Blizzard Entertainment’s annual convention, BlizzCon, is designed to help the company inform, entertain, and connect with fans. But rather than remain a celebration of Blizzard’s IPs and community, BlizzCon 2018 quickly devolved into a source of frustration for people disappointed by the announcement of Diablo Immortal, a free-to-play game exclusive to mobile platforms. A report by Kotaku’s Jason Schreier indicated that a teaser video was for Diablo 4 was created and planned for BlizzCon 2018, but pulled at the last minute. Now, Blizzard has issued a statement stating that is untrue.
While Schreier stood by the facts he heard, he admitted the timing is up for debate. His investigation turned up information that stated a video was recorded in which Blizzard Co-Founder Allen Adham spoke to fans about a new Diablo project. Schreier’s clarification came last night, following Blizzard’s statement on the matter. Here is Blizzard’s statement.
First off we want to mention that we definitely hear our community. We generally don?t comment on rumors or speculation, but we can say that we didn?t pull any announcements from BlizzCon this year or have plans for other announcements. We do continue to have different teams working on multiple unannounced Diablo projects, and we look forward to announcing when the time is right.
It may seem like a small detail, but this clarification is important considering the state of the Diablo community immediatel...