Blizzard's full Growing-up history

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#1 yupeizuan
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WOW, what i can say is: Rome is not build in one day.:shock:

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#2 Noldorin2646
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Who would have thought, that the same people who made World of WarCraft was porting Battlechess back in the early 90s. I loved Battlechess by the way. Didn't know Blizzard had a hand in it until today.
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project hydra... i wish i knew what that was.
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#4 LHOO
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lol battlechess

interesting read didnt know blizzard ever made such games

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project hydra... i wish i knew what that was.fireandcloud

Diablo 3!

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[QUOTE="fireandcloud"]project hydra... i wish i knew what that was.Tuzolord

Diablo 3!

in that case, i wouldnt want to know what it was since it probably wont be coming out until 2010-12. Im pretty sure they're working harder on SC 2. which i wish they didnt announce yet either since its still plenty far from releasing unless they surprise us with a early 2009 release. or maybe even a late 2008 :O

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[QUOTE="Tuzolord"]

[QUOTE="fireandcloud"]project hydra... i wish i knew what that was.bionicle_lover

Diablo 3!

in that case, i wouldnt want to know what it was since it probably wont be coming out until 2010-12. Im pretty sure they're working harder on SC 2. which i wish they didnt announce yet either since its still plenty far from releasing unless they surprise us with a early 2009 release. or maybe even a late 2008 :O

well, supposedly, someone overheard a blizzard employee mention that he's working on project hydra, and that's how the rumor started. it hasn't been officially announced. there are many speculations though as to what project hydra is: some think it's a new mmo (starcraft?); some think it's diablo 3 (*crossing fingers*); some think it's another wow expansion. but no one knows for certain.

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Wow, I used to LOVE Battlechess and The Lost Vikings! My respect for Blizzard just doubled.
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good read thanks =D
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[QUOTE="bionicle_lover"][QUOTE="Tuzolord"]

[QUOTE="fireandcloud"]project hydra... i wish i knew what that was.fireandcloud

Diablo 3!

in that case, i wouldnt want to know what it was since it probably wont be coming out until 2010-12. Im pretty sure they're working harder on SC 2. which i wish they didnt announce yet either since its still plenty far from releasing unless they surprise us with a early 2009 release. or maybe even a late 2008 :O

well, supposedly, someone overheard a blizzard employee mention that he's working on project hydra, and that's how the rumor started. it hasn't been officially announced. there are many speculations though as to what project hydra is: some think it's a new mmo (starcraft?); some think it's diablo 3 (*crossing fingers*); some think it's another wow expansion. but no one knows for certain.

ya i heard too but its kinda weird to name it after the hydra. it makes it sound a lot like a hydralisk :P and didnt a lot of the original diablo 2 team go make hellgate london? anyway, a diablo 3 would be great, i just dont see how a mmo starcraft could really work. maybe in theory but when implemented it seems its better off being a mmofps or maybe a 3rd person shooter allowing for the zerg and protoss too work since they arent fps material. are not as much as the terran.

it better not be another wow expansion. they dont needa codename for it :P its not going to be surprising and itll be good news only for those that already play wow. i was actually hyped up for wow until i learned there was a subscription. i only had a magazine back then and when i looked online, it wouldnt mention the price anywhere until like a 1 hour search :P

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They have a few different games under development.
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#12 Yorac
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Was a nice read, thanks for postin' it. Fun to know about the pretty humble beginnings of one of the biggest studios at the moment. And project hydra sounds quite intriguing indeed :P.
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#13 BLaZe462
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yea they used to make games now they make products
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Rock'n Roll racing was very fun game.

Can't wait for SC II, it looks amazing, back to WC: TFT for now.
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#15 yupeizuan
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The best studio ever.

Download the Team Blizzard at D.I.C.E. from GameSpot. Mike, Frank and ... oh, I forgot his name (the lead developer of wow) talk about their history, their problems, and their success.

About their history, it has to be said that until 1993 they were third-party developers, meaning they were developing games for other publishers.

The Lost Vikings was their first original game. (their property)