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People are focused on two Blizzard-adjacent updates: Wildgate, a project from former Blizzard developers, is nearing the end of its support cycle, while Blizzard is preparing a final Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred discussion ahead of its next-week expansion launch.

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Key Takeaway Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is about to launch next week, and separately a former-Blizzard developer project is down to its final update.
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Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is about to launch next week, and separately a former-Blizzard developer project is down to its final update.

People are focused on two Blizzard-adjacent updates: Wildgate, a project from former Blizzard developers, is nearing the end of its support cycle, while Blizzard is preparing a final Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred discussion ahead of its next-week expansion launch.

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  • ● Former Blizzard devs — A year on from its launch, former Blizzard devs' Wildgate only has one last update left, but it's not shutting down Rock Paper Shotgun

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Top 2 signals · Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is about
Rock Paper Shotgun · 13d ago
A year on from its launch, former Blizzard devs' Wildgate only has one last update left, but it's not shutting down
VG247 · 83d ago
Blizzard will talk about Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred one last time before the expansion's launch next week

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Wildgate support status Only one last update left, but it’s not shutting down
Diablo 4 expansion Lord of Hatred
Diablo 4 talk timing Blizzard will talk about it one last time before launch
Diablo 4 expansion launch Next week

What to Watch

  • Mark next week as the launch window for Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred. VG247
  • Watch for the “one last time” pre-launch Blizzard discussion about Lord of Hatred. VG247

What Changed

  • A year on from its launch, former Blizzard devs' Wildgate only has one last update left, but it's not shutting down Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Blizzard will talk about Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred one last time before the expansion's launch next week VG247
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