As attention spans shorten, and DRM becomes more invasive...has Blizzard finally worn out its welcome? Will the fans that made Blizzard the company it is, stick with them as they toy with their most beloved franchises?
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.
Blizzard Entertainment has announced the opening of beta registrations for “World of Warcraft: The War Within,” inviting players to explore new subterranean worlds beneath Azeroth.
Look at the sales numbers from Diablo 3 when they come in and ask that again.
I disagree with this article at its core point - that Blizzard is slowing waning because it has caved to the short attention span of games. If we look at what Blizzard produces, they are few and far between. I don't think it is fair to say that 'gamers have less and less of an attention span... [ and] sadly Blizzard bows'. With SC2 and D3, they have made games that they hope will last. Starcraft 2 is going strong without constant additions and I'm sure Diablo 3 will do the same. I think it is much easier to make this argument with the Activision side of the company with the frequent COD releases (or the multitude of other companies that just release the next 'new' title as fast as possible) because new=better.
Yep
No
Activision hasn't enterly rubbed off on Blizzard YET.