It became the lowest user-rated game on Metacritic in response to microtransactions and the progression system. Immortal received mixed reviews, with praise for its combat, graphics, and the adaption of Diablo to mobile, while criticism targeted the plot, voice acting, and the game's focus on microtransactions. The game's Asia-Pacific release was delayed several days before its original date, with most releases taking place on July 8, 2022, and its China launch on July 25, 2022. It was released on Android and iOS on Jfor countries mainly outside of the Asia-Pacific region, with a beta release for Windows on the same date. The announcement of Diablo Immortal at BlizzCon in 2018 was met with a largely negative response from Diablo fans, who had anticipated an installment designed for PC. The game incorporates a business model which allows players to unlock content through microtransactions, though almost all content can also be obtained through gameplay without paying. Players control a character of their chosen class: Barbarian, Wizard, Monk, Necromancer, Demon Hunter or Crusader they must locate and destroy hidden shards of the Worldstone, to prevent Skarn, the Lord of Damnation, from destroying the world of Sanctuary.ĭevelopment of Diablo Immortal began with the aim of creating a Diablo game centered around touch controls for those who predominantly played on mobile, but was later expanded to also support game controllers and PC. A mobile installment in the Diablo series, it is set between the events of Diablo II and Diablo III.

Diablo Immortal is a free-to-play, massively multiplayer online action role-playing video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.

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