If you have ever thought, “Wow, I’d love to get my face kicked in by The Butcher in a board game or RPG” while playing any of Blizzard’s Diablo games, then you might just be in luck.
During Blizzcon, a press conference that is primarily about games made out of electricity and crying (I assume that is what video games are made from), Blizzard announced that two new forms of Diablo are being unleashed on the world.
Fans of the series can now look forward to a roleplaying game that will be inspired by Diablo IV and will allow them to explore Sanctuary in a whole new way. It is expected to be released at Blizzcon 2024. On top of that, we will also be able to get our hands on Diablo: The Board Game sometime in 2025. According to developer Glass Cannon Unplugged, “The TTRPG and board game will fuel one another with interchangeable game components, shared accessories, and complementary expansions with overarching events in a fully integrated product line.” How that will work, I have no idea, but it’s a fun thing to think about.
Glass Cannon Unplugged has a lot of experience turning video games into tabletop fun as they have worked on Apex Legends, Frostpunk, and Dying Light board games in the past. It will come as little surprise that this will be heading to Kickstarter, as video game companies are hugely fond of licensing out their titles for board game versions but seem to be extremely shy about putting up any money actually to make the products happen.
Frankly, there isn’t a huge amount of detail available now, with no images of physical assets or even miniature mock-ups that I can find. There is definitely the assumption being made here that Blizzcon will carry any Diablo-related news on Angel’s (or Demon’s) wings. We’ll be keeping a close eye on this one, just because the thought of it is so interesting, and a good dungeon crawler with a Diablo skin really wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world.
There was also a bunch of other stuff announced at Blizzcon if you want to read about it all. Nothing about Heroes of the Storm, though, which is all the evidence you need that life is an empty and cruel joke.
