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"I would have made different decisions than they made.” Diablo creator discusses the franchise's move to MMO-style in a recent interview

David Brevik, creator of Diablo, reveals insights into early Diablo 3 concepts, including its ambitious MMO-inspired design blending World of Warcraft and Diablo.

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Blizzard co-founder and Diablo designer thinks new ARPGs have 'cheapened' the genre with fast leveling, throwaway loot and enemies

David Brevik argues the fun of these games "isn't getting to the end, it's the journey."

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13-year WoW vet left Blizzard for the indie life because "I didn't really feel like a game developer in some way," agrees it's harder for AAA giants to "maintain this connection to the player"

Chris Kaleiki's Notorious Studios is prepping to release its first game, Legacy: Steel & Sorcery, in February

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Diablo creator rips into modern ARPGs for being all about "killing screen-fulls of things instantly," says Diablo 2's pacing "is great" and "that’s one of the reasons it’s endured"

The creator of Diablo might not be a big fan of Diablo 4

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"You’ve cheapened the entire experience” Diablo creator bemoans the current state of ARPGs and MMOs

In a recent podcast interview, Diablo creator David Brevik shared his unfiltered thoughts on the state of modern ARPGs, critiquing their fast-paced, loot-heavy design and reminiscing about a more methodical era of gameplay.

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Xbox and Obsidian's Avowed supports cross-buy with Blizzard's Battle.net

In a first, Obsidian's Avowed supports cross-buy with Xbox consoles and Battle.net on PC.

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WoW has raised over $2 million for charity CureDuchenne by selling a cute little fox, after being inspired by The Remarkable Life of Ibelin documentary

"The World of Warcraft community has shown that gaming can be a powerful force for good."

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Final Fantasy Could Soon Lose One of Its Biggest Advantages Over Its Rival

'World of Warcraft' is introducing player housing soon and implementing new measures to make the long-running MMORPG more friendly.

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'No lotteries, and no onerous upkeep': World of Warcraft takes a cheeky potshot at Final Fantasy 14's egregious housing system as it readies up to unleash its own

Well played, Blizzard.

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World of Warcraft calls out Final Fantasy 14's house lottery nightmare as Blizzard details Midnight's player housing: "No lotteries, and no onerous upkeep"

The MMORPG is one-upping the competition

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We now know how World of Warcraft's player housing feature works, and it already beats Final Fantasy 14inkeyways

Blizzard Entertainment has prepared a small preview for World of Warcraft's highly-anticipated Player Housing feature to let players know what they can expect from it.

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A 13-year WoW veteran formed his own studio to make an RPG that plays like "World PvP: The Game" and feels like a mini MMO channeling "early Blizzard"

Legacy: Steel & Sorcery can't fight its MMO blood, so it's embracing it

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World of Warcraft got a $90 dupe of a mount worth $475 around 6 years ago for the MMO's 20th anniversary, and fans reckon Blizzard made at least $15 million off it

That's a lot of cash

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Alas, it's been estimated that WoW's $90 FOMO dinosaur mount probably made Blizzard around $15-17 million, and at this point I think we all deserve to be here

Open the door, cash on the floor, everybody bought the dinosaur.

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Blizzard hands out refunds for a $28 Overwatch 2 skin after making it a free Twitch drop just 24 hours post-release

Refunds galore for the Lucio Cyber DJ skin

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DeepSeek Launches & Fake AI Mario Game Drops On Xbox: Tech & Gaming News This Week

From DeepSeek tanking the AI market, to that bizarre Mario rip-off: Here's everything you need to know about tech and gaming this week.

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Blizzard disables Diablo 4 season 7 Witchcraft power that was being used to deal "very egregious numbers" and plans to bring it back "next week"

Decay Augmentation can still be purchased, but it can't be equipped

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Overwatch 2 prepares to share 'Groundbreaking PvP gameplay changes,' and players can't decide whether this means we're getting 6v6 back or skill trees

Or will Moira finally cross over to DPS?

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As Marvel Rivals continues to dominate hero shooters, Overwatch 2 teases "groundbreaking PvP gameplay changes" on the way

These changes "will be unlike anything you’ve seen before"

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Overwatch 2 teases "groundbreaking PvP gameplay changes" as Marvel Rivals dominates charts — here's when they're coming

Developer Blizzard Entertainment has announced that Overwatch 2 will soon get huge PvP changes, and plans to show these off in a livestream this February.

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'Marvel Rivals' Could Fulfill 'Overwatch's Long Lost Promise To Gamers

Marvel Rivals has come out of the gate strong, and it might be the hero shooter that can finally deliver on the promise set in place by Overwatch.

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Baldur's Gate 3 dev continues to champion indie games, begging Steam to let him overpay the creators of his favorite games

"I want to give this dude €30 because his game f***ing slaps."

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'Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred' Guide: 4 Best Runewords

Here are four of the best Runewords added with Diablo IV's Vessel of Hatred expansion.

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WoW's Plunderstorm battle royale mode is much more popular the second time around: 'I can just play and screw around'

Changes to how players obtain items and how fast they earn them have pleased most would-be pirates.

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You can play Diablo 4 and the expansion for free right now — but there's a catch

Blizzard is pulling out all the stops to bring players to Diablo 4 as Season 7 kicks off. Right now you can play the game for free up to level 25, and there's a huge 40% off the expansion bundle.

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