Branching out: How limiting skill choices made Diablo 2 more fun
On Diablo 2’s 18th anniversary, Blizzard North’s designers recount the triumphs and pitfalls of growing the game’s skill trees. In the mid-1990s, computer role-playing...
Creating corpses: Making bodies matter in Diablo 3
One of the very first things I said after we’d officially decided to bring the Necromancer back for Diablo III was: “If we’re going...
Diablo 3 brought the Necromancer back from the dead — here’s how
The Necromancer was a childhood favorite of mine. Childhood might not be a fair term; I wasn’t a child when I first played Diablo...
Path of Exile’s storied road to success
Presented by Intel It’s probably fair to say that if you’re a fledgling indie development studio casting around for signs of inspiration, good choices,...
Path of Exile: Crowdfunding that isn’t following the Kickstarter crowd
How does a free online game sell itself without giving paying players an advantage? Development studio Grinding Gear Games decided to sell the audience.