The Diablo franchise is still easily one of the most popular franchises in the history of the action role-playing dungeon crawler, and as the latest in a long line of success stories, Diablo IV is the one with the biggest and most dedicated community in 2026.
Blizzard Entertainment's spellbinding satanic effort has been through various guises since first launching in 2023, with the Vessel of Hatred expansion changing things significantly, and the Lord of Hatred expansion set to follow suit next month, in April 2026.
As such, it's a great time to get involved if you haven't already, and an even better one to return if you've lapsed, giving yourself plenty of time to get ready for the new expansion dropping. Happily, if you're an Xbox player, you don't even have to commit to purchasing the game for the time being, so you can see if you like it before parting with your hard-earned cash.
Over on the official Xbox website, you can find the breakdown for the latest set of Free Play Days, which is now well underway as we close out the weekend. As part of that, Diablo IV is available as an open trial for...
