Over 30 million players have pre-registered to defend Sanctuary
in the newest entry in Blizzard Entertainment‘s iconic Diablo
franchise
The Worldstone is shattered, and it now falls to the heroes of
Sanctuary to fend off the terrors rising in its wake. Blizzard
Entertainment today announced that beginning June 2, players in
most regions across the world will take up the call to defend
against the Burning Hells in Diablo® Immortal ™, the first Blizzard
game designed from the ground up for mobile, with the remaining
regions in Asia-Pacific gaining access a few weeks later.
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In addition to offering an uncompromised AAA experience on
mobile, the most ambitious game released in the Diablo franchise’s
25-year history will enter into Open Beta on Windows® PC at launch.
Diablo Immortal supports both cross-play and
cross-progression, allowing Sanctuary’s heroes to join the
fight with each other regardless of platform while being able to
seamlessly transition between mobile and PC gameplay. The Open Beta
on PC will contain all game features, including cross-play and
cross-progression, and upon conclusion all progress will be
maintained.
“The demons of the Burning Hells are ready to be slain in the
most expansive Diablo game that Blizzard has ever released,” said
Mike Ybarra, president of Blizzard Entertainment. “As Blizzard’s
first game designed from the ground up for mobile, it was important
to us to deliver an experience worthy of the franchise, so we did a
lot of testing, incorporated a lot of feedback, and created a game
that we’re very excited to share with players. We’re looking
forward to unleashing this epic new entry in the Diablo franchise,
and we can't wait to join everyone in Sanctuary."
With the fate of Sanctuary in their hands, players will choose
between six iconic Diablo classes–Barbarian,
Crusader, Demon Hunter, Monk,
Necromancer, or Wizard–and embark on a journey
through eight unique zones and the great city of Westmarch. They
will join up with new and familiar Diablo characters, including the
franchise's patriarch Deckard Cain, on an expansive quest to hunt
down the shattered pieces of the corrupted Worldstone before the
forces of the Burning Hells can gather them for their own sinister
plans in an epic all-new story taking place between the events of
Diablo II and Diablo III.
Diablo Immortal features a MMOARPG (massively multiplayer online
action-RPG) social experience that’s completely new to the series.
Players will share a massive world with others as they explore
Sanctuary, form Warbands with up to eight members to take on group
challenges such as the intense Helliquary raid bosses, and join
Clans with up to 150 friends to earn challenging Clan
Achievements.
The game also features a robust faction-based PvP system. With
the Cycle of Strife, players can band together to fight in
an ongoing war in which the top player of the server will earn the
Eternal Crown to become the leader of the Immortals. This puts them
in the position of having to continuously defend their reign across
a series of modes including brutal 1v30 showdowns.
Diablo Immortal will be free-to-play with optional in-game
purchases, ensuring the core game experience will always be free.
Developed by Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase, Diablo Immortal
will be available at launch on iOS®, Android®, and Windows® PC via
Battle.net®. Over 30 million players have already
pre-registered across all platforms to gain access as soon as the
game launches, preparing themselves for the battles to come. All
players will receive the stunning Horadrim Cosmetic Set to
celebrate this significant milestone when the game launches.* This
is just the beginning, as new content will be released regularly to
players for free in the years to come, including new zones,
dungeons, and character classes.
Bold adventurers can find more information, as well as
pre-register for Diablo Immortal at
diabloimmortal.blizzard.com.
For screenshots and other assets, visit
https://blizzard.gamespress.com/Diablo-Immortal.
*Players must log in to Diablo Immortal and complete the game’s
tutorial within 30 days after release to claim the Horadrim
Cosmetic Set. Offer can only be claimed for one character per
account.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®,
Hearthstone®, Overwatch®, the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo
franchises, and the multifranchise Heroes of the Storm®, Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of
entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s
most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track
record includes twenty-three #1 games* and numerous Game of the
Year awards. The company's online gaming service, Battle.net, is
one of the largest in the world, with millions of active
players.
*Sales and/or downloads, based on internal company records and
reports from key distributors.
About NetEase, Inc.
As a leading internet technology company based in China,
NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES and HKEX: 9999, “NetEase”) provides
premium online services centered around innovative and diverse
content, community, communication and commerce. NetEase develops
and operates some of China’s most popular mobile and PC games. In
more recent years, NetEase has expanded into international markets
including Japan and North America. In addition to its
self-developed game content, NetEase partners with other leading
game developers, such as Blizzard Entertainment and Mojang AB (a
Microsoft subsidiary), to operate globally renowned games in China.
NetEase’s other innovative service offerings include its
majority-controlled subsidiaries Youdao (NYSE: DAO), China’s
leading intelligent learning company, and Cloud Village (HKEX:
9899), also known as NetEase Cloud Music, China’s leading online
music content community, as well as Yanxuan, NetEase’s private
label e-commerce platform. For more information, please visit:
http://ir.netease.com/.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
Information in this press release that involves Blizzard
Entertainment's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including statements about the availability,
pricing, features, and functionality of Diablo® Immortal™ are
forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number
of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Blizzard
Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from
those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this
release include unanticipated product delays and other factors
identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s
most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this
release are based upon information available to Blizzard
Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this
release, and neither Blizzard Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard
assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when
made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not
guarantees of the future performance of Blizzard Entertainment or
Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause
actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
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