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Rumor Control On Blizzard Defections

Posted by Zonk on from the jumping-ship dept.

Gamespot's weekly rumour control column discusses the rumor from back in April on Grimwell detailing a mass defection from Blizzard to NCSoft. From the article: "However, seeing how internal NCsoft studio ArenaNet was founded by a group of former Blizzard-ians--the creators of Battle.net, no less--it would come as little surprise if more WOW developers had signed up with the rising publisher." Their final verdict: "Some Blizzard developers have joined NCsoft? Not bogus. But droves? That's not so certain." This week's rumor control also discusses the raise in prices for Xbox 360 Games and the possibility of a no-frills PSP pack.

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  1. PK OK! by sethstorm · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Seriously, that almost amounts (in some people's books) as going to the Dark Side. Not because of CoH, but the ever popular Lineage II

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  2. They're just rumors... by BuddyJesus · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It could be that they've just been confused, but it's likely that people from Blizzard DID leave to join NCSoft. In fact, it's very likely: it's how ArenaNet formed, and maybe they've just called a few friends over for better jobs.
    Or it could just be random people speculating, who knows?

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