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Diablo 4 claimed to be launching in April 2023An announcement may be coming at The Game Awards next month
An announcement may be coming at The Game Awards next month

Fresh hell could arrive in April 2023 in the form of aDiablo 4launch, if new rumours are accurate.Windows Centraland theXboxErapodcast both say they’ve heard the release window from sources. That’s not all, as details of the fantasy action RPG’s release could be announced on December 8th at The Game Awards, according to both sets of sources. These include pre-orders opening during the show, and a February 2023 open beta.Diablo IV - Necromancer Cinematic Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022Blizzard revealed Diablo 4’s final class back in June, the Necromancer.Watch on YouTubeRumours thatDiablo 4would appear at The Game Awards began circulating in summer, and have continued tocrop upsince. Asrevealedon their blog in August, Blizzard will be running Diablo 4 as a seasonal live-service game with microtransactions, although Blizzard insist that these won’t be “pay-for-power”. It’s now alleged that season one of Diablo 4 will begin in Q3 2023, regardless of the game’s purported spring launch.The last Diablo to release was the ported mobile gameDiablo Immortal, back in June this year. It didn’t go down well thanks to the frankly ludicrous costs to collecting the game’s best gear. Rebeccaran the numbersfor us, and came out with a ballpark estimate of £46,000 to equip your character with the best gear as quickly as possible using Diablo 4’s premium currencies. Ouch.Diablo 4 doesn’t have a firm release date beyond 2023 just yet, but it’ll be coming to PC via Battle.net. We’ll be covering The Game Awards next month, so we’ll let you know if anything more concrete’s announced there.Activision Blizzard are currently the subject of a number oflegal actions,labour disputesand allegations ofworkplace harassment. Rock Paper Shotgun will continue to write about these issues, as well as covering Activision Blizzard games as part of our commitment to cover subjects of interest to our readers. The latest news can always be found under ourActivision Blizzardtag.
Fresh hell could arrive in April 2023 in the form of aDiablo 4launch, if new rumours are accurate.Windows Centraland theXboxErapodcast both say they’ve heard the release window from sources. That’s not all, as details of the fantasy action RPG’s release could be announced on December 8th at The Game Awards, according to both sets of sources. These include pre-orders opening during the show, and a February 2023 open beta.Diablo IV - Necromancer Cinematic Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022Blizzard revealed Diablo 4’s final class back in June, the Necromancer.Watch on YouTubeRumours thatDiablo 4would appear at The Game Awards began circulating in summer, and have continued tocrop upsince. Asrevealedon their blog in August, Blizzard will be running Diablo 4 as a seasonal live-service game with microtransactions, although Blizzard insist that these won’t be “pay-for-power”. It’s now alleged that season one of Diablo 4 will begin in Q3 2023, regardless of the game’s purported spring launch.The last Diablo to release was the ported mobile gameDiablo Immortal, back in June this year. It didn’t go down well thanks to the frankly ludicrous costs to collecting the game’s best gear. Rebeccaran the numbersfor us, and came out with a ballpark estimate of £46,000 to equip your character with the best gear as quickly as possible using Diablo 4’s premium currencies. Ouch.Diablo 4 doesn’t have a firm release date beyond 2023 just yet, but it’ll be coming to PC via Battle.net. We’ll be covering The Game Awards next month, so we’ll let you know if anything more concrete’s announced there.Activision Blizzard are currently the subject of a number oflegal actions,labour disputesand allegations ofworkplace harassment. Rock Paper Shotgun will continue to write about these issues, as well as covering Activision Blizzard games as part of our commitment to cover subjects of interest to our readers. The latest news can always be found under ourActivision Blizzardtag.
Fresh hell could arrive in April 2023 in the form of aDiablo 4launch, if new rumours are accurate.Windows Centraland theXboxErapodcast both say they’ve heard the release window from sources. That’s not all, as details of the fantasy action RPG’s release could be announced on December 8th at The Game Awards, according to both sets of sources. These include pre-orders opening during the show, and a February 2023 open beta.
Diablo IV - Necromancer Cinematic Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022Blizzard revealed Diablo 4’s final class back in June, the Necromancer.Watch on YouTube
Diablo IV - Necromancer Cinematic Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022

Rumours thatDiablo 4would appear at The Game Awards began circulating in summer, and have continued tocrop upsince. Asrevealedon their blog in August, Blizzard will be running Diablo 4 as a seasonal live-service game with microtransactions, although Blizzard insist that these won’t be “pay-for-power”. It’s now alleged that season one of Diablo 4 will begin in Q3 2023, regardless of the game’s purported spring launch.
The last Diablo to release was the ported mobile gameDiablo Immortal, back in June this year. It didn’t go down well thanks to the frankly ludicrous costs to collecting the game’s best gear. Rebeccaran the numbersfor us, and came out with a ballpark estimate of £46,000 to equip your character with the best gear as quickly as possible using Diablo 4’s premium currencies. Ouch.
Diablo 4 doesn’t have a firm release date beyond 2023 just yet, but it’ll be coming to PC via Battle.net. We’ll be covering The Game Awards next month, so we’ll let you know if anything more concrete’s announced there.
Activision Blizzard are currently the subject of a number oflegal actions,labour disputesand allegations ofworkplace harassment. Rock Paper Shotgun will continue to write about these issues, as well as covering Activision Blizzard games as part of our commitment to cover subjects of interest to our readers. The latest news can always be found under ourActivision Blizzardtag.