Archive for the tag "Rob Pardo"

Blizzard has fourth, unannounced game in the works, says Pardo

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC | 1 Comment »

In this video interview from the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational last weekend, company boss Rob Pardo confirms that the firm has one more unannounced game in development. "There is still one unknown ... Read more..

Blizzard Worldwide Invitational: Link avalanche

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Action, Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC, RPG, Strategy | 3 Comments »

There's no point breaking this into parts. Here's everything we can find from yesterday's epic Blizzard III reveal at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris, and all the stuff that ... Read more..

Blizzard’s Rob Pardo: Why MMOs don’t work on consoles

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Activision Blizzard, MMO, PS3, Xbox 360 | No Comments »

Before you scoff at Pardo’s message, actually read it. It’s a quickie. "Lack of hard drive space, and difficulty in certifying patches. Basically just that... Another problem is that [console manufacturers] ... Read more..

Blizzard to keynote Paris GDC

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Activision Blizzard, France, Paris GDC, Trade | 2 Comments »

Rob Pardo, Blizzard's SVP of game design, will give the opening keynote at Paris GDC this year, the event confirmed today. The keynote - titled "In the Eye of the Blizzard" ... Read more..

GDC: Micro-transactions don’t give level playing field, says WoW man

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Activision Blizzard, GDC 2008, MMO, Mac, PC | No Comments »

Speaking here, Blizzard's Rob Pardo has said that WoW players want a fair financial system once they're in the game and that micro-transactions would "betray" them. "We chose to go with ... Read more..