Blizzard Entertainment Interview

The editors at videogamer.com have interviewed executive VP of product development Frank Pearce about the future of Blizzard Entertainment.

VideoGamer.com: Some Blizzard fans were disappointed that there was no news on a new Diablo game at BlizzCon. How high on the Blizzard ‘to do’ list is Diablo 3?

FP: We definitely appreciate that the community has a lot of interest in seeing the Diablo series continue, and we certainly share that desire. For now, though, our focus remains on StarCraft II and Wrath of the Lich King.

VideoGamer.com: What do you think of the next-generation consoles and their online offerings? Do you see any opportunity there to perhaps develop a console version of an existing Blizzard game or perhaps bring a new IP to the table?

FP: There are many great experiences on consoles, but when we made the decision to put StarCraft: Ghost on hold, it was because we felt our resources were better used supporting our PC and Mac development. That’s where our focus is currently, with World of Warcraft and StarCraft II, and we’re not looking to restart console development in the near future.