After series creator David Brevik announced on Twitter that he would be working as a consultant on a game that aims to take the hack-and-slash genre to new heights, everyone believed that the announcement of Diablo 4 was imminent.
The Diablo series celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Would there be a better time to announce a new game in the series? When David Brevik made his Twitter post, many fans connected the dots from that and the previous hints Blizzard had given at Blizzcon, believing that Diablo 4 was coming. However, David Brevik quickly backtracked and also stated on Twitter that he is neither currently nor in the near future working on the Diablo series.
No Diablo 4?
Does this mean that Blizzard is not working on Diablo 4? Apparently not with David Brevik, at least. Furthermore, it might be a bit too early for an announcement of the successor to Diablo 3. Diablo 3 was released in 2012. Announcing Diablo 4 in 2016 would somehow not fit Blizzard’s usual style. The studio typically takes a long time to develop a new game. Approximately twelve years passed between Diablo 2 and 3!
Diablo will play a role at Blizzcon
However, Blizzard will likely not miss the chance to announce something related to Diablo at Blizzcon. This could be another expansion to Diablo 3 or a remake of Diablo 2, which is rumored to be in development. Diablo 4 seems somewhat unlikely. But what did Davin Brevik suggest with his Twitter post? He is proud to be the consultant for the game that aims to take the genre to new heights… Maybe he is working on a Diablo-like game for another studio? One will probably have to wait until an official announcement follows.
Even though everyone who was waiting for Diablo 4 is now surely disappointed: Blizzard will continue to support the series. A Diablo 4 will definitely come at some point. However, it will probably take a while longer…
Diablo 3 is an action RPG by Blizzard Entertainment. As a hack 'n' slash, you slay monsters in seconds with the aim of obtaining better items. The maximum level...
