Planet Diablo has posted up an interview with Bill Roper who has resently left Blizzard. Here's a snippet from the interview: PlanetDiablo: What were your favorite moments working for Blizzard Entertainment? Bill Roper: The time spent creating and talking about the games. It is unusual to have the opportunity to work in an industry where you truly get...
Remember the 3D awards I posted about a few days ago ? Well, even though we all know the outcome for best game cinematic was obvious, here is the outcome: Game Cinematics The award for Best Non-Interactive 3D Game Cinematics honors an outstanding cinematic sequence produced for a game, with no restriction on pre-rendered or in-game-engine sequences. Ent...
The guys over at 3dawards.org have listed their nominees for best Game cinematics. Ofcourse Warcraft III's are amoung the nominees, and ofcourse they will win :P, they have to :D. Here is the crack: Game Cinematics The award for Best Non-Interactive 3D Game Cinematics honors an outstanding cinematic sequence produced for a game, with no restriction on pr...
Insidemacgames has announced that Blizzard Entertainment contacted them, confirming the Mac version of The Frozen Throne. Its seem the Mac gamers are getting some Horde aswell! :) There is no ESA yet though.
NDP Techworld have released their top 10 best selling PC titles....Just look at this list..its half Sims....uchuch...For the Horde!! 1. The Sims Vacation Expansion Pack - Maxis/Electronic Arts - $28 2. The Sims Unleashed Expansion Pack - Maxis/Electronic Arts - $28 3. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos - Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games - $54 4. Medal of Hon...
Past friday an article appeared on Yahoo finance. The article confirms that negotiations are indeed going on between Microsoft and Vivendi. The reason that this seems to be taking quite a while is probaly because of the large som of money. Here's a snip: Sources told Reuters in mid-December that Vivendi had had at least preliminary conversations about the...
A few days ago wc3campaigns has posted a news thread about new heroes and several other things. Here it is: Heroes: NE - Warden: Blink(Instant short range teleport), Fan of Knives(The Warden spins around relelasing Knives in all directions), 2 Abilities unknown(But it seems her ultimate is passive--the description was vague) Orc - Shadow Hunter: H...
After the previous rumors it seems to have happened; According to insiders Microsoft has bought Vivendi, the owner of companies like Sierra, Valve and yes :( also our beloved Blizzard Entertainment. Now, this information is not yet official, but is quite reliable. Here is a piece: If insider speculation is to be believed, Microsoft has bought US publisher...
Today, an interview popped up at gamespy, conducted on the Frozen Throne. Here is a snip: GameSpy: How is the world editor being upgraded? Rob Pardo: We're enhancing the World Editor in lots of ways. One of the main features that we're introducing is the Custom Campaign feature. This feature allows map designers to string maps together that directly af...