Diablo IV

Diablo 4 Company-Wide Internal Testing Underway

According to Activision Blizzard's Q1 2022 Financial Results report, Diablo 4 is in company-wide internal testing.

Development on Diablo 4 and Overwatch® 2 is also progressing well. Company-wide internal testing of Diablo 4 is underway, and external testing of the player-versus-player mode of Overwatch 2 begins tomorrow, April 26, 2022.

A month ago, an achievement found in World of Warcraft's Patch 9.2.5 data hinted toward a Diablo IV Collector's edition mount called Amalgam of Rage:

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Diablo IV March 2022 Quarterly Update – The Art, World, and Dungeons of Sanctuary

Today Blizzard has released their 1st Quarter Update for Diablo IV. The focus this time is on the visual experience of the game, and how the artists use the classic Diablo camera and the environments design to enable the "dark, low-fantasy gothic horror" experience that Diablo Fans love. A few highlights of the presentation stand out to us.

Open world:

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Diablo IV Quarterly Update to be Released Next Week

Recently we got a welcome burst of news via Twitter. Diablo Community Manager Adam Fletcher ( PezRadar) let the community know we can expect a new Diablo IV update for First Quarter 2022 next week. We're looking forward to the update and as usual will give you all the news and commentary as it comes out. We've all been looking forward to these as the next chapter of the Diablo PC franchise moves forward. Graphics and eye candy!

Excited for the Diablo IV Quarterly Update blog next week!

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End-Game Progression: The Paragon Board – Diablo IV Quarterly Update

With the release of their December 2021 Quarterly Update, Blizzard unveiled a ton of new information regarding Diablo IV. It also includes the introduction of the Paragon Board, a major end-game progression system.

In our first breakout feature regarding the Diablo IV December 2021 Quarterly Update, we have already talked about the technical changes around Physical Based Rendering and Visual Effects.

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Physical Based Rendering and Visual Effects – Diablo IV Quarterly Update

In the December 2021 Quarterly Update, we got a close look at the state of Visual Effects in the Diablo IV Alpha build. If you have not yet read the update, you can do so via the link below. It's definitely worth the time for any Diablo fan.

Diablo IV Quarterly Update December 2021

This breakout covers what we learned about the visual effects and how they are rendered.

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Physical Based Rendering and Visual Effects – Diablo IV Quarterly Update

Diablo IV Quarterly Update December 2021

This breakout covers what we learned about the visual effects and how they are rendered.

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Diablo IV Quarterly Update December 2021 – Paragon Board, Itemization, and Visual Effects

Today Blizzard released the Quarterly Update for Diablo IV. Read on for more information about Legendary and Unique Itemization, the Paragon Board, and new visual effects, among other exciting new information! The Paragon Board and Tiles system is new and may give us some more options for more diverse builds. The VFX looked absolutely great and the +Skills system will be a major change. Read more at the Blizzard post below and watch the videos.

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Joe Shely is New Game Director for Diablo IV – Quarterly Update for October 2021

Blizzard has released the Diablo IV quarterly update for October 2021, including a message from new Game Director Joe Shely and a discussion on Sound Design in Diablo IV.

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Introduction

The Sound Design of Diablo IV
Hello, and welcome once again to a new Diablo IV Quarterly Update.I'm Joe Shely from the Diablo IV team.

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