Blizzard is developing a new Diablo project

Before BlizzCon 2017, Blizzard said there would be no Diablo-related announcements at the event. “That time will come in the future,” explains community manager Nevalistis, “but now is not the time.” However, it seems that time is drawing near. Blizzard’s recruitment page posted a recruitment advertisement saying that the studio is looking for environmental, technical and “dungeon” artists for the new Diablo game.

“The Army of Hell is growing strong,” says the recruitment site for dungeon artists (Dungeon Aritst). “We are working on a new, unannounced Diablo project. Are you a talented Dungeon Artist? Work for us, and together we will create something unique.”

The other positions have similar requirements, and the first impression is that Blizzard says this is a completely new version of Diablo, not a port or remaster of the old versions.

As the Dungeon Artist position above requires working directly with the level design team “to create a dungeon atmosphere with a focus on coherence, detail, and atmosphere, while ensuring the gameplay array still feels receive.” In addition, this role requires “a thorough understanding of the structure, size, state, details, and silhouettes associated with buildings and models in the game world.

Techinical Artist (technical artist) “will help the environment and props team to shape, create, preserve, and stabilize the system of models and buildings in the game world, as well as the design process to bring to life. life into the world of Sanctuary.” The position’s responsibilities include “creating tools, teaching artists how to use technology, and helping them achieve their visions.”

Diablo designer David Brevik poured cold water on the idea of ​​a Diablo 2 remake last year, saying it was harder than people thought. More specifically, he believes that the vast majority of the original data is gone.

“If they did Diablo 2 Remaster, it would be very difficult to make it feel like the original game,” Brevik said at the time. “The team can do it but it takes a lot of work to make sure they reproduce the same way the game works in 2D instead of making it 3D, I hope this explanation makes some sense. easier to understand”

Therefore, it is possible that an artist recruitment – not for Diablo 4, but possibly a Diablo 2 remake. However, Blizzard did not want to reveal anything more: “We are looking for different ideas at the site. Blizzard,” said the representative. “That includes Diablo, one of our main franchises.”

With E3 2018, we shouldn’t expect Blizzard to announce anything here. But at BlizzCon 2018 it is possible.

According to PCgamer