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Read More »Former Blizzard staff speak out: ‘Something deep within the company’s culture may be changing’
Activision Blizzard share price tumbles after Diablo Immortal backlash
Puts the company “on track for its lowest close since January.”
Read More »Fans call for the cancellation of Blizzard’s new mobile Diablo game
"I understand their feeling and wish we could share more about all the amazing things we're doing"
Read More »Blizzard hunting for new Diablo boss
Blizzard is looking for someone to head up its Diablo franchise following the news that game director Josh Mosqueira has left the studio. Mosqueira joined Blizzard in 2011 and took over responsibility for the gothic RPG series two years later, replacing Jay Wilson. Wilson himselfexited Blizzard in June after 10 …
Read More »Blizzard seeking new Diablo director after Josh Mosqueira departs
Announcement follows recent exits of former Diablo III director Jay Wilson and designer Leonard Boyarsky
Read More »Diablo III director Jay Wilson quits Blizzard after 10 years
Move also marks a departure from the games industry, as he returns to ‘pursue my original passion: writing’
Read More »Blizzard: We hope fans will love Overwatch as much as Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo
Publisher Blizzard hopes that its brand new shooter IP Overwatch becomes one of its pillar franchises. Speaking to MCV, senior game designer Michael Chu said that his aspiration is for Overwatch to be up there with Blizzard’s other huge IP, such as Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo. Overwatch launched on May …
Read More »Lead Fallout and Diablo III designer moves to Obsidian
Leonard Boyarsky joins fellow Fallout creator and Troika Games co-founder Tim Cain at studio
Read More »Diablo’s original design doc reveals beginnings of iconic RPG
Isometric perspective, permadeath and procedural dungeon generation all detailed in pitch for Blizzard North’s seminal 1996 debut
Read More »GDC 2016: 14 Must-See Sessions
With hundreds of sessions crammed into the week, it’s easy to miss the best of GDC. Develop is on hand to help with our pick of the best talks from this year’s show
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