Luis Barriga, game director on Diablo 4, i꧟s one of a number of high-profile departures from Blizzard. Blizzard lead l⛦evel designer Jesse McCree and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft have also left the company.

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, shared news of the departures and Blizzard gave GamesRadar the following statement confirming the information.

"We can confirm Luis Barriga, Jesse McCree, and Jonathan LeCraft are no longer with the company. 

"We have a deep, talented roster of developers already in place and new leaders have been assigned where appropriate. We are confident in our ability to continue progress, deliver amazing experiences to our players, and move forward to ensure a safe, productive work environment for all."

While Kotaku's source reported that a reason had not been given by Blizzard for the decision, 澳洲幸运5ꦜ开奖号码历史查询:Activision Blizzard is currently fౠacing a lawsuitꦯ from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing concerning its alleged "frat boy" culture. The lawsuit also states that "female employees are subjected to constant sexual harassment" and that "effective remedial measures" had not been taken by the company in response to these complaints. 

On August 🔴3 Blizzard announced the company president J. Allen Brack would be st꧑epping down. 

In a accompanying th✃e recent Activision Blizzard earnings report CEO Bobby Kotick promised the company w🌄as making changes. 

"We will be evaluating managers and leaders across the company with respect to their compliance with our processes for evaluating claims and imposing appropriate consequences."

Diablo 4 was announced in November 2019 and has no official release date. Activision Blizzard has previously confirmed that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Diablo 4 won't be releasing in 2021.ꦆ It's unclear how Barriga's departure will affect the game's development, but the last update on the𒀰 game came in June, . 

This story has been updated to add Blizzard's official statement.