Highlights
- Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion releases October 8, 2024, continuing where the main story left off.
- The trailer focus on an interaction between Nayrelle and Mephisto, and it’s a harrowing cinematic that sets the stage for an exciting DLC.
- Players who pre-order the expansion will get access to a war-cat mount and three pets.
Blizzard revealed the first trailer of Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred at the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase, unveiling its upcoming release date of October 8 alongside a new cinematic that showcased the premise of its story. Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred is the first expansion for Blizzard’s popular action-RPG and will be available over a year after the game’s initial release date.
Upon its release in June 2023, Diablo 4 brought many improvements to Blizzard’s popular franchise. Diablo 4 is focused more on online play than its predecessors, as players crawl through a large multiplayer open-world. On top of existing activities like World Bosses, Nightmare dungeons, and Helltides, Diablo 4 keeps its player base busy with the regular release of themed seasons. Each Diablo 4 season requires players to start a new character from scratch to unlock exclusive rewards and introduces new time-limited events, stories, and gameplay mechanics.
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Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred DLC Expansion May Make or Break the Game
Following a series of disappointing seasons, Diablo 4 is in a tough spot that the Vessel of Hatred expansion could help improve if handled carefully.
During the Xbox Games Showcase, Blizzard revealed the first trailer for Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred. This expansion will continue the main story of Diablo 4, as the cinematic video focuses on Neyrelle after she left with the Soulstone in hopes of defeating the Prime Evils for good. On top of teasing a reunion with Neyrelle, this trailer revealed the release date for Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred, which will come out on October 8, 2024. Players who pre-purchase the game will receive various in-game rewards, such as a war-cat mount, three pets, and cosmetic elements.
Blizzard Announces Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred Release Date
The announcement of Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred’s release date was one of many memorable moments in the latest Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft’s annual event where the company reveals new games coming to Xbox and PC. Among all the games announced in this event, Microsoft showed an in-depth trailer for Fable, announced the release date of World of Warcraft’s expansion The War Within, revealed a new trailer for Starfield: Shattered Space, and shed more light on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
To celebrate the first anniversary of Diablo 4, players can claim various cosmetic items for free from the in-game shop. These free items can be claimed from June 6 to June 20, with new gifts available every day. While waiting for the official release of Diablo 4’s first expansion, players can still unlock everything Season 4 has to offer. This Season focuses on loot, with new ways to craft powerful weapons and harder challenges to face. The success of Season 4 recently led Diablo 4 to break its concurrent player record on Steam, with a peak at 38,981 concurrent players.