He later became Studio Head at The Coalition, where he returned to Gears of War before eventually joining Blizzard to helm Diablo. Now, after five years at Blizzard, the same amount of time he spent at The Coalition — Fergusson is closing this chapter, once again leaving under the Microsoft umbrella.

Rod Fergesson made a post on X on Friday to confirm that he has left Blizzard and Microsoft.

Diablo general manager and Gears of War veteran Rod Fergusson has left Blizzard.

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.

Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson has announced his departure from Blizzard. Sharing the news on social media, Fergusson said "it's time for me to step away [...] and see what's next".

Diablo IV general manager Rod Fergusson has announced that he's leaving Microsoft, Blizzard, and the billion-dollar Diablo franchise to 'see what is next'

Rod Fergusson has been the General Manager of the Diablo franchise for five years, overseeing the launch of Diablo 4 and its expansion, Diablo 2 Resurrecte

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.