Shakeup at Blizzard!

[Wapptor]

I think you may be very mistaken Occhi,

In all articles (non-gaming sites) that I have read about this, the articles say that Blizzard is the "crown jewel" of Vivendi's gaming empire. And the Diablo series is it's heart, they showed many pictures/screenshots and mentioned it frequently: " The Blizzard North unit was responsible for creating the 'Diablo' franchise, one of the most successful games in the industry's history.

Blizzard is the crown jewel in Viviendi's gaming empire. But analysts say it may not be worth as much today as it was last week."

Also, doesn't anyone wonder what this means?

Roper said, "We made a very difficult decision. We love everyone at Blizzard... at the San Mateo office and at Blizzard in Irvine." And in addition to this personal well-wishing, he did reveal other reasons for wanting to see Blizzard North continue on, and said, "I want to play Diablo."

Perhaps DIII is already in the making. My hope, although idealistic, is that these four got fed up with the Americanization and corruption of Blizzard and have left to once again make truly great games. Maybe it'll happen. They did say they wanted to form a new company and grab some old "loyal" Blizzard employees. I'll keep my hopes up and keep watching the fansites.

-Wapptor