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Published on
December 8, 2024
Path of Exile 2's early access launch on Steam has been incredibly successful, exceeding 1 million players and nearly doubling the original game's peak player count, even with paid access. The game's popularity is noteworthy, even impressing competitors like Blizzard.
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Published on
November 15, 2024
Xbox head Phil Spencer discusses his preference for meaningful game expansions, criticizing manipulative practices and emphasizing collaboration with developers like Bethesda on titles such as Starfield and Diablo 4, aiming for substantial content additions rather than rushed releases.
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Published on
November 13, 2024
Diablo 4's Spiritborn class is currently overpowered due to bugs, but Blizzard is addressing these issues in Season 7 while buffing other classes to prepare for a major class balance overhaul.
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Published on
October 25, 2024
Diablo 4's new Spiritborn class is overpowered due to bugs, and Blizzard is polling players on whether to fix it or leave it as is, with 63.1% voting to leave it alone.
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Published on
October 25, 2024
Diablo 4's new Spiritborn class has been causing issues with its overpowered abilities due to bugs, leading to debates about whether to 'fix' or 'nerf' the class, with Blizzard considering both the player enjoyment and the overall game balance.
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Published on
October 18, 2024
Diablo 4's new Spiritborn class is overpowered due to a series of bugs that allow for infinite damage scaling, with players achieving absurd damage numbers in the quadrillions, prompting discussions about whether Blizzard will nerf the class or let the bug-fueled meta run its course.
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Published on
October 10, 2024
Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra planned to make major changes to Overwatch, including a reboot, and reduce microtransactions in Diablo 4 before his departure, but these plans were never implemented.
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Published on
October 6, 2024
Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred DLC is releasing in less than 24 hours, introducing a new Spiritborn class, new content, and a continuation of the main story. The DLC is available for pre-load on consoles and BattleNet, and Diablo 4 will be PS5 Pro enhanced.
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Published on
October 3, 2024
Blizzard has confirmed Diablo 4 will be enhanced for the PS5 Pro, offering improved performance and graphics for players on the new console, further expanding the list of games taking advantage of the PS5 Pro's power.
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Published on
September 18, 2024
Diablo 4's next patch, Season 6, will focus on improving progression systems, similar to how Season 4 overhauled loot, while the Vessel of Hatred expansion will introduce new story content and a new class.
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Published on
September 10, 2024
A Diablo 4 player on the PTR server exploited a bug with the Barbarian's Tough as Nails skill, achieving infinite damage, pushing the game's damage limit to infinity, showcasing an unintended combo that breaks the game.
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Published on
September 9, 2024
Lost Boys Interactive, a support studio for Diablo 4, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, and PUBG, has laid off 139 employees, marking the second round of layoffs in eight months for the Embracer-owned studio. This comes amidst a wider layoff crisis at Embracer, which has been restructuring after a failed $2 billion deal with Saudi Arabia.
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Published on
September 9, 2024
Diablo 4's upcoming expansion, Vessel of Hatred, reintroduces the beloved mercenary system, allowing players to hire companions who can synergize with their builds and make tackling hordes of demons easier.
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Published on
September 4, 2024
Diablo 4's upcoming DLC, Vessel of Hatred, is entering a new PTR phase with potential for broken features, but also brings progress improvements and possible hints to the game's elusive cow level.
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Published on
August 23, 2024
Diablo 4's developers, despite fan demand for a traditional Paladin class, have chosen to introduce the Spiritborn class in the upcoming Vessel of Hatred DLC, emphasizing originality and a class that reflects the expansion's jungle environment, but they are committed to learning from player feedback and being reactive to community requests.
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Published on
August 21, 2024
Blizzard unveils the new Spiritborn class for Diablo 4, a unique creation not fitting traditional tabletop RPG archetypes, along with other exciting content coming in the Vessel of Hatred DLC.
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Published on
August 20, 2024
Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred DLC will feature a new mercenary system that lets players call upon a group of mercenaries to help with difficult tasks.
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Published on
August 20, 2024
Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion introduces a new co-op PvE dungeon with multi-layered challenges and multiplayer puzzles, resembling a full-blown raid mission.
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Published on
August 19, 2024
Arrowhead joins Blizzard and Pocketpair in reminding players it's okay to take a break from games when updates don't meet expectations.
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Published on
August 14, 2024
Diablo 4 temporarily disables trading due to a Season 5 exploit causing a flood of duped items, while the original 1996 Diablo becomes fully playable in browsers.
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Published on
August 13, 2024
Diablo 4 Season 5 introduces new loot possibilities, including powerful swords, ability-cooling helmets, and more, thanks to Season 4's 'Loot Reborn' overhaul and the re-summonable endgame bosses.
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Published on
August 10, 2024
BioWare's upcoming game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, aims to improve its character creation system, particularly for non-white skin tones, as the series has traditionally struggled in this area.
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Published on
August 8, 2024
Helldivers 2 is gathering player feedback to address balance concerns, considering a test server and developer streams for greater transparency.
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Published on
August 7, 2024
Blizzard temporarily disables the Umbracrux Unique in Diablo 4 due to an exploit that granted millions of free XP, with a fix expected soon.
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Published on
August 6, 2024
Diablo 4 Season 5 introduces endless Infernal Hordes to battle, and it also unintentionally grants access to last season's tempering recipes. Despite it being an unintended feature, developers are allowing this bug for the current season. Players can still discover new tempering recipes throughout the season.
