Diablo

With Diablo 3's Season 19 set to begin soon, it's time to pick your next toon.

Asking when Diablo 3 Season 20 will start when Season 19 hasn't even started yet is actually a fun exercise for me, because I get to look at the trends over the past Seasons.

Diablo 4 paints the world of Sanctuary in shadows and hellfire, and yet the game is still strangely beautiful.

Blizzard games are often distinct from one another -- you're not going to confuse Hearthstone with StarCraft, for example -- but they are not conceived and executed in vacuum, and there is influence between each.

If you're in the thick of Diablo 3's Season 18, you may be wondering: when am I going to have to get serious about wrapping up my Seasonal Journey?

So maybe Diablo 4's big announcement has captured your interest in the Diablo series.

A recent interview with Allen Adham -- Executive Producer on Diablo 4 and one of Blizzard's founders -- and Senior Producer Tiffany Wat has a lot of lovely tidbits to look over.

Keep in mind that Diablo 4 is not only not out yet, it's not even remotely out yet -- at present it's a 10 minute or so demo available only at BlizzCon.

Who is Rathma?

For the first time in the Diablo series, you'll be able to play a character that looks more like you, or whoever you want your hero to be.