Diablo 5 Cinematics Work Begins as Blizzard Confirms Diablo 4 Engine Fork

Blizzard cinematic director Neil David Carter posted a motion capture stage photo on X with the caption "First shoot #Diablo5," indicating cinematics work on Diablo 5 has started. Senior producer Tiffany Watt confirmed the game will use its own fork of the Diablo 4 engine, and it is set roughly one century after Diablo 4, telling "three stories." A former co-founder of Path of Exile developer Grinding Gear Games is skeptical Diablo 5 will hit its targeted release date.