Diablo 5 senior game director says 'the continued passion' is the reason Diablo 2: Resurrected exists and has allowed Blizzard to look at it for
modern inspiration 'Because it exists today alongside Diablo 4, we can look at it through today's lens'

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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Blizzard has said that the success of Diablo 2: Resurrected has enabled it to use the game as modern inspiration for Diablo 5.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Diablo 5 will have features inspired by Diablo 2 and Diablo 2: Resurrected Senior game director Joe Shely says the team was able to look at Resurrected for modern inspiration because it's so recent He says the team can "look at it through today's lens" Diablo
5 senior game director Joe Shely has said that the success of Diablo 2: Resurrected has enabled Blizzard to use the game as modern inspiration for
the upcoming sequel.

In an interview with TechRadar Gaming at BlizzCon following Diablo 5 's announcement, Shely shared how previous games helped the team find modern inspiration for Diablo 5 . Instead of going back 20 years and just looking at Diablo 2 , the team used its 2021 remaster, Diablo 2: Resurrected , for
ideas. The developer said the game was brought to life thanks to the passionate fanbase, and the continued work on it has benefited Diablo 5 's development. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

"Certainly we've been very happy with the response to Diablo 2: Resurrected
," Shely said. "The reason that Diablo 2: Resurrected exists is because of
the continued passion of players in the first place, because of the continued passion of players for Diablo 2 , and so both the honor of having a game that players love and the ability to add new content to it has given us the opportunity to look at it in terms of inspiration."

Resurrected 's itemization system, from weapons, loot, and armor, is one of the core features that Blizzard used as inspiration; Shely also said the game's modern features were just as important because it was created and released so recently. You may like Diablo 5 announced and fully embraces bleakness, defeat, darkness, and hopelessness for Sanctuary, as Blizzard also confirms Diablo 4 is coming to Switch 2 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 The tone of Diablo 5 is
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"Because Diablo 2: Resurrected exists today alongside Diablo 4 , we can look at it through today's lens, and not just have to go back to, you know, 20 years ago, and think about how to bring lessons forward from 20 years ago. We can bring lessons from D2 , but lessons from today."

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