"Seven or eight years is not that unusual": Diablo 4 lead says AAA games are taking longer to make, which is bad news for junior applicants
Diablo 4 lead engineer Marcin Undak has stated that the development of AAA games is taking longer, which is impacting the availability of junior positions in the industry. He noted that companies prefer to hire juniors at the start of projects, but with longer production cycles, these roles are becoming scarce. Undak emphasized the importance of having a mix of experience levels on teams to foster creativity and innovation.
- ▪AAA games are now taking seven or eight years to develop, according to Marcin Undak.
- ▪The increase in development time is attributed to factors such as the demand for photorealism and communication challenges within large teams.
- ▪There are fewer junior roles available at major companies like Blizzard and CD Projekt due to the longer production cycles.
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Home News Diablo IV "Seven or eight years is not that unusual": Diablo 4 lead says AAA games are taking longer to make, which is bad news for junior applicants "The best teams have all seniority levels", notes Blizzard and Ubisoft old-timer Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Blizzard <img alt="Edwin Evans-Thirlwell avatar" src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/edwin-portrait.jpg?width=2048&height=2048&fit=bounds&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" style="aspect-ratio: 1" width="767" height="720" > News by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell News Editor Published on May 20, 2026 Follow Diablo IV The biggest videogames are taking longer to make, according to Diablo 4 lead engine engineer Marcin Undak, and one consequence is that there are fewer junior openings at industry dreadnoughts like…
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