https://www.thegamer.com An action RPG from Blizzard, Diablo 4 follows on from Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls, taking place 30 years later. Lilith has returned, and as a Nephalem, you must prevent further destruction. Wed, 31 May 2023 18:46:33 GMT en-US hourly 60 Blizzard has been doing some truly bizarre promotions in preparation for the launch of Diablo 4. First, it was a partnership with KFC where anyone who ordered a Double Down "sandwich" would get access to an exclusive beta test. Before that, it was a partnership with Thumbtack that would send people to your house to clean and do chores while you spent all weekend slaying the minions of hell.

]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 18:46:33 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-second-kfc-crossover/ Following Diablo 4’s server slam weekend, Blizzard says that it’s ready for the game’s launch.

]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 13:36:28 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-servers-prepared-for-launch-traffic/ Blizzard Entertainment can’t catch a break these days, but it’s hard to feel sympathy for this company that seems determined to step on every single rake spread across a garden of its own making. Overwatch 2’s cancellation of PvE made the already languishing shooter even more enemies, while the extended production cycle of Diablo 4, alongside a noticeable lack of other projects, has players losing faith. Let’s not forget high profile scandals involving sexual harassment and systemic toxicity that has turned the once untouchable studio into a shadow of its former self. Blizzard is far from a golden child anymore, it’s a tatty statue of rust and decay with few redeeming qualities. Knowing this, why keep digging deeper holes?

]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 16:45:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-fan-interview-questions-future-games-show/ Last Thursday, Future Games Show hosted a Q&A session with Diablo 4 game director Joseph Piepiora and art director John Mueller. The questions themselves were banal and the answers uninteresting, but what was more interesting were the accounts where the questions supposedly came from.

]]> Mon, 29 May 2023 15:51:26 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/blizzard-accused-making-fake-accounts-diablo-4-qa/ From the depths of hell comes a collaboration you won't want to miss. Blizzard and Secretlab have created the perfect combination of aesthetics and comfort with a brand-new chair from Diablo 4. With two separate editions – one following Lilith, the other, Inarius – you can choose whether to cleanse your soul with the Inarius edition or dive into sin with the Lilith version.

]]> Tue, 23 May 2023 15:00:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-secretlab-lilith-inarius-collaboration-limited-edition-gaming-chair/ Wudijo's successful solo kill of Ashava the Pestilent during the Server Slam has garnered significant attention within the Diablo 4 community. The popular YouTuber came close to achieving this particular feat during the open beta back in March, but the attempt wound up turning into a narrow miss at the last moment. Wudijo has now finally emerged triumphant in the recent playtest.

]]> Mon, 15 May 2023 21:16:42 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-player-beats-world-boss-ashava-hardcore-mode-veteran-difficulty/ We know that Diablo 4 would include seasonal content updates, and we know that part of that seasonal content model would include both a free and paid battle pass. As of yesterday's post-launch livestream, Blizzard has revealed more of what fans can expect from the upcoming Diablo sequel.

]]> Thu, 11 May 2023 15:49:09 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-post-launch-battle-pass-season-revealed/ Younger gamers may not understand this, but Diablo, like Metroid and Castlevania, was one of those first-in-class games that defined a genre. It further built on the loot-based RPG formula in the second game, which is considered among one of the best games ever made. Sure, there was a slight dip with Diablo 3, but long-time fans are happy with what they've seen in the Diablo 4 beta test.

]]> Sun, 07 May 2023 05:42:08 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-cathedral-france/ These days, Blizzard has whole teams of writers keeping track of its universes, whether they be Warcraft, Diablo, Starcraft, or Overwatch. However, that wasn’t always the case. Back when Blizzard was an upstart indie developer that mainly released games on PC, it didn’t have anybody writing things down, which became a real problem when it came time to make Diablo 3.

]]> Wed, 03 May 2023 19:15:21 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/blizzard-never-kept-track-of-diablo-lore-diablo-3/ You can judge how good a year in games is by how much it has to offer for everyone. If a year was great for fighting games and nothing else, it wouldn't be great for me, because the only fighter I've spent significant time with is Super Smash Bros. Last year was a weak year if you're a fan of big triple-A games, with Elden Ring at the beginning, God of War Ragnarok at the end, and little in the middle. When we think of the great years in gaming, there tends to be something for everyone.

