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Jay discussed how he came to work for Blizzard in a June 2008 interview with Joystiq.com. [http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/29/joystiq-chats-with-jay-wilson-on-diablo-3/]
::''How did you wind up working on the Diablo project?'' ::'''Jay Wilson: '''Well, I was working at Relic Entertainment. I started on RTSs originally and I interviewed at Blizzard ... I was actually very happy at Relic, but I had friends who had moved to Blizzard and they got me an interview. I was like, "Cool, Rob Pardo! I get to be interviewed by him and he's an idol of mine!" For me, it was just a cool experience to be able to talk to Rob for an hour. And we continued to talk and I went to the first BlizzCon [October 2005] and they just talked me into it. Essentially, I've always been a huge fan of Blizzard and it just felt like a natural fit. ==Diablo II Play Experience==
From a December 2008 [http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=3&cId=3172030&p=1 interview with 1up.com]:
::'''Jay Wilson:''' My most developed was a [[Barbarian]]. Well, no -- actually, it's my [[Necromancer]]. While the Barbarian was what I played when the game came out, my Necromancer is all I really play now. He's in the 90s and has pretty much gotten everything he can get, so all I do is run around and kill things to see if something superawesome drops. But my Barbarian was my first class, and my Necromancer is my main. While I did play each class to take it to Hell difficulty, those two were my loves. I had a pretty cool [[Sorceress]], but I don't think I got her as high.
==Personal Details==
Jay has a wife and young daughter, who he allows to play Diablo 3, even though he does not let her play other M-rated games. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/jay-wilson-on-d3s-violence/]
According to the {{wl|[http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/diiinet-jay-wilson-video-interview/ Diii.net interview with Jay]}}, his favorite color is green, his favorite meal is his mother's lasagna and his favorite animal is his cat.
==Media==
Jay Wilson has given dozens of interviews since Diablo III was revealed at the Paris WWI in June 2008. See [[Media_Coverage|the Media Coverage page]] for a full listing; these are just some of the highlights.
* Blizzcon, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/jay-wilson-on-d3s-violence/ Jay Wilson @ Wired.com]. Jay talks about violence in D3, parental guidance, and much more.
* Blizzcon, 2009. [http://g4tv.com/games/pc/28197/diablo-iii/articles/68225/BlizzCon-2009-Diablo-III-Game-Director-Interview/ Jay Wilson @ G4TV]. Issues covered include end game variety, itemization, the Monk, and lots more.
* Blizzcon, 2009. [http://gaming.freedomblogging.com/2009/08/26/3633/3633/ Jay Wilson @ The Orange County Register].
* Blizzcon, 2009. [http://pc.ign.com/articles/101/1017305p1.html Jay Wilson @ IGN]. Long interview.
* Blizzcon, 2009. [http://g4tv.com/videos/41158/BlizzCon-2009-Diablo-III-Preview/ Jay Wilson @ G4TV] short Monk-focused feature.
* December 24, 2008. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/1up-jay-wilson-interview/ Jay Wilson interview @ 1up.com].
* November 27, 2008. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/jay-wilson-interview-by-playtm/ Jay Wison interviewed by Play.tm].
* October 15, 2008. [http://diablo3.battlenet.pl/portal/d3/1/99/Wywiad_Battlenetpl_z_Jayem_Wilsonem_i_Rayem_Gresko.html Jay Wilson and Ray Gresko Video Interview]
* October 13, 2008. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/diiinet-jay-wilson-video-interview/ Diii.Net Jay Wilson Video Interview]
* October 11, 2008. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/exclusive-jay-wilson-interview/ Exclusive Jay Wilson Interview]
* September 5, 2008. [http://www.crispygamer.com/interviews/2008-09-05/detailing-diablo-iii-the-jay-wilson-interview.aspx Jay Wilson] on [[art controversy]], console porting, multiplayer and randomisation. CrispyGamer.
* August 20, 2008. [http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/diablo-iii/901260p1.html Jay Wilson] talks about [[Battle.net]] and [[PvP]]. Gamespot.
* August 12, 2008. [http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/08/12/diablo-iii-storyline/ Jay Wilson] on returning characters from D1 and D2, and the Diablo series continuing past D3. MTV MP Blog.
* July 31, 2008. [http://kotaku.com/5031732/art-apocalypse-blizzards-wilson-talks-diablo-iii-design-decisions Jay Wilson] on art design and player petitions. Kotaku.
