DualShockers writes, "It’s official, by reaching episode 21 the ShockCast is now old enough to drink. To mark that milestone, we’ve stepped up our game this week with 3 main topics. The first comes to us from Blizzard and all of the hoopla surrounding their highly controversial decision for putting the Real ID system into effect, which at the same time killed any anonymity in the Blizzard forums. The second main topic of the week is about PSN plus. The fact that the subscription service is now available for the masses yet still no sign of cross game chat. What gives? The third topic was the official announcement of Bioware’s 2011 RPG, Dragon Age 2. They’ve dropped the origins tag, so what exactly does that mean for the series? These questions and many more answered in the podcast, make sure you listen in to this week’s show!"
Activision Blizzard ordered to pay $23.4M for patent infringement involving popular games.
I would read the article but the giant pop-ups from the top and bottom of the screen made me close it.
Without reading $23.4 million isn't a deterrent for a company that size.
Boss: Let's fire a few people to recoup on that loss.
Slave: Cortana has decided to get rid of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks.
Boss: Let's get those Firing Letters "Copilot Approved" and send them through the power of the cloud.
Slave: Long Live Phil !!!
ALL in the room: LONG LIVE PHIL !!!!
Well another troll company with a patent trying to extort money out of companies. Seems like they’re going to try and sue everyone.
Blizzard writes: "After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024. This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you look forward to it. While we’re approaching this year differently and as we have explored different event formats in the past, rest assured that we are just as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years."
How about you not hold Blizzcon anymore period. You fucking POS company. I really hope Blizzard would just die.
Microsoft has 'let Blizzard be Blizzard' following the acquisition of the veteran developer according to World of Warcraft's executive producer.
Diablo 4 storefront being a cash grabbing shitshow does unironically attest to that, kudos.
Microsoft needs to be guiding Blizzard to be what it USED to be, not allowing it to continue to be the greedy bastardization of itself that it has become.
Okay i will be interested if they become old Blizzard but might as well be dead.
They will never be old blizzard. Most of all the OG's left from developers to those on the top (even some decision making folks left).
Shame most of the people that made Blizzard what they were, have already left a while ago.
I was about to say this. How can they be blizzard when they're no longer blizzard from yesteryear?
Exactly. Blizzard hasn’t been Blizzard for a long time.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Were you expecting Microsoft to hire everyone that had left Blizzard long before they purchased the company...
Microsoft has let the Blizzard company they purchased continue to be the Blizzard company they purchased.
Wow, PassNextquestion,
You fully understand what that saying means, unlike some people on here who just have to say negative garbage talk.
When someone says, "Just let *blank* be *blank*, "they are just letting them operate how they operate.
It's pretty much how Sony "let Bungie be Bungie."
This comment section is full of outright haters, but you have to "let N4G be N4G"
I don't think people commenting are necessarily blaming MS for anything here, this is just collective longing for what Blizzard/Vivendi was before Activision's meddling.
Why are you guys always talking about MMO's and WoW and Blizzard? Sing a new song DualShockers...
Seriously? Real ID? Come on! I thought that whole idea of playing online games like WoW was to let players live a fantasy life??
N4G would work like the Blizzard Real ID system. You wouldn't even need bubbles as all the online "tough guys" and "know it alls" would be too cautious to say half the nonsense they say on here.
The Blizzard ID thing was nuts.
I used to play a lot of EVE online and part of the fun was the total immersion into the game which carried over into the forums. When you had a discussion you were discussing stuff in character and pictured the conversation as though it was with that character - in reality it was probably some lanky dork like me with a funny accent but that was a all part of the game.
actually, i think cataclysm may be the last straw. Ive been meaning to see what all the fuss is about this game and honestly havent had any motivation. i know they say you shouldnt play if you have a life, but i wont let it consume all my time. i will play it and not vice versa!!