Ryan Watterson on What Went Wrong at Blizzard Entertainment
With the recent publication of Jason Schreir’s book Play Nice: The Rise and Fall of Blizzard, the topic of the Irvine studio’s demise is being hotly debated. I am reading …
Tag: MMORPG
Why Did Blizzard’s Chris Metzen Greenlight the Worst Cinematic in Warcraft in History?
A month ago, Blizzard Entertainment released the worst cinematic in Warcraft history on YouTube. It’s an unfocused, unintelligible hot mess. It features a female troll gyrating in a quasi-Haitian Hollywood …
Darkpaw Studio Head Jen Chan’s Deceitful EverQuest “Stolen Valor” Presentation at Comic-Con 2024
Daybreak Games recently emerged from their bunkers and rented out a presentation hall at Comic-Con 2024 in San Diego to highlight some of their top intellectual properties in the video …
Summary of Blizzard’s John Hight’s “The First 30 Years of Warcraft: The Making of a Game Universe” Presentation at GDC 2024
The following is a commentary-free summary of John Hight’s The First 30 Years of ‘Warcraft’: The Making of a Game Universe presentation at GDC 2024. INVEN, a Korean gaming website, …
Despite Massive Layoffs, Microsoft Blizzard Finds the Money to Begin Celebrating PRIDE Month in May
It has been a brutal year for the AAA video game industry as mass layoffs continue. In early 2024, Blizzard’s parent company Microsoft who recently purchased Activision-Blizzard wasted no time …
How the Nostalrius Team and Former Blizzard Developer Mark Kern Saved the Ailing World of Warcraft Franchise
Ex-Blizzard developer Mark Kern AKA Grummz is in the gaming news again. Along with Kabrutus and others, Kern is co-leading a gamer revolt against the forces of political correctness that …
Chesterton’s Fence: EverCraft Online Goes Woke Replaces Biological Sex with Body Type
One of the worst trends in the video game industry today is that developers feel the need to pander to people who suffer from the mental illness of gender dysphoria. …
Darkpaw Reveals at PAX East that a New EverQuest is Still in Internal Ideation Phase
A video of Darkpaw’s PAX East 2024 panel just dropped and the studio just revealed the sobering reality that a new version of EverQuest is still in an internal ideation …
Exclusive: Unpublished ‘Cosby Suite’ Photo from BlizzCon 2013 Raises Inconvenient Questions
In December of 2023, the news broke that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard was finally settled and they will pay $18 million in compensation. Few industries …
Echoes of the Collective Unconscious: Crafting Resonant Fantasy Virtual Worlds
In the domain of fantasy virtual worlds and MMORPGs, the profound alignment of game content with the cultural, mythological, and historical ethos of its intended audience is crucial for deepening …
Steve Danuser is No Longer at Blizzard Entertainment
Let the bells ring and the children sing! Ding dong the wicked lore man is gone! Steve Danuser is no longer working at Blizzard Entertainment. The man who presided over …
The EverQuest Franchise Has No Future As Long as Enad Global 7, Ji Ham, and Darkpaw Games Are Involved
As the 25th anniversary of EverQuest approaches in 2024, it’s time to reflect on the state of the franchise. EverQuest was released in April of 1999 and was one of …