Diablo II

Diablo/Torchlight Series Audio Interview, Part Two

The other half of Diablo IncGamers’ podcast interview with Max Schaefer is now available, with this second entry transitioning from Diablo territory to the founding of Runic Games, the success they enjoyed with Torchlight, their goals for Torchlight II, and…

Diablo/Torchlight Series Audio Interview, Part One

Diablo IncGamers has published the first half of their promised audio interview with Runic Games’ Max Schaefer, with this initial half covering his role on the first two Diablo titles, Blizzard North’s canceled (MMO-inspired) version of Diablo III, the founding…

BlizzCon 2011 Announced, Tickets on Sale in May

We already assumed that BlizzCon 2011 would become a reality, but it wasn’t until today that we received a press release confirming that Blizzard Entertainment’s popular expo would once again be making a return this year. If you want tickets,…

Blizzard Entertainment Interview

MCV UK had the opportunity to chat with Blizzard Entertainment co-founders Mike Morhaime and Frank Pearce about the company’s history, their merger with Activision, the success of World of Warcraft, whether Diablo III will end up on consoles, and much…

20 Ways Blizzard Entertainment Changed the World

There’s no doubt that Blizzard Entertainment has made a significant impact on the video game industry over the past couple of decades, but to make sure we understand just how big of a part they’ve played, PC Gamer has brought…

Deckard Cain Interview

DiabloFans has interviewed Michael Gough, the voice actor responsible for Deckard Cain in all three Diablo games. He can’t reveal much of anything from the upcoming Diablo III, so the discussion focuses mostly on how he does what he does.…

Blizzard Entertainment Anniversary Interview

Spurred by Blizzard Entertainment’s recent 20th anniversary milestone, Gameplanet interviews CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaine about the company’s history and development philosophy. Gameplanet: How does Blizzard decide what games to make? Joeyray Hall; Pat Wyatt; Allen Anderson Morhaime: It’s actually decided…

Blizzard Entertainment 20-Year Anniversary Retrospective Video

After a few weeks of silence, Blizzard Entertainment’s 20-year anniversary section has been updated with a 48-minute retrospective video during which many of the long-time team members spotlight their many titles, their design goals, and their extensive and envious history.…

The Very Important List of PC Games, Part 4

The fourth part of Rock Paper Shotgun’s The Very Important List of PC Games (to be read as “games we like”) is absolutely stocked top to bottom with RPGs and MMORPGs. There’s BioShock (Importanceness: Beyond that of the sea), Deus…

The Art of Video Games

The Smitshonian American Art Museum is setting up an exhibit for video game art/history, wisely constructed over five eras so it won’t be crowded out by just recent games. Consumers even get to vote. It puts RPGs under the “adventure genre”…