Diablo

I think it's fair to say that Diablo 2 defined the Action Role Playing Game genre  in a way no other game in that genre can claim.

Diablo's world of Sanctuary is a grim, unfriendly place full of wolves (also werewolves), demons, cultists, undead and the occasional blizzard to watch out for.

I've been thinking more and more about the question -- "Is Diablo 4 an MMO?" -- since I currently play World of Warcraft, am pretty heavily invested in Diablo 3, was into Diablo Immortal for a couple of months there, and was just utterly charmed by the open beta for Diablo 4.

Well, I liked the Diablo 4 open beta, anyway.

This is the second of two Diablo 4 beta weekends, but we're already seeing lengthy login queues as players scramble to play the new hotness.

There's an argument that the art direction of Diablo 3 was too 'light' -- an argument I find strange because there are still mounds of corpses, blood and gore strewn across walls and floors, and whole hosts of demons exploding out of every corner to destroy and consume all things.

The spellcaster archetype has always existed in the Diablo series, but there are a few more differences between Diablo 4 Sorcerers and Diablo 3 Wizards than just the name.

With the hellishly enthralling Diablo 4 early access beta period fresh in mind, it’s a great time to talk about the use of horror in gaming.

Blood Shards are not a new inclusion in Diablo 3; they've been a necessary currency for the franchise's current form of item gambling through the merchant Kadala, found near the Nephalem Obelisk in every Act.

This weekend marked a momentous occasion, both for the Blizzardverse and gaming in general: Our very first real (public) look at Diablo 4.