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Latest news, patches and season updates for Diablo 3.

Diablo III: Eternal Collection Arrives on Nintendo Switch
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Diablo III: Eternal Collection Arrives on Nintendo Switch

How Diablo 3 went portable on November 2, 2018 - with full Switch power, four-player co-op, and exclusive Zelda content.

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Patch 2.6.1: Challenge Rifts & New Areas
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Patch 2.6.1: Challenge Rifts & New Areas

How Patch 2.6.1 created a lasting weekly mode with Challenge Rifts and rebalanced the entire class meta.

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The Necromancer Returns: Rise of the Necromancer & Patch 2.6.0
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The Necromancer Returns: Rise of the Necromancer & Patch 2.6.0

How the Necromancer arrived as the seventh class and pulled Diablo 3 back to its Diablo 2 roots.

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The Darkening of Tristram: Diablo 1 Nostalgia Returns
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The Darkening of Tristram: Diablo 1 Nostalgia Returns

Blizzard's annual retro event takes you back into the 16 levels of the original 1996 Diablo.

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Season 8 & 9: Diablo 3's 2016/2017 Turn of the Year
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Season 8 & 9: Diablo 3's 2016/2017 Turn of the Year

How two tightly packed seasons and the Tristram anniversary perfected Diablo 3's seasonal loop

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Patch 2.4.2 & 2.4.3: Set Reworks and New Areas
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Patch 2.4.2 & 2.4.3: Set Reworks and New Areas

The two patches that carried Diablo 3 through 2016 – set tuning, new difficulties and the legendary Tristram anniversary event.

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Patch 2.4.1: Leaderboard Polish and New Transmogs
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Patch 2.4.1: Leaderboard Polish and New Transmogs

How the April 2016 update made the leaderboards fairer, buffed nearly every class and set the stage for Season 6.

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Patch 2.4 Lands: Set Dungeons, Greyhollow Island and More
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Patch 2.4 Lands: Set Dungeons, Greyhollow Island and More

The most content-rich update since Reaper of Souls: 24 Set Dungeons, a new island and a radically streamlined endgame.

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Season 4: Season Journey and Cosmetic Rewards Arrive
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Season 4: Season Journey and Cosmetic Rewards Arrive

How Season 4 used the Season Journey, cosmetic rewards and Patch 2.3.0 to define the modern Diablo 3 endgame.

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Patch 2.3.0: Kanai's Cube, Bounty Rewards and Set Reworks
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Patch 2.3.0: Kanai's Cube, Bounty Rewards and Set Reworks

How Kanai's Cube, act-specific bounties and Sescheron reshaped Diablo 3's endgame forever

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Patch 2.2.0: Major Set Reworks and New Legendaries
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Patch 2.2.0: Major Set Reworks and New Legendaries

How Patch 2.2.0 on March 31, 2015 reshaped the Diablo 3 endgame for good with new class sets, ring legendaries and the Wardrobe.

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Season 1 Begins: The First Diablo 3 Season
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Season 1 Begins: The First Diablo 3 Season

How Patch 2.1.0 launched the first Season on August 29, 2014 and set the eternal endgame rhythm of Diablo 3.

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Patch 2.1.0: Seasons, Greater Rifts and Legendary Gems
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Patch 2.1.0: Seasons, Greater Rifts and Legendary Gems

How Patch 2.1.0 on August 26, 2014, defined the Diablo 3 endgame forever with Seasons, Greater Rifts and Legendary Gems.

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Ultimate Evil Edition for PS4 and Xbox One
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Ultimate Evil Edition for PS4 and Xbox One

How Blizzard brought the complete Diablo III plus Reaper of Souls to PS4 and Xbox One on August 19, 2014 and set the benchmark for ARPGs on consoles.

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Reaper of Souls Arrives – Diablo III Reborn
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Reaper of Souls Arrives – Diablo III Reborn

How the first expansion turned Diablo III from a contentious release into a lasting action-RPG

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Loot 2.0: Patch 2.0 Reinvents Itemization
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Loot 2.0: Patch 2.0 Reinvents Itemization

How Patch 2.0.1 fixed the hunt for loot on February 25, 2014 and reinvented Diablo III

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Diablo III Launches on PS3 and Xbox 360
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Diablo III Launches on PS3 and Xbox 360

How Blizzard brought the action RPG into the living room on September 3, 2013 with controller controls, couch co-op, and no Auction House.

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Reaper of Souls Announced at Gamescom
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Reaper of Souls Announced at Gamescom

How Blizzard kicked off the reinvention of Diablo III in Cologne in 2013 – with Malthael, the Crusader and Adventure Mode.

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