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.
]]>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.
]]>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.
]]>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.
]]>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.
]]>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.
]]>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.
]]>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.
]]>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.
]]>It's pretty common to expect quality of life updates with each new Diablo 4 season, both big and small. Blizzard typically talks about those ahead of time, and some of the ones coming with Season 3 have certainly been known about.
]]>Season of the Construct has been officially unveiled as the next Diablo 4 season, and Blizzard has dropped a load of details about the new questline, dungeon type, new monster family, battle pass and much more.
]]>As promised, the first trailer for Diablo 4's Season 3 has dropped, two days ahead of the anticipated, proper reveal, when Blizzard will actually talk all about the new season.
]]>Blizzard has officially confirmed that the first - and seemingly only - developer livestream for Diablo 4's Season 3 will be taking place next week. There was initially some confusion as to the exact date, because the developer put out a very brief teaser video for Season 3 that suggested more will be revealed on January 16.
]]>Even before it launched, Blizzard has been talking up ray tracing features in Diablo 4 fairly regularly. Though it was never shown in action, ray tracing support was understood to be on the cards for launch.
]]>2023 is over, and soon, Diablo 4's Season of Blood. The game's second season is in its final days, which usually means we know more than enough about the next one to get excited about. Strangely, however, that's not the case with Season 3.
]]>A lot has changed in Diablo 4 since its release in June. This goes for things like the amount of content, the strength of its endgame, and the often controversial subject of itemisation and loot.
]]>As promised, Blizzard will be rolling out a new Diablo 4 patch today. Much of what's included in patch 1.2.3 has been discussed in recent livestreams, of course, with the biggest item there being the Abattoir of Zir.
]]>It's clear Diablo 4's Season of Blood has been a success, both thanks to the many quality of life, wide-reaching changes it brought to the game, as well as the new content itself.
]]>Today marks the return of Diablo 4's Campfire Chat, the more relaxed/casual developer-lead livestream. The subject of today's show is twofold, and it's one both casual players and those already deep into the endgame will care about.
]]>When Blizzard revealed Diablo 4's first expansion at BlizzCon earlier this month, the developer left out one crucial detail. We know that Vessel of Hatred is targeting a late-2024 launch, and we know that it's adding a new region to the game along with a class that's never been in a Diablo game before.
]]>Diablo 4 is a living game, so the opinion of its players is guaranteed to change from season to season, and patch to patch. The game wasn't especially well-received at launch, and the pre-Season 1 update caused such a controversy that Blizzard had to reevaluate its entire update process.
]]>For a live service game, Diablo 4 has surprisingly few double XP events. Mother's Blessing, as it's known in the game, is the closest thing you'll get to a double XP event (it's not actually double). Well, the second iteration of that event is coming back next week.
]]>The next major Diablo 4 patch in Season of Blood is upon us, and what we're getting is something very interesting, and it bodes well for the future of the game. Patch 1.2.2, which arrives tomorrow, November 7, introduces five new Unique rings.
]]>For much of my life, I understood the term MVP to stand for most valuable player. But MVP takes on an altogether different meaning when applied to game development. More specifically, the sort of live service games intended to live on for years, and be built upon for as long as there’s money to be made.
]]>As promised, Blizzard revealed the full details about patch 1.2.1 for Diablo 4. This is the second major patch following the release of the well-received Season of Blood.
]]>Though this may not be as exciting as all the expansion leaks, this is still a good time for Diablo 4 fans. But what if you've been watching from afar? Well, Blizzard is offering anyone on the fence another opportunity to jump in.
]]>Something big is brewing at Blizzard for Diablo 4, and it may just be the game's first expansion. The developer recently uploaded version 2.0 to a private test branch, which has since been datamined to reveal a lot of juicy details.
]]>With the start of the second season, Diablo 4 has evidently turned a corner. Many of the game's long-running woes have been addressed, but the solution to one in particular initially had players a little suspicious.
]]>Here we are, some four months after the release of Diablo 4, and Blizzard is hosting the game's first-ever free trial. Except, it's only available on a single platform, that being Xbox.
]]>With the launch of Diablo 4's Season of Blood officially underway, following a night of troubles and a short delay, Blizzard is hoping to push the game's numbers up everywhere - including its viewership on Twitch.
]]>The highly-anticipated start of Season of Blood, the second Diablo 4 season, did not go as planned. After spending weeks hyping up everything coming with the new season, from the impressive list of quality of life changes, to the new gear and class meta and, of course, the new content - Blizzard had everyone who cares anxious to download patch 1.2.0 and begin the hunt.
]]>Blizzard has confirmed that Diablo 4 is Steam Deck verified.
]]>Of the many, many major improvements Blizzard is making to Diablo 4 with the start of Season of Blood and the release of patch 1.2.0 next week, the developer appears to have ignored a lot of the discussion around the game's battle pass.
