Diablo Lead Rod Fergusson Exits Blizzard After Five Years
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Key points
- Rod Fergusson, the general manager of Diablo, is leaving the studio after five years.
- He did not mention a reason, but said that the Diablo team is “set up for success.”
- Rod Fergusson has a proven track record in video games, being the director of the Gears of War series before joining Blizzard.
On Aug. 9, 2025, Rod Fergusson, the lead of the Diablo series since 2020, announced that he’s parting ways with Blizzard after five years. Fergusson did not mention a specific reason for the departure, but said that the Diablo team is “set up for success.”
He added that the team has an “exciting slate of releases ahead” and that he’s proud of what they have accomplished. Finally, he ended his statement by saying that he’s “looking forward to what comes next for Diablo, and for me.”
Recently, Diablo IV entered its ninth season, Sins of the Horadrim, which revamped Nightmare Dungeons and added console keyboard and mouse support. Horadric Spells are also added to the game in addition to Escalating Nightmares.
Fergusson has a proven track record in leading teams in video game studios. He’s known as the director of the Gears of War series until he joined Blizzard in 2020 to work on Diablo II: Resurrected, Diablo Immortal, and the recently released Diablo IV.
Aside from huge Triple-A games, he has also been credited in games such as Microsoft Train Simulator, Infinity Blade, Unreal Tournament 3, and even Fat Princess, where he sent a “bunch of notes” that would improve the game, after playing the game for a couple of days, and was listed in the credits as gratitude from the developers.
