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Diablo 4 Q3 2020 Development Update In the latest Diablo 4 quarterly update, Lead Systems Designer David Kim talks about the new skills and talents system of the game.

A Call to Strike on Blizzard France Employees on Shadowlands Launch Day

Blizzard France employees are going on strike against the planned Versailles office closure on Shadowlands launch date. 4 comments Nov 20, 2020 at 13:34 by Stan

Which Class to Play in Diablo 3 Season 22? Solo, Group, and Speedfarm Rankings

With Season 22 just a few hours away, it's time to look at which class to play and the rankings. 2 comments Nov 20, 2020 at 12:41 by Staff

All Diablo 3 Season 22 Guides (Patch 2.6.10)

The new season is upon us (starting at 5PM PST/CET/KST), and we have the guides ready! This season is a bit of a game changer for literally all builds, as in addition to the shadow clones that will be helping you out and modifying some builds, the 4th Kanai's Cube slot changes all of them! You can also check out our other handy season-relaed guides here.

But enough introing, let's get to it! 3 comments Nov 20, 2020 at 04:33 by Staff

We've known that Season 22: Shades of the Nephalem starts this Friday November 20th, but Blizzard just added the start time to the Patch 2.5.10 blog as well, and it's 5 PM in all 3 region time zones (PST, CET and KST). 2 comments Nov 18, 2020 at 19:02 by Staff

Diablo 3 Cinematics Upscaled to 8K, 48 FPS

There's a new and pretty damn impressive upscale of the Black Soulstone Diablo 3 cinematic, as it goes all the way up to 8K (but also 4K, for literally everyone), but also to 48 FPS which improves it quite a bit more than the resolution itself. As this is the Upscale channel, there's also a side-by-side comparison of the original and upgrade. Azmodan is looking pretty great in particular, and as usual with these 48 FPS upgrades, the whole thing flows really well: Nov 16, 2020 at 03:48 by Starym

The pre-season 22 patch has gone live! We know the season arrives in 10 days on the 20th, and have seen the patch and season notes covering all the changes as well, so now it's time to go try it all out (minus the two seasonal effects)! 9 comments Nov 10, 2020 at 21:16 by Staff

Blizzard Selling Face Masks on Gear Store

Blizzard began selling face coverings on Blizzard Gear Store. You can buy them in packs of 3 for $24.99. 12 comments Nov 07, 2020 at 15:38 by Stan

Official Preview of Season 22 in Diablo 3

Season 22 in Diablo 3 starts November 20. Check out the official preview to learn more about the new Season theme, cosmetic rewards, legendary item changes, Haedrig's Gift updates, and more. 6 comments Nov 06, 2020 at 18:06 by Staff

Season 21 ends this week, so we're speculating when Season 22 goes live in Diablo 3. 1 comment Nov 05, 2020 at 13:06 by Stan

Yesterday marked the beginning of Blizzard's Gear Fest, with many new items added to the Blizzard store, and many more being discounted (by 30% currently)! There are over 50 new products coming from all franchises, with the first wave having hit yesterday and the second on November 16th. Included in this new wave of merch are : 1 comment Nov 03, 2020 at 23:06 by Staff

BlizzConline 2021 Will Be Free to Watch!

Blizzard CEO J. Allen Brack revealed that BlizzConline 2021 would be free to watch. 9 comments Nov 03, 2020 at 14:07 by Staff

David Kim, Diablo 4 Lead Systems Designer Moves to WoW

It seems David Kim is the Jack of all trades in Blizzard, as he's once again moved to a new franchise within the company! The Diablo 4 Lead Systems Designer, who was very front and center at the BlizzCon D4 announcement, has moved to the position of Principal Game Designer for World of Warcraft: 5 comments Nov 01, 2020 at 17:52 by Starym

Activision Blizzard Q3 2020 Earnings Call

In the third quarter of 2020, Blizzard had 30 million monthly active users. Shadowlands presales are well ahead of any prior expansion, and more. 1 comment Oct 29, 2020 at 23:03 by Staff

The ongoing Trial of Tempest Season ends November 8 at 5pm PDT/CET/KST. 3 comments Oct 28, 2020 at 18:01 by Staff

Chris Metzen Unveils Warchief Gaming Tabletop Game Company

Chris Metzen left Blizzard in 2016 after 22 years at the company. After recuperating from the burnout at Blizzard, Metzen announced Warchief Gaming, a tabletop game company that he founded with Mike Gilmartin. 6 comments Oct 28, 2020 at 11:58 by Stan

Dave Kosak Leaves Blizzard After 12 Years

Dave Kosak, who moved from WoW to Hearthstone in 2016, announced on Twitter he's leaving Blizzard Entertainment after 12 years. 2 comments Oct 27, 2020 at 17:31 by Stan

We now finally have the official Season 21 end date, and it's only 2 weeks away! We've already seen the "ending soon" announcement on the launcher itself, but this one is coming through a relatively unusual source, as the official Diablo EU facebook page has just announced that the current season is ending on November 8th: 4 comments Oct 26, 2020 at 18:32 by Staff

