diablo 4 developers used a screenshot of the crypt from the original game to design one of the dungeons in the upcoming actionrpg diablo 4s early beta access available to those whove preordered the game kicks off today march 17 and runs until march 20 with the beta about to get underway blizzard has shared new gameplay footage of the highly anticipated fourth instalment in the diablo series giving fans an insight into the games creation as well as an idea of what to expect when they go handsonthe video titled adventures with a dev shows diablo 4s lead game designer zaven haroutunian battle their way through an area known as the kor dragan barracks according to haroutunian when creating diablo 4 the team wanted to ensure that it truly felt like diablo and one of the ways it did this was by building a dungeon based on a familiar location from the first gamewere not in it right now but one of the first dungeons that we ever built the first tilesets we ever made was actually the crypt haroutunian explains we were like okay how do we make sure this feels like diablo so what we did is we went and played diablo 1 played through the crypt took a screenshot of what that environment looked like and then made it in this enginethe similarities dont end with the original diablo though as the studio looked at each of the series previous entries for inspiration when making the latest game for instance the kor dragan barracks was partly inspired by diablo 3s ruins of sescheron we loved it when we made that haroutunian says we wanted to do something like that again as diablo 3 fans will no doubt recall this location was home to a multitude of devastating traps from spiked floors to giant bladed pendulumsif youve not preordered diablo 4 and as such dont have an invite to the early access open beta taking place this weekend never fear as another beta is being held next weekend march 24 to march 27 and this one is open to everyone check out our when is the diablo 4 beta guide for more information on timings for both additionally our how to access the diablo 4 beta will give you all the details youll need to get involvedblizzards video isnt the only new diablo 4 footage doing the rounds at the moment as 34 minutes of highlevel diablo 4 gameplay has leaked online