With Diablo 3 for Xbox and PS3 on the shelves, you’re probably wondering what Blizzard’s next step will be. Well, considering that the game has had rave reviews and solid purchase numbers, you can probably assume that Blizzard won’t be shying away from creating more console versions of their games. But what does this mean for Blizzard? Better yet, what does this mean for the gaming industry? Because, as well all know, Blizzard is a titan amongst giants and any changes they make to their business model will affect just about everybody.
Microsoft has 'let Blizzard be Blizzard' following the acquisition of the veteran developer according to World of Warcraft's executive producer.
Diablo 4 storefront being a cash grabbing shitshow does unironically attest to that, kudos.
Okay i will be interested if they become old Blizzard but might as well be dead.
Shame most of the people that made Blizzard what they were, have already left a while ago.
Were you expecting Microsoft to hire everyone that had left Blizzard long before they purchased the company...
Microsoft has let the Blizzard company they purchased continue to be the Blizzard company they purchased.
Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra recently suggested an interesting concept that has sparked a debate among gamers - the idea of being able to tip developers after completing a game.
If I had a 100% way to be sure that this money would go to a fund or a reserve dedicated only to the guys who develop the games, be them designers, artists, programmers and so on, I could think about it.
But we all know that this 'tip' would only end up in a publisher's CEO pocket to buy a new yacht, so, no, I ain't tipping anyone anytime soon on this industry
So they eventually don't pay their workers and depend on our tips to pay them like the case with waiters!
Is this a joke? How about the big wigs giving up some of their pay for their hard working developers.
Blizzard and NetEase have announced that Blizzard's games will return to mainland China under a new publishing agreement.
That they need to think of another solution than WoW ?
Blizzard games have been on consoles before. Seems like a lot of people either forgot this, or haven't been gaming long enough to know.