Diablo creator slams Blizzard in livestream

One of Diablo's original creators, David Brevik, has accused Blizzard of caring about profits more than its staff.

Brevik, who served as senior designer on the seminal Diablo way back in 1996, appeared on a livestream hosted by his wife Twitch streamer thejunglequeen after coming back - somewhat inebriated, as acknowledged by both his wife and Brevik himself - from a poker match.

Although the stream dates back to the beginning of October, it's picked up traction again in the wake of Blizzard's unveiling of Diablo Immortal. Blizzard faced an unprecedented backlash after it ended its BlizzCon opening ceremony with the announcement of a Diablo mobile game. The backlash kicked off on social media and websites such as Reddit as soon as the announcement was made, with almost universal criticism of the game and Blizzard.

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