Diablo 4 is in development, and it started as a Souls-like

Diablo IV is in active development at Blizzard, but began life as a Souls-like game - a plan that was eventually scrapped, according to an extensive investigation published today. Kotaku’s Jason Schreier spoke with 11 Blizzard developers about the state of the Diablo franchise, and his sources - who spoke on condition of anonymity - all confirmed that Diablo IV is currently in production. However, Schreier’s sources say its development has been a process of fits and starts, including an initial vision that reimagined Diablo as a third-person dungeon crawler in the style of Dark Souls. Reaper of Souls director Josh Mosqueira was picked to head up development of the next Diablo title, first code-named Hades by Blizzard. The Diablo team worked on Hades from 2014-16, until the project was cancelled, according to Schreier’s reporting for Kotaku. This happened around the same time that Mosqueira parted ways with Blizzard, and it’s unclear whether he left because the project was shelved or vice versa. Several months later, the Diablo team reportedly began a new project which would become the long-awaited main-line Diablo sequel.

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