Tag: Blizzard
This week Blizzard Entertainment put profits before human rights and capitulated to the authoritarian regime of communist China. They banned a Hearthstone player name Ng “blitzchung” Wai Chung, took all …
May 26, 2016 will go down in video game history as the date that the MMORPG genre was saved from oblivion. That was the fateful day that former Blizzard World …
Almost every corporation in America has abandoned the wisdom of ideological neutrality and converted to the pseudo-religion of progressivism. The cynical marketeers in the business world call it values marketing. …
Here are 5 things that Blizzard has engaged in that have distracted them from making great PC video games.
There are few good books about the inner workings of the video game industry. Most end up being dry treatises which might end up being on the book list of …
In all my years of covering Blizzard and World of Warcraft, I have never seen Blizzard fans so exasperated and disheartened than now. Gamers who emotionally invested themselves in their …
When they write the history of virtual worlds and interactive entertainment, the introduction of the Star Trek's holodeck that captured the imagination of millions of sci-fi fans will surely be included.
After years critiquing World of Warcraft, Blizzard’s recent decision to promote ideologies that are incompatible with the values and beliefs I hold dear, is a bridge too far for me …
Everyone loves the David versus Goliath story where the underdog prevails against the powerful bully. Unfortunately, real life isn’t like that. In reality, the small guy usually loses against the …
The Blizzard Entertainment we once knew and loved has vanished into the mists of time. Blizzard was once a shining city on a hill that stood out as a beacon …
Do you believe that time travel is possible? It most certain is in the realm of fantasy virtual worlds. Legacy servers from many early MMORPGs are popping up all over the …
Is EverQuest and those who worked on the franchise cursed? I’m starting to think so. It seems no matter how hard those in charge of EverQuest try, they just can’t …