Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred release times and pre-load - when is it coming out?

What are the Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred release times? The time has come. Mephisto's corruption of Sanctuary is well underway. Lilith stirs beneath the surface of your soul, rousing your blood, whispering sweet nothings. Your list of allies grows shorter each day: the Skovos Isles are the last bastion of hope. Sanctuary's future hangs in the balance, and the stakes have never been higher.

The Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred release date is just a few short days away. You're no doubt wondering when you'll be able to dive into the RPG and if there's the option to pre-download to try to get ahead of the inevitable server queues. We've got all the Diablo 4 information right here, including the launch times across various regions and how you can go about preloading.

The Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred release times are April 27 at 4pm PDT / 7pm EDT; April 28 at 12am BST / 1am CEST. 

You can check out the full list for each region below:

Monday April 27

• Irvine - 4pm PDT
• Austin - 6pm CDT
• New York - 7pm EDT
• Sao Paolo - 8pm BRT

Tuesday April 28

• London - 12am BST
• Berlin - 1am CEST
• Istanbul - 2am TRT
• Shanghai - 7am CST
• Seoul - 8am KST
• Sydney - 9am AEST
• Auckland - 11am NZST

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred pre-load

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred and the associated 3.0.0 patch are available for preload right now. You'll need to download the 3.0.0 update regardless of whether you've bought the expansion.

To pre-load on PC, simply head over to Battle.net or Steam and start your download. Note that, without the expansion, Diablo 4 clocks in at a colossal 179GB if you're downloading the high-resolution assets (95.6GB without), so make sure you've cleared some space.

That's it for the Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred release times, and how you can download the DLC ahead of launch. With Diablo 4 Season 13 set to drop at the same time, it's going to be a new - hopefully improved - era for Sanctuary. If you're on the fence about buying the expansion, read our Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred review to see what we thought about the game.