Strap yourselves in, readers. For it's Blizzard's "extended" 20th anniversary, and the studio has come bearing gifts. Namely, a shockingly in-depth retrospective video. Grab a tasty beverage, pop that popcorn, and give it a watch.
Starting way back in the Silicon & Synapse days, quite a bit of insight into what would eventually become one of the industry's most respected companies is shared. Whether you simply love a good start-up tale or want to know more about Blizzard's backstory, it's absolutely worth the viewing time.
I've also come to the odd realization that I could -- and happily would -- listen to Mike Morhaime speak all day long.
Jordan Devore is Destructoid's PC gaming manager and founding ginger editor. He is said to be easy to love but difficult to know. When Samit inquired about his curious bio photo Jordan simply replied:
"bitches love sandcastles" ... yet, there is no sandcastle in that photo. We may never truly understand his ways.
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Wasn't that game called Warcraft: Ghost? ... ... (cough)
Even if you would prefer them to release games on consoles, is it that hard to just play a game on a PC now and again? With Blizzard people don't even have the excuse of having to upgrade as their games have always run on the majority of hardware. Besides, last time I checked The Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock N' Roll Racing were all console games :)
Are you trolling?
i mean, id argue they were the only dev to make a fun superman game.. i could only imagine what their talent could do now, maybe a rival for arkham asylum? or how about a game that plays like uncharted, but is set in blackthornes world? but forget sequels, im sure they could cook up some amazing stuff these days.
main thing is, i wish blizzard still made games in the genres that are better "appreciate" on consoles.