The Monk in Diablo: Immortal.
The Monk in Diablo: Immortal.
Categories

Blizzard denies it intended to show Diablo 4 at BlizzCon

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
  • Updated
  • 1 min

Game publication Kotaku stirred the hornet’s nest of entitled gamers on Monday when it published a story citing unnamed sources saying that Blizzard intended to show a Diablo 4 sneak peek at the BlizzCon event last weekend and then pulled the announcement at the last minute.

Gamers who expected the showing were shocked at the possibility that the game might not be ready yet, and they gave Blizzard an earful on social media. They also slammed the company for showing a mobile game, rather than something juicy for real gamers, or PC players.

Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with GB M A X! Join now to enjoy our free and premium perks. 

Join now →

Sign in to your account.

Written by

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.