the more egregious issues.
]]>It’s been a while since we’ve had a Diablo 4 patch. Since the release of the Vessel of Hatred expansion, and the start of Season of Hatred Rising, Blizzard has mostly been deploying smaller updates aimed at fixing some of the more egregious launch issues.
]]>Diablo 4 is celebrating this year’s Halloween with a neat little event that kicks off next week. This one is available to all players, and aside from some fairly standard log-in rewards, the event also includes a limited-time game that may or may not make your dungeon runs more interesting.
]]>Blizzard has released the full set of patch notes for Diablo 4 update 2.0.3, which is set to arrive tomorrow, October 17 on all platforms. This is, more or less, the first meaty patch for the game since the release of Vessel of Hatred and the start of Season 6.
]]>Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion has been pretty well-received by players and fans. Much of that love is owed to Blizzard’s design of the new Spiritborn class, but the new story chapter, major zone to explore, and the raid-like new endgame activity have all garnered praise from many in the game’s community.
]]>Very early on in your journey in Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hated expansion, a specialization quest will pop up. The quest is named The Sacred Hunt, and it’s the one that sets you on the path to unlocking the first specialization for your Spiritborn in the Spirit Hall.
]]>The Mercenaries is a new feature introduced to Diablo 4 with the Vessel of Hatred expansion. Mercenaries work similarly to how they did in Diablo 2, and the concept should even be familiar to Diablo 3 players, as it’s basically a new iteration of that game’s Followers.
]]>It’s been a little over one day now since the launch of Vessel of Hatred, the first paid expansion to Diablo 4. The launch was several hours late, thanks to the discovery of some last-minute bugs, but it now appears there’s more to complain about here than we initially realised.
]]>Hailing from the wilds of Nahantu, the Spiritborn is the new class introduced to Diablo 4 with the release of the Vessel of Hatred expansion. Wielding the primal power of either the mighty Gorilla, fearsome Jaguar, majestic Eagle or scuttling Centipede, the Spiritborn can fit into a variety of powerful archetypes.
]]>Launching an online game is hard, this much is true. Though it may have been a while since we’ve last witnessed one of those all-time launch disasters, Diablo 4 seemingly wanted to remind everyone that we’ve been having it too good recently.
]]>Diablo 4’s Season 6 has kicked off, right alongside the release of the game’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. This is, without question, the most interesting time to play Diablo 4, and that’s before you even consider the new story and gameplay content the expansion is bringing to the game.
]]>Blizzard has officially unveiled Diablo 4’s sixth season, the appropriately named Season of Hatred Rising. Hatred, of course, is the major theme of the game’s Vessel of Hatred expansion, which arrives October 8 right alongside Season 6’s kick-off.
]]>Over the course of four weeks, everyone will be able to earn some cool Diablo 4 Twitch Drops in celebration of the launch of the Vessel of Hatred expansion. The event kicks off with the release of the expansion, allowing everyone who tunes in to watch Diablo 4 on Twitch to nab some cool in-game cosmetics.
]]>Did you notice how we’ve yet to hear anything about Diablo 4’s next season? Keeping the upcoming season (and its theme) a mystery does make sense; it’s the one kicking off with Vesel of Hatred.
]]>It’s (almost) time for some new Diablo 4 content. Unlike the various seasonal launches the game has seen over the last several months, this one is much bigger in scope and scale. We’re talking, of course, about Vessel of Hatred, the first paid expansion for this latest entry in the legendary action-RPG series.
]]>Anyone who’s been following Diablo 4 in recent weeks knows that Blizzard has been a little quiet about anything to do with Season 6, the game’s next season kicking off with the release of the Vessel of Hatred expansion.
]]>Diablo 4’s next big moment is almost upon us. The game is currently in the final days of its fifth season, and while everyone is definitely looking forward to Season 6, the big thing on everyone's radar is the release of the Vessel of Hatred expansion.
]]>Diablo 4 has brought in a lot of money. This isn’t in itself surprising, of course, the game made $666 million in sales at its launch last year, setting a new record for Blizzard. But. has that momentum continued over 15 months later?
