Blizzard Hides Post on Body Type from Official WoW Classic Forums
The nonsensical phrase body type has replaced gender and sex designation in many popular RPGs in the past few years. This is a top-down initiative that has been implemented to …
Tag: World of Warcraft
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 …
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, …
Exclusive: Unpublished ‘Cosby Suite’ Photo from BlizzCon 2013 Raises Inconvenient Questions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 …
Where’s the Wagyu? $25 Million and 8 Years Later Rob Pardo and Bonfire Studios Still Have Nothing to Show
Once upon a time, former Blizzard chief creative officer Rob Pardo was considered one of the smartest people in the video game industry. In 2006, he joined an elite club …
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 …
New Blizzard Entertainment President Johanna Faries is an Unqualified Woke Diversity Hire
Now that Microsoft has completely taken over Activision-Blizzard they have wasted no time in replacing outgoing president Mike Ybarra with token diversity hire Johanna Faries. Ybarra was an empty suit …
America First Legal is Suing Woke Obsessed Activision-Blizzard for Illegal Racist, Sexist, and Discriminatory Hiring Practices
For the past few years, the mainstream video game press has been frothing at the mouth about alleged sexual harassment in the workplace at the Activision-Blizzard family of studios. Just …
Video: Why Nobody is Excited for WoW Classic Cataclysm Classic
There is no doubt that the World of Warcraft Cataclysm expansion was the beginning of the downward spiral for the Blizzard MMORPG juggernaut. I’ve always believed that the main reason …
Reflections on the BlizzCon 2023 Opening Ceremony and the Future of Blizzard
It’s been almost a month since BlizzCon 2023 was held in Anaheim California. News about the embattled World of Warcraft MMORPG was the only thing that piqued my curiosity. For …
BlizzCon 2023 Eve: Thoughts on the Future of World of Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment
Just a few hours before BlizzCon 2023 goes live, an autumn chill is in the air in the wee hours of the morning here in the Pacific Northwest. It’s time …
Bellular Gaming Reveals Blizzard World of Warcraft Developers Are Frustrated With Chris Metzen
In a recent video from indie developer, YouTuber, and industry insider Michaell Bell AKA Bellular Gaming revealed that some of the current Blizzard developers are frustrated working with Chris Metzen …