Our latest coverage of Diablo Immortal.
Getting tired of pummeling demons with your Barbarian in Diablo Immortal? Why not try taking them on with the Demon Hunter’s dual crossbows or sending your Necromancer’s undead minions to do the dirty work instead? Today’s update lets players do just that by allowing them to change to a new class once every week. The class change feature becomes available [...]
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Since Diablo Immortal launched last month, the game has been heavily-criticized for its allegedly pay-to-win monetization scheme, especially when it comes to endgame content. To be fair, it’s the first Diablo game that’s free-to-play and microtransactions are to be expected but certainly not to the extent that you’d have to spend over $100,000 to fully-equip your character with max gear. [...]
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The first Diablo Immortal post-launch update is now live along with a new season and three new battle passes. Season 2 features a free 40-rank battle pass along with two premium versions: the $5 Empowered battle pass and the $15 Collector’s Empowered pass. The Empowered comes with a premium reward track on top of the free one which includes a [...]
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Despite complaints about its controversial monetization system, players are still flocking to Diablo Immortal which has seen over 10 million downloads on mobile since it launched last month. This is probably the Diablo series’ biggest launch ever since the previous record holder, Diablo 3, didn’t reach 10 million sales until six weeks after it launched. To be fair, Diablo Immortal [...]
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Diablo Immortal players have a powerful new foe to contend with as the ominously-named demon, Vitaath the Shivering Death, makes her way to the multi-platform ARPG. Players will be able to face off against the new boss in the Helliquary provided that they’ve reached the minimum combat rating (CR) required to do so. Vitaath’s first tier fight requires players to [...]
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Pay-to-win business models have been a hot topic of late following the release of Diablo Immortal with its money-grabbing monetization scheme. The issue has apparently caught the eye of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and is looking to setup a roundtable meeting to discuss it thanks to the efforts of popular streamer Asmongold. According to Dot Esports, Asmongold reportedly contacted the [...]
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Over 10 million players have installed Diablo Immortal according to an infographic that Blizzard Entertainment posted on Twitter. That’s significantly less than the 30 million players that pre-registered for the mobile and PC spinoff but still quite impressive. It’s worth noting though that the number doesn’t include players from the Asia Pacific region which will be getting the game sometime [...]
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Diablo Immortal’s Chinese launch has been delayed indefinitely just two days before its scheduled release in the Asia Pacific region. The Hong Kong launch has also presumably been delayed by extension. Blizzard Entertainment and Chinese gaming giant NetEase cited content optimizations, adjustments, and visual improvements as the reason for the delay, although there’s speculation that it might have something to [...]
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A YouTube streamer recently drew attention to Diablo Immortal’s controversial monetization scheme by spending nearly $16,000 to acquire a rare max-rank gem. Upon reaching the endgame, streamer Quin69 started running Elder Rifts in search of a Rank 1 5-Star Legendary Gem. He would purchase Legendary Crests using funds donated by his viewers to ensure gems drop during for each run. [...]
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Despite complaints about its monetization scheme, Diablo Immortal is still making a killing in the mobile market, raking in over $24 million in just two weeks. The game has been criticized for being pay-to-win and its lockbox mechanics which some players claim will require upwards of $100,000 to fully max out a character. But, apparently that’s not stopping players from [...]
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