Diablo 4‘s first enlargement will arrive someday late in spaceyear 2024, but it surely’s additionally a throwback to Diablo 2. That is as a result of Vessel Of Hatred is all about one of many Prime Evils, Mephisto, who auld gamers would have slain in that most-beloved of hack-and-slashers. It is also going so as to add a brand new character class “by no means earlier than seen within the Diablo universe.”

“Vessel of Hatred continues the grim story that started in Diablo IV, as you study the destiny of the prime evil Mephisto and his demonic plans for Sanctuary. To do this, you’ll be visiting a area new to Diablo IV, recognized by the locals as Nahantu,” says the announcement information. Not way more concerning the enlargement is shared, past its late 2024 launch date.

This weekend’s Blizzcon did deliver different Diablo information, nevertheless. The third season of the motion RPG will add a brand new weekly problem dungeon referred to as The Gauntlet, the place gamers compete for Class rating towards one another, and the best rank on the finish of every week may have their identify listed “within the Seasonal Corridor of the Ancients for all of time.”

The sport’s first seasonal occasion may also arrive on December twelfth, with the Midwinter Blight. It will final for 3 weeks and can introduce a “mysterious, red-cloaked terror” to the wintery Fractured Peaks.

Alice B named Diablo 4 this 12 months’s prettiest RSI machine, however since then it has appeared ailing as a result of misjudged patches, developer climb-downs and a grumpy neighborhood.