Diablo 4 News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo 4 is available now on Game Pass for consoles and PC. If you’re an Xbox Game Pass Core subscriber, then, well, tough luck. Check out the launch trailer below.

Blizzard just announced it will not be holding a BlizzCon event in 2024. Though this unfortunate news may disappoint fans, Blizzard will be appearing at Gamescom, Dreamhack, and other live events instead.

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that it won’t host BlizzCon this year. The annual event washosted for the first time in person last year since 2020 and was seemingly on the verge of a comeback. Though not meant to be, the company told IGN it’s not a decision “made lightly.”

Alongside Helltide changes and The Pit of Artificers, Diablo 4 is also getting some new items and Legendary Aspects with the Season 4 PTR. There’s Tyrael’s Might, a new Unique Chest Armor for all classes, which allows all Skills to unleash a “divine barrage” when at full life and Yen’s Blessing, Unique Boots that have a 20 to 30 percent chance to “cast a Non-Mobility, Non-Ultimate Skill” that’s on cooldown once every 12 seconds.

Blizzard is making numerous changes to Diablo 4 in Season 4, with a Public Test Realm going live on April 2nd for PC players to try them out. The crafting and itemization changes have already been detailed, but according to the PTR notes, changes to Helltides are also coming.

Diablo IV is now on Game Pass.

is looking to turn its fate around by taking popular features from much better ARPGs. launched with excitement but has had a dramatic falloff since, due to a combination of unrewarding mechanics, a lack of endgame content, and lackluster seasonal updates. This wave of discontent within the player base has led to massive changes going into Season Four, hoping to turn the game's fate around.

During its latest Campfire Chat livestream for Diablo 4, Blizzard revealed that its first Public Test Realm for the title would go live on April 2nd for PC players. Servers will be available until April 9th for North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Korea/Japan, and Australia, allowing players to try out the long-awaited loot overhaul.

Microsoft has announced the second wave of titles coming to Game Pass in March, starting with Lightyear Frontier on Game Preview for PC, Xbox Series X/S and the cloud, and MLB The Show 24 for cloud and consoles. Both titles are available today for subscribers.

For some areas that Diablo 4 warrants praise, the itemization has been anything but exciting. Blizzard Entertainment promised changes to the loot in Season 4, and on March 20th at 11 AM PDT, it’s hosting a new Campfire Chat livestream to detail them.

Making a spooky $666 million in its first five days, Diablo 4 has continued to attract players despite its pricey cosmetic microtransactions constantly making headlines. The game’s narrative and haunting atmosphere are as addicting as its predecessors, and according to a new post from Nvidia, Diablo 4 is about to be enhanced even further.

Blizzard Entertainment and Nvidia announced earlier this year that Diablo 4’s PC version would be adding ray tracing support sometime in March, and now that we’re halfway through the month, we know exactly when that update will be dropping.

After initially facing a delay, Diablo 4’s long-awaited Gauntlet and Leaderboards will go live on March 5th as part of Season of the Construct. As a weekly fixed dungeon, players compete to earn the highest scores, with separate Leaderboards for different classes, parties, and Standard and Hardcore players.

Diablo 4 is bringing some changes in a midseason update, specifically bringing back new abilities that the game had introduced in the previous season. The new update will also finally deliver some specific features the team had promised for season three of Diablo 4.

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that the next Campfire Chat stream for Diablo 4 will air on February 29th at 11 AM PST. It provides the first look at Trials and The Gauntlet, which were delayed past the start of Season of the Construct.

The power of the undead will come back to your favorite dungeon crawler. Be ready to destroy constructs with the return of Vampiric Powers in Diablo 4 Season of the Construct.

Xbox are set to make some big changes to their business strategy, and while they’re bringing some of their previously exclusive games to other platforms, they’re continuing to build on the popularity of their Game Pass service in the most obvious way possible, by bringing Activision Blizzard games to the service. That starts with the release of Diablo IV on March 28th.

With Activision Blizzard now officially part of Xbox, it was obviously going to be only a matter of time before its games started appearing on Game Pass. That process is set to kick off on March 28, with Diablo 4 being the first game to join the service– but though the action RPG is joining the service’s catalog, it turns out not all subscribers are going to be able to dive in.

