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David Craddock and Two Blizzard North Co-Founders Answer Your Questions (Video)

Posted by Soulskill on from the lots-of-corporate-slashing-and-burning-behind-the-scenes dept.

In this video, we talk with author David Craddock about his investigation into the early days of game studio Blizzard for his new book, Stay Awhile and Listen. He's joined by Dave Brevik and Max Schaefer, two of the co-founders of Blizzard North. They talk about some of the ways in which making video games was different back in the early '90s -- and the ways it's similar to making games today. They also discuss the importance of having lively debates, and how one of those arguments led to Diablo being a real-time action game, instead of being turn-based. (This is the first half of an extended interview -- part 2 will be available on Monday.

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  1. My question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I hate video. Can we have a transcript?

    1. Re:My question by i+kan+reed · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, sorry. This is new Slashdot, where content is spread across 2 videos for more ad impressions, and to make it easier to interlace ads with normal content.

      If you want in depth text with discussion of text news, go back to the 1990s.

    2. Re:My question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Came for the transcript. Leaving disappointed.

    3. Re:My question by egr · · Score: 5, Informative

      +1 for transcript. Hate videos as well.

    4. Re:My question by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 2

      You ancien regime reactionaries need to be dragged kicking and screaming into the modern era. You're lucky we don't require you to log in by Facebook to view the content. Don't have a Facebook account, you say? You're suspicious by default.

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      Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
    5. Re:My question by Frojack123 · · Score: 2

      Two Blizzard stories on same page.

      When did Blizzard become a Dice Holdings company?

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      F. Robert Jack
    6. Re:My question by Roblimo · · Score: 3, Informative

      The transcript will be up Monday. Our transcript person didn't have it ready today. Grrr.....

    7. Re:My question by qwak23 · · Score: 2

      Resisting urge to make joke about workers reading Slashdot on the job on Slashdot.

  2. No Time for the Damn Video by BaldingByMicrosoft · · Score: 3, Informative

    Please produce transcripts. Thanks.