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The art director for Diablo III has packed his bags and gone off to start his own company.
However, Blizzard says the departure of Brian Morrisroe "won't impact" the upcoming action role-playing game.
"Regarding Brian, he recently resigned to form a startup technology company (outside the game industry), which is why we've posted about the open position. This change won't impact the game," Blizzard told MTV Multiplayer.
"We're really pleased with the look and feel that Brian helped create for Diablo III, and the new person we bring on-board will work with the other artists on the team to maintain the art style moving forward."
Diablo III, the worst-kept secret in the games industry, was unveiled in some style at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in June.
Alongside piles of screenshots there's an impressive cinematic trailer and lengthy bout of gameplay footage to enjoy.
We also wrote lots of words about the game in our Diablo III preview.
Diablo III is in development for PC, but has no release date.
Perhaps the upcoming BlizzCon fan event in San Francisco this October will shed more light on the game.
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ChthonicEcho
08/08/08 @ 11:21
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Won't impact the game? Yeah, right. Half of it is going to be colourful, half of is going to be a gothic nightmare.
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illusiondance
08/08/08 @ 11:43
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i concure that blizzard art is horrible Mr Nick, and i find it amusing that fans of warcraft(worldof) are presumably the ones screaching about bright colour palettes in diablo.
i cannot comment on how most of their stuff plays though. probably alright. |
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kangarootoo
08/08/08 @ 11:44
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"oh shut up you with your boring brown blathers"
Seconded. There is no way on earth that a few change-averse whiners had anything to do with his departure. Blizzard just don't conduct themselves that way. |
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kangarootoo
08/08/08 @ 11:46
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@Nick_JC1
I'd have some of those overated millions any day. Over-rated is a strange term. People use it like it means something, but does it really? Given that rating video games is entirely subjective, how can anything be over-rated? Are people just "wrong"? Can subjective opinion even be wrong? Are gamers who think they are having a great time really actually bored or something? Sounds like nonsense to me. |
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Yeah, that's it. Blizzard are so insecure, sat atop their humongous piles of money and playerbase of multimillions worldwide, that they'll force an art director to leave because of three or four cocks on DeviantArt who think the game isn't emo enough any more. Right. That's definitely what's going on here. Uhuh.
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Over-rated is a strange term. People use it like it means something, but does it really? Given that rating video games is entirely subjective, how can anything be over-rated? Are people just "wrong"? Can subjective opinion even be wrong? Are gamers who think they are having a great time really actually bored or something?
In a philosophical mood today? "Over-rated" is a subjective term anyway, so yes it has meaning, but only as part opf someone's opinion. You might as well say that saying a game is "good" is meaningless. |
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Coughthulu
08/08/08 @ 12:18
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I like the new style. It looks oil-painting-like, which has a rather nice feel.
People keep complaining that "HD next-gen is brown!". So here's Blizzard, trying to create a contrasting environment, and you get an outcry from a few misguided people who are, effectively, shouting "Give us more brown!". Madness! |
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Its worth reading the MTV interview linked on Penny Arcade (Go look for yourself, I can't be arsed finding it again) where they respond directly to the screenshot changes by some of these 'fans'.
Honestly guys, if you don't like it then piss off back to playing Diablo 2.You sound happy there so why care? |
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AstroMoose
08/08/08 @ 14:44
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I didn't see anyone complaining when TES:Oblivion had a way richer colour palette than TES:Morrowind?
If you like it, spend the money and play it. If you don't, don't. THESE ARE THE SIMPLE RULES OF BEING A CONSUMER. |
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optimusprym8
08/08/08 @ 16:21
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If anyone who works in the games industry gave up doing what they are most passionate about simply because of some fuckwits on internet forums, I'll eat my hat, vomit it up and eat it all over again. Those braying, outraged fanboys will still rush to the tills come release day.
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@Nick_JC1
Whats really intresting is the fact u dont seem to understand that its a matter of taste in games. If u liked MMOs and specially PvP you wouldnt say about D2 but WoW since its the best MMO PvP-skill based game out so far. And no im not a fanboy. I just love MMOs. and before some1 says something stupid Ive quit the game since the AoC release and have my guild and im loving that game simply cause im tired of playing WoW so many years over and over. About Diablos whats good is that they are simple, fan and addictive. with D3 im dissapointed cause ive been expecting WAY WAY more but still millions will buy and play D3 like i will. I just know i wont be addicted and will probably finish the solo once and put it on the side. Now Bliz isnt overrated. But they havent done anything good for so many years that I dont know why so much hype about them anymore. |
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shamblemonkee
09/08/08 @ 11:56
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Are you off your rocker!?
Blizzard have consistently pushed the boundaries with WOW, sure they started from a position that on the surface seemed a carbon copy of what had come before polished till you could see your face in it, but it's not just pure chance that their games are so succesful. Sure they may not have released a game in a while but that's because they can afford the luxuary off boiling a game until its well and truly ready. |
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