Diablo Immortal pre-load begins on PC today ahead of its launch on June 2nd

Hell opens its gates a little early

Blizzard Entertainment and NetEast Games have announced that the upcoming devilish MMOARPGDiablo Immortalis available for pre-load on PC today. As in, right now. It won’t launch in full until next June 2nd, but Blizzard have provided a handy ‘roadmap’ for accessing the gamehere. Scurry forth ye demons.

Blizzard’s most recent jaunt to Hell was last year’sDiablo 2: Resurrected, whichAlice Bee thoughtwas a nice trip down memory lane. With demons, obvs. “You could be a big burly barbarian or a sorcerer slinging spells,” she said. “It is both fun and full of fantasy loot. You will spend a lot of time comparing the relative benefits of different bucklers.“ Aren’t bucklers awesome?

I’m obliged to mention the ongoing woes at Activision Blizzard at this point. The company has seen accusations ofsexual harrassment,workplace discriminationandpoor working conditions. At the beginning of this week, Raven Software QA testers working on Call Of Duty: Warzonevoted to unioniseafter Activision Blizzardbegan layoffsat the company in December. Pension funds based in New York are alsoseeking to accessActivision Blizzard’s records to look into the involvement of CEO Bobby Kotick in managing the company’s$68.7 billion buyoutby Microsoft, announced in January.

Diablo Immortal can be preloaded from Blizzard’sBattle.net siteahead of the open beta beginning on June 2nd. You can find out more about the game at the officialsite.