New Leadership at Blizzard

Re:New Leadership at Blizzard by nightski on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @12:53PM (#28051433)

Even if you kept the culture perfectly intact, gaming itself has changed. Players expectations have changed dramatically. You'd need the same culture perfectly adapted to the changing gaming landscape which never happens.

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Re:New Leadership at Blizzard by Retric on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @01:25PM (#28051787)

Games have changed vastly more than gamers. Nobody actually wants micro transactions or paid DLC.

My 8 year old nephew spends vastly more time on very old and Indy games not because their “popular” but simply because their more fun.

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Re:New Leadership at Blizzard by raxxorrax on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @08:13AM (#28060055)

I don't really think that the culture at the company to be equal to the culture of gaming overall to be honest.

In fact Blizzard and especially Activision aren't really well loved company by gamers. Didn't EA got the title of worst company multiple times? They probably have a decent competitor now.

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Re:New Leadership at Blizzard by jarcane on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @01:51PM (#28052048)

Which is why there's the biannual Diablo 2 clone that flops, and the "horrible", "failed", Diablo III is on its 24th season and sold like gangbusters on consoles.

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