]]>Diablo 4 is a very competent game, so it’s certainly amusing to see it, well, sort of break as a result of the amount of damage one player managed to do. The game is currently hosting its latest Public Test Server (PTR), allowing players to get early hands on with the revamped progression system, new gear and many of the improvements coming to the game with Season 6 and the Vessel of Hatred Expansion.
]]>Blizzard has spilled all of the beans on Diablo 4’s next big patch, version 2.0. The major update arrives alongside the launch of the Vessel of Hatred expansion in October, but PC players can get their hands on it next week as part of the Public Test Realm (PTR).
]]>We’re only a few short weeks away from the launch of Vessel of Hatred, Diablo 4’s first expansion. Alongside that, the core game will change dramatically, thanks to the arrival of patch 2.0.
]]>It’s pretty easy to be excited about Diablo 4 right now. The game is currently in its best form ever, following the fundamental loot and itemisation overhaul from Season 4, and the new endgame activities and quality of life improvements that arrived with Season 5.
]]>It’s fairly well understood that Diablo 4’s first evolution post-launch came with Season 4: Loot Reborn, which revamped much of the game’s loot and itemisation loops. The next evolution will arrive with the Vessel of Hatred expansion, and its aptly named patch 2.0.
]]>Diablo 4 has been on a roll recently with the number of reveals out of Gamescom week. We got our first look at the Mercenaries AI companions, a detailed explanation of the system, more details on the new Nahantau explorable region, and even some details about the features coming to all players with the release of Vessel of Hatred - such as the new Party Finder.
]]>Blizzard brought the goods at Gamescom this year. Diablo 4 fans didn’t just get treated to a new trailer for the upcoming Vessel of Hatred expansion, focusing on the Mercenaries, we also got to see more of the new Nahantu region, and learn about much of what we can expect when we get our hands on it.
]]>This has been a decent Gamescom so far for Diablo 4. We got our first look at AI companions, the Mercenaries, as part of Opening Night Live, and anyone in attendance in Cologne can try the new Vessel of Hatred feature alongside the Spiritborn class.
]]>As promised, Blizzard brought a few of its games to Gamescom 2024 to celebrate the show, and bring us new nuggets to munch on. Now that the studio is part of the larger Microsoft family, Blizzard’s games occupy this awkward spot where they can clearly stand on their own, but also need to bolster Xbox’s line-up.
]]>The first big-ish patch to arrive following the launch of Diablo 4’s fifth season is dropping tomorrow, August 20. Assuming you won’t be too busy keeping up with all the Gamescom Opening Night Live goings on, this one is actually going to get you to play.
]]>Blizzard delivered on its promise to reveal all the remaining details about what’s coming to Diablo 4 with Season 5: Season of the Infernal Hordes. The upcoming season was properly unveiled earlier in the week, but we didn’t get specifics on core design changes until the developer update livestream.
]]>Today, we have a date with Blizzard developers. Ahead of the launch of Diablo 4 Season 5: Season of the Infernal Hordes, which was officially revealed yesterday, Blizzard will be discussing a few more items of interest and some changes coming with the new season.
]]>It’s that time again; the end of one Diablo 4 season and the (imminent) beginning of another. Blizzard has officially revealed the name of Season 5: Season of the Infernal Hordes. The new season is named after the new co-op activity it's adding to the game.
]]>Later this week, Blizzard developers will sit down to discuss much of what we can expect from Diablo 4’s next season, Season 5. We’re probably going to learn its official name, for one, but what everyone is really excited about are the changes coming to the game with Season 5.
]]>We’re coming up on the end of Season 4 of Diablo 4, which really only means Blizzard is ready to talk a little more about Season 5. This is exactly what we’re getting next week in the upcoming developer update livestream.
]]>It’s a pretty common criticism of fandoms these days that fans only really want the same things. This is true for games, too, of course, which unquestionably includes Diablo 4. When Blizzard’s action RPG launched, it debuted with five classic and classic-inspired classes.
]]>Over the last few days, many in the games media and the Diablo 4 content creator scene have had the chance to go hands-on with the Spiritborn, the new class coming to the game with the Vessel of Hatred expansion in October.
]]>As promised, Blizzard told us a lot about Diablo 4’s first new class, the Spiritborn, in a dedicated livestream. We got to see a first look at gameplay of the new class, learn more about its origins, how it fits within the larger context, and see some of the new gear coming to the game alongside it.
