Blizzard

21

Apr

By Ains

Featured, Reviews

Review : Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred : The Sanctuary of Hell

With Lord of Hatred, the team at Blizzard is completing the arc they began when Diablo 4 launched nearly three years ago. After spending hundreds of hours with Diablo 4 after my initial review, and really enjoying Vessel of Hatred, I was very excited at prospect of seeing the story…

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04

Oct

By Ains

Latest News, Reviews

Review : Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred : Let the Hate Consume You

When I reviewed Diablo 4 last year, I was very impressed with the state of the game at launch, but I also had questions about how Blizzard would deliver on the seasonal cadence. While they were saying the right things and the plan was solid on paper, I think we've…

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18

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Diablo 4 : Spiritborn Class Details

The team at Blizzard hosted a live-stream today to share all the details of the upcoming Spiritborn class for Diablo 4 that will launch with the Vessel of Hatred expansion on October 8th. First, if you haven't watched the amazing Vessel of Hatred trailer, you can find that below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtM0WpHEjWU…

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01

Jul

By Steve Esposito

Articles, Latest News

How WoW’s Mists of Pandaria Remix Turned Me Into a Monster

I want to start off sounding reasonable and say that everyone plays games in ways that make their brain release massive amounts of dopamine. Whether you are taking down near-impossible bosses in Elden Ring or leveling up through the ranks in Call of Duty, we play these games because they…

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16

Jan

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Blizzard Unveils Season of the Construct for Diablo IV

The next season of Diablo IV is on-deck and Blizzard has provided all of the details. Titled "Season of the Construct", it brings with it a new narrative featuring Zoltun Kulle, a new dungeon-type named "Vaults", a seasonal companion, new leaderboards titled "The Gauntlet", and more. The new season goes…

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03

Nov

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Blizzcon 2023 : Diablo 4’s First Expansion Announced

Blizzcon 2023 is well underway and as one of the biggest surprises of the day, the first expansion for Diablo 4 has been announced. Titled "Vessel of Hatred" it's set to arrive in late 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHuaCwmx-Rg According to the early details, Vessel of Hatred will continue the story from the…

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04

Aug

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Former Riot, Blizzard Developers Debut New Competitive Shooter

Mountaintop Studios was founded in 2020 by a co-founder of Oculus (Nate Mitchell). Since it's founding, the studio has acquired former developers from the likes of Naughty Dog, Riot Games, Blizzard, and more. Their focus? Develop the new community-driven, competitive shooter. https://twitter.com/itsmountaintop/status/1686422488429875224?s=20 According to a report from Game Informer, Mountaintop…

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18

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Diablo IV Season of the Malignant : Full Patch Notes

While the first season and battle pass don't officially kick-off until Thursday the 20th, the update is now available which includes a wide-range of fixes, adjustments, and additions. Before we dive into that, if you missed the Season 1 rundown, you can find all the details here. The full patch…

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06

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Diablo 4 : Season of the Malignant Full Details

The Diablo development team at Blizzard held their latest live-stream today to discuss the details of the upcoming first season for Diablo 4. We've captured all of the meaningful details for you below beginning with the season trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEufyd1bMEY Season 1 is titled "Season of the Malignant" and it begins…

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27

Jun

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Diablo 4 Update Brings Improvements, Fixes, and Class Adjustments

The latest update for Diablo 4 has just released and with it, a nice range of fixes, gameplay improvements, and class adjustments. Blizzard released the full list of patch notes here, and we've summarized them for you below as well! Bug Fixes Dungeons, Events, and other Activities Fixed an issue…

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08

Jun

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Diablo 4 : Savage Barbarian Build Guide

In this build guide video for Diablo 4, Ains walks you through how to create a savage Barbarian that will conquer the campaign, capstone dungeon, and everything in World Tier 3/Nightmare with ease. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHxzRHmw-M4

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30

May

By Ains

Reviews

Review : Diablo 4 : Glorious Hell

Diablo is a franchise that holds a lot of meaning to me. Back in 1997, when the original Diablo launched, I had just secured a monster Compaq home computer powered by a 166mhz Pentium processor, and I was exploring all that PC gaming had to offer. Having grown up playing…

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11

May

By Ains

Latest News

Diablo 4 Server Slam : Everything You Need to Know

The final Diablo 4 beta, titled the Server Slam, is ready to descend upon us. Below, we provide all the details you need to send the demons back to hell this weekend! Pre-Load and Go-Live Times The Server Slam is now available to pre-load on all platforms. On PC you'll…

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26

Apr

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

The UK’s CMA Blocks Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision-Blizzard

It feels like we've been discussing Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard forever at this point. Microsoft entered into a $68.7 billion deal to buy Activision, one of the most popular video games publishers in the world, in January 2022. The CMA launched an in-depth review of the deal in September 2022,…

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24

Apr

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Diablo 4 Director States it Will Take 150+ Hours to Reach Level Cap

We've talked a lot about Diablo 4 lately including our full review of the beta along with a long-form discussion during our Bitcast. In the latest developer overview, the team at Blizzard covered some end-game details, builds, loot, and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT9fxgSRCVI&t=5151s One of the biggest questions from players, though, has…

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