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Published on
August 5, 2024
Diablo 4 Season 5 (Season of the Infernal Hordes) release time is coming soon, offering goblin loot-popping fun. Blizzard's 10,000-word patch notes highlight a new roguelite mode, boss, and massive quality-of-life changes like re-playable bosses and comprehensive Unique item adjustments.
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Published on
August 5, 2024
Players of Diablo 4 are back at the hunt for a rumored secret cow level following the discovery of a new ring called 'Ring of Misfortune,' which can be obtained by throwing four Lucky Coins into a wishing well.
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Published on
August 2, 2024
Diablo 4's Season 5 patch notes are out, bringing various changes and additions to the action RPG, including fixes, tweaks, and a preview of the new Spiritborn class arriving in the Diablo 4 DLC.
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Published on
July 30, 2024
Diablo 4 Season 5 patch notes will include a before and after comparison for changes to Unique and Mythic Unique items, covering almost every item in the game.
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Published on
July 25, 2024
Diablo superfan Whoopi Goldberg seemingly made up with Blizzard Entertainment after receiving a 'Key to Hell' at an event celebrating her cannabis brand, despite Diablo 4 still not being available on Mac.
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Published on
July 23, 2024
Blizzard plans to reveal details about Diablo 4's next season of content on August 1st, featuring a new activity called Infernal Hordes, improved loot systems, re-playable bosses, and the return of the menacing Butcher. The game's first DLC expansion, Vessel of Hatred, is also coming soon.
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Published on
July 18, 2024
Diablo 4's Spiritborn class took significant effort to develop, with Blizzard prototyping 60 skills to determine its gameplay and identity.
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Published on
July 18, 2024
Diablo 4's upcoming DLC introduces a new class, the Spiritborn, which incorporates novel ideas and may include features that were initially discarded but could potentially return in the future.
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Published on
July 4, 2024
Diablo 4's upcoming fifth season is bringing a makeover to one of the game's classic enemies, The Butcher, giving him a spicy new form and making him more menacing than ever.
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Published on
June 22, 2024
Diablo 4 Season 5 introduces a new questline, Infernal Hordes endgame activity, 50 Legendaries and Uniques, and the ability to re-summon bosses without resetting dungeons.
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Published on
June 14, 2024
Diablo 4's excessive grind has been criticized by players. Blizzard has since addressed the issue and implemented changes to reduce the grind, including the introduction of an Uber currency. Rod Fergusson, the general manager of Diablo, admitted that the team may have gone too far when repackaging Diablo 2's grind for the modern era.
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Published on
June 13, 2024
Blizzard has updated on Diablo 4 Season 4 mid-season patch notes, delayed livestream to June 21, and confirmed Season 5 Public Test Realm (PTR) coming with mid-season update prior to PTR conclusion.
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Published on
June 10, 2024
Diablo 4's DLC expansion, Vessel of Hatred, will introduce the Spiritborn class, a jungle-themed apex predator with mystical abilities, releasing on October 8.
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Published on
June 7, 2024
Diablo 4 is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, with a high Steam user review score and peak concurrent player count thanks to the well-received Season 4 update.
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Published on
May 31, 2024
Diablo 4's first anniversary event, 'March of the Goblins', will feature increased Treasure Goblin spawns and loot drops, a bonus experience and gold boost, and free in-game items, starting June 6th.
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Published on
May 28, 2024
Johan Pilestedt, game director of Helldivers 2 and former CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, believes live service games should prioritize user satisfaction over excessive monetization, arguing that charging a high upfront cost and then nickel-and-diming players for skins is unethical and detrimental to the industry.
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Published on
May 17, 2024
Diablo 4's new Tempering system can be tricky, so always Temper items first and then Enchant them to avoid wasting resources.
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Published on
May 9, 2024
Diablo 4's lead class designer admits that some features that were widely maligned simply didn't go through enough testing for Blizzard to realize they were tedious in design.
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Published on
May 1, 2024
Diablo 4's recent loot overhaul likely won't be its last major system rework, according to the game's lead producer.
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Published on
April 23, 2024
Diablo 4 General Manager Rod Fergusson suggests that while future Public Test Realms (PTRs) are not guaranteed, they are likely to be more frequent, as they proved valuable in testing Season 4's substantial loot overhaul.
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Published on
April 18, 2024
Diablo 4 Season 4 will feature a few extra surprises not included in the Public Test Realm. The developers are listening to player feedback and will implement balance changes based on the feedback received. The full season will include a revamped itemization system that has been well-received by players. Additional details on the upcoming balance changes will be revealed in a future stream.
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Published on
April 10, 2024
Diablo 4 developers Rod Fergusson and John Mueller acknowledge the possibility of eventually dropping support for last-gen consoles (PS4 and Xbox One) as the game evolves and new features are added. However, they emphasize that such a decision is not imminent and that they are currently focused on maintaining parity between current-gen and last-gen versions of the game.
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Published on
April 8, 2024
Diablo 3's former developer, Andrew Chambers, discusses key design decisions and compares it to Last Epoch. While Diablo 3 aimed for a broader audience with a more approachable skill system, Chambers regrets not implementing a more complex rune system that would have appealed to veteran Diablo fans. Despite this, he still believes Diablo 3's pacing and enemy design were superior.
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