Next headline, "Blizzard entertainment leaves Blizzard entertainment to form new company: Blizzard entertainment"
Next headline, "Blizzard entertainment leaves Blizzard entertainment to form new company: Blizzard entertainment"
Isn't starting a company focused solely on tabletop games a bit of a risky maneuver in this day and age where everything that isn't electronic is declining?
is there a list of all the new studios that have been created from former Blizzard employees? It seemed like originally people just left to just another game company like Greg did, but now the more passionate dudes are leaving to make whole new studios.
For me, I feel like if they dont have the IPs that I loved that they worked on, it's gonna be really hard for me to be excited for this but hopefully they all succeed and we get some really cool stuff out of it.
Also Chris Metzen, I think posted a pic of his Warhammer collection on Twitter, dude is literally enjoying the rest of his life and I'm so jealous(not that i like table top stuff, RIP MageKnights)
Yeah, I don't understand it at all. Never been a particular fan of tabletop games at all, but that just means its not made for people like me in mind, and thats fine.
One should always do what one enjoy, and Metzen has always felt like a nerdlad (and I dont say that in a negative sense), so I think this is perfect for him.
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Seen him paint alot of warhammer models lately so not surprised.
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Do you hear the voices too?
Makes me think part of them leaving Blizzard was a contract that they weren't allowed to start new companies for a few years. A lot of them coming out around the same time is too coincedental.
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No, it's been growing despite Covid not in spite of it.
If you've heard any of Metzen's post-Blizzard long-form interviews his getting into tabletop games is a perfect fit. He has always played and enjoyed them and hasn't been quiet about saying so. They are a bigger thing than people realize. This may be a good time to be in that market, especially given Metzen's name recognition which extends somewhat beyond the bounds of Blizzard.
"...money's most powerful ability is to allow bad people to continue doing bad things at the expense of those who don't have it."
Not really, the epidemic might have boosted it a bit but it really has been thriving for the past years.
Look at D&D, something which was sure to label you as a virgin that can't socialise in the past is thriving more than ever. Lots of people play it and talk about it nowadays, it almost reached mainstream levels.
This is awesome, a few weeks back I saw a post from him with a picture deploying some 40k minis in one of the 40k groups im in. I was shocked to look at his profile and find that It was indeed actually him and not some copy/burner, just talking about the game and interacting with the community. Super genuine dude.
Hope this goes well and they go into wargaming. With GW's recent pricing they very clearly need some competition.
Everything's fine guys, it doesn't matter that all the core talent is leaving Blizzard. It's not about the people, it's about the company. Activision Blizzard. Which is made of people. Oh wait
Think the Term "Rats" and "sinking ship" come into my head