Patch 2.3 is currently scheduled to be released in D2R Ladder Items the first week of December. In related news from Diablo, Diablo IV, which did not have a release date and is now scheduled to release earlier than originally planned. This news is in the ongoing aftermath of various lawsuits and investigations into allegations of discrimination and harassment in the workplace at Activision Blizzard.
 
 
 Without BlizzCon (or BlizzConline) this year, gamers of games such as World of Warcraft, Diablo, as well as Diablo have been wondering when any new announcements regarding the future of the games will be announced. According to Blizzard director Mike Ybarra, updates on what's coming next for these franchises will be announced "over the next few weeks."
 
 
 The update comes in the format of tweets. It's an answer to a fan comment made on the news that Blizzard is hiring to develop an survival game set in a brand new world. A user tweeted that Blizzard may want to "throw some resources" at some of Blizzard's games and Ybarra said:
 
 
 Blizzard is a huge studio with skilled and expanding teams that support live games too. In the coming weeks, you'll hear more about the games of Warcraft as well as Diablo. Diablo will be following. Keep an eye out!
 
 
 Major announcements regarding the biggest Blizzard franchises such as World of Warcraft and Diablo usually take place at BlizzCon typically is held in November. The current COVID-19 epidemic has caused a disruption to the system. Blizzard changed to an online BlizzCon event scheduled for February 2021. They had also planned an identical online event in February 2022. BlizzCon 2022 later cancelled amid ongoing controversy over multiple lawsuits involving discrimination and sexual harassment and probes involving Activision Blizzard.
 
 
 Blizzard stated at the moment of the event's cancellation the company was taking the time to "reimagine" the future of BlizzCon might be in the future. It also stated the future announcements regarding various Blizzard franchises would be made available through official franchise channels and with Buy D2R Ladder Items the BlizzCon team assisting in those efforts.