Blizzard announced in the Battle.net launcher that Diablo's ongoing Season 21 is ending soon. Oct 25, 2020 at 13:25 by Staff

BlizzCon 2020 Would Have Started Today: October 23rd

BlizzCon 2020 would have started today if there was no COVID-19 pandemic. 2 comments Oct 23, 2020 at 18:35 by Stan

The Modeling Behind By Three They Come Diablo 4 Cinematic Trailer

ArtStation posted an article on the modeling on "By Three They Come," the announcement cinematic for Diablo 4 that was 16 months in the making. 4 comments Oct 22, 2020 at 16:17 by Stan

Diablo: Immortal Is Hiring a Lead Content Designer Now?

So this is a bit of a weird one, as Wyatt Cheng, Lead Designer for Diablo: Immortal, has posted a job listing for a "Lead Content Designer". This seems pretty strange as the game is supposedly very far along, and was even said to be "almost finished" a long time ago, so why would they be hiring a lead role for a core aspect of the game now? It's possible the position only recently opened up as someone left the project, but with such a high profile position and the game presumably close to ready it seems like strange timing. There could also be another Blizzard "do-over" like what happened with Diablo 3 and what also allegedly happened with Diablo 4 a couple times, which would mean the game isn't coming out any time soon.

The other option is what is sort-of suggested in the tweet itself, as "to grow Sanctuary well into the future" might mean that the role will be focusing on post-launch content, after someone else got the base game ready. The job description also mentions content in "patch updates" and a live content schedule, so this second option is more likely. 4 comments Oct 22, 2020 at 04:22 by Starym

Patch 2.6.10 Testing Extended + New Balance & Item Changes: October 21st

Blizzard has extended Patch 2.6.10 testing on the PTR and there are also some item changes, seasonal updates, and bug fixes in the latest PTR update. 1 comment Oct 21, 2020 at 22:32 by Staff

It seems the PTR will continue after all, as we get another week on the test realm with some adjustments to the theme, items and more. Oct 20, 2020 at 22:09 by Staff

We got the closing date for the PTR and it's tomorrow! We should also find out more about the actual season details, release date etc when the PTR goes down. 1 comment Oct 19, 2020 at 18:10 by Staff

Diablo 4 Hiring a Real-time Cutscene Designer

Here comes another interesting Diablo 4 hire, as Blizzard are looking for a Cinematic Designer for real-time cutscenes. These are the in-game variety, usually for quests and similar. 1 comment Oct 16, 2020 at 16:49 by Starym

Rob Bridenbecker, Executive Producer and Vice President of Classic Games, posted an update on the development of StarCraft II, and Blizzard will no longer produce for-purchase content like Commanders and War Chests. Season rolls and balance fixes as well as esports events remain unaffected. 4 comments Oct 16, 2020 at 00:24 by Staff

Players Join Protests Against Blizzard France In-Game

Activision Blizzard is planning to close down Blizzard offices in Versailles, and so the union representing Blizzard workers went on strike, and we have players joining the strike in-game. 6 comments Oct 15, 2020 at 14:36 by Stan

It seems Season 22 is a little farther off than expected, as the PTR has been extended for an unspecified amount of time! There are more server-side issues than Blizzard expected, and they're now asking for additional help with testing: 2 comments Oct 13, 2020 at 22:03 by Staff

Three quarterly updates in and we still don't know what the remaining two classes will end up being in Diablo 4 (unless you count the rumors). Redditor pisulanu has compiled a whole bunch of polls into one big chart detailing which classes people are most excited for and would like to see return. 9 comments Oct 09, 2020 at 18:08 by Starym

We have some PTR hotfixes coming, mostly related to the Shadow Clones mechanic and a freeze issue, as well as the Diablo 3 site receiving some upgrades, mostly to the leaderboards. Oct 09, 2020 at 01:25 by Starym

CHANGELOG

25 Nov. 2020: Masquerade Bone Spear Necromancer Key Farming
- Adjustment to the 4th Cube slot recommendation in Season 22.
20 Nov. 2020: Barbarian Beginner Guide
- Added the Horde of the Ninety Savages beginner build.
20 Nov. 2020: Barbarian Fresh 70 HotNS Build
- Page added.
20 Nov. 2020: Beginner Seasonal Guide
- Updated for Season 22. Improved quick leveling sections. Added Shadow Clone leveling method.
20 Nov. 2020: Crusader Beginner Guide
- Added the Aegis of Valor beginner guide.
20 Nov. 2020: Crusader Fresh 70 Valor Build
- Page added.
20 Nov. 2020: DMO Arcane Orbit Wizard Gear, Gems, and Paragon Points
- Added Cube recommendations for Season 22.
20 Nov. 2020: DMO Arcane Orbit Wizard Introduction
- Added Cube recommendations for Season 22.

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