Multiple Diablo Projects Still in Development

After the confirmation of the new Diablo mobile game, Diablo Immortal fans have been wondering if this is the future of the franchise. With the trailer still facing strong criticism with nearly 97% dislikes over 2 million views.  In a recent interview with Polygon Allen Adham, executive producer and Blizzard co-founder, and Dan Eggren, production director, spoke about the future of the franchise and to discuss the fallout if Diablo Immortal.

Adham stated:

“We have said that we have multiple Diablo teams working on multiple Diablo projects and that remains true, even after releasing [Diablo 3 for Nintendo] Switch and announcing Diablo: Immortal,” Adham said. “We still have multiple Diablo teams working on multiple unannounced Diablo projects. Diablo is a tentpole franchise for us. And it always will be. We love it. We hope our fans understand what we’re saying when we say that.”

Allen explained that mobile devices will bring hundreds of millions of people who use their mobile devices to play video games.

“The world is evolving both geographically and demographically,” he said. “Younger folks now, many of them, mobile is their primary gaming device. And then around the world in many regions, it’s their primary gaming device, and so it’s always been our aspiration [to bring games to them].”

Fans were expecting a new expansion or new game to 2012’s Diablo 3. However, Adham did believe that once fans actually get their hands on it, many will have a change of heart.

“We definitely feel that playing is believing, and we definitely value our fans. We feel that they’re passionate about the franchise … and they put their heart into it just as we put our heart into it. And we hope that as they get opportunities to see people play, see more of the gameplay, they’ll see that passion that’s in this game… What we see is anybody who actually holds it and plays it feels great about it.”

Diablo Immortal is now in development for iOS and Android devices.

Adam Siddiqui, NoobFeed
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