Release date for Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion announced at Xbox showcase

The first expansion for Diablo 4, Vessel of hatred will be released on October 8, 2024. Blizzard first revealed the upcoming expansion during the Xbox Games Showcase. Blizzard announced the expansion at BlizzCon 2023, where we learned it would include a new region, a new class, seasonal play, and more.

The game’s opening cinematic teased a devious scenario in which a floating crystal talks to a character named Neyrelle, who is looking for Akarat’s Tomb. However, things are not going well for the adventurer. The short clip shows her being infected by the stone, eventually trapping her in a very fleshy cavern in the middle of a giant demon.

According to a press release distributed after the trailer debut, the new Diablo 4 class is the Spiritborn, an entirely new class that has yet to appear in any previous Diablo title. The Spiritborn are deeply connected to the jungle of Nahantu and use the Spirits within the ancient civilization to strengthen their own martial power. We’ll find out more about the Spiritborn at a reveal on July 18, where Blizzard will give players an in-depth look at this new class and its capabilities.

The story of Vessel of hatred will be collected after the end of Diablo 4 and takes us to a new region in southern Sanctuary known as Nahantu, or Torajan to outsiders. This landmass is dense with jungle, but still as dark and foreboding as the rest of the regions players have seen so far. Players have not seen this region of the world since Diablo 2. If you haven’t completed the main campaign yet, Vessel of hatred starts with a summary and lets you play from there.