\u003cp>\nRighto, \u003ca data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/diablo-iv\">Diablo 4\u003c/a> season 8 is starting next week, and today \u003ca href=\"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/companies/blizzard\">Blizzard\u003c/a> have \u003ca href=\"https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24189530/combat-deception-in-season-8-belials-return\">dropped a whole bunch of details on it\u003c/a> ahead of its release on April 29th, so let's see what they are! First up, there's that Belial guy who the season is named after. He's back, but his \"motive is unknown\", and you'll eventually be able to face off against him in a new quest which introduces a couple of new NPCs. That's all well and good, but the big thing this season is its new main mechanic, boss powers.\n\u003c/p>\n \u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/diablo-4-season-8-is-all-about-becoming-a-boss-and-cosplaying-characters-from-berserk\">Read more\u003c/a>\u003c/p>","versions":1,"metadata":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$NewsPost:3631940.metadata","typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"tags":[],"feed":{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsFeed:26","typename":"NewsFeed"},"__typename":"NewsPost","apps":[{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"App:2344520","typename":"App"}]},"$NewsPost:3631940.metadata":{"url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/Rock, Paper, Shotgun/1797185861803308","author":null,"__typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"NewsFeed:26":{"id":"26","display":"Rock, Paper, Shotgun","__typename":"NewsFeed"},"App:2344520":{"id":"2344520","name":"Diablo® IV","__typename":"App"},"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1797185861803308\",\"limit\":1})":{"news":[{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsPost:3631940","typename":"NewsPost"}],"pagination":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1797185861803308\",\"limit\":1}).pagination","typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"NewsList"},"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1797185861803308\",\"limit\":1}).pagination":{"next":null,"previous":null,"__typename":"PageInfo"}};window.csrfToken="Rlv7MVHX-qvHWIyMLSWhVx_r_pgQUQqZC3iM";