Diablo 4 has a new game director taking the helm after the project's🍸 previous leader left Blizzard.

Joe Shely introduced himself in his new role in the , and while his title is new, he has been a design lead on the project since it began. His previous credits at Blizzard include system design on Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls and game design on several World of Warcraft expansions starting with The Burning Crusade. Luis Barriga, the previous Diablo 4 game director, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:left the company over the summer in the midst of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.

Shely sai꧙d in the update that the Diablo 4 team "has been reflectin🐟g upon recent events" and continuing to do "the hard work of practicing the values we aspire to". Work on the project itself continues as well, and Shely took a moment to outline his broader vision for the world of Diablo.

"Sanctuary should always be items glittering in dark dungeons," Shely wrote. "Tales of powerful heroes standing against the onslaught of hell. Lands where trials, treasure, and terribl💙e monsters lie around every corner, equal parts familiar and boundless in its possibilities. Doing this world justice is a solemn responsibility."

The rest of the update is dedicated to a deep dive on Diablo 4's sound design, including extensive samples of ambient sound for several regions, what a tree monster sounds like, and . That last one would be hard to do while keeping a straight face🧜.

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