Diablo 4 has been released and Blizzard has announced that it is the fastest selling game in the company's long history. The context is that the game sold faster than "Starcraft 2" and "Overwatch" (and its own previous title), but what the actual numbers mean remains a mystery for now, and Blizzard is choosing to be vague in its blessing. According to the press release, "Diablo 4" is "Blizzard Entertainment's fastest-selling game ever and the highest pre-launch sales in Blizzard's history on both consoles and PC."

The game has been greeted with a perfect review score (PCG reviews are ongoing until the launch game is fully played) and a generally enthusiastic reception among players, although there have been a number of complaints; according to Blizzard, since the early access release, "Diablo 4" has been played 9,. 3 million hours of gameplay.

"This is a moment that the Diablo 4 team has been working on for years, and we are extremely proud to offer players the richest story in the history of the Diablo games. Players have a variety of options for customizing their characters, equipping them with personalized skills to fight fearsome demons, or collecting Legendary loot to support their play style while discovering new [...] Hail Lilith, Blessed Mother."

There is no doubt that Ferguson is hailing Lilith, imagine the size of the Christmas bonus after this.

"This stunning rendition of the Diablo universe is a remarkable example of what our talented development team can do. Whether you are a veteran of the series or diving into Sanctuary for the first time, we welcome players to the worldwide launch of Diablo 4."

Diablo 4 had a relatively smooth launch (especially compared to Diablo 3), but there were a few server strandings as everyone started flooding in with the official release yesterday Blizzard has already produced two expansions, and with Darcelpocalypse handled Now that Darcelpocalypse has been handled, perhaps the developers can take a breather and brag about how well the launch went.