The livestream will also introduce a new class for Blizzard’s “late April Fool’s joke,” Diablo Immortal, along with more quality-of-life-updates for Diablo IV, which players say could definitely use more of (e.g., a dedicated gem tab). According to Rod Fergusson, general manager of the Diablo franchise who some say is “incredibly out of touch” for various reasons, players will need to create a fresh character for each and every season, although that shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has an inkling of experience with the last Diablo game. 'When it came to looking at making a new Diablo game, and this opportunity to partner with NetEase to make this-the technology is there, where our mobile phones are more powerful than ever, and they’re capable of top tier gaming experiences,' he said.Blizzard has confirmed that it will be announcing Diablo IV’s first season during its next developer update livestream, which is scheduled to premiere on July 6 at 11 a.m. The environments, the characters, the skills, the story.”Ĭheng also addressed more general criticism of the reveal, saying: “I don’t think mobile should be a dirty word.' We have artists on our side, they have artists on their side, and we work together as a team, as a partnership to create everything about Diablo Immortal. Speaking to IGN, Cheng said: “We’ve been working with NetEase Games from the beginning as a partnership to create everything in Diablo Immortal. You can see some similarities between the interfaces in the clip below.īlizzard has responded to this accusation.

This game should be cancelled and Blizzard should be ashamed of it.'įans have also claimed the game is a reskin of Crusaders of Light, another game by NetEase, which is partnering with Blizzard on the development of Diablo Immortal.

I was just so incredibly disappointed by the way Diablo fans have been treated on all fronts. I'm a hardcore Blizzard fan for over 20 years. 'I don't want to humiliate any individual developers.

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