TheWoWDBBlizzCon 2026 · Day 1 · Opening ceremony
Diablo V announced: Sanctuary has already fallen, coming spring 2029
Diablo
Blizzard announced Diablo V at the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony, with a release window of spring 2029 and a setting where Diablo has already conquered Sanctuary.
Key facts
- Blizzard announced Diablo V at the BlizzCon opening ceremony
- Release window is spring 2029
- The game is set in a Sanctuary Diablo has already conquered
- There are no towns or safe havens
- Wowhead reported the announcement
Announcement at BlizzCon 2026
At the BlizzCon opening ceremony, Blizzard announced Diablo V, with a release window of spring 2029. Wowhead reports the announcement from the ceremony.
The reveal includes a cinematic in which Diablo has already won, showing a Sanctuary he rules.
Opening Ceremony Liveblog
For the first time in the series, players will not be fighting to stop Diablo from taking Sanctuary. Instead, they join a world where he already has taken it, and there will be no towns or safe havens.
According to Blizzard, at the heart of Diablo V is a simple question: what must you become when the world has already fallen?