During a recent episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft made a number of key announcements, such as four of its first-party games coming to rival platforms (but not Starfield and Indiana Jones, contrary to prior rumours), Diablo 4 joining Game Pass on March 28, teases of new Xbox hardware later this year, and beyond that, a next-gen Xbox, and more.

Xbox are set to make some big changes to their business strategy, and while they’re bringing some of their previously exclusive games to other platforms, they’re continuing to build on the popularity of their Game Pass service in the most obvious way possible, by bringing Activision Blizzard games to the service. That starts with the release of Diablo IV on March 28th.

Microsoft has announced that, following its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, games developed and published by the latter will finally be coming to PC and Xbox Game Pass. Kicking things off will be Diablo 4, which will come to the service on March 28. The announcement was made in the latest episode of the official Xbox podcast where the company wanted to talk about the future of Xbox.

Diablo IV is coming to Xbox Game Pass on March 28th, marking the first of the Activision Blizzard titles to make the migration to Xbox's subscription service since the acquisition last year.

As part of the Xbox Business Update event, Xbox President Sarah Bond confirmed that Activision Blizzard games are going to start coming to Xbox Game Pass, starting with Diablo 4 on March 28. Xbox has long made it clear that one of the big advantages to acquiring Activision Blizzard was securing more content for its Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Unfortunately, fans have been waiting months to learn when they can start expecting to see titles from Activision Blizzard join the Game Pass lineup.

While Diablo 4 has kicked off its latest season last month, and more recently saw the release of a major new feature in the form of Uber Unique crafting, Blizzard’s Rod Fergusson has revealed that one of the new features coming to the game, Gauntlet and Leaderboards, is being delayed.

Diablo 4’s latest patch offers more improvements for Season of the Construct and the Lunar Awakening event, but that’s not the focus. Instead, it adds the option to craft Uber Uniques, allowing players another avenue for obtaining the drops they want. Or so you would think.

Season 3 of introduces many new customization options for your character, including the Juggernaut's Aspect which can be applied to any gear piece. This defensive modification works for any class and gives a strong protection buff that could work with certain builds. The seasonal content offers this Aspect as a reward for engaging with the new story introduced for this season.

Blizzard has revealed details for the next update coming to Diablo 4. As part of the update, a major new feature is making its way to the game in the form of Uber Unique Crafting. The update will allow players to craft their own Uber Unique items. Check out the complete patch notes for the update, numbered at 1.3.2, below.

Diablo 4 will make some improvements to Uber Uniques, with the aim to increase chances of getting ones you want and making dupes useful. Next week’s update also fixes a number of issues, from accessibility bugs, to Season of the Construct glitches affecting gameplay.

At the start of Diablo 4 Season 3, most players were underwhelmed by the Seneschal Companion and annoyed by the Vaults. But since Blizzard introduced patches for the Diablo 4 Vaults, players are having fun again.

To say that Diablo 4’s Season of the Construct landed with a thud last week would be an understatement. Following complaints, Blizzard Entertainment has released a new patch, toughening up the Echo of Malphas boss and making the Seneschal Construct more useful.

Season 3 of introduces Nightmare Vaults, or larger dungeons you can unlock with special keys called Vault Sigils. These areas are filled with Construct enemies and bosses you can defeat for rare rewards. However, opening Vaults requires materials from world events exclusive to the seasonal content throughout Sanctuary.

Shortly after releasing a hotfix for Diablo 4’s Season of the Construct, Blizzard Entertainment released another. It addresses further issues with the “Drums of the Vault” seasonal quest, which blocked progression for players while also fixing the Enhanced Lightning Storm passive. The latter was not preserving stacks correctly and should work properly now.

Season of the Construct is now live inDiablo 4, along with its first hotfix addressing a particularly annoying progression blocker. However, several players aren’t happy with the season in general, whether it’s the lack of much new content, the Vaults and their traps, the underwhelming Seneschal Construct, etc.

