[Update #2]: Diablo 4 will be launching on June 6th, 2023 with five classes: Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Rogue and Sorceress.

[Update]: Diablo 4's August 2022 update has detailed the post-launch plans, seasons and in-game shop.

While Diablo 4's release date is still nowhere to be seen, Blizzard has at least been pretty diligent with keeping the community in the loop with detailed developer updates discussing various aspects of Diablo 4's design. Last time they talked about gameplay focused things like itemization, character progression and visual effects for abilities, while this time around it's all about the visuals and the design behind the environments and dungeons.

The most interesting bit of new information is that Diablo 4 will have over 150 randomized dungeons to explore. So in order to ensure these dungeons don't become repetitive and boring, the team has created tile-sets and decoration in such a way that they can be used in multiple locations, as well as mixed and matched to create entirely new environments without the need for new assets.

If successful, this could be a major step forward for the Diablo series, and the rest of the genre for that matter. After all, it doesn't matter if we're talking about Diablo 2, Diablo 3 or even Path of Exile, all of them have the problem with environments eventually becoming predictable once you've been playing for long enough to see all of the tile-sets and their permutations. So here's to hoping Blizzard really does manage to pull this off and make all 150+ of Diablo 4's dungeons a somewhat unique experience.

Unfortunately, due to the focus of this month's update mostly being on the visuals and atmosphere, that's pretty much it as far as juicy new information is concerned. That said, some of the stuff they have shown is quite exciting, so if you're even remotely interested in the visual design behind Diablo 4 I'd recommend giving the full preview a look.

Once the next big update arrives I'll make sure to let you know. Until then, you can also check out some of the previous ones, like the July 2021 preview that goes over some nasty-looking monster designs.