We’ve been here before
Job listings are a usually-reliable source of speculation, sometimes long before a publisher ever plans to actually announce the game it’s hiring for. That’s what’s happening today with Blizzard andDiablo.
Blizzard has an opening for adungeon artiston an unannouncedDiabloproject. So, there’s going to be moreDiabloat some point in the future. Of course there’s going to eventually be moreDiablo! It’s easily one of Blizzard’s most valuable and popular properties.
We’ve been doing this same song and dance for a while now. Nearly two years ago,Blizzard was hiring for a game directorto “lead the series into the future.” Around the time of BlizzCon last year,Blizzard was again hiring forDiablo. These job listings don’t necessarily serve as any indication that a new game is imminent.
The only real takeaway is thatDiabloisn’t dead even though no one actually thoughtDiablowas dead. Blizzard is just taking its sweet time like it always does.