]]>Diablo 4 players everywhere are looking forward to the big 1.2.0 patch, which kicks off Season of Blood. This is the game's biggest update so far, and it's full of highly-requested quality of life changes, a host of tweaks to damage mechanics and underlying systems, not to mention all the new Season 2 content.
]]>Last week, Blizzard spent two hours revealing quite a lot of what's coming with Season of Blood, the next season of Diablo 4. As lengthy as that livestream was, however, it still wasn't enough to talk about everything.
]]>During the wide-ranging developer update Blizzard hosted to officially reveal everything coming to Diablo 4 with Season of Blood (it's a lot of good stuff), the developer tucked in a surprise announcement towards the end.
]]>Now that we've learned pretty much everything we need to about Season of Blood, the second season of Diablo 4, it's time to shift our focus to the many, many quality of life changes the upcoming season is introducing to the game.
]]>Blizzard has officially detailed everything we've been dying to know about Diablo 4's second season. During a two-hour developer update, Blizzard revealed the new mechanics coming with Season of Blood, new bosses, seasonal event, quests, characters, and a host of quality of life changes launching with the new season.
]]>The wait is nearly over! Diablo 4 fans everywhere are going to finally learn all about Season of Blood, the game's second season.
]]>It took a couple of weeks, but Blizzard finally announced when we can expect to hear more about Season of Blood, the second season of Diablo 4. There is a lot of anticipation building up for Season 2 right now, and Blizzard has been playing into the hype, promising two long livestreams.
]]>If you're looking for a reason to get back into Diablo 4 ahead of the launch of Season 2 next month - assuming you've already finished the battle pass - Prime Gaming is offering members some nice skins for free.
]]>Diablo 4 is in a bit of a lull at the moment. The game's first season is nearing its end, and Blizzard is pretty much done releasing major patches until the big pre-Season 2 update.
]]>We're one month away now from the start of Diablo 4's second season, Season of Blood. If you're keeping track of how Blizzard likes to reveal updates and upcoming features for its game, you'll know that we're quite close now to the next developer livestream.
]]>What might be the last Diablo 4 patch before the end of Season 1, and the beginning of the next one - Season of Blood - will be with us tomorrow, September 12. Blizzard revealed the patch notes for 1.1.4, the game's next update.
]]>It looks like Diablo 4 players may not have to wait too long for the first major expansion, as Blizzard has a certain cadence of release in mind. We already know there's more than one Diablo 4 expansion in the works right now, but Blizzard has now revealed how often we can expect new expansions to arrive.
]]>Blizzard revealed the next Diablo 4 season a little earlier than we might have expected. At Gamescom Opening Night Live, the studio not only unveiled the name, Season of Blood, it also confirmed Season 2 will kick off October 17.
]]>Though it may be hard to believe, Blizzard has revealed that the success of Diablo 4 has not taken away from the popularity of Diablo Immortal, and actually ended up boosting it. As you might expect, the general (negative) consensus on Immortal sort of positioned it as the stepping-stone game for Diablo 4; something players were okay spending time with only while they waited for the proper Diablo experience.
]]>Diablo 4 seems to have been out for long enough now that Blizzard is comfortable kicking off the game's first not-quite-double XP and Gold weekend. This sort of event is common in live service games, including Blizzard's other games, like World of Warcraft, and Activision's Call of Duty series.
]]>It's been long enough now since the most recent Diablo 4 patch, which sped up Malignant farming. The patch has been generally well-received, and it's now time for another, fairly significant update.
]]>The first season of Diablo 4 continues to chug along. Now that we're past all the turmoil of the pre-season patch, things have evidently settled in with more regular updates that seem to have been well received so far.
]]>Over the last few days, a few Diablo 4 owners were startled to see a Diablo 4 add-on purchase was made on their PlayStation Network account without their knowledge. The purchase is free, but the idea that the store could nevertheless authorise a payment without the user's interference was alarming.
]]>Diablo 4 is a loot game, so it's inevitable that players are always going to try and find the best, most efficient ways of levelling up and farming loot. Smart players have already put together a list of the best Diablo 4 dungeons and strongholds to farm, but it doesn't stop there.
]]>The first major exploit in Diablo 4 has been discovered, and it's one Blizzard is taking very seriosly. Usually, exploits give players unintended powers but don't affect other players, such as being able to bring Eternal Realm characters into the Seasonal Realm, or deal more damage than realistic by combining certain Aspects and class skills.
]]>Now that we're in the post-patch 1.1.0 era of Diablo 4, Blizzard has been making good on its promise to share patch notes ahead of the release of patches. The next update, patch 1.1.2, arrives Tuesday, August 15 on all platforms.
