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With the action-RPG sequel now officially on sale, Blizzard Entertainment says that Diablo IV early access gamers have already played a total of 93 million hours in the game so far.

Blizzard has released a second PC-only patch for Diablo IV, along with some server-based hotfixes. Players of the game can look forward to at least two expansions of the action RPG.

The first major patch for Blizzard's action-RPG sequel is now out for all platforms, and it contains so many balance changes to Diablo IV's classes that the developer felt the need to explain them.

There's an issue currently with some PlayStation Diablo IV players who cannot sign into the game. Some gamers have found a workaround, but the bad news is that it costs them money.

Intel has released its new Arc and Iris Xe beta graphics driver 31.0.101.4382 on Windows. It is optimized for Diablo IV, Street Fighter 6. Aside from that, it also brings some performance gains.

The newest NVIDIA GeForce WHQL driver update, 535.98, is optimized for the launch of Diablo IV later this week. It also supports the System Shock remake that's launching on PC today.

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.

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.

The free digital code for Diablo IV will include some special in-game items and the upcoming "Server Slam" for the game will support NVIDIA DLSS 3 for better frame rates starting May 12.

The Ultra 4K hardware requirements level for gaming PCs running Diablo IV will include at least 32GB of RAM, along with at least an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or an AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU.

Blizzard is kicking off one final Diablo IV playtest as the highly anticipated action RPG's June release date draws near. A full weekend of dungeon diving will soon be available with a special reward.

The Xbox Series X console will run Blizzard's action-RPG sequel Diablo IV at a 2160p resolution, while the less powerful Xbox Series S will support 1080p resolution for the upcoming game.

People in the continental US can start playing Diablo IV beginning on Thursday, June 1 if they pre-order the game, and regular gamers can start playing the action-RPG game on Monday, June 5.

The Xbox Series X Diablo IV bundle will also include an exclusive in-game item for the upcoming fantasy action-RPG sequel from Blizzard, and will launch the same day as the game on June 6.

Blizzard says that it will actually "need queues to properly stress test our services" so people may need to wait a bit before getting in to play in the Diablo IV open beta when it starts Friday.

It looks like it's the Amazon New World saga all over again where RTX 3090s were bricking. This time the affected GPU is the RTX 3080 Ti as multiple user reports suggest they are dying in Diablo IV.

The new NVIDIA 531.41 WHQL driver also adds DLSS 2 or 3 support for many other new PC games, and includes support for the preview of Cyberpunk 2077's new Ray Tracing: Overdrive Mode.

After pushing out some "backend server hotfixes" Blizzard says beta testers for Diablo IV should see much shorter waiting times to play the game. The early access open beta ends on Monday

In addition, the Diablo IV open beta test will support NVIDIA DLSS 2 when it begins on Friday. DLSS 3 is also coming to Forza Horizon 5 on March 28, and more games will add support soon.

The preload size for the Diablo IV early access open beta will be 40GB in size, but you can choose to include the high-resolution texture pack which will increase the preload size to 80GB.

Rod Fergusson, the General Manager of the Diablo franchise at Blizzard, says the action-RPG sequel Diablo IV won't be available on Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass

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.

The Chapelle de Jesuites in France, which is now a cultural center rather than a church, had its ceiling painted with Diablo IV characters and artwork to promote the upcoming open beta.

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

Blizzard Entertainment has announced the Closed End Game Beta for Diablo IV. Players will have a chance to provide feedback on the game's end-game experience. Invites will be sent out by November 18.