Was Diablo 3 game director Jay Wilson’s apology to former Blizzard North developer David Brevik sincere, or was it too little too late?
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Month: August 2012
Diablo III Game Director Jay Wilson Apologizes To David Brevik For Facebook Comment
[Update: Further thoughts on this apology and reader reaction to it are here.] When former Diablo developer and ex-Blizzard North guru David Brevik made some critical remarks about Diablo 3, members of the current team responded on …quite passionately. In all honesty, I can’t really blame them. Criticism of something you’ve worked hard on is a bitter, […]
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Nintendo Power Magazine Will Cease Publication This December According To Nintendo
According to a statement from Nintendo, long-running Nintendo Power magazine will shut its doors this December.
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3 Random Observations On ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’
I fired up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive today and three things occurred to me. 1. No, I don’t want to save this moment. I just got my head blown off. I haven’t played Counter-Strike in a really long time, which explains why I keep dying. I used to be good at this game, but I obviously have […]
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The Unique Combat Controls Of ‘Lineage Eternal’
Lineage Eternal is the third Lineage game. Like its predecessors, the game is an MMORPG, but looks more like a top-down action-RPG such as Diablo. What’s fascinating about the game is its control innovations. Rather than click-click-click, NCSoft has created a system of mouse inputs that makes for some truly unique-looking gameplay. For instance, drawing a circle […]
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WILDSTAR Cinematic Trailer Is Hilarious – Too Bad It’s An MMORPG
When I first watched the below trailer for Carbine Studios/NCSoft’s upcoming space MMO,WILDSTAR, I thought: “This would make a terrific animated movie.” I mean, as far as cinematic trailers go, while it tells us nothing about the gameplay itself, it really is a beautiful short film. It’s funny, well-animated, well-acted. Everything a movie trailer ought […]
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A Brief Look At Open-World Indie Action-RPG ‘Grim Dawn’
The upcoming indie action-RPG ‘Grim Dawn’ looks amazing. Here’s why.
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Black Isle Studios Is Back
A new website registered to Interplay claims that Black Isle Studios, the developer of the original Fallout games, is back.
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How Diablo Could Have Been An MMO – And Why ‘Path Of Exile’ Will Inherit The Action-RPG Throne
Diablo creator David Brevik stirred up quite a storm the other day with comments the former Blizzard North designer made about Diablo III. While his criticism of the game was fairly mild, the response from current Diablo team members was harsh. I can understand why – it’s never fun to see have the guy who created […]
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Nintendo Power Magazine Is Shutting Down According To Source [Update: Confirmed]
Update: Nintendo has confirmed that publication of Nintendo Power magazine will cease this December. According to an anonymous source at Ars Technica, long-running Power Magazine is ceasing publication. Now-deleted Tweets from members of the Power staff seem to confirm this, though no official statement from the magazine has been posted. Published by Future Publishing, which also […]
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