The new Blizzard Entertainment game, Diablo Immortal, had already been announced for Android and iOS cell phones; but now PC is also added.
The Ecumenical Stone lies destroyed, and now the heroes of Sanctuary must face the terrors that arise in their path. Blizzard Entertainment today announced that starting June 2, players in most regions of the world will answer the call to battle the Burning Hells in Devil Immortal the first Blizzard game designed from the ground up for mobile devices.
In addition to delivering an uncompromising AAA experience on mobile devices, the most ambitious game released in the 25-year history of the Diablo franchise will enter Open Beta on Windows PC at launch. Devil Immortal is compatible with both crossplay as with cross progress, allowing the heroes of Sanctuary to join the fight regardless of platform, while also being able to seamlessly transition between mobile and PC. The Open Beta on PC will have all game features, including cross-play and cross-progress, and after the Open Beta ends, all progress will carry over.
“The demons of the Burning Hells are ready to go on the hunt in the biggest Diablo game Blizzard has ever released,” said Mike Ybarra, president of Blizzard Entertainment. “As Blizzard’s first game designed from the ground up for mobile devices, it was important to us to deliver an experience worthy of the franchise, so we did a lot of testing, made a lot of changes based on feedback, and created a game that we’re very excited to share. with the players. We can’t wait to launch this epic new installment in the Diablo franchise, and we look forward to the day we are all together in Sanctuary.” With the fate of Sanctuary in their hands, players will be able to choose from six iconic Diablo classes: Barbarian, Divine Warrior, Demon Hunter, Monk, Necromancer either Arcanist, and will embark on a journey through eight unique areas and the great city of The Westmarch. They will join new and familiar Diablo characters, including franchise patriarch Deckard Cain, on a grand quest to collect the shattered shards of the Vile Ecumenical Stone before the forces of the Burning Hells can get hold of them for their own sinister plans in an epic new story that takes place between the events of Diablo II and Diablo III.
Devil Immortal features a social MMOARPG (massively multiplayer online action role-playing game) experience that is completely new to the franchise. Players will share a huge world with others as they explore Sanctuary, form Guilds with up to eight members to take on group challenges such as Hellraiser raid bosses, and join Clans with up to 150 friends to earn Clan achievements.
The game also features a strong faction-based PvP system. With the Contention Cycle, players can band together to fight a war where the best player on the server will win the Eternal Crown to become the Leader of the Immortals. This puts them in the position of having to continually defend their reign in a number of modes including brutal 1 vs. 30.
Devil Immortal It will be a free-to-play game with optional in-game purchases, ensuring that the core game experience is always free to play. Developed by Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase, Devil Immortal will be available for iOS, Android, and Windows PC at launch via Battle.net. More of 30 million players have already pre-registered on all platforms to gain access to the game as soon as it launches, preparing for the battles to come. All players will receive the stunning Horadrim deco set to celebrate this important milestone when the game launches.* This is just the beginning, as players will receive free content on a regular basis for years to come, such as new areas, dungeons and character classes.