]]> Mon, 01 May 2023 17:30:30 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/2023-rpg-starfield-final-fantasy-16-baldurs-gate-3-diablo-4/ Blizzard showed off some new Diablo 4 gameplay footage this week, and an observant player noticed a “skip campaign” button on the character select screen. After getting a lot of attention on Twitter, lead quest designer Don Adams chimed in to clarify how the feature works. Once you’ve completed the campaign once, you’ll be able to skip the campaign with any of your other characters at any point. You roll as many alts as you’d like and take them through as much or as little of the campaign as you want to, and as long as you have one character that’s crossed the finish line, you’ll always have the freedom to skip to the end. “I think it's worth playing multiple times,” Adams wrote. “But we never planned on requiring repeat playthroughs per character or even per season.”

]]> Thu, 27 Apr 2023 22:20:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/someone-tell-bungie-about-diablo-4s-free-campaign-skip/ Diablo 4 will feature a brand-new story where the Nephalem take on Lilith, the daughter of Mephisto, and the "blessed mother" of all humanity. You'll pursue Lilith across Sanctuary as her hatred consumes the hearts of humanity. From what little footage we've seen of the campaign, it looks like it'll be a fun few hours of gameplay before opening up to end-game activities, or perhaps even harder difficulty levels.

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:07:37 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-campaign-skip-might-not-be-free/ Diablo 4 will have a level 100 level cap. That’s 30 levels more than Diablo 3, and one level more than Diablo 2. Getting to level 100 in Diablo 3 will be quite the journey, however, as it’ll take over 150 hours to get there.

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:49:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-level-cap-150-hours/ If there's one thing to learn from the current drama around Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. It's that live-service games are no longer the big draw they used to be. While it's not the same thing, Nightmare Dungeons – Diablo 4's end game content – does run the risk of sounding like a never ending grind-fest leading to nothing.

]]> Sat, 22 Apr 2023 08:47:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-nightmare-dungeons-pinnacle-boss-encounter/ As players have come to expect from both Diablo and other RPGs, Diablo 4 will have a hardcore mode. That's the mode where if you die, you die. You lose everything; your save file gets deleted and all your hard work goes up in digital smoke. And Diablo 4's hardcore mode doesn't care whether death comes from a demon or another player. Death is final, regardless of its source.

]]> Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:46:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-permadeath-hardcore-pvp/ The Diablo 4 universe primarily revolves around the world of Sanctuary. A land with a long and storied history, Sanctuary is home to many peoples and geographical places of interest, serving as the primary setting where angels and demons engage in their never-ending war.

]]> Thu, 20 Apr 2023 22:00:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-sanctuary-history-lore/ Diablo 4 is getting another beta prior to its June release. We had a pretty good idea that Diablo 4 would hold another test weekend, given recent remarks from the higher-ups at Blizzard, but now we have a confirmation and date from Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson.

]]> Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:36:27 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-mothers-day-weekend-beta/ Blizzard is teasing what could be another beta test coming to Diablo 4 ahead of the game's June release.

]]> Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:50:55 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-teases-another-beta/ Diablo 4 is omitting a staple quality-of-life feature from past titles - the tab overlay map. If you're new to the series and don't know what that is, essentially, pressing tab opens a layout of the area you're in, but it appears on top of the screen rather than in a separate pause menu. Diablo 3 moved it to the top-right to try and make it less intrusive, almost appearing like a larger and more detailed minimap, but Diablo 4 is getting rid of it altogether.

]]> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:38:28 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-overlay-map-rod-fergusson/ While Diablo 4 sees the return of some notable characters, it also takes the opportunity to expand on less fleshed-out story arcs. First appearing in Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls, Lorath Nahr becomes a much bigger character by the time of Diablo 4.

]]> Tue, 18 Apr 2023 17:00:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-lorath-nahr-lore-backstory/ Diablo 4 is one of the most anticipated games of the year, and with good reason. Diablo is in a class of games like Rogue, Doom, Myst, Pokemon, Metroid, and Castlevania where it has become so synonymous with the dungeon crawler genre that many that followed in its footsteps are accused of being mere Diablo clones. It has been ten years since the last major Diablo game, with only a couple of expansion packs, a remaster, and the ill-fated mobile version Diablo Immortal releasing in that time. Diablo 4 is the return of the king, and even in a stacked 2023, for a lot of people it is far and away the game their hopes are pinned on. A word of warning though - if you're a newcomer, Diablo 4 might not be for you.

