The free-to-play Diablo title designed specifically for mobile devices, Diablo Immortal, has now been confirmed to launch sometime later this year. Activision Blizzard revealed Diablo Immortal's final release date during its Q1 2021 earnings call.
In addition to Diablo Immortal, Activision-Blizzard also confirmed that Diablo II: Resurrected is set to release in 2021 as well. Two Diablo Titles Set for 2021 Release In addition to Diablo Immortal, Diablo 2: Resurrected is also set to release this 2021.
2021 is a good year to be a Diablo fan. Most have spent years waiting for any official news regarding the next installment in the iconic dungeon crawler. Luckily, Activision-Blizzard has made up for it in recent months. In particular, Activision-Blizzard has started releasing more news about upcoming Diablo games, with the studio confirming that both are expected to release this 2021.
In the aforementioned earnings call, Activision-Blizzard confirmed that the mobile-only Diablo Immortal is "on track for global release" this year. The California-based company also confirmed that the game has entered its second phase of testing. It's worth noting that Activision-Blizzard had already launched an Australia-only technical alpha in late 2020.
Diablo Immortal is already considered by many as Activision-Blizzard's most divisive title yet and it hasn't even launched.
Diablo Immortal was first announced back in 2018. Since then, very little has been revealed about Diablo Immortal. So far, the two most prevalent news pieces about the mobile dungeon crawler were hat the game is part of the company's push towards mobile games and that it will have at least six playable character classes.
