Well...the Blizzard name just lost its oomph and meaning. The 4 co-founders resigned from Vivendi, because they were not going to have the sort of creative control and say in the direction of their company that they wanted.
Plus Vivendi games unit was being sold, and that included Blizzard. Here's a snip from an interview: "Roper was humble when I asked him about analyst speculation that Monday's departures will result in a lower sale price for Vivendi Universal Games, saying that wasn't the intent of the Monday's action. Still, he said, if that does prove true, he hopes it will underline the importance of the development community. "Hopefully, what that will point out to the industry is the fact that the success of games isn't just the name on the box, the franchise or that sort of thing - it's the people who make the games," he said. "Just like you want Arnold Schwarzenegger to do your film, just like you want Steven King or J.K. Rowling to be writing your book, you want the best possible people making a game for you. ... People are important." " I just can't understand what Bonehead would have wanted to lose these people, and why they could not be allowed to retain their autonomy. Who could make better decisions about the games they would make? They are extremely successful. *shakes head* It seems, that only the morons make it to the top in Corporations. Probably because making it to the top doesn't have very much to do with merit or ability. -Gel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
