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New Diablo project revealed via Blizzard job posting

A new unannounced Diablo project is currently underway, according to a job posting on Blizzard's careers website.

August 10, 2015 8:35 AM

Blizzard’s careers site has posted a job listing looking for an art director for an unannounced project set in the Diablo universe.

The listing asks that potential candidates have “a passion for games with a deep understanding of the Diablo franchise.”

This job listing could hint at a number of things, with the most likely being a new expansion for Diablo 3. It could also possibly hint at a completely new Diablo game, although considering how long it took Blizzard to release Diablo 3 after Diablo 2 (nearly twelve years), we don’t see this to be as likely as a new expansion.

One piece of speculation we also thought of was the possibility of a free-to-play game set in the Diablo universe. Considering how popular Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm have become over the years, developing a new free-to-play game could also be a possibility, although we know there’s slim-to-no chance of that being the case here.

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- TheIneffableBob
  
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  August 10, 2015 8:36 AM
  
  Lamborghini Diablo Racing
- [deleted] 1452365323
  
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  August 10, 2015 8:44 AM
  
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  - rtrson
    
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    August 10, 2015 8:54 AM
    
    I think everyone wants the Druid. I hope that's what they go with.
    - Ebu
      
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      August 10, 2015 9:15 AM
      
      I think everyone wants a proper Necro, whatchu talkin bout?
      - node
        
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        August 10, 2015 9:18 AM
        
        I think everyone wants what I want!
        
        lolpatrol
        
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        August 10, 2015 10:27 AM
        
        I want some kind of robot milkman.
        
        Special builds include:
        Curdsman.
        Shadowfather.
        Jug Slinger
        
        waxthirteen
        
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        August 10, 2015 10:48 AM
        
        Unleash The Dairy Slugs!
        
        node
        
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        August 10, 2015 11:13 AM
        
        Who Dairies Wins
      - rodneystubbs
        
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        August 10, 2015 10:40 AM
        
        I doubt they'd make another pet class unfortunately.
        
        waxthirteen
        
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        August 10, 2015 10:49 AM
        
        Seriously, I think people wanted a proper Necro class at first, but now it would just feel redundant. A Druid/Shapeshifter would be nice.
    - Disarray
      
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      August 10, 2015 10:36 AM
      
      Waaaaaaannntt druid!!!
  - thecwp
    
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    August 10, 2015 10:47 AM
    
    I hate this one new class per expansion bs. different classes improve replayability for me more than anything.
    - Zek
      
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      August 10, 2015 12:12 PM
      
      Yes but a ton of work has to go into a D3 class - all the skills with 5 runes each plus a bunch of legendaries and sets to catch up to the other classes.
      - thecwp
        
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        August 10, 2015 12:43 PM
        
        Yeah but isn't that what I'm paying for? As cool as their semi random levels and a new act is, it is way more limited playability compared to a new class. Just not enough to convince me with one class.
      - capt tripps
        
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        August 10, 2015 3:57 PM
        
        To be fair, blizzard builds most of their games so that they're basically impossible to balance.
      - Disarray
        
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        August 10, 2015 6:49 PM
        
        That's fine tbh. Honestly I wish the expansion ONLY had more classes. I don't really need new content or want to continue the...story.... I think the patches rolling out are doing that just fine.
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    August 10, 2015 11:06 AM
    
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  - ninjase
    
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    August 10, 2015 11:09 AM
    
    I'd rather have them add new runes to all the skills rather than just one new skill
  - Arcath
    
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    August 10, 2015 11:13 AM
    
    This makes sense for the THIRD expansion. All signs seem to be pointing to a Blizzcon announcement for the second expansion. And if true, it's a little late in the game for them to be hiring this position for the second expansion.
  - valcan_s
    
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    August 10, 2015 11:37 AM
    
    Totally agree ^^^^^ on both, I hope so.
    
