Glossary
What is a season in games?
A season is a fixed period in a live game, often a few months, with its own content, events and battle pass.
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Why it matters for prices
A battle pass usually lasts one season, so its price is per season. Some games use other names for the period, such as a split or an act, and they don't all last the same time.
In the games we track
- Diablo IV: each season has its own Premium Battle Pass.
- Apex Legends: passes are sold per split.
- Valorant: the Premium track runs for one act.
- Call of Duty Black Ops 7: numbered seasons, each with a Battle Pass and BlackCell.
For when the current season ends in nine battle-pass games, in UK time and UTC, see the season end dates tracker.
Sources
- Blizzard – Diablo IV season page, published by diablo4.blizzard.com
More terms
- Action RPG
- Battle pass
- Battle royale
- Co-op
- Collectible card game
- Concurrent players
- Cosmetic item
- DLC
- Drop rate
- Early access
- ESRB rating
- Expansion
- Expected value
- First-person shooter
- Free-to-play
- Gacha game
- Hero shooter
- In-game purchases
- Loot box
- Looter shooter
- MMORPG
- MOBA
- Open world
- PEGI rating
- Pity
- Premium currency
- Real-time strategy
- Remaster
- Role-playing game
- Season pass
- Subscription
- Survival horror
- Tactical shooter
- USK rating