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Captaining The Lifeboat: Runic Games’ Max Schaefer and Travis Baldree

After Flagship Studios became embroiled in a legal controversy regarding the fate of its intellectual properties, it seemed nothing -- not Hellgate, not promising action-RPG Mythos, and not an explanation of any kind -- would escape. But today, the heads of the newly-established Runic Studios give GameCyte a glimpse of Flagship Studio's wreckage, and explain how their group of survivors is planning for the future.

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Blizzard Pledges Not To Change Diablo III’s Art Direction; Seeks New Art Director

MTV Multiplayer’s multi-part interview with Diablo III lead designer Jay Wilson has, day after day, solidified his company’s position on the game’s controversial new direction. 52,000 petitioners will not change Blizzard’s mind. Those photoshopped visions would be boring and unplayable. The Necromancer has realized his full potential. But even as Wilson speaks of solidarity, news has [...]

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Diablo III Petitioners Have a Point, But Who’s Listening?

Ten days ago, after an incredibly successful viral marketing ploy ensured truckloads of eyeballs were at the ready, Blizzard Entertainment unveiled the long-awaited Diablo III at their Worldwide Invitational in Paris. Many were pleased. But in the days since, a single online petition has revealed that at least 40,000 individuals were not. They took issue with [...]

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Hype and Hellfire: The Synergistic Power of Blizzard?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock — a rock enchanted with Resist Gaming News, Level 10 — you probably know that Blizzard announced Diablo III this past weekend. The news was practically plastered all over the internet. But how? The company didn’t conduct a massive PR campaign. To inform the general audience that the [...]

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BlizzCon 2008 Dated

LARPing Night Elves and Ghosts will no doubt reunite at the third annual BlizzCon, held again this year at the Anaheim Convention Center, October 10-11. For the price of a mere seven-month subscription to WoW, you too can attend discussion panels, participate in tournaments and — most importantly — get your hands on any upcoming [...]

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Blizzard Acquires Diablo3.com

As some predicted, the reveal at the end of fansite Diablo3.com’s mysterious countdown is a message that Blizzard has acquired the domain name for their own oh-so-incomprehensible purposes. Diablo3.com now points to the fansite’s new location, Diablofans.com.

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