Diablo: Immortal looks like other NetEase games … that look like Diablo

Diablo: Immortal was one of Blizzard Entertainment’s biggest announcements at its BlizzCon event today, and one vocal contingent of fans are not thrilled. While the publisher had said that people should not expect a Diablo IV, many were still disappointed to learn about this mobile-only offshoot of the Diablo series. Blizzard addressed some of that skepticism during a question-and-answer session, but the backlash is only just getting started.

On forums, in YouTube comments, and in Twitch chats, fans are finding more reasons to justify their rage. That includes the claim that Blizzard and its development partner, NetEase, took an existing game and slapped Diablo assets on top of it. That game is NetEase’s previous action role-playing game Crusaders of Light.