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I miss old school warcraft and still wish the adventures game would get made (I still have that pc gamer!). That said, I'd buy this in a heartbeat. I love their artists.
@Phil have you seen the beta gameplay on youtube?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ6tg1Id6-c
I also wish it would one day get released, the game looks hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ6tg1Id6-c
I also wish it would one day get released, the game looks hilarious.
I don't know about the artwork, but I feel it to be pointed out that Blizzard wasn't behind the Diablo series until Diablo 3 :|.
Man the Warcraft style was so sweet before WoW came along and added all that cartoony shit. Actually, Warcraft 3 started going in that direction now that I think about it.
Still, I'm probably buying this.
Still, I'm probably buying this.
I'm a huge fan of Blizzard's art portfolio. Not only is the modern stuff highly detailed and vibrant, but I love the whole 80's indie-comic vibe that the old Warcraft 1 and 2 art give off.
Most of these (especially the older ones) I've seen countless times. The most interesting thing about this is the commentary. But its got to be more than one sentence blurbs to make it worth picking up.
"I don't know about the artwork, but I feel it to be pointed out that Blizzard wasn't behind the Diablo series until Diablo 3 :|."
Diablo 1 and 2 were made by Blizzard North under the supervision of Blizzard. Sure, they were separate studios, but Blizzard certainly played a large role in Blizzard North's shenanigans. Blizzard North wasn't a separate company or anything. It was wholly owned, operated, and run by Blizzard.
Now, it's true that Diablo 1 was mostly done before Blizz bought Condor, but Diablo 2 was made entirely under Blizzard's supervision. Even ignoring Diablo 2, you have to ask yourself.. why would Condor sell itself to Blizzard to begin with? I don't know the specifics, but, usually, the simple answer is that there is a need for extra funding to finish a project. If you have a reasonably complete game that you have high expectations for, you don't just go sell your company and then work as studio manager for 7 years. Well, not unless you need the money....
Here's another example of Blizzard's impact on BN: Bill Roper. Bill Roper was Director of Blizzard Entertainment for pretty much its entire pre-WoW heyday. However, he was also Vice President of Blizzard North. When the main Blizzard North guys formed Flagship Studios.. they took Bill Roper as CEO.
If these were entirely different entities, would they invite the head boss of Blizzard Entertainment to lead their new outfit? Does. Not. Compute.
Diablo 1 and 2 were made by Blizzard North under the supervision of Blizzard. Sure, they were separate studios, but Blizzard certainly played a large role in Blizzard North's shenanigans. Blizzard North wasn't a separate company or anything. It was wholly owned, operated, and run by Blizzard.
Now, it's true that Diablo 1 was mostly done before Blizz bought Condor, but Diablo 2 was made entirely under Blizzard's supervision. Even ignoring Diablo 2, you have to ask yourself.. why would Condor sell itself to Blizzard to begin with? I don't know the specifics, but, usually, the simple answer is that there is a need for extra funding to finish a project. If you have a reasonably complete game that you have high expectations for, you don't just go sell your company and then work as studio manager for 7 years. Well, not unless you need the money....
Here's another example of Blizzard's impact on BN: Bill Roper. Bill Roper was Director of Blizzard Entertainment for pretty much its entire pre-WoW heyday. However, he was also Vice President of Blizzard North. When the main Blizzard North guys formed Flagship Studios.. they took Bill Roper as CEO.
If these were entirely different entities, would they invite the head boss of Blizzard Entertainment to lead their new outfit? Does. Not. Compute.
@killias@
That's not entire true; Blizzard North was originally a company called Condor. Blizzard purchased Condor roughly six months prior to the original Diablo's release; a good chunk of the work had already been done at that point.
In other words, Blizzard didn't have as big of a hand in the project as you may think.
That's not entire true; Blizzard North was originally a company called Condor. Blizzard purchased Condor roughly six months prior to the original Diablo's release; a good chunk of the work had already been done at that point.
