[STEAM] Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred Global Release Times and Details Confirmed

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— Diablo 4's second major expansion — is almost here, and it really feels that Blizzard has received the memo on creating an endgame structure that, at the very least, has a much better chance of

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Lord of Hatred was announced back at the 2025's The Game Awards. It adds the new region of Skovos and ushers in two new classes: the Paladin, which unlocked when the expansion was announced, and the Warlock, which will go live tomorrow (April 28) as we fight to put down Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred himself.

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. We wrote: "Lord of Hatred gives Diablo 4 an extremely satisfying conclusion, excellent changes to build crafting, and an endgame that could potentially go the distance."

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is coming to PC, as well as PlayStation and Xbox consoles, on April 27. You can pre-load the expansion right now by grabbing the 3.0.0. Patch (it's a hefty 90GB, though, so make sure you've freed up your harddrive!).

How do you embody a character as dark as Mephisto, Lord of Hatred?

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, what makes the voice of the character unique, and what it's actually like recording in the voiceover booth.

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred global release times:

Depending on where you are in the world, Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is set to go live at the following times:

Monday, April 27, 2026:

PDT (San Francisco):

• 4pm

CST (Mexico City):

• 5pm

CDT (Chicago):

• 6pm

EDT (New York):

• 7pm

Tuesday, April 28, 2026:

BST (London):

• 12am midnight

CEST (Paris):

• 1am

CST (Beijing):

• 7am

JST (Tokyo):

• 8am

AEST (Sydney):

• 9am

NZST (Wellington):

• 11am

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at

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