Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred — Diablo 4’s second main growth — is sort of right here, and it actually feels that Blizzard has obtained the memo on creating an endgame construction that, on the very least, has a a lot better likelihood of preserving our consideration.
Lord of Hatred was introduced again on the 2025’s The Sport Awards. It provides the brand new area of Skovos and ushers in two new lessons: the Paladin, which unlocked when the growth was introduced, and the Warlock, which is able to go stay tomorrow (April 28) as we struggle to place down Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred himself.
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred returned an 8/10 in IGN’s assessment. We wrote: “Lord of Hatred offers Diablo 4 a particularly satisfying conclusion, wonderful modifications to construct crafting, and an endgame that would probably go the gap.”
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is coming to PC, in addition to PlayStation and Xbox consoles, on April 27. You may pre-load the growth proper now by grabbing the three.0.0. Patch (it is a hefty 90GB, although, so ensure you’ve freed up your harddrive!).
How do you embody a personality as darkish as Mephisto, Lord of Hatred? IGN spoke with voice actor Steve Blum about his course of, what makes the voice of the character distinctive, and what it is truly like recording within the voiceover sales space.
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred international launch instances:
Relying on the place you’re on this planet, Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is about to go stay on the following instances:
Monday, April 27, 2026:
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026:
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Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and guide with 15+ years expertise working with some of the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.