In other words, Blizzard didn't have as big of a hand in the project as you may think.
@killias2: I know they were owned by Blizzard, my main point is that Blizzard North developed the first two titles with probably very little actual interference from Blizzard themselves.
Since Bill was the director of Blizzard as a whole then it would make since that he would have to visit BN to see how projects where turning and other things. So its not hard to believe that he would leave with them if they didn't rub each other the wrong way.
Except for funding (which actually may not have been done by Blizzard, but could have been done by the company that owns Blizzard, Vivendi) I highly doubt Blizzard actually had a hand in how BN made their games, in fact it wasn't Blizzard that had a problem with how Diablo 3 was shaping up (from the information I've seen anyways) it was Vivendi). Max Schefar actually went on record recently stating that Diablo 3 was suppose to be an MMO, but Vivendi had an issue with that. Which was probably because the parent Blizzard company had WoW.
Since Bill was the director of Blizzard as a whole then it would make since that he would have to visit BN to see how projects where turning and other things. So its not hard to believe that he would leave with them if they didn't rub each other the wrong way.
Except for funding (which actually may not have been done by Blizzard, but could have been done by the company that owns Blizzard, Vivendi) I highly doubt Blizzard actually had a hand in how BN made their games, in fact it wasn't Blizzard that had a problem with how Diablo 3 was shaping up (from the information I've seen anyways) it was Vivendi). Max Schefar actually went on record recently stating that Diablo 3 was suppose to be an MMO, but Vivendi had an issue with that. Which was probably because the parent Blizzard company had WoW.
"That's not entire true; Blizzard North was originally a company called Condor. Blizzard purchased Condor roughly six months prior to the original Diablo's release; a good chunk of the work had already been done at that point. "
I mentioned this: "Now, it's true that Diablo 1 was mostly done before Blizz bought Condor...."
"So its not hard to believe that he would leave with them if they didn't rub each other the wrong way. "
Leave with them? They invited him to run their new company. It seems almost as if.. they had a history of him running their company already. You try to make it seem as though Blizzard Entertainment was a glorified publisher for Blizzard North, but it's hard to imagine BN asking Roper to be CEO of their new company unless they already worked closely together. Very closely. He was VP of Blizzard North for crying out loud.
I mentioned this: "Now, it's true that Diablo 1 was mostly done before Blizz bought Condor...."
"So its not hard to believe that he would leave with them if they didn't rub each other the wrong way. "
Leave with them? They invited him to run their new company. It seems almost as if.. they had a history of him running their company already. You try to make it seem as though Blizzard Entertainment was a glorified publisher for Blizzard North, but it's hard to imagine BN asking Roper to be CEO of their new company unless they already worked closely together. Very closely. He was VP of Blizzard North for crying out loud.
@killias: That's what I meant by leave with them. IDK where your getting the glorified publisher vibe from >.>. In a lot of respects they where and you actually imply that more so in your own posts then I do mine.
"why would Condor sell itself to Blizzard to begin with? I don't know the specifics, but, usually, the simple answer is that there is a need for extra funding to finish a project. If you have a reasonably complete game that you have high expectations for, you don't just go sell your company and then work as studio manager for 7 years. Well, not unless you need the money.... ".
"why would Condor sell itself to Blizzard to begin with? I don't know the specifics, but, usually, the simple answer is that there is a need for extra funding to finish a project. If you have a reasonably complete game that you have high expectations for, you don't just go sell your company and then work as studio manager for 7 years. Well, not unless you need the money.... ".
Spaz, as Killas already provided the content if you will, I thought it would be worth pointing out that Killas has provided a more accurate depiction ov events.
@Raby: We're both basically speculating on how things actually happened since very little information about it actually existed for the time frame lol. So I actually don't see how either of us really are providing any accurate events at all. I would actually love to see an article on it though (not being a smart ass I just really would :P).
Hmmmm...pretty neat. Will definitely add it to my wishlist and see if I can find it at a good price.
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