Blizzard Planning More Diablo Beyond Diablo 3

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Though Diablo III (PC) was only recently unveiled and has no release date at the moment, developer Blizzard already has "plans beyond" it for more Diablo titles, though it is remaining understandably quiet on the details.

"We're not saying [Diablo III] is the end of the Diablo universe, but we are trying to bring this storyline to a close," lead designer Jay Wilson explained to MTV Multiplayer. "It's not just Diablo III--we've got plans beyond."

Speaking of story, Wilson noted that Diablo III's will feature numerous characters from the first two titles, including Deckard 'You Have Quite a Treasure There' Cain.

"We also tried to focus a little more on bringing characters back, and not just from Diablo II but from Diablo I," he revealed. "People can expect to see characters from Diablo I, more characters from Diablo II, and characters from some of the books."

Along with a tradition of eventual sequels, Blizzard has a history of providing least one expansion for its recent PC games, including StarCraft, Diablo II, and World of Warcraft. The studio also has an unannounced MMO in the works.

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    August 12, 2008 10:30 AM

    Of course there will be more Diablo, Blizzard always makes a great expansion pack for their games.

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      August 12, 2008 10:35 AM

      Yup, I was thinking this when I read the article.

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      August 12, 2008 10:39 AM

      Hah, as much as I think the Diablo universe would set the stage for a great MMO title I'm afraid you're right. This continuation of Diablo content they speak of is more then likely an expansion to D3, more character classes, talents and more baddies to smash into fine paste.

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        August 12, 2008 10:42 AM

        Please be Assassin Please be Assassin Please be Assassin Please be Assassin

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          August 12, 2008 10:53 AM

          they gotta stop rehashing diablo 2 and try new crap

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            August 12, 2008 11:09 AM

            HERETIC!!!

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            August 12, 2008 7:29 PM

            seriously, and bring back more of what was good about the first game while they're at it!

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      August 12, 2008 10:41 AM

      World of DIABLO!

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        August 12, 2008 11:10 AM

        Gotta wait for Universe of Starcraft first ;)

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      August 12, 2008 10:53 AM

      that's what i immediately thought of too

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