]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2023 16:30:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-new-players/ We’ve just seen the scope of Final Fantasy 16, and hoo boy does it look like a big game. It’s the perfect summer blockbuster, arriving mid-June to lead us into July and August with a spring in our steps. It looks huge, but we’ve got all the time in the world, right? Turns out, not so much. Buckle up gamers, June might end up being the death of us all.

]]> Sun, 16 Apr 2023 14:30:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/june-releases-street-fighter-diablo-final-fantasy/ Diablo 4 will have the most extensive end-game content of any Diablo game ever made. That's because Blizzard is designing Diablo 4's endgame alongside its main campaign. In many ways, the end-game is really "the game," with Diablo GM Rod Fergusson expecting it'll keep players entertained "for thousands of hours."

]]> Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:29:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4s-fields-of-hatred-not-designed-to-be-fair/ Diablo 4 developer Blizzard has been revealing a little more about its post-game now that fans have had a couple of weekends getting to grips with how it will play and what to expect on release. Being a live-service title, you'd expect that Diablo 4 will have a fairly meaty and extensive post-game that will keep us all playing, and Blizzard is hoping that the game's Battle Passes will go some way to achieving that.

]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:13:59 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-battle-pass-80-hours-to-complete/ Diabo 4 is scheduled to launch on June 6, but the public betas for the game have been running since March. Meanwhile, fans have learned that Diablo 4 is to get new storylines every three months in what has been called "meaty" updates.

]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:17:26 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4s-quarterly-story-updates-worry-fans/ I hate to say it, but I think battle passes are here to stay. I wish it wasn’t the case, and that we could bully them out of existence the way we did loot boxes and time saver microtransactions, but until someone invents a more palatable and profitable way to get players to re-up their investment into triple-A games with outrageously bloated budgets, we’re just going to have to live with season passes being the norm.

]]> Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:52:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-battle-pass-suicide-squad/ The lore of Diablo has always been an interesting topic, and the release of a fourth installment also means additions to the overall story of Diablo 4. For one, there are only so many ways a fictional dark entity can come back after being vanquished by lesser beings. Diablo 4 manages to spice it up by somehow going off the beaten path as far as the lore is concerned.

]]> Sat, 08 Apr 2023 17:30:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-game-lore/ Diablo 4 is currently in its open beta ahead of its release later in June. Despite a few technical hiccups, the feedback so far has been generally positive and there are already thousands of Diablo fans grinding their way through Sanctuary.

]]> Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:23:37 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-3-season-29-will-be-last/ Diablo 4 has brought back an old standby of RPGs since the dawn of gaming. Skill trees have returned for each character class, with branching segments that require previous skills to be unlocked before going further down the branch. It’s larger and more extensive than Diablo 2’s skills, and also a big departure from Diablo 3’s skill-less system.

]]> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 14:46:54 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4s-respecc-system-ship-launch/ Diablo 4's second beta weekend has come to an end and some of you talented lot have already been pulling off some pretty remarkable feats. Perhaps none quite as remarkable as a streamer who unintentionally solo'd the World Boss Ashava. Or at least they would have had a Necromancer not wandered in to steal the kill after ten minutes of incredibly hard work.

]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:31:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-player-solos-world-boss-ashava-hardcore-mode/ Diablo 4 beta players are fed up with the always online requirements, calling on the devs to make it possible to play offline. This comes as the Diablo servers have struggled to keep up with demand, leaving players to deal with long queues and frequent disconnections.

]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2023 12:18:21 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-players-want-offline-mode-always-online/ Diablo 4's second weekend of beta testing is facing issues once again, as even players who survive the long queue times aren't safe from the game's instability. Now, numerous players are complaining of constant disconnections, even after repeatedly getting to the front of the lengthy queue.

]]> Sat, 25 Mar 2023 14:02:19 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-disconnected-rejoin-queue/ Diablo 4 continues the war between the realms of the High Heavens and the Burning Hells, and features yet more incredible angelic and demonic characters. One of these is Inarius, an Archangel of the Heavens and one of the most powerful beings in existence. Lilith, the Daughter of Hatred, may take center stage during the game's narrative, but Inarius' story is integral to her character arc, and he is set to be one of the biggest players within the fourth edition of Diablo.

]]> Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:45:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-who-is-inarius/ Blizzard and Nvidia are aware of reports that Diablo 4 is bricking graphics cards, saying that they are investigating the matter. This comes as complaints fill the Blizzard forums and the Diablo subreddit, with PC players saying their GPUs were fried after playing the Diablo 4 beta.

