Diablo Immortal has topped over 20 million installs
Diablo Immortal has topped over 20 million installs.
That's according to developer Blizzard, which today confirmed the "20 million demon slayers and counting" milestone along with a "rewards" to all players we've participated so far, " like a Legendary Crest, gold, and more".
20M demon slayers and counting. ⚔️Log in to claim rewards like a Legendary Crest, gold, and more. pic.twitter.com/NvjcBjuCE4July 23, 2022
"Woah! One legendary crest! Thanks Blizzard," said one (opens in new tab) happy - or possibly sarcastic - responder.
"Log in and bring your wallet," added another (opens in new tab), in reference to the game's controversial microtransactions.
Blizzard and its new boss, Mike Ybarra, have argued that most players aren't spending any money on Diablo Immortal (opens in new tab) and that its monetization only kick in when it comes to "the end game".
"When we think about monetization, at the very highest level it was, 'How do we give a free Diablo experience to hundreds of millions of people, where they can literally do 99.5% of everything in the game?'" Ybarra said at the time.
"The monetization comes in at the end game. The philosophy was always to lead with great gameplay and make sure that hundreds of millions of people can go through the whole campaign without any costs. From that standpoint, I feel really good about it as an introduction to Diablo."
Diablo Immortal is out now on PC and mobile. As detailed by Activision Blizzard via a recent update on the official website (opens in new tab), "Skarn, Lord of Damnation has amassed his battle-hungry forces in anticipation of your near arrival to Sanctuary".
Even before it had released, Blizzard was keen to let fans know that the game's microtransactions "never
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