Overview
- Blizzard announced at its opening ceremony on Saturday that Diablo 5 is in development and is targeting a Spring 2029 release window with a post‑apocalyptic setting where Sanctuary has already fallen.
- The company confirmed an animated Diablo series is in development with Netflix, but gave no production timeline or creative partners for the show.
- Blizzard unveiled a new story‑driven, open‑world StarCraft shooter aimed at 2030 while not clarifying external partners or regional publishing arrangements that earlier reports had suggested.
- Diablo IV will continue as a live service with Season of Hell’s Legacy launching Sept. 15, an Amazon class planned for the first half of 2027, and a Diablo IV: Age of Hatred collection arriving on Nintendo Switch 2 on Sept. 15.
- Blizzard also announced WoW Forever and the next WoW expansion The Last Titan, and the overall slate signals a faster, multi‑platform strategy under Microsoft that raises questions about platforms, monetization and long lead times for 2029–2030 projects.