Activision Blizzard discussed the game Diablo Immortal in its latest quarterly report. According to their own statements, the first testers are very satisfied. New regions are also expected to be invited to these tests soon.
What’s happening with Diablo Immortal?
- The mobile game for Diablo was announced at BlizzCon in 2018
- Responsible for the development, besides Blizzard, is the Chinese company NetEase, which claims that the game was supposed to be completed by November 2019. However, this was later denied by Blizzard.
- In August 2020, the first internal tests took place, where employees from companies not involved in the development could try out Diablo Immortal.
What do these testers say? In the “Earnings Call” regarding the quarterly results, Daniel Alegre, COO of Activision, spoke about the internal tests. These took place in the third quarter of 2020, and the first testers are said to be “extremely enthusiastic”.
However, Alegre did not reveal exactly what excited the testers. These testers were also employees of Blizzard itself.
During the development of Diablo Immortal, it was repeatedly emphasized that it should have the “usual Blizzard quality.” This points to actions such as the statement regarding completion in November 2019 and the hiring of Rod Fergusson, who is known as the “Closer” – and is supposed to complete Diablo 4 and Immortal.
First externals will soon be allowed to play
What’s next for Diablo Immortal? Alegre also stated in the earnings call that Blizzard will “soon” expand the tests for Diablo Immortal. External players from various regions of the world will then be allowed to participate.
However, these tests are not expected to be public. Therefore, there will be no videos or livestreams of the current version.
However, how the testers are invited and which regions will be unlocked has not yet been revealed.
However, fans from the West will likely have to wait longer based on experience. For the new LoL mobile “Wild Rift,” testers from South Korea, Indonesia, and Thailand were able to participate first. Europe will start there only in December 2020, about 6 months after the first test groups.