Diablo 4’s Season of the Construct, the third season for Blizzard’s action RPG, launched a few days ago on consoles and PC to a mixed reception. Players also reported issues with the seasonal quest, “Drums of the Vault,” which prevented progression. A new hotfix is now live to remove the blocker.

Now that Season 3 of Diablo 4 is upon us, many players online are sadly discussing how underwhelmed they are by the Seneschal Companion.

Blizzard Entertainment’s third season for Diablo 4, Season of the Construct, is now available for all players. A new seasonal quest sees players venturing to Kehjistan and investigating dangerous Vaults to defeat Malphas, Keeper of the Vaults. Check out the latest gameplay trailer below:

If you’re playing the Diablo 4 Season 3 questline and ran into a bug where the Seneschal Brazier is not working, we know how to fix it for you.

Pearls of Warding are essential resources to collect in Diablo 4 Season 3, but how can you farm them efficiently?

Diablo 4 has confirmed that its new robot companion will scale 1:1 with players' stats. Diablo 4 Season 2 is in its final days, and players are now getting ready to welcome the next season and its content.

The next Season of is starting soon and is finally introducing pets to the game, in a way. The Season of the Construct will call upon the Traveler to journey beneath the desert sand in Kehjistan, an area from which nothing good ever comes. Hidden behind traps and dangerous monstrosities are impressive rewards as the legacy of Zoltun Kulle's evil genius is discovered deep within the new dungeons called Vaults.

Preparing for the release of Diablo 4‘s third season, titled Season of the Construct, developer Blizzard has released a new update for the game. Numbered at 1.3.0, the update brings with it a host of changes, ranging from new Legendary Aspects, to changes to how some class abilities might work.

Finally we have the long-awaited patch notes for Diablo 4 Season 3, so here are all the Version 1.3.0 updates! To release January 23, although the notes say the 24, there are tons of updates incoming.

With so many Diablo 4 announcements already unveiled and pending, one can wonder what else can Blizzard be saving up for us. Well, surprise, Season 4’s release date might have been leaked. Let’s talk about it!

In Diablo 4 Season 3: Season of the Construct, you will be tasked in entering a new type of dungeons called Vaults, but you also get interesting new rewards, in the form of Seneschal Companions.

Blizzard has unveiled the name and details about Diablo 4‘s next season. Titled Season of the Construct, the third season of Diablo 4 will pit players against a new threat deep beneath the sands of Kehjistan. Check out the latest trailer for Diablo 4: Season of the Construct below.

Since its launch in 2023, has struggled with a considerable amount of criticism from many who felt that the dungeon-crawling action roleplaying game was not what it could have been. Over the past several months, however, Blizzard has shown initiative in addressing community feedback through developer-led Campfire Chat livestreams, frequent informative posts, and social media. Now, with the announcement of 's third Season, Season of the Construct, more desired additions have been planned for the game.

New enemies, new quests, new loot, and new dungeons. Here is everything you need to know about Vaults in Diablo 4 Season of the Construct.

Now that Season 3 has an official name and we know what Blizzard has been concocting for us behind the scenes, it is time to talk about what we say during the announcement trailer. Here is a breakdown of what we saw during the Diablo 4 Season of the Construct announcement trailer.

Diablo 4 launched without WASD movement options for PC players and now, three seasons in, Blizzard is finally listening and responding to the community’s wish. If you aren’t excited about anything else coming in Diablo 4 Season 3, at least you can be excited for WASD movement.

Diablo 4’s next season begins on January 23rd, with a timer counting down the end of Season of Blood displayed in-game. In the meantime, Blizzard Entertainment has announced its next Developer Update Livestream for January 18th at 9 AM PST. It will provide new details on the Season Journey, quality of life updates and The Gauntlet, a new “competitive leaderboard system.”

After not hearing anything regarding Season 3 of Diablo 4, we finally have some news! Continue reading to know exactly when news about Diablo 4 Season 3 will come!

Blizzard has updated the splash banner in Diablo 4‘s menus, revealing that the game’s third season is about to start on January 23. The banner, previously displaying “Season of Blood Ends”, now displays “Next Season Begins”, as caught by WoWhead.

Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo 4 received a new trailer during Nvidia’s CES 2024 Special Address, confirming that ray tracing support would arrive in March. Check out the latest trailer below to see how it affects the visuals.

With Midwinter Blight over and Abattoir of Zir ending next week in Diablo 4, Blizzard Entertainment has yet to offer any new details on Season 3. A date for the next Campfire Chat hasn’t been decided, per Adam Fletcher, global community development director on Diablo. However, he added, “Everyone will hear more about it in the coming weeks, along with a stream date.”

Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo 4 had several ups and downs since launching in June 2023. It became the developer’s fastest-selling game of all time shortly after launch but fumbled with its first pre-season patch. Things have improved steadily with Season of Blood, but regardless, players of the action RPG looter have been busy this year.

With Season 2 of Diablo 4 soon coming to a close, what can we expect with Season 3, and when is the release date?

For most gamers, 2023 has been a year of plenty. Nearly every major genre, and many sub-genres, have seen fantastic releases this year. Trying to decide the best in any category was a difficult decision, and there were even a few upsets and surprises at The Game Awards 2023. Even here at MMORPG.com, many of our year-end awards came down to last-minute votes. This is a fantastic situation for both players and the industry in general, and it’s been a long time since this many excellent games were released in a 12 month time period.

For most gamers, 2023 has been a year of plenty. Nearly every major genre, and many sub-genres, have seen fantastic releases this year. Trying to decide the best in any category was a difficult decision, and there were even a few upsets and surprises at The Game Awards 2023. Even here at MMORPG.com, many of our year-end awards came down to last-minute votes. This is a fantastic situation for both players and the industry in general, and it’s been a long time since this many excellent games were released in a 12 month time period.

Blizzard has released a spontaneous patch for Diablo 4 that has doubled the drop rate of Uber-Uniques from the Echo of Duriel. This loot drop will not last forever, though, as the developers state, the rates will only remain in place for a limited time. 

Fans of the Diablo franchise know that most of the updates and seasons come free of charge since the base game costs a pretty penny. The developers at Blizzard Entertainment have released a survey for the players, and it has raised quite a few red flags for the fan base.

has introduced a seasonal event called, which allows your character to farm and earn Tribute Tiers for different rewards. Different resources within Sanctuary that directly contribute to your holiday gifts will only show up for a limited time. Anyone looking to get Tribute Tiers for special prizes during the event must scour their map for the right materials.

A special boss called the Red-Cloaked Horror appears in event for as a foe that you can beat for rare seasonal rewards. This creature only appears for a limited time for those looking to receive winter-themed gear for their character. Your mastery of this game's combat will determine if you are even worthy of earning the frigid prizes seen in this event.

Blizzard Entertainment’s first seasonal event for Diablo 4, Midwinter Blight, starts on December 12th at 10 AM PST. It’s available to all players in the Seasonal Realm on World Tier 1 until January 2nd, 2024, and sees players battling new threats in the Fractured Peaks. Check out the first trailer below.

The holidays are going to Hell, when Diablo 4 opens up Midwinter Blight tomorrow, December 12th. The Blightfiends are celebrating, so it’s your turn to join them, and clean things up by slaying as many as you can. 

Season 2 of includes a new set of abilities you can unlock called Vampiric Powers, which includes the Metamorphosis skill that can transform your character during a fight. This trait is found through the main quests in the expanded story added to the game with its seasonal content. However, your character will need a few prerequisites with their gear to wield the Metamorphosis ability.

Diablo 4’s latest limited-time event and the most challenging end-game activity for players yet is now available with the Abattoir of Zir. After completing the Seasonal Journey for Season of Blood, players will gain access to the new pinnacle dungeon at World Tier 4. They have ten minutes to take down all enemies, including Zir’s Bloodseekers.

A statue you can find in has a tricky puzzle tied to it in quest that you can solve for a chest full of loot. This deceptively simple riddle uses a unique aspect of your character that is usually reserved for the game's multiplayer. Those looking for some extra gear from explorations across Sanctuary will be happy to find the items here without ever having to fight a horde of demons.

