Diablo 5 is shaping up to be very different from Diablo 4. The sequel is set a hundred years after Diablo 4 in the aftermath of Diablo (the demon)’s apocalyptic destruction of Sanctuary, and it’s going to bring fundamental changes to combat, classes, and loot. Several Diablo 5 developers took the stage today at BlizzCon…
Diablo is returning: At BlizzCon today, Blizzard announced that Diablo 5 will be set a century after Diablo 4 in a Sanctuary that has succumbed to the Lord of Terror, Diablo himself. That’s not until 2029, though. In the meantime, Blizzard will continue the story of Diablo 4 with seasons, but no more expansions are…
Set 50 years before the events of the first “Lost Planet,” this game is definitely geared more towards fans of the series. At the same time, since it’s a prequel, it’s not a bad place to start for newcomers either. If you’ve played the series before, the gameplay is similar in the fact that you’ll…
I’ve been at Blizzard a long time, and I’ve got a bunch of BlizzCons under my belt. Do you know how hard all these announcements were to hold in as we prepared for BlizzCon 2026? I can’t even believe this is real, man, like…okay, sorry, I’m locked in. Whether you’re watching it all unfold live…
The rumored game known to World of Warcraft fans as “Classic Plus” is real, and it has a proper name now—World of Warcraft: Forever is a new branch of the MMO that once again resets the clock to 2004, the year WoW first launched. But unlike WoW: Classic, the goal of WoW: Forever isn’t just…
As was revealed in today’s Blizzcon opening ceremony, Overwatch’s newest hero is on the way: Doctrine, a vampire with a cyborg arm and mechanical bats. He was debuted via a story trailer that reveals a connection to Doomfist, the game’s resident punch man. A hero trial is active now, in case you want to try…
For the first time since its Frozen Throne expansion in 2003, Warcraft 3 is getting a new campaign. Or got one, more accurately: Blizzard just announced at BlizzCon that it’s dropping the expansion today. In a pre-brief before BlizzCon’s opening ceremony, we learned that Warcraft 3: Forsaken Kingdom is a two-part campaign for Warcraft 3:…
At today’s Blizzcon opening ceremony, it was announced that Hearthstone will receive a third post-launch class—the game’s first since the Death Knight released in 2022. It’s none other than the Monk, a class with origins you can trace all the way back to Warcraft 3’s pandaren brewmaster. Represented by the playable Chen Stormstout, the Monk…
The biggest surprise of BlizzCon might be Diablo 5, which Blizzard announced will release in spring 2029, six years after the 2023 launch of Diablo 4. The sequel will take place about a century after the events of Diablo 4. Sanctuary is no longer on the verge of apocalypse in Diablo 5: It’s been fully…
“Sanctuary falls”. Breaking: At BlizzCon 2026 this week, Blizzard has announced Diablo V will be coming in Spring 2029. Platforms and a specific release date have not been revealed at this stage. “Prepare for the next era. Diablo V has been announced. Visit Diablo5.Blizzard.com to sign up for future updates.” Read the full article on…