“Given it’s our 30-year anniversary, there’s a certain amount of nostalgic reflection and that immediately turns to thinking about what the next 30 years might hold,” he said. No entirely new games were shown, but that doesn’t mean that none are in development, said Adham. This is an opportunity for them,” said Adham, noting that this will be the first time the game will be available anywhere other than on PC, potentially bringing it to a wider and younger audience.Īlong with the Diablo II Resurrected announcement there were updates on the progress of forthcoming mobile MMO Diablo Immortal, and another trailer for Diablo 4, which Blizzard has confirmed won’t be releasing this year. (The company was originally discussing a remaster for the game’s 20th anniversary, but decided it wouldn’t be ready in time.) “There’s going to be a whole generation of people who have never played it. Though it might be targeted at those who are already fans, it’s 21 years since the game’s first release.

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A scene from Blizzcon 2019, the last in-person fan convention that the developer was able to hold.

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