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[[File:Jay-wilson-2009.jpg|thumb|200px|Jay Wilson.]]
Jay Wilson is was the '''Game Director''' of [[Diablo III]]until January 2013 when he resigned and moved on to another undisclosed project within Blizzard Entertainment.<ref>[http://diablo. As the project lead and a good communicatorincgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-steps-down-from-diablo-3 Jay Wilson resigns as Game Director] - Jay Wilson, 17th January 2013</ref> Jay is was the most frequently-interviewed member of the Diablo III team, and his quotes fill the content articles of this wiki.
Prior to joining Blizzard entertainment in 2007, Jay worked at [[Relic Entertainment]] where he'd served as the lead designer on [[Dawn of War]], an [[RTS]] game not completely unlike {{wl|[http://www.starcraftwire.net/wiki/StarCraft StarCraft]}}. After joining Blizzard Jay contributed to [[MMO]] {{wl|[http://www.worldofwar.net/ World of WarCraft]}}, where he has been immortalised as "Ja'y Nosliw" the Skybreaker General.
Jay is a passionate game developer, and though he has not created or stamped his unique vision on any titles, he is involved in all aspects of game creation. <ref>[http://wwwdiablo.diiiincgamers.netcom/blog/comments/blizzcon-press-conference-with-jay-wilson/Blizzcon Press Conference]- Jay Wilson, 16th October 2008]</ref>
::"I can't think of anything that makes me happier than watching people play a game I made and have fun. People bring a lot of things to the world and some are good and some are bad, but I can't think of anything you could bring to the world that's better than fun. And that's why I like to make games."
==Joining the Diablo 3 Team==
Jay discussed how he came to work for Blizzard in a June 2008 interview with Joystiq.com. <ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/29/joystiq-chats-with-jay-wilson-on-diablo-3/Interview, Joystiq]- Jay Wilson, 29th June 2008</ref>
::''How did you wind up working on the Diablo project?''
==Diablo II Play Experience==
From a December 2008 interview with 1up.com:<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=3&cId=3172030&p=1Interview, 1up]- 23rd December 2008</ref>
::'''1UP: What are your "main" [[class]]es in [[Diablo II]]?'''
::'''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://wwwdiablo.diiiincgamers.netcom/blog/comments/jay-wilson-on-d3s-violence/Interview, Wired]- Jay Wilson, 25th August 2009</ref>
According to the {{wl|[httpDiablo://www.diii.net/blog/comments/diiinet-jay-wilson-video-interview/ Diii.net IncGamer's interview with Jay]}}, his favorite color is green, his favorite meal is his mother's lasagna and his favorite animal is his cat.<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diiinet-jay-wilson-video-interview/ Interview, IncGamers] - Jay Wilson, 13th October 2008</ref>
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Jay Wilson's increasing weary and serious expressions, especially as seen in photos from the Diablo3.cc Blizzard Irvine visit<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=797856Interview, Diablo3.cc] - Jay Wilson, 30th April 2011</ref> and interview<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-diablo3.cc-interview-full-transcript/Interview Transcript, Diablo3.cc] Jay Wilson, 4th May 2011</ref> in May 2011, spawned various affectionately humorous DiabLOL captioned images, and eventually resulted in the creation of a tightly-cropped image of just his tired eyes, as a sort of counterpart to the long-running [[Bobby's eyes]] meme. ==Controversy== Wilson ran into trouble when commenting <ref> [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-developers-react-angrily-to-dave-brevik-interview Jay on Facebook] - Jay Wilson, 20th August 2012</ref> on an interview between IncGamers and Diablo creator and Blizzard founder [[David Brevik]] <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/interview-diablo-creator-david-brevik-discusses-his-feelings-on-diablo-3 Interview, IncGamers] - David Brevik, 19th August 2012]</ref> where Brevik stated that Diablo 3 wasn't the game he would have designed. Taking offence Wilson commented on Facebook saying "fuck that loser" which caused an outcry amongst fans and dismay from other developers. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/max-schaefers-bold-statement-on-the-dave-brevik-vs-d3-controversy Developer comments on Facebook comments] - Various 22nd August 2012</ref>. Wilson quickly issued an apology on the comment <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-apologizes Jay Apologises] - Jay Wilson, 23rd August 2012</ref> but by that point the comment had gone viral and was to follow Wilson around for the remainder of his time on the [[D3 Team]], turning up in comment sections of many interviews with or articles about him.
==Professional Bio==
A list of all Jay Wilson's game credits, prior to joining Blizzard Entertainment.
* 2006 - Present - Blizzard Entertainment
* 2006 - ''Company of Heroes'' - Senior Designer
* 2004 - ''Warhammer 40k Dawn of War'' - Design and Story
* 2003 - ''Homeworld 2'' - Additional Design Support
* 2003 - ''Impossible Creatures'' - Lead Designer and Story
* 1998 - ''King's Quest: Mask of Eternity'' - Quality Assurance
* 1998 - ''Blood II: The Chosen'' - Game Concept and Lead Designer
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