Author: Diablo hacking fix a priority of sequel
We are getting ever closer to the October 29 release of the full chapter of Stay Awhile and Listen, David Craddock's upcoming book on Blizzard Entertainment. But, as with every Monday, we bring you a few more tidbits and recollections from Craddock about his research. Today'...
READ MORE >Blizzard plays host to Pixar filmmaker
Blizzard's Rob Pardo and Pixar have been a bit chummy of late. First Pardo attended a story panel at Pixar in late September, and now Pixar filmmaker Mark Andrews has spent some time with Pardo at Blizzard's offices.
READ MORE >"Not completely related, but I'd be very interested to see what Pixar thinks about Valve's Source ..."
see all 14 commentsAuthor: Blizzard wanted a Diablo for handhelds
The Stay Awhile and Listen series continues with author David Craddock as we lead up to the October 29 reveal of a chapter from his upcoming book. Today's stories revolve around a possible second expansion for Diablo 2 and a Diablo game for handhelds.
READ MORE >"I originally revealed Diablo on the Game boy back in 2008 on my website, Past to Present Online, ..."
see all 4 commentsWorld of Warcraft exploit slays cities
World of Warcraft cities across several servers were turned into tombs over the weekend as naughty hackers with insta-kill powers ran amok, slaying players and NPCs alike. One claims the hack has been used for almost a month against monsters, but Blizzard recently detected i...
READ MORE >"Was the hack actually being used for around a month? Or is that what somebody said they had ..."
see all 24 commentsMists of Pandaria sales well below last two WoW expansions
Blizzard has released the latest sales figures for the new World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria, and while they are solid numbers for most games, the debut of the Pandarens was not a huge success by company standards. Sales were 2.7 million for the first week, down...
READ MORE >"I didn't really know the GW2 numbers, that's actually really impressive. They're doing a lot of ..."
see all 66 commentsMists of Pandaria travelogue: Fun farming faction
The road through Pandaria takes many twists and turns, and today's travelogue finds my hunter running errands for the numerous new factions in the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria.
READ MORE >WoW: Mists of Pandaria opens first raid
Now that you've had a few weeks to prance gaily around the definitely-not-Asian land of Pandaria, it's time to put on your raiding trousers and get down to serious business. Blizzard yesterday opened up the Mogu'shan Vaults, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria's first raid ...
READ MORE >"Beta is beta. Not everyone was in it. The timing of this article and the topic at hand clearly ..."
see all 27 commentsAuthor: Blizzard toyed with 'always online' idea for Warcraft 3
It's Monday, and that means more stories from David Craddock's upcoming book, Stay Awhile and Listen, a behind the scenes look at Blizzard Entertainment. Today's revelations deal with the creation of the Blizzard cinematics group and the autonomy that group enjoys from the r...
READ MORE >"How many e-platforms are there? Kindle, iTunes, and what else? Does nook have it's own platform?"
see all 22 commentsBlizzard's Project Titan team is 100-strong
Blizzard's Rob Pardo has commented that Project Titan is moving along steadily, with more than 100 team members dedicated to the game now.
READ MORE >"I'm more of a Stromboli guy, but you present a tasty visual to correspond with their visuals."
see all 44 commentsDiablo 3 tests doubling Legendary drop rates
Blizzard recently revamped Legendary items in Diablo 3, but that doesn't do too much good if they're still super-hard to find. So, as part of the ongoing public beta testing of patch 1.0.5, Blizzard is now experimenting with doubling the drop rates of Legendary and Set items...
READ MORE >"I like that idea a lot. Why do we have to keep switching out? If we like something and what it ..."
see all 113 commentsMists of Pandaria travelogue: A hunter among pandas
MY hunter takes on the Mists of Pandaria in a new travelogue for the recently released World of Warcraft expansion.
READ MORE >Mists of Pandaria opens to invading World of Warcraft players
Players have been storming the shores of the panda lands since midnight PT with the launch of Mists of Pandaria, the latest expansion for World of Warcraft.
READ MORE >"Heh, well that's highly subjective. Never hooked me, though I did like vanilla, TBC and Wrath. ..."
see all 18 commentsBlizzard looking into free-to-play Starcraft
StarCraft 2 lead designer Dustin Browder says the company is looking into the possibility of F2P for the multiplayer, but doesn't know how to monetize the idea.
READ MORE >"I wish someone would add a thumbs up or some feature of showing approval so that I can show how ..."
see all 81 commentsAuthor details Diablo ideas that never made it into the games
Three episodes of the Stay Awhile and Listen stories from author David Craddock are in the books, and today's new installment, we find out about several ideas for Diablo and Diablo II that never made it into the games.
READ MORE >"this is totes awesome david. i am looking forward to your ibooks preorder."
see all 24 commentsDiablo 3 1.0.5 patch notes up for public test realm
We knew some of the changes planned for the upcoming 1.0.5 patch for Diablo 3, including modifications to crowd control and a new Infernal Machine event, but Blizzard has now unveiled the full list of proposed changes now on the public test realm.
READ MORE >"The last time patch notes were released, the patch was live the following maintenance day"
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"Different trainers let you do different things. Now, I *did* use them, but only in single-player ..."
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