It wouldn't be unfair to say that Diablo 4 has an element of grinding, but this weekend is an excellent opportunity to get ahead of the curve, thanks to a bonus XP and gold event that will allow you to level your characters and earn extra cash quickly.

The Mother's Blessing event runs until September 5th and will boost gold drops, allowing you to earn Season 1 rewards much more quickly. It's an excellent opportunity to level up the Diablo 4 battle pass and complete Season of the Malignant quicker, so you have some free time for the smorgasbord of fantastic games releasing this month.

All you'll need to do is log in before 10 am PDT on Tuesday, September 4th, to earn 25% extra XP and Gold, with the bonus also applying to the Seasonal and Eternal Realms at every World Tier. You'll be able to stack the bonuses too, so with the right Elixers or the Urn of Experience, you'll be able to quickly clean up.

The second season, known as the Season of Blood, was recently announced and will begin on October 17th. It'll see you joining Eris, the vampire hunter, who'll fight alongside you as you tackle five new endgame bosses and a brand new questline.

There'll be new Vampiric Powers to wield against their originators and the ability to target specific Unique and Uber Unique items as a drop. The new season will also add a bunch of updates to the base game, including more efficient inventory management for gems, changes to the functionality of status effects, and the ability to carry over Paragon Points, Skill Points, Potion Changes and Obol capacity upgrades to the next season, as long as they're achieved with an Eternal or previous Seasonal Realm character.