Josh Mosqueira

Josh Mosqueira-Asheim is a game designer of both tabletop and video games. From 2012 to 2016, he oversaw the Diablo series at Blizzard Entertainment, releasing Diablo III: Reaper of Souls and developing the first iteration of Diablo IV.

Early life Josh Mosqueira was born to parents of Canadian and Mexican ancestry. While growing up in Canada, he played Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer 40,000. Alongside his university studies, he served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a member of the Black Watch regiment.

Tabletop games In 1996, while in the military and university, Mosqueira became a writer for White Wolf Publishing, co-authoring two books for the Vampire: The Masquerade horror role-playing game,

Mosqueira's first full-time job was with Relic Entertainment in Vancouver, where he worked on Company of Heroes, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, and Far Cry. He was the Lead Designer for Homeworld 2. For his work on Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, he earned an Elan Award in 2008 for outstanding innovation in gaming. After seven years with Relic, Mosqueira moved to Montreal in 2008 to work on Far Cry 3 for Ubisoft. In late 2012, Jay Wilson left Blizzard, leaving Mosqueira to succeed him as Lead Designer of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls.

In 2016, Mosqueira left Blizzard, restarting development of Diablo IV. In 2017, he joined the start-up video game developer Bonfire Studios in Orange County, California.