Some members of Blizzard’s PR and marketing teams feared that the news might be poorly received, and warned their bosses that fans looking for the next Diablo game might not react well to the announcement of a game for phones. Mobile gaming remained as lucrative as ever, but many video game enthusiasts, including fans who were flying out to Anaheim, derided phone games for repetitive gameplay and exploitative microtransactions. To mitigate any potential rage, several Blizzard staffers proposed that they couple the Diablo Immortal announcement with a teaser for Diablo IV. That way, the
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