Blizzard has officially confirmed that the first (and seemingly only) developer livestream for Diablo 4 Season 3 will take place next week.There was some initial confusion about the exact date, as the developers released a very brief teaser video for season three, which hinted More will be revealed on January 16th.
But that’s not actually the time for a developer update. Instead, the show doesn’t air for another two days – Thursday, January 18 – making this the closest we’ll get to a new season before we learn anything about it.
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So what exactly happened on January 16th? Well, that’s not clear yet. The teaser video we’ve embedded below offers almost nothing on its own.It almost feels like Blizzard had to get something As player concerns grow over a lack of communication.
Season 2 ends on the same day that Season 3 begins, January 23rd. This has been Diablo 4’s approach all along, which initially led some to believe that Season 3 had been delayed since we were so close and still hadn’t made an ounce of progress. new information.
Here’s the trailer for Season 3, released overnight:
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On the other hand, the developer conference will be held on Thursday, January 18th 9am PT, 12pm ET, 5pm UK – These streams are a little earlier than usual. It will also be the first event held at Blizzard’s Albany studios, rather than at Blizzard’s main campus in Irvine.
As you’d expect, the livestream will detail all of Season 3’s new gameplay features, quality-of-life updates, and fresh seasonal journeys. The Gauntlet, the new competitive, leaderboard-driven end-game dungeon, will also receive further details.
Sitting on the couch are game design manager Daniel Tanguay, mission designer Madeleine James and lead designer Adam Jackson. Jackson will exclusively cover class updates for the upcoming season. Deputy Director of Communities Adam Fletcher will moderate the meeting.
You can watch the live stream as usual on Diablo’s Twitch and YouTube channels.
Given the timing of the developer stream and the lack of information so far, one can’t help but wonder if Season 3 will be meaningfully bigger (or even as big) than Season 2. Last season was announced weeks in advance, with Blizzard hyping many of its features in advance.
I guess we’ll have to see on Thursday if our concerns are misplaced.
