[Fan Zhewei, editor of People’s Daily Online/Comprehensive Report]
American game giant Activision Blizzard recently reported frequent high-level personnel changes. After co-president Jen Oneal announced his departure after only three months in office, the chief producer of “Diablo: Immortal” Caleb Arseneaux announced on his personal Linkedin page on the 5th. Blizzard resigned.
Caleb Arseneaux stated on his personal Linkedin page that this is his last week in Blizzard for more than three years, and he cherishes the time spent here and the outstanding talents who have worked with him along the way. “Diablo: Immortality” is an excellent game made by a talented team, and he will miss it all. In addition, Caleb Arseneaux also expressed that he is very excited about the role he will play next and looks forward to accepting new challenges.
“Diablo: Immortality” is a mobile game sequel to the classic series IP “Diablo”. It was released as the finale of the opening ceremony at Blizzard Carnival in 2018. It caused an uproar among players and made loyal fans of “Diablo”. Disappointed, Activision Blizzard’s stock price also fell sharply at the time.
“Diablo: Immortal” is currently in the development and beta stage, and is expected to be officially released in the first half of 2022. However, just after Blizzard’s major personnel change not long ago, its two major works, “Dou Zhen Special Attack 2” and “Diablo IV” also announced that they will be delayed. It is expected that “Diablo: Immortality” may also be due to The departure of Caleb Arseneaux was delayed and the listing was postponed.
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