Blizzard is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary in the run-up to BlizzConline next week. Today, they’ve taken the celebration to the next level by opening up their content vaults to give fans an inside look at early concept art for its biggest games. Below, I’ve collected some of the Diablo concept art they’ve shared today.
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You may have seen the news going around today that rapper Lil Uzi Vert has spent $24 million dollars to implant a pink diamond into his forehead. On the surface, this sounds like something ridiculous you’d see from an eccentric person with too much money. However, it seems there might be something more sinister lurking
Today, Blizzard Entertainment is revealing some of the goodies you can get as part of their BlizzConline event. As you’ll recall, last year’s BlizzCon was delayed due to COVID-19, so now the whole thing has moved online and is free. Of course, if you want, you can slap down some cash and get different digital
Diablo 4 is likely still pretty far out. Obviously, it would be incredibly cool for Activision-Blizzard to stealth-drop the game at BlizzConline next year; however, I think the best case is next fall. And even that feels more like wishful thinking than anything. That all said, the team is back with yet another quarterly update.
Diablo 4 is still in the middle of development, which means the team at Blizzard is slowly rolling out new details in the form of quarterly updates. Previous blogs have given players a look at things like the open world, story-telling, and the Barbarian’s Arsenal system. The newest update gives us a better look at
Diablo 4 is an upcoming action RPG from the team at Activision-Blizzard. Recently, the team held an internal playtest that focused on the Dry Steppes region. Given that they did something similar last year ahead of the game’s reveal at Blizzcon 2019, it stands to reason that the original plan for this playtest was something
Today’s news that Activision-Blizzard officially canceled Blizzcon 2020 is certainly not a surprise. After all, most conventions around the world have had to shut down due to ongoing concerns around COVID-19. Just last week, we saw Gen Con and Essen close up shop for 2020, and they’re far from the only ones. That being said,
According to a new report from French news outlet Actugaming.net, 2020 might finally be the year that Diablo 2 gets its much-anticipated remaster. Of course, all of this is speculation, with the outlet citing “sources close to the studio”. However, Actugaming did correctly predict many of Blizzard’s big announcements at Blizzcon 2019. And, a Diablo
The road to Diablo Immortal’s release has been a rocky one, but we now have a better idea of when we can finally expect some players to gain access to the game. Activision-Blizzard recently confirmed in their Q4 2019 results that the controversial mobile game that is being developed with NetEase will begin “its first
Having worked on every entry in the history of the Gears of War franchise, The Coalition’s studio head Rod Fergusson today announced that he is leaving the developer to begin a new venture elsewhere. Fergusson made the surprising announcement over on Twitter this afternoon where he revealed that his time with The Coalition has now come to
This month, Game Informer’s monthly issue is all about Blizzard. In that vein, they’ve started to put up some in-game footage from the upcoming Diablo 4. First up, is a 24-minute gameplay session that shows off the Barbarian in full combat. This new footage gives us some brand-new insight into a few of the new
In a new interview with Kotaku AU, Blizzard CEO Jeff Kaplan says leaked information on a game can be demoralizing for game developers. “We know leaks happen,” says Kaplan. “The example I used this week a lot with the team was [World of Warcraft‘s] The Burning Crusade. And a lot of the team hasn’t been
During BlizzCon 2019 just a few days ago, Blizzard announced some gargantuan games such as Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2. While fans might be excited about the new entries, I might have some news that will disappoint some. It looks like Diablo 4 will not be able to be played offline and will only feature
Diablo Immortal has been a divisive title ever since it was revealed at BlizzCon 2018. While Diablo 4 was finally revealed today, many fans were expecting to hear about it in 2018 and were disappointed when Blizzard decided to end its BlizzCon Opening Ceremony last year by revealing this mobile spin-off that was created alongside
Diablo 4 was one of the many games and updates unveiled this afternoon at Blizzcon 2019. Blizzard showed off both a visually stunning cinematic trailer and an action-packed gameplay trailer at the opening ceremonies. However, it was the follow-up panel where most of the more intriguing details were shared. Give the panel in its entirety
This BlizzCon has certainly been an interesting one for Blizzard. In the middle of a year filled with backlash and protests, the company revealed two brand new games: Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2. Both continue some of Blizzard’s biggest franchises, and Diablo 4, in particular, has been a long time coming. While the reveal and
During Blizzcon 2019, it was revealed that the various heroes from the crossover title Heroes of the Storm will be free-to-play during the entirety of the three day convention. The news was also discussed by Twitter user DrTechMD through his most recent status update. Blizzcon 2019 will run until November 3rd, giving players a solid
Well, the moment that people have been waiting for the past year has finally happened. Diablo 4 was revealed at Blizzcon 2019. A brand new cinematic trailer shows a group of raiders making their way through a supposed temple or tomb to find some treasure. It turns out it’s a gate and “blood is the
After weeks of anticipation, BlizzCon 2019 finally kicks off in under an hour and it should be a fascinating show for a variety of reasons. Not only is Blizzard rumored to announce new games such as Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 today, but the company is also still dealing with controversy surrounding the fallout from the
BlizzCon 2019 is set to kick off next Friday on November 1 and this year’s convention is going to be interesting for a variety of reasons. Not only is the event taking place in such close proximity to Blizzard’s recent controversy involving the Hearthstone pro player Blitzchung and his banning from the esport for the
Blizzard Entertainment has today announced its plans for this year’s edition of BlizzCon, the annual convention dedicated to all things Blizzard. BlizzCon 2019 is slated to take place this year on November 1 and 2nd. Like last year, the show will again be taking place from Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center. BlizzCon 2019
In the midst of yesterday’s unfortunate news dealing with the layoffs at Activision-Blizzard, more information about upcoming releases for 2019 were divulged during the publisher’s earnings call. Specifically, Blizzard’s president Collister Johnson announced that the company has no major releases planned for the 2019 calendar year. “We expect materially lower financial performance this year. 2018 benefited
Over one month ago, World of Tanks developer Wargaming unveiled a brand new project – Pagan Online. Developed by Mad Head Games, Pagan Online is an action-RPG that features pre-Christian deities and channels some inspiration from MOBAs. That being said, we didn’t get a good look at gameplay until today. This first gameplay video makes
After the mess that was Diablo Immortal’s unveiling this past month at BlizzCon 2018, the core Diablo team at Blizzard has tried to assure fans that the mobile-only title isn’t the only project associated with the franchise that is in the pipeline. Recently, over on the official Blizzard forums, the Diablo devs posted a new statement that gave us a bit
If you were one of the fans annoyed by the announcement of Diablo Immortal this past weekend, then this probably isn’t going to make you any happier. According to Kotaku, Blizzard was originally going to announce that Diablo 4 was in development at the studio this past weekend during BlizzCon, but cut the announcement at the last minute. According