Footage from the Diablo 4 alpha has appeared online
‘Family and friends’ alpha video shows the game’s character creator
Leaked footage and screenshots from Diablo 4’s alpha has appeared online.
The footage, which was circulated on Twitter before being taken down (mirror here) was seemingly from the “friends and family” Diablo 4 alpha which is currently taking place.
The video show off character customization, game creation and the difficulty selection screen.
As the alpha is watermarked, it’s likely that the person posting the content will be easily identified, and their access to the alpha revoked.
The character screen shows off the range of face and body combinations that players will be able to select, however, it’s unclear if this is the full creation suite.
Tutorial options are also offered, which allows the player to select “more guidance” or “less guidance”. There doesn’t seem to be an option to turn off tutorials completely.
It was recently claimed that the Diablo 4 beta had been added to the Battle.net launcher in preparation for its release, which hasn’t been dated.
Diablo 4 is planned for release in 2023 and sign-ups for the beta opened earlier this year.
As part of an ongoing promotional campaign, selected tattoo shops are giving out free Diablo tattoos, with fans who get one being informed that they’ll receive early access to an upcoming beta as well as a digital copy of the game.
Diablo 4 was originally announced in 2019 for PC, Xbox One and PS4. Earlier this year PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions were also confirmed, with cross-play and cross-progression for all platforms.
Further reading
Blizzard says it plans to release new Diablo Immortal content every 2 weeks
In June, Diablo franchise general manager Rod Fergusson said Blizzard was “committed to delivering an incredible breadth of content after launch, for years to come, anchored around optional cosmetic items and full story-driven expansions“.
