September 17, 2016
World of Warcraft
June 15, 2016
Diablo 3 Podcast #208: Top Ten Barbarian Skills
A fun and argument-filled ranking of the Barbarian’s Top Ten skills. Plus “Firebug” wizards take over the rankings, Jay Wilson leaves Blizzard, and the Warcraft movie debuts. Featuring Cpt. Goldfish, Aahz, and Flux.
August 21, 2015
Vote: Blizzard’s Cross-Game Promotions
July 29, 2015
Next World of Warcraft Expansion: Gamescom 2015
June 29, 2015
The Worst Video Game Movies Ever (So Far)
Over the weekend I enjoyed reading this article on MetaCritic.com, which compiles the best and worst-reviewed video game movies of all time.
January 21, 2015
A Diablo Version of the WoW Ten Year Statue?
November 4, 2014
September 30, 2014
November 10, 2013
October 22, 2013
Blizzard Shuts Down World of Warcraft Bot Maker
Blizzard has shut down a major WoW bot-maker and won a substantial legal judgment against the company.
August 13, 2013
Blizzard Trademarks “The Dark Below” … for WoW?
News today that Blizzard has just filed a copyright for the title, “The Dark Below” for a computer game. There’s some “maybe it’s D3 Expansion!!?1!” theorizing, but the term seems clearly tied to the Warcraft world.
June 6, 2013
Former QA and GM Spills Blizzard Secrets?
A person who claims to have been a Blizzard employee from 2006-2012, working in Tech Support, QA, and as a WoW GM took part in a spontaneous AMA on Reddit today. There’s no real proof that this person is legit, but she sounds pretty authentic in her knowledge of internal company function and politics. There’s zero secret game info and almost no mention of Diablo 3, but quite a bit about GMing in WoW, company policies for user help in that game, catching gold botters, dealing with developers, dishy details about which game devs are the most arrogant, why they ignored DoTA and let others cash in on their game, and much more.
November 8, 2012
Diablo 3 Still Selling “Very well” – Expansion Planned
October 5, 2012
Blizzard on Meteor, Hellfire Rings, and Panda Abductions
Several interesting blue posts on various issues. The first is a fan who complains about changes to the proc coefficient on the Wizard skill Meteor, and earns a fact-checking blue reply:
September 20, 2012
Matt Uelmen Interview: From Condor to Torchlight 2
Since last year, I’d been threatening to conduct a career retrospective type interview with famed Diablo and Torchlight composer and sound guy, Matt Uelmen. We kept delaying it, mostly due to Torchlight 2 not being finished yet, but once the game finally had a firm release date, the interview was a go. So, Matt and I spent several hours chatting last weekend, and you can view the results below. The interview covers Matt’s entire career, from his earliest days at Condor (before they became Blizzard North), with a special focus on his work helping to create Diablo I, Diablo II, and the first five secret years of Diablo III. We also touch on his contributions to WoW:TBC, and his more recent work on Torchlight 1 and the brand new Torchlight 2.