Last year at BlizzCon, Blizzard announced a brand-new Diablo game. Normally, when a new Diablo is announced, it’s a massive deal. However, not this time. Why? Because after teasing a Diablo 4 announcement, Blizzard announced Diablo: Immortal, a mobile game. Not only were many fans of the series unhappy to see the big Diablo announcement be a mobile experience, but it didn’t even look like a good Diablo mobile game. Couple this with an awkward presentation and bad messaging, and well it quickly turned into a PR disaster for Blizzard, which has been having quite a few lately. That said, this year it looks like it may atone for this with not one major Diablo announcement, but two.
According to Metro, a source who has leaked previous BlizzCon announcements, Diablo 4 will be officially announced at the show, alongside a remaster of Diablo 2. Unfortunately, Metro doesn’t divulge any further details, but does note the scoop is from the same source that gave them information about Overwatch’s new hero Ashe last year, which they leaked out ahead of BlizzCon.
Blizzard has confirmed it’s working on Diablo 4, so the idea that it’s finally ready to announce the game isn’t very surprising. What’s more surprising is that it’s remastering Diablo 2, presumably for modern consoles.
Of course, all of this should be taken with a grain of salt like any rumor or unverifiable report. However, again, the source in this instance at least has some history of accurate scoops, lending more weight to the claim than usual.
Also according to a German website, an artbook will be released festuring Diablo IV artwork:
Apparently Diablo 4 was officially confirmed - just not as Blizzard had thought. A new ad for the illustrated book advertises:
"Featuring over 500 artworks from Diablo, Diablo II, Diablo III and Diablo IV, this book features many noteworthy artworks created for Blizzard Entertainment's iconic action RPG, which has given generations of fans everlasting nightmares."
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