Diablo Creator David Brevik Makes Triumphant Game Dev Return with Graybeard Games’ First IP

<p>David Brevik has made his mark on the gaming industry in many ways&period; From creating <em>Diablo<&sol;em>&comma; to changing the way games look at loot distribution&comma; to bringing <em>Marvel Heroes<&sol;em> to life &lpar;I’m still unhappy about <em>Marvel Heroes<&sol;em> closing&comma;&rpar; his contributions span over 30 years and multiple development studios&period; Since starting Graybeard Games back in 2016&comma; Brevik has been fairly quiet&semi; that seems like it will be changing now that <em>It Lurks Below<&sol;em> &lpar;his first project since 2013 back when Gazillion Entertainment began <em>Marvel Heroes<&sol;em>&comma;&rpar; is set to launch later this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>It Lurks Below<&sol;em> is an all-new title that blends the creative spirit behind games such as <em>Terraria<&sol;em> and <em>Minecraft <&sol;em>&lpar;something Brevik is very fond of&rpar; and the RPG mechanics Brevik himself created for <em>Diablo<&sol;em>&comma; all with indie&sol;retro flair&period; If you’re curious to see just what Brevik has cooked up&comma; and what exactly lurks below&comma; can tune into Twitch this weekend to see 200 gamers participating in the closed beta and experiencing the game for the first time&period; David Brevik will also be streaming <em>It Lurks Below<&sol;em> on the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;twitch&period;tv&sol;graybeardgames" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">official Graybeard Games twitch channel<&sol;a>&comma; so if newbies to the game aren’t your cup of tea&comma; and you’d rather watch a veteran play the game&comma; Brevik has you covered&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;134144" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-134144" style&equals;"width&colon; 1000px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-large wp-image-134144" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;02001642&sol;ItLurksBelow01&period;0-1024x683&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"667" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-134144" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">It Lurks Below&comma; Graybeard Games<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The closed beta begins on Friday&comma; Feb&period; 2&comma; and ends Monday evening&comma; Feb&period; 5&period; All beta participants have been encouraged to stream on Twitch&comma; and as previously mentioned&comma; David Brevik will be streaming at the times listed below –<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Friday&comma; Feb&period; 2&colon; 9 p&period;m&period; – 11 p&period;m&period; PST<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Saturday&comma; Feb&period; 3&colon; 3 p&period;m&period; – 5 p&period;m&period; PST<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sunday&comma; Feb&period; 4&colon; 10 a&period;m&period; – Noon PST<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Monday&comma; Feb&period; 5&colon; Noon – 2 p&period;m&period; PST<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Brevik has also stated that he plans to surprise beta participants who decide to stream the game&comma; so he may pop up in other streams at any time&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em>Though I certainly had creative influence as CEO of Gazillion&comma; I feel like I’m finally right back where I belong—actually getting my hands dirty and creating great games&comma;” Brevik commented&comma; having moved on from his position as CEO of Gazillion Entertainment in 2015&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s humbling going from large teams making content based on huge properties like Marvel to a one-man team with a brand new idea no one has heard of yet—but I’m loving every minute of the process&period; It’s all very exciting…and a little bit scary&comma; too&period; I’ve always been a huge proponent of community involvement in game creation&comma; and I heartily welcome all feedback from players and Twitch-stream viewers—anything that can make It Lurks Below the best it can possibly be&period;<&sol;em>”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>It Lurks Below<&sol;em> sounds like an interesting premise&comma; and since Graybeard Games is a one-man show&comma; it is impressive that <em>It Lurks Below<&sol;em> was developed solely by David Brevik himself&period; Check out the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;graybeardGames" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Graybeard Games twitter<&sol;a>&comma; and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;graybeardgames&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Facebook<&sol;a> to keep up with the development&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; Graybeard Games Press Release<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;