Fresh off of his hosting stint at this year’s Oscars, Conan O’Brien came to South by Southwest this week to co-host a panel with Blizzard Entertainment president Johanna Faries. O’Brien–whose previous gaming experience includes co-hosting the Clueless Gamer segments on his TBS talk show Conan and a cameo appearance in Death Stranding–jokingly suggested that he agreed to the SXSW panel for one reason only: to be in a Diablo game.
“The reason I flew from Los Angeles to be here was I want to be in the next Diablo,” said O’Brien. “I would like to be a demon. Or maybe a necromancer… My wife, when she met me, thought I was a necromancer.”
O’Brien went on to talk about recording his appearance for Death Stranding in Tokyo, which gave him a greater appreciation for how games are made. He also credited his son for showing him that there was more to gaming than he originally realized.
“There are thousands and thousands of people behind the scenes that have devoted their lives to this who are artisans, craftsmen… electricians. And you see the same thing in gaming too… My son is 19, and he’s been a gamer since he was really small. And I used to worry, [but] it’s not like parking your kid in front of a television. He’s engaged and he’s with his friends, but also some of the games he’s shown me, I’m just blown away by the the artistry behind it.”
As part of the panel, Faries gave O’Brien his very own Doomhammer from World of Warcraft. He happily accepted the gift, and jokingly added, “Thank you so much… What a huge waste of resources for you and really for everyone in the gaming community.”
O’Brien’s most recent episode of Clueless Gamer took on Death Stranding, and his personal review of his appearance in the game. As for the next game in the Diablo franchise, Diablo 5 doesn’t seem to be in the cards anytime soon. However, there’s still a lot of support for Diablo 4, including a new season that’s going to be much more difficult.
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