Diablo creator open to working on "Ultimate Game" with GGG and Blizzard North co-founders

The entire panel couldn't help but laugh at the whimsical question as the crowd all clapped, perhaps in united joy.

Erich was the first to respond, describing the panel as a "hell of a group" and that they could definitely make something "if the personalities didn't clash too much." His brother, Max, then chimed in, ribbing him, as brothers do, saying that "it's very hard to work with a sibling."

Then, as Max tried to find the words to continue what he was saying, David jumped in and told everyone, "I'm in."

Now, before you go ahead and celebrate the possibility of seeing these six work together under a single umbrella on the same game, we've got bad news for you - it isn't happening.

The good news is that, as Chris said, the DNA of Diablo, Torchlight, and Path of Exile, are already present in so many other projects that they're either involved in or were inspired by their works, so it's all like their "spirit" is in every game genre anyway.

Besides, as Erich puts it, the way that they're all working on their own things is better since it lets them spread out.

Technically, there is a game that the panel have had a direct hand in making, or at least five of them do, either as one of its developers, as a consultant or as a direct influence - Path of Exile 2.

Path of Exile 2, which enters closed beta next year, isn't quite the "Ultimate Game" but its predecessor, Path of Exile, is billed as the true successor to the older Diablo games - not Diablo 3 and certainly not the much-maligned Diablo 4, in the eyes of fans.

We'll have to wait and see if Path of Exile 2 lives up to the billing, but in the meantime, ARPG fans can check out Diablo 4, which is starting to get better as of the latest update, and Baldur's Gate 3, now available on the PC.

Max Schaefer, now the VP of games over at Zynga Games, is working on an "unannounced" cross-platform game.