Neowin News Feed for: Diablo

Blizzard to unveil its "Next Chapter" with showcases for Diablo, Overwatch, WoW, and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:26:01 +0000

Blizzard Entertainment has announced four game showcases focused on its most popular games, and it's teasing big announcements and sneak peeks for fans. Read more...

Rod Fergusson leaves Blizzard and Microsoft after five years of managing Diablo

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:22:02 +0000

After five years at Blizzard, Rod Fergusson of Gears of War fame has announced he is moving on from the Microsoft-owned studio. Read more...

Diablo, EA Sports UFC 5, and more head to Xbox Game Pass in January

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:06:01 +0000

Microsoft is bringing a new wave of games to Xbox Game Pass to kick off the new year, and it includes Blizzard's original Diablo and EA's latest UFC entry. Read more...

ARPG veterans behind Diablo 1 and 2 gain $4.5 million in funding for new game

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:36:01 +0000

Moon Beast Productions, an indie studio with Diablo talent, is building a new type of Action RPG, aiming to offer players a fresh experience in the classic genre. Read more...

Xbox exec says Diablo IV dominates Game Pass with biggest launch ever

Omer Dursun — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:04:01 +0000

Diablo IV shatters records on Xbox Game Pass, surpassing 10 million hours of play in its first 10 days. This makes it the biggest Game Pass launch ever, surpassing even Starfield's impressive debut. Read more...

Diablo IV's massive 1.1.0 patch is live, bringing new items, new legendary aspects and more.

Omer Dursun — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 23:31:29 +0000

Diablo IV's patch notes for the massive 1.1.0 update have been revealed. The update includes new items, rebalanced classes, bug fixes, and more ahead of the Season 1 launch July 20. Read more...

Blizzard reportedly staged Diablo 4 Q&A with fake accounts

Omer Dursun — Sat, 27 May 2023 22:00:01 +0000

Twitch streamer alleges Blizzard staged Diablo 4 Q&A by using fake accounts for softball questions. Fans question transparency and demand accountability. Here's what happened in the Blizzard stream. Read more...

Deal: Check out this great eBook on the making of the original Diablo game for just 99 cents

John Callaham — Sat, 27 May 2023 20:00:01 +0000

You can check out Stay Awhile and Listen: Book I from author David L. Craddock about Blizzard's first Diablo game for only 99 cents on Amazon for a limited time, or free with Kindle Unlimited. Read more...

Get a KFC chicken sandwich, and get a Diablo IV early access Open Beta invite

John Callaham — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:49:37 +0000

Until March 18, KFC customers in the US can get a Diablo IV early access Open Beta code and play the upcoming fantasy action-RPG sequel if they use the KFC app or website to buy select sandwiches. Read more...

More Diablo IV Open Beta details have been revealed, including PC requirements

John Callaham — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:34:01 +0000

Early access to the Diablo IV open beta will let gamers access three of the game's player classes, while the full Open Beta will add two more classes. It'll also support online and couch co-op modes. Read more...

Diablo IV open beta coming March 17-19 for pre-orders, and March 24-26 for everyone else

John Callaham — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 19:28:10 +0000

The Diablo IV open beta will let testers check out the prologue and the first act of the long awaited next entry in Blizzard's fantasy action-RPG series, as you take your character up to level 25 Read more...

Minecraft Dungeons crosses 15 million players

Asher Madan — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:06:01 +0000

Today, developer Mojang Studios announced that Minecraft Dungeons, its action role-playing game, crossed 15 million players. The title launched in May 2020 and has since received many expansions. Read more...

EA wanted to acquire Activision Blizzard, says Bobby Kotick

Asher Madan — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:06:01 +0000

Today, an interview between embattled Activision Blizzard head Bobby Kotick and VentureBeat revealed that EA — the company behind Battlefield and FIFA — wanted to acquire Activision Blizzard. Read more...

Diablo-like Grim Dawn now runs at 60 FPS on Xbox Series X

Asher Madan — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:50:01 +0000

Today, developer Crate Entertainment released an almost 9 GB update for Grim Dawn on Xbox One. The patch allows you to unlock the frame rate, meaning that the game now runs at 60 FPS on Xbox Series X. Read more...

Diablo-like Grim Dawn hits Xbox on December 3

Asher Madan — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:02:01 +0000

The day many of you have been waiting for is finally here. Grim Dawn, the acclaimed PC-only action game, is coming to Xbox in December. Pre-orders will go live on November 22, 2021. Read more...

Diablo IV announced at BlizzCon, releasing for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4

Florin Bodnarescu — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:22:01 +0000

Blizzard began its Opening Ceremony at BlizzCon today by announcing Diablo IV, the upcoming mainline entry which returns to the series' darker roots. It's coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Read more...

Diablo's Hellfire expansion is now on GOG, as a free add-on to the base game

Florin Bodnarescu — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 13:56:01 +0000

Thanks to popular demand, the Hellfire expansion for the original Diablo is now available as a free add-on on GOG. It's just as well, since the base game is 10% off as part of the ongoing sale. Read more...

