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Microsoft has confirmed that Diablo 4 will be the first Activision Blizzard title to come to Xbox Game Pass.Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard was finally approved in October 2023 after being announced in January 2022 via a deal thought to be worth £50billion.Now the first of Microsoft’s new franchises is coming to its subscription-based Game Pass service. Head of Xbox Sarah Bond confirmed the news during an official Xbox podcast last night (February 15).Diablo 4 will be available to play via Game Pass from March 28 and is said to be the first of multiple Activision and Blizzard-developed titles coming to the service.Elsewhere in the podcast, Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced that Game Pass now had 34million “fully paid” subscribers compared to 25million in 2022.

Diablo fans diving into this weekend’s closed beta were treated to their first look at Lilith, the often-mentioned but never before seen daughter of Mephisto. She’s taking a central role in the events of Diablo 4, and fans may have seen a slightly more nuanced approach to being evil, as she wins over the hearts and minds of a small church in the game’s opening cinematic.Antagonists in Diablo have often been more classic big bad fare, likely related to the fact they are actual demons.

Activision Blizzard suggests that Diablo 4 may include microtransactions.The apparent survey was posted to the Diablo 4 subreddit in German but was helpfully translated to English by user BellasaurusRawr, and it is mainly focused on pricing (via PCGamesN).The survey includes mentions of different types of microtransactions that may appear in the final product. It features some basic Diablo 4 assets as well and explains which version of the game will come with extra content, while also asking fans what they’re most likely to purchase.For example, the optional bundles mainly consist of character armour, some of which are pictured in the survey, as well as a variety of different horse mounts – a first for the series, and extra cosmetics like back ornaments.The design descriptions for the character armour explain that players will receive a total of five skins, one for each Diablo 4 class.There’s also the mention of a battle pass with “premium rewards for playing,” but these will only be “cosmetic,” as well as an Early Access period for purchasing specific bundles which will give consumers seven days to play before release, or two days depending on the version.An in-game currency called Platinum is included too, which will be used for purchasing cosmetic items from the in-game store.

Blizzard Entertainment has shared an update on the development of Diablo 4.In a new Blizzard blog post, the developers confirmed that the team is still working on new content and systems for the game, and have also “made big strides” with every build containing a host of “expanded content, new art, balance changes, and other iterations.”Lead Systems Designer Joe Piepiora went on to address itemisation, confirming the return of +Skills on items, a new way to interact with legendary powers, and

Activision Blizzard announced today that the co-leader of the publisher, Jen Oneal, would be stepping down from her post.Mike Ybarra, who joined the company with Oneal in August will step into the role of being the sole leader of the company. The pair joined following the departure of J.

Activision Blizzard is delaying both Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, with no new release dates set for either title as of writing.The news was shared by Axios Gaming reporter Stephen Totilo and comes from an investor document, who posted it to their Twitter account, which can be seen below.

Overwatch hero McCree is going to be renamed after the Blizzard employee he was named for left the company following Activision Blizzard‘s harassment and discrimination lawsuit.The cowboy DPS character’s full name Jesse McCree, as given on Overwatch‘s official website, is named after the real-life Jesse McCree, who was the lead level designer of Diablo IV.He, along with with game director Luis Barriga, were two senior-level Diablo IV developers, along with World Of Warcraft designer Jonathan

Blizzard Entertainment employees – two key Diablo IV figures and a World Of Warcraft designer – are no longer with the company.Diablo IV game director Luis Barriga and its lead level designer Jesse McCree, as well as World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft, have left the video game company, reports Kotaku.

Blizzard Entertainment has revealed that Diablo IV will have the series’ most detailed character creator yet.In a new entry to their quarterly development blog, Diablo IV art director John Mueller explained how the character creator for the game is “entirely new to Diablo” and will allow for customisation of not just a single character, “but for hundreds of componentized armour sets, different body types, dozens of unique personas, and unique art for five distinct classes (to start).”Blizzard

Blizzard Entertainment might have ended content production for StarCraft II, but a number of the game’s developers have banded together to open a new studio focused on PC real-time strategy games.On Tuesday (October 20), Frost Giant Studios announced its launch on Twitter, unveiling a team that comprises several former StarCraft II, Warcraft III and Diablo IV employees.