Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Pre-load Now Live, Release Times Detailed

Blizzard is all set for the release of Diablo IV’s upcoming second expansion The Lord of Hatred, a major addition to the action RPG that essentially will conclude the saga that started in the base game.

Lord of Hatred Pre-load now Available on all platforms

For those that pre-purchased the game before launch and are all set to jump into the new expansion, pre-load for The Lord of Hatred is now live on all platforms (PS5, Xbox, and PC). Pre-purchasing still has its perks as before the expansion’s launch, players that own the new expansion will not only get the Vessel of Hatred expansion for free, but can also play the Paladin class, one of the two classes from the new expansion.

When is Lord of Hatred launching in the Philippines?

The Lord of Hatred expansion officially goes live on April 27/April 28 depending where you are in the world. For those in the Philippines, you can jump in and start playing the new content on April 28 at 8 AM PHT.

As for the rest, here are the key timezones for your reference.

April 27, 2026

• Irvine — 4:00 PM PDT

• Austin — 6:00 PM CDT

• New York — 7:00 PM EDT

• Sao Paulo — 8:00 PM BRT

April 28, 2026

• London — 12:00 AM BST

• Berlin — 1:00 AM CEST

• Istanbul — 2:00 AM TRT

• Shanghai — 7:00 AM CST

• Seoul — 8:00 AM KST

• Philippines — 8:00 AM PHT

• Sydney — 9:00 AM AEST

• Auckland — 11:00 AM NZST

Diablo IV’s second expansion is significant as it concludes the major story that surrounds Mephisto, one of the Prime Evils and the older brother of Diablo. Lilith may be the main baddie in the base game, but the focus eventually shifted to Mephisto at the end and further continued that story point through Vessel of Hate and now Lord of Hatred.

This is going to be a major point for the action RPG as the new expansion and its two new classes (Paladin and Warlock) isn’t the only thing coming when the expansion drops as major skill tree overhauls for all classes will go live as well as other major changes to endgame are planned at launch.

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