All New Diablo Game Called Diablo Immortal

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Blizzard has announced an all-new Diablo game for mobile phones called Diablo Immortal, developed in partnership with the Chinese company NetEase.

Diablo Immortal is a massively multiplayer game set between the events of Diablo 2 and Diablo 3. It will feature six character classes at launch, all from Diablo 3: the Barbarian, Wizard, Monk, Crusader, Necromancer and Demon Hunter.

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Fan Reception To Diablo Immortal Has Been Strikingly Bad So Far

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Blizzard unveiled Diablo: Immortal, a new game set in the the Diablo universe built for mobile devices, at BlizzCon 2018’s opening ceremony yesterday, and reaction from fans has been unkind at best.

The game’s announcement trailer has racked up more than a million views but it’s also received more than 257,000 dislikes. Multiple threads on the Diablo series subreddit have bemoaned Diablo: Immortal as a reskin of a pre-existing mobile game, calling Blizzard “out of touch” and equating the announcement to “a slap in the face.” During a BlizzCon panel, one attendee who stepped up to the microphone during a Q&A session sarcastically asked whether Diablo: Immortal was a delayed April Fool’s Day joke.

Suffice it to say, a vocal portion of the Diablo fanbase isn’t happy with Blizzard’s Diablo: Immortal announcement.

Today, Polygon spoke with Allen Adham, executive producer and Blizzard co-founder, and Dan Elggren, production director, about the response to Diablo: Immortal. The pair repeatedly stressed that Immortal is just one of the Diablo games currently in development at Blizzard and they hoped that fans will remain patient for future announcements.

Blizzard responds to Diablo: Immortal backlash