I'm excited about this, hopefully they can get back to an environment similar to pre-acquisition Blizzard, where the priorities are more about high-quality cohesive games. There's an article on...
I'm excited about this, hopefully they can get back to an environment similar to pre-acquisition Blizzard, where the priorities are more about high-quality cohesive games.
Article Summary: Mike Morhaime has started a new company called Dreamhaven. They have two projects on the go, and have hired several former Blizzard employees: Dustin Browder, Jason Chayes, Ben...
Article Summary: Mike Morhaime has started a new company called Dreamhaven. They have two projects on the go, and have hired several former Blizzard employees: Dustin Browder, Jason Chayes, Ben Thompson, Chris Sigaty, Eric Dodds, Alan Dabiri.
Editorialization: Mike founded Blizzard, and was a big part of why it felt like a "good" company for many years, and he left as things were getting crappy, or perhaps because they were getting crappy. This new company is exciting, and has exciting people working there..
Waiting to see what kinds of games they release. I've finally gotten around to playing Starcraft 2 campaign (I stopped playing after Wings of Liberty) and have gotten more into following the SC2...
Waiting to see what kinds of games they release. I've finally gotten around to playing Starcraft 2 campaign (I stopped playing after Wings of Liberty) and have gotten more into following the SC2 eSports scene lately, so I'm hoping at least one of these studios is working on a new, competitive RTS.
I'm excited about this, hopefully they can get back to an environment similar to pre-acquisition Blizzard, where the priorities are more about high-quality cohesive games.
There's an article on Venturebeat that includes some more statements from an interview with Morhaime, as well as a fair amount of other details: Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime launches new gaming endeavor Dreamhaven
Here's the announcement post on their official site too: Dreamhaven Announcement
Article Summary: Mike Morhaime has started a new company called Dreamhaven. They have two projects on the go, and have hired several former Blizzard employees: Dustin Browder, Jason Chayes, Ben Thompson, Chris Sigaty, Eric Dodds, Alan Dabiri.
Editorialization: Mike founded Blizzard, and was a big part of why it felt like a "good" company for many years, and he left as things were getting crappy, or perhaps because they were getting crappy. This new company is exciting, and has exciting people working there..
Waiting to see what kinds of games they release. I've finally gotten around to playing Starcraft 2 campaign (I stopped playing after Wings of Liberty) and have gotten more into following the SC2 eSports scene lately, so I'm hoping at least one of these studios is working on a new, competitive RTS.