After five years at Blizzard as the big boss in charge of the Diablo franchise, Rod Fergusson is leaving Blizzard. He confirmed as much on his Twitter page, where he announced his departure and looked forward to a future with new gaming adventures.

Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson has announced that he is leaving Blizzard Entertainment after five years.

Rod Fergusson, the general manager of the Diablo franchise for the last five years, is leaving Blizzard. Fergusson announced the move on social media, but didn't say where he's going next. Before joining Blizzard in 2020 to lead Diablo, Fergusson was studio head at The Coalition, where he oversaw Gears of War.

Rod Fergusson has announced his departure from Blizzard, having spent the last five years as the head of the Diablo franchise. You may have caught Fergusson on one of Diablo 4's many developer roundtable streams, where he would often give viewers insight into the team's thinking behind updates and improvements.

This weekend, Rod Fergesson announced his departure from Blizzard and its parent company, Microsoft. The industry veteran most known for being one of the lead creative voices behind the Gears of War series joined the World of Warcraft studio in 2020 and managed the development of Diablo 4.

Resurrected, Diablo Immortal, and Diablo IV and its Vessel of Hatred expansion. That's four major releases in only five years, which is something unheard of at Blizzard back then, because it used to be a company that was once famous for late releases due to needing additional time for polishing.