Speculazeren is natuurlijk altijd leuk...
Van de job opportunities op de website van Blizzard:
Lead Game Designer
Blizzard North is looking for an experienced Game Designer to help lead the team that designed Diablo and Diablo II. The ideal candidate would be a talented and motivated individual with great design instincts and strong leadership skills.
Required Qualifications<ul><li>Shipped at least one AAA title as Lead Game Designer.</li><li>Absolute passion for playing and making computer games.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communications skills.</li><li>Experience with designing, tuning, and balancing games.</li><li>Great sense for what makes a game fun to play.</li><li>Ability to lead a team of designers to consensus.</li></ul>
Plusses<ul><li>Experience working on RPG titles. </li></ul>No follow-up calls or e-mails, please. This is a full-time position in San Mateo, CA, internships and part-time positions are not available at this time.
To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and salary history/requirements in separate Word format documents to: working@blizzard.com.
Blizzard North
Lead Game Designer
3182 Campus Dr., #502
San Mateo, CA 94403
En GameSpot had dit er over te zeggen:
RUMOR #5: Blizzard is hiring developers for Diablo III.
Source: A job listing on Blizzard's Web site.
The official story: "We can't comment. Sorry!"--A nice-but-reticent Blizzard rep.
What we heard: While many people consider the hack-and-slash-happy World of Warcraft to be Diablo's spiritual successor, that hasn't stopped rumors about an outright sequel from circulating. That speculation spiked this week when Blizzard posted a job listing for "an experienced Game Designer to help lead the team that designed Diablo and Diablo II." Besides the requisite experience, Blizzard would like said designer to have "Experience working on RPG titles." Given that description, the Diablo III theory would seem like a logical conclusion, even though Blizzard won't even acknowledge the game's existence. But given the Diablo series' legendary status, development of a new installment would seem to be an inevitability, if not already an open secret.
Bogus or not bogus?: Probably not bogus.