Diablo goes DRM-free and hits GOG store, more Blizzard games to follow

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 15:53:59 +0000

Blizzard has partnered up with GOG to re-launch some of its classic titles, and the first game to arrive at the DRM-free store is Diablo. Warcraft II and more games are coming later down the line. Read more...

Activision Blizzard game developer workforce set to increase 20% in 2019

Paul Hill — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 02:24:01 +0000

Activision Blizzard has announced that it is going to increase the number of developers working on its games by 20% over the coming year. Unfortunately it said there will be 800 job losses. Read more...

Blizzard releases Diablo III PC Battle Chest for $29.99

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 04:04:01 +0000

Just in time for its new expansion, Rise of the Necromancer, Blizzard has released the Diablo III Battle Chest for a discounted price of $29.99. The bundle will include Diablo III and Reaper of Souls. Read more...

Blizzard launches gameplay streaming service via Facebook partnership

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 07:02:01 +0000

Blizzard is getting into the game streaming business, but it's not partnering with Twitch or YouTube. Instead the game-maker has signed a deal with Facebook so its users can stream to the network. Read more...

The official 'Suicide Squad' game is now available on Android and iOS

Usama Jawad — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 08:36:01 +0000

Warner Bros. has released a Suicide Squad game on Android and iOS ahead of the highly anticipated film's release. It allows gamers to play as three characters; Harley Quinn, Deadshot and Diablo. Read more...

'Diablo III' announced for Xbox 360, releasing alongside PS3 version Sept. 3

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:59:43 +0000

Activision-Blizzard has announced "Diablo III" will make its way to Microsoft's current-generation gaming console on Sept. 3 alongside a PlayStation 3 version that had already been announced. Read more...

Blizzard to hold 2013 BlizzCon on November 8-9

John Callaham — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:47:47 +0000

Blizzard announced that it will hold the 2013 edition of its BlizzCon fan event on November 8-9 in Anaheim, California but tickets for the event are not yet on sale. Read more...

Diablo in space? Blizzard actually worked on "Starblo"

John Callaham — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:13:47 +0000

A new report claims that Blizzard worked on a now cancelled game that got the nickname "Starblo" and basically took the Diablo action-RPG game to a space setting. Read more...

Teen dies after playing Diablo III for 40 hours

Tyler Holman — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:38:44 +0000

An 18 year old from Tainan, Taiwan reportedly collapsed and died after playing Blizzard's Diablo III for over 40 hours at an internet cafe without even taking a break to eat. Read more...

The Art of Blizzard hardcover book coming in October

John Callaham — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:42:35 +0000

Insight Editions will publish The Art of Blizzard in October, a 352 page hardcover book with nearly 800 art pieces from Blizzard's many game franchises, along with commentary from team members. Read more...

TechSpot: Diablo 3 Performance Tested, Benchmarked

Julio Franco — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:46:17 +0000

After 11 years in the making and more setbacks than we care to count, Blizzard has finally unleashed a third installment to its cult classic dungeon crawler. Having waited over a decade, the arrival.. Read more...

Retro Wednesday: Rogue

Tyler Holman — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:36:55 +0000

In this week's installment of Retro Wednesday, we take a look at a title that gives 'text game' a whole new meaning, a graphics-free experience who's reverberations are felt to this day. Read more...

Blizzard: Diablo 3 hits Beta

Owen Williams — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:59:29 +0000

The next big hit from Blizzard is just around the corner, with Blizzard announcing the beta of Diablo 3. The game has been in development since 2000, and is Blizzards latest release since Starcraft 2. Read more...

Diablo III Hints?

Todd Tanner — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:45:09 +0000

Thanks to Shacknews for the heads up. Diablo III is one of those games that most people assume has to be in development, but has still yet to be announced. Now, several Blizzard and... Read more...

Blizzard Bulking up Diablo dev Team

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 16:48:24 +0000

Company job postings call for art leads to work on unannounced PC title from the crew behind the first two Diablo games. It's been more than four and a half... Read more...

Diablo II 1.10 Patch

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:07:11 +0000

Hell has, indeed, forzen over, but not the way Steve Jobs meant. Blizzard have finally, after years of waiting and development and customarily set, moved and missed deadlines, released the 1.10 patch for Diablo... Read more...

StarCraft, Diablo II, and Warcraft III Accounts Closed

Marcel Klum — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 12:18:35 +0000

A number of additional accounts and CD Keys have been tied to the use of a hack or cheat program while playing StarCraft, Diablo II, or Warcraft III on Battle.net. In keeping with our aggressive... Read more...

Diablo II Patch 1.10 Beta

Mon, 07 Jul 2003 18:43:16 +0000

Due to the magnitude of the upcoming Diablo II 1.10 patch, we are for the first time ever conducting a special patch beta test! Unlike our previous beta tests, you do not have to sign... Read more...

Hell on Earth - Diablo II MOD

Steven Parker — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:52:12 +0000

Thanks Captain Phatty for this :D While still only in beta, Hell on Earth is shaping up to be one of the best mods for Diablo II. The design team managed to change nearly every... Read more...