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StarCraft general manager says 'tension' was the key to designing a StarCraft game from a first-person perspective — 'Every shot matters. Everything you do matters'

By Demi Williams Published

StarCraft general manager and creative director Dan Hay has explained the process of designing a new game in first-person, revealing that "tension" was crucial.

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A still from the StarCraft teaser trailer showing a recruit looking into the giant power armor
Blizzard says designing a StarCraft open-world shooter presents specific challenges in scale and perspective — 'If you're 10 feet tall and you're wearing something that weighs 1,000 pounds, doors are a challenge'

By Rob Dwiar Published

Changing StarCraft from a real-time strategy to an open-world shooter came with perspective challenges, but also a simple challenge to do with doors.

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A still from the StarCraft reveal teaser trailer showing the trooper Holt firing his weapon into oncoming enemies
StarCraft general manager says the shift to open-world shooter came about because 'Every time we drew a picture or every time we talked about' the game 'it was boots on the ground every time'

By Rob Dwiar Published

Dan Hay tells us how the developers discovered that a change from RTS to open-world shooter came about.

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Key art from Diablo 5 showing a the new character class, the Plague Knight
A Diablo 5 new class has already been revealed with the Plague Knight being 'a walking death' across the battlefield — while two returning classes have also been confirmed

By Rob Dwiar Published

A new class, The Plague Knight, will head up the largest ever roster of classes in a Diablo game.

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Key artwork from Diablo 5 showing the bleak and barren world of Sanctuary
The tone of Diablo 5 is 'really doubling down on darkness' say the devs — 'I think that's really the tone, the atmosphere'

By Rob Dwiar Published

Diablo 5 devs say that doubling down on the darkness of Diablo 4 is the way to go to set the scene for Diablo 5.

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Key art for the Heir of Westmarch in Diablo 5
Diablo 5 devs say that the game's player character will have a "unique bond" with Diablo himself

By Rob Dwiar Published

Diablo 5 developers shed a little bit of light on the player character, the Heir of Westmarch, during BlizzCon 2026.

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An image of Diablo's world, Sanctuary, destroyed in Diablo 5
Diablo 5's Sanctuary has become 'an outpost of hell' where 'humanity has fallen into ruin' which paints an incredibly bleak picture that I can't wait for

By Rob Dwiar Published

Diablo 5's version of Sanctuary has been totally overrun by the forces of hell, say the devs behind the game.

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A screenshot from the Diablo V teaser trailer showing crucified victims
Diablo 5 announced and fully embraces bleakness, defeat, darkness, and hopelessness for Sanctuary, as Blizzard also confirms Diablo 4 is coming to Switch 2

By Rob Dwiar Published

Diablo V was a surprise announcement at BlizzCon 2026 and looks to double down on the darkness of its predecessor

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An image of Mephisto in Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is one of the best expansions I've ever played — here's why

By Rob Dwiar Published

Lord of Hatred is epic, captivating, and a whole heap of fun — and it's pulled me right back into Diablo 4 once again.

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Blizzard of 2026
Forget the wooden ruler — I measured the Blizzard of 2026 with my iPhone

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Your iPhone has a hidden feature for measuring almost anything, including the snow totals from this once-in-a-lifetime blizzard.

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