During last week's Gamescom presentation of Diablo IV's upcoming Season of Blood (due October 17), Rod Fergusson—general manager of the franchise—announced that the game's user base had surpassed 12 million. He also proudly declared that the active population has spent around 1.3 billion hours playing the extremely popular, and evidently highly addictive, action RPG. Number crunchers estimate that this works out as 100+ hours (on average) per player. Blizzard Entertainment and Activision have chosen to not release official sales figures for Diablo IV, but Fergusson's disclosure provides us with a rough picture of how well the game has sold since launching on June 5 across multiple platforms. It should be noted that the fourth entry in the long-running series has not been released via game subscription platforms.

Blizzard Entertainment has started teasing the second season of new content: "At the behest of their dark master, a newly turned army of ravenous vampires has set their sights on Sanctuary. The master's sinister plot remains a shrouded mystery but their pursuit for the blood of innocents has caused an uproar. You must learn to hunt the hunter—your fate depends on it. Season of Blood will introduce a new Questline for you to uncover, Vampiric Powers to wield against their originators, 5 additional endgame bosses with the ability to target specific Unique and Uber Unique items as a drop, and more."Season of Blood is coming to Diablo IV.


☠️ 5 new and returning endgame bosses
⚔️ Updates to renown rewards
💎 Updates to gem & stash storage
🔥 Updates to resistance & status effects

Accompany Erys (voiced by actress and producer, Gemma Chan) as she leads the effort against a deadly new evil threatening Sanctuary.

Join the hunt, October 17th 🩸. Details here: blizz.ly/44lrfsS