Developer/publisher Blizzard Entertainment
Format PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series
Release 2023
As with Diablo III before it, Blizzard has spent the time since Diablo IV’s launch erasing parts of its original identity, finding solutions to vital problems players discovered after it was released. Without wavering from the core mission statement – an action RPG about slaughtering thousands of demons – it has by now been changed to the extent that it almost feels like a sequel to itself. And with Vessel Of Hatred, the game’s first expansion, Blizzard does another major pass on its creation, oiling its mechanisms further. At this point it feels correct to say that Diablo IV has entered a new era.
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