]]>Today is a really big day for Diablo 4 players everywhere. The first new class coming to the action RPG following its release last year arrives this October with the Vessel of Hatred expansion. It’s called the Spiritrborn and it’s something that’s entirely new to the series.
]]>It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally going to get our first look at Diablo 4’s Spiritborn, the new class in the action RPG's Vessel of Hatred expansion, due this October. Spiritborn is a big deal for Diablo 4; not only is it the game’s first post-launch class, it’s also not based on any of the series’ known classes.
]]>Diablo 4 Season 4 continues to chug along without any troubles, but that also means there isn’t always something exciting happening, or any major pitfall to complain about.
]]>Diablo 4 has many bosses for you to fight. Some require beating lesser enemies to farm the rare materials necessary for spawning them, while others can simply be found in dungeons or at the end of quests.
]]>“I was at a point where I didn't know what game to play and Baldur’s Gate 3 came to mind,” modder Hippp0o tells me.
]]>I like Diablo 4 a lot, and I am not afraid to admit that, as a casual player of ARPGs (including Diablo), I tend to get excited about the little things. This is especially true in cases when those little things are fixes to annoying pet peeves.
]]>Blizzard has officially revealed why you should be excited about Diablo 4’s fifth season, and why it’s bringing back the PTR. In a livestream on Friday, the developer detailed all the major changes coming with Season 5, and unveiled a new endgame activity.
]]>It’s been smooth sailing for a while now in the world of Diablo 4. As bereft of new content as it is, Season 4: Loot Reborn is largely considered one of the game’s best, all thanks to the fundamental changes it brought to the game’s itemisation.
]]>Xbox has officially announced that it's not only going to have presence at this year's Gamescom, but will be assembling its "biggest booth yet", while PlayStation and Nintendo have both confirmed they're giving the show a miss.
]]>Loot Reborn may be one of Diablo 4’s most successful seasons yet. It’s largely been well-received by players. Though it doesn’t bring any major new content to the game, the systemic and mechanical changes it implemented have clearly made players stick around for longer.
]]>The Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred opening cinematic shown off during the Xbox Showcase was undoubtedly one of the show’s highlights. Considering there’ll be no BlizzCon this year, it made sense that Blizzard’s content was used to bolster Microsoft’s slate.
]]>One of the better reveals during tonight’s Xbox Showcase came from Blizzard, and it was the opening cinematic of Diablo 4’s first expansion: Vessel of Hatred. The expansion was initially teased last year, and it’s launching October 8.
]]>Path of Exile 2 is the next big ARPG coming to the world, and there's a lot of excitement around it! But, when you're talking about the next big release from Grinding Gear Games, there's an obvious elephant in the room: Diablo 4.
]]>Season 4 Loot Reborn is a paradox; simultaneously Diablo 4’s best season (in gameplay terms), and the strongest argument against the seasonal model yet
]]>We’re coming up on one year since Diablo 4 was released - how time flies! The 12-month period has been fairly tumultuous for Blizzard's action RPG, with highs, very bizarre lows and unforced errors, but we like to think things have settled now.
]]>It’s here! Diablo 4’s Season 4 Loot Reborn has kicked off after weeks of teasers, a week of PTR testing alongside the community, and even more behind-the-scenes changes following that.
]]>Diablo 4’s most recent developer livestream was all about revealing the game’s upcoming Season 4, and discussing all the lessons learned from the first Public Test Realm (PTR).
]]>Blizzard has spoken, and all mystery that might have existed around the next Diablo 4 season has been dispelled. During a developer livestream, Blizzard confirmed the extent of what you can expect in Season 4: Loot Reborn.
]]>Diablo 4 returns to the spotlight once gain today, thanks to a new developer livestream from Blizzard. This one is set to focus on all the lessons learned from the game's recent Public Test Realm (PTR), and basically discuss the larger points of feedback.
]]>You know it’s almost time for a new Diablo 4 season because Blizzard is starting to line up developer livestreams and publish hefty blog posts about the new content, of which there doesn’t seem to be much this time around.
