Report: Activision`s greed sabotaged Warcraft III: Reforged for Blizzard
(Windows Phone Central)

A report into the failed Warcraft III remaster details how Activision`s business model is at odds with Blizzard`s previous reputation for quality. There was a time I used to call Blizzard my favorite developer. Those times are long past. A series of community-hostile decisions, poor-quality games, and a chilling change in the company`s direction has seen the historic studio lose much of its fanbase. What`s worse, Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation for sexism in the workplace, which include some truly shocking and incredibly serious allegations. There wasn`t one specific event that can pinpoint Blizzard`s freefall decline. Despite stable revenues, the company`s games reportedly lost almost 30 percent of its monthly active players in a single quarter. Games like Diablo Immortal, Diablo II: Resurrected, Overwatch 2, and Diablo IV could help reverse the company`s fortunes in the player department, but the damage to the company`s reputation in recent years may be impos...