Lead Designer Jay Wilson leaves Diablo III

<p><em>Diablo III<&sol;em> Lead Designer Jay Wilson has announced that he is moving away from the project and is &&num;8220&semi;looking forward to working on something new&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After having worked on <em>Diablo III<&sol;em> for seven years&comma; Wilson<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;us&period;battle&period;net&sol;d3&sol;en&sol;forum&sol;topic&sol;7592242994" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"> issued a statement on the <em>Diablo III<&sol;em> forums<&sol;a> announcing his leaving the game&comma; although he will remain with Blizzard and is transitioning elsewhere within the company&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I recently celebrated my seven-year anniversary working on Diablo III&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Wilson&comma; &&num;8220&semi;and while it&&num;8217&semi;s been one of the most challenging and rewarding periods of my life&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;ve reached a point creatively where I&&num;8217&semi;m looking forward to working on something new&period; The powers that be at Blizzard have been gracious enough to give me that opportunity&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Wilson went on to assure people that the ongoing support of <em>Diablo III<&sol;em> would not be affected by his move and that they &&num;8220&semi;shouldn&&num;8217&semi;t be surprised if you see a job posting for a game director on Diablo III&comma; as we want to make sure we explore every opportunity to find the best possible leadership for the project&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking of his time on the project&comma; Wilson said that his intent had always been &&num;8220&semi;to provide a great gaming experience&comma; and be as open and receptive as possible&comma; while still sticking true to the vision the Diablo team has for the game&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;89a6f6f8-8bb9-4636-9995-2661bd01d019" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;