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Blizzard 'has completely changed,' say Diablo's original creators

David Brevik, Erich and Max Schaefer weigh in on the recent controversies surrounding Blizzard.

Juusterey2378d ago

he also dropped some other mind blowing revelations
water is in fact wet
the sun, is hot
and blizzard starts with the letter B

TGG_overlord2378d ago

They went downhill after "Diablo 2", "WOW" and "Starcraft 2"...

Aelderbrand2378d ago

A company changing after almost 30 years i operation? My God, it's not as if Blizzard is run by staff that need to innovate and remain fresh in order to stay in business.

Oh wait...

CorndogBurglar2378d ago

Except that companies can change and stay relevant without converting to anti-consumerism.

yomfweeee2378d ago

Except Blizzard still continues to put out some of the best and top-selling games... so really with "anti-consumerism"?

Chriswynnetbh2378d ago

@yomfweeee Blizzard hasn't put out anything great in a long time now. Even if you consider how successful D3 became, it still launched very anti-consumer with the RMAH. Not to mention that if there wasn't a crazy amount of fan outrage for Diablo Immortal, they would have easily pushed that out which is the epitome of anti-consumer. Take a long time franchise that people love and have tons of nostalgia for and stuff it full of mtx. Seems real pro consumer to me...

Muzikguy2378d ago (Edited 2378d ago )

@solideagle

You're in an article about Blizzard. There's your example right there. Diablo 3 was garbage when it initially released. Diablo Immortal had fans raging.

yomfweeee2378d ago

D3 was crap and they fixed it. They've had multiple successful WoW expansions, whether you like it or not. And are you forgetting about Overwatch?

Good grief.

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Tross2378d ago

Taking money from commie fascists is innovative?

Positivelypositive 2378d ago

Basically think of bioware after EA bought them. They have a major focus on Overwatch, Hearthstone and Heroes of the storm. All of which are waiting room style online rinse and repeat games. They are the most popular style thing to cash grab atm.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio24d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing24d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9224d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit24d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing24d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9224d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."

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Koei Tecmo Announces Record Financial Results After Releasing Many Big Games

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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