]]>As much as we like to cover the very (many) serious topics surrounding Blizzard’s Diablo 4, this story is not actually about the game, or even the Diablo series. Instead, it’s specifically about the official Diablo YouTube channel.
]]>It’s been a while since we’ve had some fresh Diablo 4 news to get excited about. Blizzard has us covered, however, with the next developer update lined up for this week.
]]>No, there isn't a Diablo show coming, though general manager of the franchise at Blizzard Rod Fergusson has expressed interest in the idea.
]]>I’ve waxed poetic about my love for the action combat in Diablo 4 plenty of times before. Of the many, many Diablo-like action RPGs I’ve played, the one that always felt the best moment-to-moment has been Diablo 3. This remained true until Diablo 4 launched.
]]>Blizzard wrapped up the Diablo 4 Season 4 PTR (Public Test Realm) earlier this week after about a week of testing. Not only was this the first time Diablo 4 players were able to test out content well ahead of its launch, it was also necessary considering the magnitude of what was being proposed.
]]>Things seem to be getting better in the world of Diablo 4 at the moment. That is mainly because of the Season 4 Public Test Realm (PTR), whose many changes to gameplay, loot, endgame and crafting have people very excited about Season 4.
]]>Activision Blizzard is currently hiring for an unannounced game, and are looking for multiple senior staff to fill up the ranks on this project. This includes a creative director, design director for combat AI, senior art direct, and more.
]]>Next week is a big one for Diablo 4, because it marks the launch of the game’s first-ever Public Test Realm (PTR) - a test server where players will be given early access to several key gameplay changes ahead of their release to the general public.
]]>In recent weeks, it has become somewhat customary to dunk on Diablo 4 for one reason or another. Most of it has been entirely justified, and we’ve certainly partaken in some of that dunking ourselves.
]]>As promised, this week marks the launch of Diablo 4 on Game Pass. The premier action RPG will soon be available to Game Pass members on Xbox, as well as PC. This has been a longtime coming, and Diablo 4 is only the first of many Activision Blizzard games that will soon be part of the service’s line-up following the completion of Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
]]>Last night was pretty big for Diablo 4, if you consider reveals and teasers about things coming in the future a big deal. During the most recent Campfire Chat developer livestream, Blizzard announced a host of new details about the future of the game.
]]>Things have ranged from quiet to a little unfortunate on the Diablo 4 front of late, until Blizzard teased something to look forward to - which seems to always work with the Diablo 4 community.
]]>There’s a lot going on in the world of Diablo 4 at the moment, even if much of it seems to be behind-the-scenes rather than in the game we can play today. But that’s about to change soon, as Blizzard is looking to rekindle a link between game development and player feedback we'd forgotten about.
]]>If you're anything like me, nothing makes you lose interest in a game quicker than the words "always online". Or "free-to-play". Or "connected experience", or whatever other marketing terms they've come up with for "live service grindfest that sucks". Sometimes they don't even tell you upfront that it's a GAAS title, leaving it up to the prospective audience to divine this information from visual cues in gameplay trailers like... three distinct types of in-game currency, numbers popping out of enemies heads, and the whole thing having that unmistakable whiff of a project that no involved creative could ever muster real enthusiasm for. The core of a good idea spoiled by shareholder demands. Etc.
]]>As part of the most recent Campfire Chat developer livestream, Blizzard discussed Diablo 4’s upcoming mid-season update. The patch arrives Tuesday, March 5, and it is indeed the one the will introduce the Gauntlet to the game.
]]>Blizzard awakes from its communication slumber today to talk about and show off new Diablo 4 content. More specifically, a new look at the upcoming Gauntlet and Trials, features that were initially set to launch on February 13, before the developer delayed them for polish.
]]>Feels like it's been a while since Blizzard talked to the community, but the Diablo 4 developer will return with another Campfire Chat developer showcase. The livestream takes place this Thursday, and will cover a couple of previously discussed features.
]]>Last Epoch is mere minutes away from release now, after having spent nearly five years in Steam Early Access. It is the debut title of the small team at Eleventh Hour Games, a developer who decided to take on the venerable genre of action RPGs with its first game. Last Epoch is, in no uncertain terms, coming for Diablo 4, Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (remember that?) and all the other ARPGs currently in the conversation. The latter two have been out for a while, so player sentiment there have pretty much settled.
