Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls Pre-Load Slated for Late January

Diablo 3’s first expansion pack, Reaper of Souls, will be available for pre-load sometime this month—assuming all goes well, Blizzard has announced.

Blizzard community manager Stephany Johnson said over on the Battle.net forums that the exact date has yet to be determined, but that the studio is “targeting this month if all goes well.” Players who pre-order the game will be able to pre-load the downloadable content  ahead of the game’s release. 

“This download will begin automatically, meaning, you shouldn’t need to do anything special,” she said. “Similar to what we’ve done with other games, the pre-expansion patch (2.0.1) will contain all of the expansion data that’s on the normal disc. So, for players who don’t predownload, they’ll basically get everything that’s available whenever they patch up to 2.0.1.

“Expansion-only content like the Crusader, Act 5, and Adventure Mode won’t be playable until launch and only players who purchase Reaper of Souls will have access to them.”

Reaper of Souls is set for a March 25 release on both the Mac and PC. 

via PCGamesN.