]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:45:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-devs-are-working-on-a-fix-for-bricked-gpus-nvidia/ Bad news for PC players looking to play Diablo 4 with a friend. While online multiplayer is of course going to come standard, couch co-op will be restricted to the console versions of the upcoming sequel.

]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:27:37 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-no-couch-co-op-pc/ Many of you would have spent last weekend playing Diablo 4's early access open beta. There'll be another open beta this weekend, and if life got in the way of you maximizing your time with the game the first time around, Blizzard wants to make sure that doesn't happen again by helping you out around the house.

]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:38:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-contest-prize-someone-clean-your-house/ Earlier this week, Diablo 4 players were giving their opinions on the recent beta that took place over the weekend, with a large number of them complaining about repetitive and predictable dungeon layouts. Many felt the dungeon boss would usually be in the same place, the starting location would be exactly the same each time, and that each layout followed a basic ring structure with differing dead ends.

]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:38:51 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-repetitive-dungeons-intentional/ In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson described beta as a “twisted word” which in today’s landscape is more akin to a marketing demo in which anyone who pre-orders or stumbles upon a key can take advantage of.

]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:11:57 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-beta-twisted-blizzard-pre-order/ Diablo 4 fans were given a taste of what's to come with the game's recently released beta over the weekend, though quite a few fans didn't like what they saw, specifically calling out the game's dungeons and how repetitive their layouts seems. Blizzard revealed shortly before the game's beta that dungeons would be procedurally generated like in Diablo 3 in an effort to make the game far more replayable, though a fair few fans have noticed that they don't seem to differ very much at all.

]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:09:40 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-repetitive-dungeons/ Diablo 4 held its early access beta last weekend, and things didn’t go so great for a lot of eager Diablo fans. Long login queues and unstable servers throwing random disconnects at players were the chief complaints, but there were also complaints of a memory leak on PC and some players found their saved characters had disappeared. The server problems got so bad that Blizzard had to limit the number of players in order to bring some stability, resulting in even longer login queues.

]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:52:37 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-dev-blizzard-reminds-players-of-beta/ Diablo 4's beta test has finally given players the dark and dreary feeling that was apparently missing in the third installment. The upcoming title is touted as a return to form for the series, despite feeling radically different in terms of gameplay. With the mostly positive response that the beta has received, fans will be waiting eagerly for the final launch. However, while many were struggling to simply get into the beta, those who managed had an old enemy to worry about.

]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 11:08:33 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-beta-brings-back-an-op-butcher-to-terrorize-players/ The Diablo 4 beta went live last night, and as predicted, a whole lot of fans are trying to get in at once. As we've come to expect from these huge live service releases, this resulted in incredibly long queues, with some fans being given an estimated waiting time of more than two hours. Now, it seems like we can expect those queue times to get even worse, at least temporarily.

]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2023 14:17:34 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-beta-queue-limited-players-stability-fix/ So far, the Diablo 4 early access beta isn't going particularly well. Players are reporting long waits just to play the game, and even if they do manage to log in, they're either booted from the server or the game crashes, sending them back to another two-hour-long wait.

]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:45:44 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-beta-live-queue-times-two-hours/ Diablo 4 has five confirmed playable classes at the time of writing: Barbarian, Rogue, Necromancer, Sorceress, and Druid. While these are the classes that we are aware of at the moment, and the classes that will be playable in the betas, there may be more classes added to the game in the future.

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:15:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-class-overview-guide/ Diablo 4 is set to release June 6, 2023, but it can currently be pre-ordered with three different versions available. These range from the Standard Edition, to the Digital Deluxe Edition, to the Ultimate Edition. Each comes with a variety of rewards, perks, bonuses, and benefits, but they get more expensive.

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:45:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-which-edition-should-you-pre-order/ Diablo 4 is the upcoming ARPG from Blizzard Entertainment, destined for a June 6, 2023, release. The fourth game in the series, if we aren't counting Diablo: Immortal (we won't if you won't), the game has many new features that will take the Diablo experience in a new direction - including fresh endgame challenges, more MMO-lite elements like world bosses and world renown, and more.

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:15:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-faq-guide/ Blizzard has confirmed it has "no plans" to launch Diablo 4 on Xbox Game Pass in the near future, as some might assume due to the Microsoft-Activision deal. Therefore, if you want to enjoy it on Xbox, you have to purchase a copy.

]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:09:10 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-wont-launch-xbox-game-pass/ Good news for fried chicken lovers. KFC is running a promotion right now where all online orders for the returned Double Down sandwich will provide you with an access code that will get you into the early access beta for Diablo 4.

