Diablo IV – Itemization Concerns
One of the biggest design issues in D3 was its itemization (which as former game director Josh Mosqueira later confirmed, was something they ended up simplifying since the game was…
Diablo IV Announcement Thoughts
I'll be honest; the whole thing felt anti-climatic for me because this (at least some teaser) was supposed to be last year where the stage was literally set for a…
Diablo IV Announcement Cinematic + Press Release
Press Release: https://blizzard.gamespress.com/Diablo-IV-Revealed Site: https://diablo.blizzard.com/en-us/
[Opinion] These Diablo “IV” Leaks Aren’t Really Leaks
This is my opinion specifically in regards to the following artbook pages from the book that is being released after BlizzCon (image from Wowhead): That also includes the missing digital pages…
Communication is NOT Blizzard’s Strongest Forte
Late Friday (Irvine, California, USA local time), Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack put out this written statement (backtracks on the original punishment) regarding the whole Hearthstone Grandmasters Tournament protest that…
Blizzard Bans Hong Kong Hearthstone Player For Showing Support For The Protests in Hong Kong
https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/9254/blizzard-has-removed-blitzchung-from-grandmasters-and-banned-him-from-competing-in-hearthstone-following-his-on-stream-hong-kong-protest Basically, the player (during an interview after a league match had been completed), expressed a pro-Hong Kong democracy statement while wearing a gas mask (which many protestors are wearing…
Another One Bites The Dust at Blizzard Entertainment
This time, it is another one of the original co-founders, Frank Pearce. This comes less than an year since co-founder and former CEO Mike Morhaime's departed last October (that announcement coming just…