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"I'm not sure where Diablo is going": Former Blizzard boss says Diablo 4 seasons "need to get off the cycle of shipping, spending 2 months to fix issues, then repeating"

"Playing for a week to then 1 or 3 shot an 'uber' boss 500 times for a unique, then quitting until next season is fundamentally not fun"

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"Rockstar is controlled by no one, including their publisher": Ex-Blizzard boss says Borderlands 4 "doesn't matter" in response to fans trying to narrow the GTA 6 release window down

Who would dare to tell the makers of Red Dead Redemption and Bully what to do?

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Former Blizzard boss says "GTA 6 is king" and "everyone will move their release" when it gets a launch date: "It is really the only game that has the power to do this today"

"[Borderlands 4] doesn't matter. [Rockstar] is controlled by no one, including their publisher"

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Bobby Kotick reckons the Warcraft film was 'a terrible idea' for Blizzard, and in the end 'was one of the worst movies I've ever seen'

"It took a lot of resources and distracted them."

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Former Blizzard president thinks Marvel Rivals is a rip-off of Overwatch and that Black Widow is a copy of Widowmaker, or maybe he's joking—it's impossible to tell

I really hope this is a joke.

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Former Blizzard president reckons Marvel Rivals has too much in common with Overwatch, comparing it to a viral Horizon Zero Dawn lookalike others called "shameless"

Mike Ybarra doesn't seem too excited about the new hero shooter

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Former Blizzard boss says "the only thing bigger" than Sony buying FromSoftware would be if it bought Valve or Nintendo

It would be a "top two acquisition in video gaming"

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From 'Starblo' the Space Diablo that never saw daylight, to Mike Ybarra's plans to cut down on microtransactions — here's 7 things I learned about Diablo from Jason Schreier's book 'Play Nice'

I read Jason Schreir's 'Play Nice' which documents the rise, fall, and future of Blizzard — and I found out some great behind the scenes lore about the Diablo franchise.

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Ex-Blizzard president reportedly wanted to reboot Overwatch and reduce Diablo 4 microtransactions, but left before either of those things happened

It sounds like big changes could have been on the horizon

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Former Blizzard president planned to 'cut down' on microtransactions in Diablo 4 and reboot Overwatch before the Microsoft buyout

Mike Ybarra’s plans for the games were revealed in Jason Schreier's new book about Blizzard's history.

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Right before Sony dropped 3 remasters in 40 minutes, former Blizzard president echoed gamers tired of remasters: "Personally want to see sequels and new games"

Mike Ybarra is looking forward, not back

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Former Blizzard boss says the $700 PS5 Pro is really more like a $350 upgrade because it's aimed at people who can trade in their PS5s at "places like GameStop"

"Good news is no one has to buy it"

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Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra is now CEO of one of those technically-not-gambling daily fantasy sports apps

Ybarra stepped down from Blizzard during this year's massive Microsoft layoffs.

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As the newly released World of Warcraft was dominating the 2000s, Blizzard's then-president had his own priorities—working on StarCraft 1 patches

The Blizzard co-founder couldn't keep away from the RTS classic.

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Former Blizzard boss says PlayStation probably can't convert PC players using single-player exclusives alone

"If I was PlayStation I wouldn't be afraid to [put] story-based games on Steam day one"

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Former Blizzard president gives Xbox advice after brutal studio closures: "This all comes down to making great games"

After defending Phil Spencer, Mike Ybarra tells fans to "keep the faith" but "ask for clarity"

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Former Blizzard president and Diablo co-leader says new ARPG from Ori devs is "exactly where the ARPG genre needs to go to stay relevant"

He praised the ARPG's "bold direction"

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Former Gaming Exec Suggests Tipping $10 or $20 To Developers Who Already Earn Around $100K

Ybarra proposes in-game tipping, but gamers are wary of unclear systems and potential exploitation by companies.

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Former Blizzard president suggests you should be able to leave a $10 or $20 tip for the devs because 'Some games are that special'

I mean, I guess? But not really.

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Former Blizzard president wants to be able to leave a "tip" after completing $70 games: "I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20"

Pay up for the credits, folks

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Former Overwatch 2 artist alleges shocking mistreatment by Blizzard management: 'I spent most of a year stressed out of my mind'

"Blizzard had every opportunity to do the right thing, and they continually failed at that."

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Activision's Call of Duty general manager takes over as president of Blizzard

Johanna Faries will take the reins at Blizzard next week, following the surprise departure of Mike Ybarra and Microsoft's mass layoffs.

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Blizzard's new president is an Activision executive who oversaw Call of Duty

Johanna Faries will lead Blizzard while acknowledging "different gameplay experiences" from Activision's games

Windows Central

Former Call of Duty executive Johanna Faries is the new president of Blizzard Entertainment

Johanna Faries, a former Call of Duty executive at Activision Blizzard, is the new president of Blizzard Entertainment.

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Microsoft News Roundup: Palworld breaks the internet, Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees, and Apple clears the way for better Xbox Cloud Gaming on iPhone

This week we saw Palworld burst onto the scene and break gaming records, details emerge about the Xbox Series X refresh, and Apple make an announcement that will help Xbox Cloud Gaming improve on iPhone and iPad.

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