Diablo 4 Alpha Test Is Reportedly Ongoing for Blizzard Associates
Diablo fans are anxiously awaiting more news regarding Blizzard's upcoming ARPG, Diablo 4. The new game is tentatively planned for release in 2023 and Blizzard is limiting announcements to quarterly reports from the development team. While it may not be an official announcement, there is some good news to share. Blizzard has reportedly begun its Friends and Family Alpha testing for Diablo 4, and the early word on the game is «mostly positive.»
The report comes from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, who spoke on the subject on Twitter recently. Schreier shared that he'd heard a «bunch of people» are currently playing an early build of Diablo 4 via a Friends and Family Alpha test. Schreier explains that these Diablo 4 players are all under a non-disclosure agreement, which is why he doesn't share any more specific information. However, he does say that he's «hearing mostly positive buzz» via early impressions.
Diablo 4 Beta Files Appear Online
Friends and Family Alpha tests are a tradition at Blizzard, as well as other game development studios. Initial testing is all done internally, then testing is expanded to include friends and family members of employees under the assumption that they're more trustworthy and reliable for meaningful feedback. Alphas then slowly introduce more content as it's ready, though Blizzard has talked some recently about focusing its alphas on more specific types of content with World of Warcraft.
The long and short of it is that Diablo 4 development appears to be moving along productively. An alpha test by no means indicates that Diablo 4 is near to completion or anywhere close, but it is still an important step as Blizzard moves toward its 2023 release window. An NDA'd alpha test also, naturally, has to
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