]]>Diablo 4 is heading to Game Pass for PC and Xbox on March 28.
]]>Because we’re apparently witnessing Diablo 4’s evil arc, Blizzard has created yet another reason for players to be upset about, except this one doesn’t is more bizarre than most. No, it’s not a puzzling gameplay change like, well, so much of what is in Season of the Construct.
]]>The next patch to arrive in Diablo 4’s third season, the disappointing Season of the Construct, might not make things better for players looking for a reason to log in. Well, unless you’re among the few who not only have the game’s rarest items, but who somehow also have too many for it to be an issue.
]]>It seems Diablo 4’s troubles are very much not behind it. After it looked like Blizzard had learned some key lessons from the reaction to the game’s launch, and the disastrous first post-launch balance patch, the developer has seemingly - and inexplicably - reset the clock with Season 3.
]]>Man oh man would it be fun to cover something actually good going on in Diablo 4, rather than what it seem like constant disappointments and misses. The game’s third season, Season of the Construct, was poorly received, causing Blizzard to (almost immediately) backpedal and make several major changes to the new season’s mechanics.
]]>One of Diablo 4’s upcoming features, which is anticipated by many in the core community, will not be in the game soon as initially planned. Before the launch of Season of the Construct, Blizzard talked about implementing leaderboards, which will be tied to the new Gauntlet endgame dungeon.
]]>Having unused Uber Unique pieces of loot is a problem very few Diablo 4 players are likely to be familiar with. If the name didn’t give it away, this is a higher tier of Unique weapons and gear that has a ridiculously small chance of dropping.
]]>When I first sat down to play Diablo 4’s Season 3 - Season of the Construct - I certainly wasn’t worried that I am not going to enjoy my time. Though I had my misgivings about the apparent focus on traps and hazards in its dungeons, it was simply impossible to judge the bigger picture without actually delving into it.
]]>After initially posting them ahead of time, Blizzard has now revealed the full set of patch notes for the next Diablo 4 patch. Update 1.3.1 is scheduled for tomorrow, February 1, and it’s a little on the lighter side in terms of interesting additions.
]]>The shrines of Diablo 4 have acquired some big new powers, which we'll all get to experience when the Lunar Awakening in-game event kicks off. As the name suggests, the event is a celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year.
]]>In somewhat surprising news, Johanna Faries has been appointed as the head of Blizzard Entertainment. Faries is mostly known for her work at Activision, where she was most recently the chief of the Call of Duty franchise.
]]>Blizzard rolled out patch 1.3.0a for Diablo 4 on Friday, making it the first update to arrive following the launch of Season of the Construct, the game’s third season. While the patch does address several bugs - including the one that prevented players from progressing through the seasonal quest, it actually mostly makes changes to many of the new features in the new season.
]]>Season of the Construct is here for Diablo 4, and bug reports are starting to come in. Players have already come across a progress-blocking bug in the seasonal quest, which thankfully has a workaround.
]]>Right on schedule, Blizzard launched Diablo 4’s third season - Season of the Construct - worldwide last night. While the usual server gremlins weren’t there to ruin anyone’s fun, players quickly ran into a bug that’s part of the seasonal quest.
]]>The full change log has been published for the big Diablo 4 Season 3 patch, which arrives tomorrow, January 23 and kicks off Season of the Construct. We already know pretty much everything included in patch 1.3.0, such as the new Season 3 content, updates to the Season Journey to make climbing through the tiers smoother, and the many quality of life changes and additions.
]]>Blizzard closed out the pre-Season of the Construct developer livestream for Diablo 4 by sharing news about how it’s going to approach class and item balance going forward, as well as its philosophy behind this new approach.
]]>During last night’s Season of the Construct developer livestream, Blizzard delved deep into how it’s making the Season Journey of Diablo 4’s upcoming season more rewarding.The developer is tackling multiple areas that players were never truly happy with, such as objectives that, in Blizzard’s own words, have seen very low completion rates.
]]>We're just days away now from the start of Season of the Construct, the third season in Diablo 4's live service journey. Blizzard revealed much about the new season earlier in the week, such as the new mechannical companion, as well as a host of quality of life updates arriving with the new season.
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