    I also like them to start on Diablo 4's concept already now that be cool too, since 3 took a lot of effort to make.
    - mrazzino
      
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      August 10, 2015 11:44 AM
      
      I bet some small team is working on concepts for D4 but it is probably a long way off. Although D3 started out as a possible D2 expansion, so who knows. I'm all for another expansion for D3, I think there's a lot they can still do to make the end game more meaningful.
  - Zek
    
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    August 10, 2015 12:22 PM
    
    My only gripe with the Druid in D2 is that shapeshifting hides your gear. I'd rather if he were a caster with some shapeshifting oriented abilities that momentarily turn him into an animal for one attack.
    - lolpatrol
      
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      August 10, 2015 2:30 PM
      
      Well, the more labor-intensive solution would be to modify the look of the shapeshifted animal based on the armor, but that'd be a lot of assets for one class (possibly).
    - Vincent Grayson
      
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      August 10, 2015 3:06 PM
      
      Agreed. WoW has had that issue with druids forever, and it sucks. I'm glad the new artifact weapons will affect shapeshifted forms.
      - walker270
        
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        August 10, 2015 3:37 PM
        
        http://media.mmo-champion.com/images/news/2015/august/Panel032.jpg
        
        I laughed.
- jonin
  
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  August 10, 2015 8:49 AM
  
  Diablo smash brothers
- dfay
  
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  August 10, 2015 8:56 AM
  
  Tough interview questions will include "what are all of the colors of the rainbow, and why is using them wrong and punishable by massive internet outrage?"
  - rtrson
    
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    August 10, 2015 8:58 AM
    
    Lol. I forgot about this gripe. Are people still mad about this?
    - AroundTheFur1380
      
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      August 10, 2015 8:59 AM
      
      One trip through Whimseydale should be enough to crack even the hardest internet rage beast.
- CyCo_PL
  
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  August 10, 2015 9:00 AM
  
  congrats to whoever gets the diablowjob
  - vertdang
    
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    August 10, 2015 9:09 AM
    
    [slowclap.jpg]
- Ambient80
  
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  August 10, 2015 10:06 AM
  
  My body is ready.
- lolpatrol
  
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  August 10, 2015 11:02 AM
  
  There should be some drop in mode where you can Dark Souls your way in to being some of the bosses. You Butchered!
- lolpatrol
  
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  August 10, 2015 11:05 AM
  
  There should be some reverse game mode, where you give weapons to mobs and let them battle it out for your glory in an arena.
- lolpatrol
  
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  August 10, 2015 11:07 AM
  
  There should be an upgradeable house, where you can line the walls with the heads of every enemy you've killed.
- lolpatrol
  
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  August 10, 2015 11:09 AM
  
  There should be additional item slots for more rings. I mean, fuck, I could easily fit five rings on a pinky finger, so there should be at least 50 ring slots.
  - ninjase
    
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    August 10, 2015 11:39 AM
    
    they should add legendary cockrings to the game (and legendary nuvarings for chick characters)
- lolpatrol
  
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  August 10, 2015 11:12 AM
  
  There should be a mode where you try to pass a bill through congress.
  - sogelegos
    
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    August 10, 2015 12:29 PM
    
    The only available difficulty for this mode is torment
- TreMetal
  
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  August 10, 2015 11:36 AM
  
  There should be a mode where you create other modes.
- DrFlammable
  
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  August 10, 2015 11:51 AM
  
  There should be a mode where your character sits down at an nes and plays battletoads. Like a battletoads mode. battlemoad.
- DoctorGames
  
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  August 10, 2015 5:13 PM
  
  This news pleases me.
- Captain Loco
  
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  August 10, 2015 5:15 PM
  
  There should be apple pie a la mode.
- shirif
  
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  August 10, 2015 5:33 PM
  
  Half-Life: Diablo
- jrsX
  
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  August 10, 2015 5:45 PM
  
  it'll probably be a call of duty clone
- radula
  
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  August 10, 2015 9:10 PM
  
  Diablo III:
  PC: 4.82million sales
  Last Gen: 3.11million sales
  This Gen: 1.45million sales.
  
  PC only release?
  - pyide
    
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    August 10, 2015 9:49 PM
    
    They recently said Diablo 3 has sold over 30 million total, Forbes confirmed they're counting the expansion sales in that figure. Pretty sure those numbers in your post are not accurate, but it would be nice to see the full breakdown.
    - radula
      
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      August 10, 2015 10:15 PM
      
      mine are from vgchartz and physical only i think. the variation is probably the main thing rather than the numbers. you would drop the expansion on last gen and PC? or this gen?
      - pixelat3d
        
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        August 10, 2015 10:40 PM
        
        Doesn't really matter. Expansion doesn't function without base game, and the console version (this gen) had it rolled into a single package. There were two SKUs last gen, one with the base game, and another with everything rolled into it. Either way we're still talking about 30M units of D3 being out there.