A peek at all the new stuff in Diablo III: Reaper of Souls

By Adam Rosenberg March 29, 2014

Blizzard’s Reaper of Souls expansion pack for Diablo III is here. We’ve already delivered some tips for getting started with the new content and we’ll have a formal review coming soon, but why not take a moment to gaze at the assortment of new additions in the lineup of screenshots. Peer into the challenging Nephalem Rifts, see the shower of loot that awaits, marvel at the Crusader class and other added class abilities.

There’s a lot of meat to this add-on even when you put aside the new campaign act that pits your heroes against death itself, the dread Malthael. Maybe you’re just digging in, maybe you’re on the fence. Heck, maybe you’re just killing time while the add-on downloads. Scroll through these pics to get a sense of what you’re in for.

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