Great news for the entire community of Diablo players is that the Ecumenical Stone lies destroyed, and now the heroes of Sanctuary must face the terrors that arise in their wake. 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 Diablo Immortal.
Something that we find quite curious is that, this will be the first Blizzard game designed from scratch for mobile devices, while the remaining Asia-Pacific regions will gain access a few weeks later. 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.
Diablo Immortal supports both cross-play and cross-progress, allowing Sanctuary’s heroes 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 the features of the game, 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 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, or Arcanist, embarking on a journey through eight unique zones and the great city of The West Mark.
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.
Diablo Immortal introduces 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 Cycle of Contention, 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.
Diablo Immortal will be free to play with optional in-game purchases, ensuring that the core game experience is always free to play. Developed by Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase, Diablo Immortal will be available for iOS, Android, and Windows PC at launch via Battle.net.
Over 30 million players have already pre-registered across 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.