]]>One of the best ways to level up and gear up in the Diablo 4 endgame is to grind Nightmare Dungeons. Blizzard has been doing a lot of work to make those runs more viable, mostly recently by upping monster density in patch 1.1.1.
]]>If you've somehow been playing Diablo 4 this long and don't know who The Butcher is... you're out of touch. If you never actually met him in-game, you're very lucky/unlucky - depending on your perspective.
]]>Just in case it wasn't clear, Blizzard is making good on its promise to Diablo 4 players to take action against anyone who modifies the game, or takes advantage of exploits.
]]>A clever Diablo 4 player has figured out a way to get their Eternal Character - the one they've been building up since the launch of the game - into the Seasonal Realm that kicked off with the launch of Season of the Malignant.
]]>Although it was not explicitly mentioned in the recently published 1.1.1 patch notes, Blizzard confirmed that the update is indeed going to have a fix for a long-running Diablo 4 problem.
]]>It's looking like Blizzard is bringing Diablo 4 back on the right track, after the disappointing pre-Season 1 patch made everyone upset with its wide-sweeping nerfs, and what looked like an intentional slowing down of the game in key areas.
]]>It must feel bittersweet to be an ARPG fan right now. On the one hand, we have such colossal releases like Diablo 4 in our hands, while existing games continue to grow and expand, to say nothing of upcoming, highly-anticipated sequels like Path of Exile 2.
]]>The launch of Diablo 4's first season has been... a bit of a mess. Even before Season of the Malignant started - before players had even experienced any of the content - everyone was up in arms about the pre-season 1.1.0 patch.
]]>Blizzard has heard our cries! The developer is making a number of highly-requested (and logical) improvements to the horses of Diablo 4. The feel of riding horses through the game's open world, the cooldown times associated with mounting/dismounting are all among the points the developer addressed.
]]>We have another Blizzard developer livestream to look forward to. Today's Campfire Chat will focus on patch 1.1.1, the next major update for Diablo 4. Blizzard previously revealed some of the highlights coming with 1.1.1 - such as expanding stash size, buffing Sorcerers, reducing respec costs and much more.
]]>One of the many, many problems Diablo 4 has been having since launch is the lack of some obvious quality of life and expected convenience features. There's no group finder, any way to favourite/lock items, no ability to search or filter and a lot more.
]]>The launch of Diablo 4's first season hasn't been smooth. Between the server issues, and the overwhelmingly negative response to the patch' notes's changes Blizzard has had to justify and clarify quite a bit in just a few short days.
]]>Since before the start of Diablo 4 's first season, Season of the Malignant, the season's battle pass has come under fire for its apparent lack of meaningful content, but also in how much of the premium currency (Platinum) it awards to players who complete it.
]]>Diablo 4's pre-season patch was a bit of a disaster. Though it did bring the anticipated Season of the Malignant content to the game, much of that excitement was sucked out because of what patch 1.1 did to the game.
]]>Friday's Diablo 4 stream was a wild moment for the game and its community. The emergency livestream was Blizzard's way of rapidly responding to the overwhelmingly negative feedback the game's latest patch received.
]]>As promised, Blizzard is moving quickly to respond to the avalanche of negativity currently surrounding Diablo 4 after the release of patch 1.1, which kicked off Season of the Malignant.
]]>Now that we're (hopefully) on the other side of all the Season 1 launch day woes, the larger Diablo 4 community is ready to properly experience what Season of the Malignant has to offer.
]]>The first season of Diablo 4 officially kicked off last night everywhere in the world. Season of the Malignant is one event many who fell in love with Diablo 4 had been anticipating, but the overwhelmingly negative response to the pre-season patch could have lead you to believe the turnout would be poor.
]]>I honestly thought the lead-up to Diablo 4's first season would be a more exciting, anticipation-filled period. Season of the Malignant is a new type of season for Diablo, one that looks like it takes after modern live service games.
]]>Diablo 4 players who have chosen to go down the Sorcerer path have been having a rough go of it for a while now. Sorcerers are meant to be glass cannons, with low survivability but incredibly high damage output.
]]>There's a new Diablo 4 hotfix, and no, it's not the one that addresses the torrent of criticism of the pre-season patch. But, it's a good hotfix nonetheless, as it tackles two somewhat major issues the game has been suffering from - one of which was introduced in the latest patch.
]]>Compared to most live service games these days, the Diablo 4 launch has been fairly smooth. Apart from service disruptions that happened as a result of attacks, servers have been stable, and disconnects/crashes have been rare.
]]>We're less than two mere days away from the big launch of Season of the Malignant, the first official season of Diablo 4. The big pre-season patch arrived earlier today, bringing a significant number of changes, loads of bug fixes, new content, and some balance tweaks to your favourite Aspects/classes/builds.
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