Developer Blizzard Entertainment took part in the Gamescom 2024 Opening Night with a new trailer for Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred. The video introduces heroes of Sanctuary to one of the new expansion features: mercenaries!
The team describes mercenaries as the players’ companions in battle, who grow in strength and can be customized to fit your playstyle. Each Mercenary is unique in the role they serve, so no matter your class or build, you’ll find a Mercenary that’s right for you.
However, mercenaries were not the only addition revealed in the trailer above. The team also introduced the Dark Citadel, a new co-op PvE endgame mode that will test everything you know about combat. If that’s not enough, there is also the Kurast Undercity, an intense new multistage dungeon.
With the Vessel of Hatred expansion slated for release in October, there’s still a lot to uncover with the new features and Diablo universe at large. Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson, lead game designer Rex Dickson, systems designer Aislyn Hall, and Diablo Immortal’s executive producer Peiwen Yao will be live on August 21, 6 a.m. PDT in the Xbox broadcast at gamescom to share more about what’s to come.
About Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
The first major expansion to Diablo IV arrives on October 8. Journey into the new region of Nahantu in search of Neyrelle, who is both suffering the fate of her choice to imprison the Prime Evil Mephisto, and seeking a means to destroy him. Recruit Mercenaries to aid you in combat, fight together in a new PvE co-op activity & more.
Become the apex predator of the jungle as the all-new Spiritborn class. The developers describe it as one of the most mobile classes in the game yet.