]]> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:24:47 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-beta-access-double-down-kfc/ There are some hobbies you can safely associate video game enthusiasts with. Movies and TV are very obvious ones, but even audiences at music, tabletop, and sports events would intersect quite largely with that of gaming. However, Blizzard decided to play it from left field and promote Diablo 4 at the Milan Fashion Week.

]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2023 13:05:37 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-themed-outfit-unveiled-at-milan-fashion-week/ The highly anticipated dungeon crawler from developer Blizzard Entertainment, Diablo 4, is set to launch on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC in June, but potential players will have the chance to get an early look at the game with open beta and early access dates recently announced by the company.

]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2023 21:23:35 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-open-beta-march-24/ The next entry in Blizzard's hit dungeon crawler RPG series is due to launch on June 6 and it has been a long wait. 11 years in fact. Fans got a glimpse of what to expect last month via some CGI footage that showed off Hell and a brief segment featuring Azrael who blew away some demons amidst an enormous battle.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2023 12:01:36 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/blizzard-teases-diablo-4-beta-announcement/ Earlier this year, Blizzard announced that Diablo 4 would be adopting a more modern live-service approach by implementing battle passes. It claimed that these, along with paid comsetics and live events, will not be pay-to-win, as Diablo 4 is set to follow 3's seasonal model. However, if you decide to purchase the Ultimate Edition, you will get an accelerated battle pass with 20 tier skips, meaning that you will get through the battle pass faster than normal.

]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:52:54 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-ultimate-edition-accelerated-battle-pass/ The Game Awards ceremony happened earlier tonight, bringing us hours of game reveals, new trailers, award speeches, and a few wild moments. Over 50 trailers premiered during the livestream, and nearly half of them were for never-before-seen games coming in the next few years. If you missed the show or need a recap, here are all the games announced for the first time during The Game Awards this year.

]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2022 06:35:56 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/everything-announced-at-the-game-awards-2022/ After 11 years of waiting, Diablo 4 - the long-awaited successor to Blizzard's hit dungeon crawling RPG - is finally here. It's set to launch on June 6, as revealed in yesterday's Microsoft Store leak.

]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2022 02:45:25 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-the-game-awards-announcement/ Diablo 4 is rumored to be released in June of 2023. That's after a previous rumor pegged it at April 2023, and one before that having it come out before the end of the year. Although Blizzard has remained quiet on an actual street date for the next Diablo game, clearly, the pattern of these rumors suggests that Diablo 4 is experiencing some trouble.

]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2022 19:48:51 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/activision-blizzard-incentivized-crunch-diablo-4/ With The Game Awards set to take place tomorrow, we're just one day away from being bombarded by gaming announcements. To get you nice and prepared, here's a bunch of the biggest from today, including the news that Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are officially the lowest-rated mainline games in the series.

]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2022 02:47:12 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/biggest-gaming-news-december-7-2022/ The Game Awards are almost upon us and on Thursday night, up to 40 announcements will be made during the ceremony. The likelihood that news about Diablo 4 will be among those announcements continues to pick up traction as a fresh leak has potentially revealed when exactly in 2023 the next game in the Diablo series will launch.

]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 12:09:54 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-reportedly-release-june-5/ With every passing day, it seems more likely that we're going to be getting a major Diablo 4 announcement. And, considering that The Game Awards is now only a few days away, the announcement might just take place at the event. While there hasn't been any official word about this from Blizzard, multiple sources appear to be very confident about this.

]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2022 08:45:05 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-early-access-open-beta-announcement-the-game-awards/ Open world games can be divided into two rough groups. There's the traditional one that we're all familiar with, including markers and 'question marks' galore, like Assassin's Creed, and then there's the kind that gives you a map and leaves you to it – Breath of the Wild being the most popular example. Ever since the launch of the latter, every open world game announcement has people wondering which bracket it will fall into. This has given devs a whole lot to think about, and Blizzard also had to go through it with Diablo 4.

]]> Sat, 12 Nov 2022 11:08:31 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-open-world-formula/ While everybody is busy playing Overwatch 2 at the moment, loot fiends like myself are waiting for Blizzard to confirm a launch date for Diablo 4. The latest installment in the iconic series will see us return to Sanctuary, which just can't seem to catch a break from Hell. Long-time fans will also be glad to see the art return to the dark and nightmare invoking style of earlier entries. While we know the fourth game in the series will launch next year, a new report claims it will be as soon as April.

