Diablo IV is in a free play window on Steam that runs until September 22, 2026, with a new season and a Switch 2 version of the Age of Hatred Collection also on the market. Diablo V is in development for spring 2029, and an animated series with Netflix is in production.
The Diablo franchise's current state is split between a live game, a console port, and two announced projects. Diablo IV is the active title. A free play period on Steam began September 16, 2026 and runs until September 22, with all classes playable to level 30. The same day, the season Season of Hell's Legacy started. The Steam version is 75 percent off at 1,675 yen until September 25, which the reporting calls a new lowest price. The Switch 2 version of Diablo IV: Age of Hatred Collection was playable at BlizzCon 2026, and the collection is scheduled for September 16 at 8,400 yen. It includes the base game, the Vessel of Hatred and Lord of Hatred expansions, supports Japanese, crossplay, and cross-progression, and ships in code-in-box format.
The larger announcements came out of BlizzCon 2026 in Anaheim. Diablo V was announced with a teaser titled Resurrection and a spring 2029 release window. No price is attached. A development team panel at the event is set to discuss the world setting. Separately, Blizzard and Netflix are developing an animated series set in the Diablo universe, announced during the opening ceremony. The companies have confirmed the partnership and the setting; further details are to be shared as production progresses. Blizzard's recap describes the project as a new animated series set in the world of Diablo.
Other recent activity connects Diablo IV to outside partners and events. A Geralt-themed skin comes to Diablo IV by pre-purchasing or purchasing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt expansion pack Memories of Reminiscence on Battle.net, part of a Blizzard and CD PROJEKT RED partnership. A collaboration cafe themed on the Diablo series ran in Shibuya and Osaka from August 7 to August 31. BlizzCon 2026 digital bundles, priced from 3,350 yen, include in-game items for Diablo IV and Diablo Immortal.
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Blizzard started a free play period for Diablo IV on Steam on September 16, 2026, running until September 22 at 2:00 AM, with all classes playable up to level 30. The Steam version is 75 percent off at 1,675 yen until September 25, which the article calls a new lowest price. The new season, Season of Hell's Legacy, began the same day.
Blizzard Entertainment's BlizzCon demo let attendees play the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Diablo IV: Age of Hatred Collection, including content from the new season Jailbreak Inheritance. The trial ran without lag or stuttering, and loads were fast. Players took on a dungeon quest called A Journey Through the Past, fighting Belial from Diablo III, then Mephisto and Baal from Diablo II. The Age of Hatred Collection is scheduled for September 16 at 8,400 yen.
Blizzard Entertainment announced at BlizzCon 2026 in Anaheim that Diablo IV: Age of Hatred Collection will release on September 15, 2026, with a Japanese release on September 16. The package includes the base game, the Vessel of Hatred and Lord of Hatred expansions, and supports Japanese. The Switch 2 version supports crossplay and cross-progression, requires an internet connection and a Battle.net account, and ships in code-in-box format.
Blizzard Entertainment announced Diablo V during the company-hosted community event BlizzCon 2026, with a teaser trailer titled "Resurrection" released alongside the reveal. The game is in development and scheduled for release in spring 2029, with no price yet attached. The announcement came as a surprise at the event. Blizzard's development team is set to appear for a panel titled "Diablo V: Creating the Next Era," where the world setting and other details are expected to be introduced. Separately, an animated series based on the Diablo series is in production with Netflix. The Diablo account on X posted that the team is in development on the new animated series with Netflix, dated September 12, 2026. Diablo is a long-running hack-and-slash franchise, and Diablo V is the next numbered entry, announced at the same convention where the prior news cycle was expected.
Blizzard Entertainment and Netflix are developing an animated series set in the world of Diablo. The project was announced during the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2026, which streamed on September 13 Japan time and took place September 12. Blizzard confirmed the series is in development with Netflix and said further information will be shared as production progresses. The announcement was part of Blizzard's presentation of its plans for the franchise. Blizzard's official BlizzCon recap describes the project as a new animated series set in the world of Diablo. So far the two companies have confirmed only the partnership and the setting within the Diablo universe. The Diablo franchise is set primarily in Sanctuary, a world caught between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. The same ceremony brought the announcement of Diablo V for Spring 2029, a game Blizzard says takes place in a Sanctuary where Diablo has already triumphed.
Blizzard Entertainment and CD PROJEKT RED announced a partnership on August 26. The first step is a Geralt-themed skin for Diablo IV, obtainable by pre-purchasing or purchasing the new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt expansion pack 'Memories of Reminiscence' on Battle.net. The skin's appearance is unrevealed, with details planned for BlizzCon 2026 on September 12-13 in Anaheim.
ORBcafe will host a limited-time collaboration cafe themed on the Diablo series from Quiz RPG Wizard and Black Cat, running August 7 to August 31 at its Shibuya and Osaka locations. The cafe features themed menu items, original goods, and character voice recordings.
Blizzard Entertainment has started selling the BlizzCon Digital Bundle and BlizzCon Ultimate Collection on the Battle.net shop, priced from 3,350 yen. The bundles commemorate BlizzCon 2026, which runs September 12-13 at the Anaheim Convention Center, and include in-game items for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo IV, Diablo Immortal, and Hearthstone.
Solo developer Christopher Yabsley discusses his first-person dark fantasy dungeon crawler Heathen in a new interview. He says playing the original 1997 Diablo co-op with his mother as a child is the personal origin for the game. Heathen uses a one-town, one-dungeon structure and emphasizes horror tension alongside ARPG loot and build crafting.