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 …
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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 …
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 …
Exclusive: Unpublished ‘Cosby Suite’ Photo from BlizzCon 2013 Raises Inconvenient Questions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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Woke Alert: Asmongold’s OTK Gaming Company Raises Money for Controversial LGBTQ Charity
If you’ve ever wondered why millionaire World of Warcraft streamer Asmongold is missing in action on many culture war issues, I may have a partial answer. His company ATK revealed …