]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2022 07:59:04 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-rumour-april-2023-launch/ Diablo 4 is going to be different from Diablo 3 in a number of very important ways, but perhaps most important is the vast amount of testing that’s going into Diablo 4 at every level. And, for the first time, that testing includes Diablo 4’s end-game.

]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:56:38 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-endgame-thousands-of-hours/ The NLRB has ruled that Blizzard Albany--the studio formerly known as Vicarious Visions working on Diablo 4 and previously worked on Diablo 2: Resurrected, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2, and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy--can vote to form Activision Blizzard's second union.

]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:44:29 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/activision-blizzard-albany-wins-right-union-vote/ Blizzard's latest blog update confirms that Diablo 4 will soon host a closed "end-game" beta on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles. The beta will focus on end-game content as Blizzard both wishes to keep Diablo 4's story a secret and because for many fans, end-game "is their favorite aspect of Diablo."

]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:06:27 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/blizzard-announces-diablo-4-closed-end-game-beta/ Not even 24 hours after footage of GTA 6 leaks online, a new leak brings us 43 minutes of Diablo 4 gameplay.

]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:16:12 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-gameplay-footage-leaked/ Bobby Kotick is, allegedly, the worst. I'd get more specific, but there's just too much to list. The fact that he is said to have known about the alleged abuse at his company for years, but did nothing, is bad enough. And that's not even getting into how he reportedly sent a death threat to a female employee.

]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:26:39 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/activision-stock-price-abuse-allegations-bobby-kotick-overwatch-diablo-delay/ Diablo 4's lead designer Jesse McCree and game director Luis Barriga have left Activision Blizzard alongside World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft according to a new Kotaku report.

]]> Thu, 12 Aug 2021 12:33:38 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-director-departs-activision-blizzard/ Choosing a gender for your character in an ARPG is nothing unusual these days, and inclusion is a “super important pillar” for all of the games at Blizzard, devs recently said. Therefore, with Diablo 4, the players can expect “the most inclusive experience” the studio has ever made with a Diablo game.

]]> Tue, 06 Jul 2021 20:18:56 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-most-inclusive-experience/ We're still a ways out from Diablo 4's release, but Blizzard likes to keep eager fans in the loop with a quarterly update schedule. This quarter's update dove deep into the art, the characters, and the in-game models that you'll likely see when Diablo 4 eventually releases. It's not a guarantee, mind you, but art director John Mueller said that what you see here is a "very good representation of what you will see when the game is in your hands."

]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:34:01 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-in-game-models-character-art/ Blizzard Entertainment has revealed a bunch of interesting details regarding Diablo 4’s character art, which has greatly changed from Diablo 3.

]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:38:47 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-cinematics-feature-in-game-character/ Diablo Immortal was confirmed to be launching globally at the last financial earnings release held by Activision Blizzard this year. Not much has been said about the game since December 2020 where a technical alpha was launched, however.

]]> Sat, 08 May 2021 12:46:23 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-immortal-2021/ There are three Diablo games in development right now, and Activision appears to have confidence in how Diablo 4 and other titles are moving forward.

]]> Thu, 06 May 2021 20:48:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-advance-the-art-of-genre/ The first online-only BlizzCon kicked off today with an announcement-filled opening ceremony. The livestream featured updates, reveals, surprises, and new game announcements, including some that are already available today. Here's a look at everything announced during the BlizzConline 2021 opening ceremony.

]]> Sat, 20 Feb 2021 01:29:24 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/blizzconline-diablo-2-resurrected-diablo-4-rogue-overwatch-2/ BlizzConline is underway and there's plenty of big Blizzard news being broken. We've got news about the next content update for WOW: Shadowlands, the next expansion for Hearthstone, and we got the most important announcement of all: The Lost Vikings are back you guys!

]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:37:09 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/rogue-class-announced-for-diablo-4-at-blizzconline/ Action RPG Last Epoch won't necessarily receive a full launch before titans of the genre Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2 come out. Game director Judd Cobler has spoken about the team's dedication to quality above all else and plans to release as much polished product as possible, with plenty of content and replayability for fans.

