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Former Blizzard Staffers Announce New Studio

Posted by simoniker on from the out-of-the-cold dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for their news that the key members of the creative team behind Diablo and Diablo II have announced their new company, called Flagship Studios, after their split from Blizzard at the end of June. The 9 co-founders of the San Francisco-based studio hope "...to build on a track record established by their work on the... Diablo franchise" at Blizzard North, and there's a piece of concept art and a company FAQ on Flagship's site that clarifies the fact they "intend the PC to be our main development platform", mentioning "multiplayer focused" aspects to this very early-in-development debut title.

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  1. concept art by pizza_milkshake · · Score: 3, Funny
    there's a piece of concept art and a company FAQ on Flagship's site that clarifies the fact they "intend the PC to be our main development platform", mentioning "multiplayer focused" aspects to this very early-in-development debut title.

    the concept art seems to "clarify" only that they are dorky and male, which i would take to be prerequisite for the gaming industry

  2. Ooops, lost my soul again. by voice+of+unreason · · Score: 3, Funny

    The flavor is a dark one (of course) that we think will really strike a chord with gamers around the world.

    Not to criticize or anything, but have the Blizzard (or ex-Blizzard) folks ever made anything with a plot the isn't dark? Where you know, maybe no major characters lose their eternal souls to aliens, or demons or what not...

    I think their dev team needs a hug.