Diablo III Live Developer Chat on May 8th

A post to the Best Buy forums lets us know that the electronics retailer will be hosting a 90-minute Java-powered chat on Tuesday, May 8th from 6:00-7:30pm CST with Diablo III game director Jay Wilson, senior system designer Jason Bender, lead software engineer Jason Regier, and lead content designer Kevin Martens. And yeah, that’s the same Kevin Martens who worked on virtually every core BioWare title since Baldur’s Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast:

As lead content designer on Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo III team, Kevin Martens is responsible for overseeing the creation and refinement of the game’s levels, story, and monster and treasure distribution, among other areas.

Martens joined Blizzard Entertainment in early 2009 in his current role. Before arriving at Blizzard, he worked at BioWare, where he held leadership roles in the development of the Baldur’s Gate series, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, and Dragon Age: Origins.

In addition to computer games, Martens is an accomplished chef, and likens the mixing of flavors in unexpected and enjoyable ways to the process of game design.