]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2021 22:10:57 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/last-epoch-doesnt-aim-launch-diablo-4-path-exile-2/ BlizzConline, the digital version of BlizzCon, which is described as an "all-digital community celebration and exhibition of Blizzard games and universes," is scheduled to take place from February 19 to February 20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:54:42 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/full-event-schedule-for-next-weeks-digital-blizzcon-announced/ The first week of February brought tons of news for some of the biggest franchises, including Mass Effect, Final Fantasy 14, and Sonic. While BlizzConline is still two weeks away, we got some unfortunate news about Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4. A lost remaster of GoldenEye was discovered by a very patient fan, and Warner Brothers finally secured a patent for the Nemesis system.

]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2021 01:16:44 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/video-games-news-week-february-1-7-mass-effect-sonic-diablo-overwatch/ Sad news for those hoping to get their hands on Overwatch 2 or Diablo 4 this year. Activision Blizzard has announced that it does not anticipate launching either title in 2021. This news comes from the video game company's earnings call for the fourth quarter of 2020.

]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2021 01:03:57 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/activision-blizzard-earnings-call-release-overwatch-2-or-diablo-4-2022/ Blizzard has revealed that Diablo 4’s Legendary items are seeing a drastic shift in their core design philosophy, with affixes rolling randomly and not restricted to certain slots. In their final quarterly update for 2020, Blizzard went on to explain exactly how Legendary items will be changing, as well as how Unique items will be picking up the slack to ensure some consistency when it comes to loot.

]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:30:01 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-roll-legendary-affixes-random/ In their final quarterly update for 2020, Blizzard has revealed that stats will play a far more important role in Diablo 4 than in previous games, and the current explanation in the Alpha build reminds us a little bit of how Grim Dawn manages the same concept.

]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:22:29 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-how-stats-work-grim-dawn/ Blizzard has revealed that you will be able to respect your character skills in Diablo 4, but unlike the previous game in the series, it will require a significant investment of time and should not be taken lightly.

]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:30:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-skill-trees-respec-cost/ Blizzard is heating up with Diablo 4’s September update, which explores a new skill system and changes to Legendary Items and Enchantment Systems. Game director Luis Barriga and lead systems designer David Kim addressed the feedback they had received from fans - regarding Power and the need for a more in-depth skill system - that may just turn a demon’s frown upside down.

]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:40:52 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-new-info-legendaries-skill-system/ Rod Fergusson, a video game producer best known for managing the development of the Gears of War franchise, recently transferred to Blizzard Entertainment to supervise development on the Diablo series, an action role-playing hack and slash dungeon crawler.

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:55:49 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-iv-covid-19/ The formal release of Diablo IV is still far away, but progress in development continues to move forwards. Game Director Luis Barriga released a quarterly update on what the team has been doing, and there is quite a bit to discuss.

]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2020 22:44:03 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/everything-we-know-diablo-4-game-director-luis-barriga/ In Diablo 4, players will finally be able to do something they’d always wanted to do: rebind the left-click button.

]]> Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:15:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/rebind-left-click-diablo-4/ Rod Fergusson, the gaming industry titan who led the direction of the Gears of War franchise, recently left Microsoft and The Coalition in order to lead the direction of the Diablo franchise. The move was a shock to many given his devotion to the popular third-person shooter franchise, but it may ultimately be what the Diablo franchise needs to keep its fanbase and head in a positive direction.

]]> Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:17:36 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-better-with-rod-fergusson/ Shortly after Blizzard announced Diablo 4 to the world at BlizzCon 2019, Grinding Gear Games showed the world Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2019. Excitement for both titles has hit fever pitch, and many are wondering what game to spend their precious time on.

]]> Thu, 05 Dec 2019 23:00:37 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/path-exile-2-reasons-better-diablo-4/ New gameplay footage of Diablo 4 has provided more information on the upcoming inclusion of World Bosses. Game Informer recently posted a short video about its experiences with Ashava, the World Boss teased in the initial gameplay demo at BlizzCon 2019.

]]> Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:20:41 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-ashava-boss-fight-trailer-details/ When Blizzard revealed the new trailer for Diablo 4, long-time fans of the series were excited to see the return of the Druid class its absence in Diablo 3. PC Gamer recently had a chance to play the class and have released a twenty-minute long gameplay video revealing more details about the Druid.

]]> Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:20:56 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-druid-gameplay-trailer-breakdown/ Bit by bit, news about Diablo 4 is accumulating following its reveal at BlizzCon, and now it appears that microtransactions will be a part of the monetization model for the game. Screen Rant reports that the information comes from lead developer Joe Shely in a livestream broadcasted during the BlizzCon event. News of microtransactions in Diablo 4 may anger some, and given the climate within the video games industry, it's easy to understand why.

