Blizzard is Using Disturbing Violent Imagery to Recruit New Developers
For over 20 years, video game studios have making false promises about their studio culture to woo naive developers to join them. The careers section of every studio has the …
Tag: game design
Alex Afrasiabi’s Excellent Adventure with Blizzard Entertainment Comes to an End
It seems every week, we learn of yet another veteran Blizzard employee that has left the massive studio. According to his LinkedIn page, Alex “Furor Planedefiler” Afrasiabi is no longer …
Welcome to the Machine: Luke Sigmund Escapes Daybreak Games and Joins Blizzard Entertainment
Luke Sigmund hit the jackpot and won the video game career lottery. With no fanfare or maudlin farewell letter, he quietly left Daybreak Games and is now employed by the …
You Too Can Be a Video Game Designer Using One of these Weird Tricks
Tired of your 9 to 5 job? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Are you looking for a career change? Or maybe you’re stuck in your …
25 Questions I would have Asked the Daybreak Developers at the FoH EverQuest AMA
Last month the admins of the Fires of Heaven discussion forums organized a long overdue EverQuest AMA (ask me anything) question and answer session for a handful of Daybreak Games …
Why World of Warcraft Classic will Save the MMORPG Genre
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 …
Good News about the Future of the EverQuest Franchise
EverQuest fans rejoice! For the first time in years, there is finally a glimmer of hope for a worthy sequel to EverQuest and EverQuest 2. Ever since the cancellation of …
5 Mistakes Blizzard is Making that Distracts them From Making Great PC Games
Here are 5 things that Blizzard has engaged in that have distracted them from making great PC video games.
Book Review: John Staats’ WoW Diary
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 …
Why I am Boycotting Blizzard Entertainment
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 …
The Video Game Industry is Broken: Tales of a Retired Game Dev
Love playing video games? Got lots of original ideas? Think you can make a better video game than what’s out there? Want to get a job as a video game …
The Death Penalty Mechanic and Loss Aversion in MMO Design
For many years I have been on a mission to unlock the elusive code that made EverQuest so great. There is no single equation that accurately explains the magic of …