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Blizzard was working on Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred before the base RPG even launched, and that's why some of its biggest features were "deployed early"

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Diablo IV
Genres · hack_and_slash, rpg
Release · Jun 6, 2023
Developer · Blizzard Entertainment
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Release · Apr 28, 2026
Developer · Blizzard Entertainment
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Active · 1994–2023
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