]]> Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:49:33 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-microtransactions-great/ Diablo 4 was finally officially announced at BlizzCon 2019, and while it was great to see this terrible-kept secret formally revealed, it was the inclusion of the Druid class that had veteran fans of the series truly excited. First introduced in the expansion to Diablo 2, the class quickly became a player favorite and was sorely missed when Diablo 3 was released.

]]> Sat, 09 Nov 2019 20:00:04 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-everything-you-need-to-know-about-druids/ Diablo 4 was certainly this year’s worst-kept secret for BlizzCon. It's now been formally announced with a great looking cinematic trailer and gameplay footage that has revealed three of the playable classes at launch. Still, apart from a fancy trailer and a few details about the world of Sanctuary at BlizzCon’s developer panels, little has been revealed about what the game will look like. Fans are waiting with baited breath, as they've been disappointed time and time again - so, what are the issues Blizzard needs to address in Diablo 4 to ensure long-term success?

]]> Sat, 09 Nov 2019 19:35:43 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-long-term-success-issues/ At BlizzCon last week, Blizzard unveiled that Diablo 4 is currently in development. A darker, more violent sequel to the massively popular series, attendees were able to get a close look at some of the returning characters in the title. One such is the Barbarian, a figure that has been present in each iteration. Released earlier this week, Blizzard has uploaded a 24-minute long trailer that shows off not only the darker art style but how the Barbarian will play.

]]> Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:55:34 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-barbarian-footage/ Any true fans of the Diablo franchise will understand just how elated we felt when Blizzcon 2019 opened up with a gruesomely beautiful cinematic, announcing none other than Diablo IV. As we saw Lilith summoned in a terrible pact of blood, we knew that Blizzard had listened to the concerns of many hardcore fans and made some serious changes to the series.

]]> Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:30:38 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/blizzard-diablo-4-best-worst-features/ So, you were looking forward to braving the hellish hordes of Diablo 4 alone? Well, you’ll be able to do that, but… there’s a caveat, as players will have to be online at all times.

]]> Sun, 03 Nov 2019 17:41:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-internet-connection-online-release-wait/ The announcement of Diablo 4 has been positively received so far, and we have now been shown a gameplay trailer for three of the five classes to be included at the launch of the game. The Barbarian, Sorceress, and Druid make their way through Sanctuary, and their initial gameplay speaks to their character design.

]]> Sat, 02 Nov 2019 18:45:04 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/blizzcon-2019-diablo-4-gameplay-trailer-breakdown/ Dreams do come true at Blizzcon, and sometimes nightmares too. Following the unbelievable landslide of announcements at the Blizzcon 2019 Opening Ceremony today, attendees had an opportunity to go one-on-one with every single title announced. Obviously, we started with Diablo 4.

]]> Sat, 02 Nov 2019 02:20:45 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/blizzcon-2019-hands-on-diablo-4-disgusted-me-in-a-good-way/ With the formal announcement of Diablo 4 finally out of the way, it appears that the leaks involving Lilith as a key player were also correct. As the daughter of Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred, and Queen of the Succubi, Lilith’s history within the Diablo series should not be understated. Long-time fans of the game may recognize the importance of her actions, the Blessed Mother of Sanctuary, but most may not.

]]> Fri, 01 Nov 2019 23:05:50 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/blizzcon-2019-diablo-4-villain-lilith/ To no one’s surprise, Diablo 4 has now been formally announced as the first reveal at BlizzCon 2019. There is much to discuss on the matter, including an early look at classes, game design, and what the developers describe as a commitment to Darkness, World, and Legacy. There is no official date yet for the release of Diablo 4, but this may chance in the days to come.

]]> Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:35:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/blizzcon-2019-diablo-4-announcement/ Diablo 4 is expected to be a lot like Diablo 2, if any of the most recent rumor turns out to be true.

]]> Thu, 31 Oct 2019 19:46:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/rumor-diablo-4-will-be-similar-to-diablo-2/ Diablo 4 is rumoured to be making its first formal appearance at BlizzCon 2019 in less than two weeks. While we can expect plenty of demon slaying and looting of legendary gear, now is the perfect time to discuss how Blizzard could bring back the Auction House. In Diablo 3, the failings of the Auction House were apparent from its launch and may have doomed the game from reaching its true potential - attempting to implement it a second time would require a vastly different design philosophy.

]]> Sat, 26 Oct 2019 13:30:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-can-bring-back-the-auction-house/