The for continues with a special event that will let your character get a powerful Glyph called The Tears of Blood. Tied to the story adventures emphasized in Season 2, you must complete several quests before getting this new addition to your Paragon Board. As of this time of writing, the Glyph becomes available on December 5th for anyone to collect in the blood-soaked areas of Sanctuary.

One of the new endgame bosses for Season 2 of is the Echo of Varshan, an undead entity you have to summon by sacrificing the right items in the game's highest World Tier. By combining a Malignant Heart with three body parts, you can initiate the ritual to call upon this boss. Only the strongest characters that you've created that have a high enough level will be able to challenge the Echo of Varshan.

The Lidless Wall is a Unique shield exclusive to the Necromancer class, and it's one of the rarest items in . Every Necromancer main is grinding for this drop because of its immense potential when coupled with the Bone Storm Ability. When the ability and item are used in tandem, you grant a chance to spawn additional storms with a lucky hit. It's especially effective when fighting groups of enemies, which is why it's one of the best abilities for clearing dungeons in late game.

The battles of pose a much greater challenge when you unlock World Tier 3: Nightmare, a new setting with enemies of a much higher difficulty than what you've faced before. The next step offered in this World Tier allows your character to reach new stages of extraordinary power. With harder dungeons, fiercer opponents, and rarer loot, you have a chance to grow stronger than ever before.

Along with making Diablo 4 available at a 40 percent discount as part of Steam’s recent Autumn sale, Blizzard is also making all versions of the game available to play for free on all platforms until November 28. This means that players can check out the game with zero commitments for an entire week.

If you ever wanted to know what all these dungeon-crawling and demon-killing action role-playing game phenomena are all about, this might be your lucky week. Continue reading to know everything about Diablo 4 free trial on Steam for a week!

Blizzard Entertainment has announced the return of Mother’s Blessing toDiablo 4, a week of increased XP and Gold. It starts at 10 AM PST today and ends on November 27th. During this time, players will receive a 35 percent multiplicative bonus to XP and Gold.

In Season 2 of , Malignant Rings correspond to the class-based Caged Malignant Hearts that were available in Season 1. There are currently five Malignant Rings that correspond to five classes: Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Rogue, and Sorcerer. These rings give additional stat boosts as well as a special bonus power.

Diablo 4 will open up another round of the Mother’s Blessing event next week, for a slew of special bonuses. Blizzard is also thanking the Diablo 4 community for hitting the goal in the recent Blood Harvest donation campaign, with another gift and a new contest.

'sLegendary Gravitational Aspect is one of the most sought-after Aspects for the Sorceress class, and for good reason. This unique Sorceress-only Aspect augments the Ball Lightning skill, reducing its damage but causing it to continually orbit the player, electrocuting any enemies that get too close. Unfortunately, the Gravitational Aspect isn’t easy to find.

recently announced an upcoming expansion to the dungeon crawling game which will be titled and is expected to make its debut late in 2024. The announcement came with a trailer during the BlizzCon 2023 event, but not much information was provided just yet as to the story that will be seen in the campaign of the new DLC other than that it picks up where the crucial narrative left off at the end of the base game. The story so far has been left on a cliffhanger, which this expansion is poised to address.

surprised many in the audience at this year's BlizzCon 2023 event by announcing many new features and content updates to the game, including a new expansion, that is due to launch next year. This, combined with many new quality-of-life changes that continue to be added to the dungeon-crawling experience and a new holiday event that is coming soon gave plenty to talk about at the convention. Much was revealed initially during the opening showcase of BlizzCon 2023, with more details given the following day at a live Campfire Chat with some of the devs.

shared big announcements at the recent BlizzCon 2023 event, including some sneak peeks at what players can expect to see in the yet-unnamed Season 3 of the dungeon-crawler experience. Season 2 has already provided a plethora of quality-of-life improvements that have been highly requested since the game's initial launch in June 2023, with more said to be in the pipeline for the future. Season 2 continues to provide new entertainment as well, with more endgame content and a special holiday Midwinter Blight event before the game moves on to Season 3.