Blizzard Retrospective

[CaptainOvious123]

No mention of Diablo 2? Classy as always, Blizzard.

[jinzologisch]

thanks for this. so many childhood memories!!!

maybe on day i might work for blizzard :)

[vaju79]

The game as amayzing, a great rpg-mmo, current wow is just a 3dchat room with some casual minigames.

[BtwIOweU1]

But the only game I remember clearly was when I was in my high school year, I used to play Starcraft and Warcraft 3 alot and just was obsessed with it. I remember playing all the campaigns and playing w/different races, and getting to play with different people online and play custom maps (battlenet) Oh.. how I miss those days..And now seeing this video inspired me to be in the gaming industry and design games. I think I have found what I really want to do. So I Thank you for this video. ALOT

[BtwIOweU1]

So eventually, I would skip 1 or 2 classes each semester, make excuses, and eventually dropping a couple of classes. I knew then I was slacking off, doing other unproductive things, such as watching, playing in my own little laptop..and soon I called my parents to discuss this issue..then I was surfing the web finding about other design industries and came upon game design. When I thought of games, I realized in my childhood years, I played alot of nintendo, ps2, xbox, etc etc..

[BtwIOweU1]

Im currently a Junior studying Transportation design and its my 3rd yr in College for Creative Studies. At first I was interested in the field of designing cars and such. Ive met great students and instructors there. In my freshman year, I was very devoted and had a really nice start. Then up until soph and junior, things started to feel like I am no longer interested and feel unassociated within the learning design team...

[totemdynamics]

This video has been added to your Favorites.

[erran23]

I just started up an studio, this is motivation. Thanks!

[WheyTitansPower]

I would be insanely dedicated to Blizzard....Many times i am thinking hardly to quit my studies in university and go for Art Designer etc hoping some day being in their family..Damn sometimes i am going crazy just from thinking about it..<3 Blizzard worker's you must be proud working in a company like Blizzard

[Navyboy1996]

I sooo want to work for Blizzard ! <3 lol

[The2HighTempLar]

DEFEET****  <3 u

[dumbcow1]

35:48  First sharting of World of Warcraft

[gortijx]

Such a shame that greedy lobbyists (Bobby Kotick from Activision, among others) completely rules blizzard with an iron hand.

Sure, they might be able to develop their games independently, but if they lose stocks, they can lose their jobs, which is why they follow Activision's guidelines and make their games appealing to kids.

[flyghost78]

Thanks a lot for this doc !!

[plutarch78]

I wonder why they didn't interview Bill Roper?

[6613Rafal]

@plutarch78

Because he isn't in Blizzard?

[plutarch78]

@6613Rafal Well neither is Allen Adham anymore, but they interviewed him anyway. Bill played a major role in the Warcraft and Starcraft games.

[tyraela115]

@plutarch78 My guess`d be painfull broke up back in 2003 and later in 2005 it`s bye bye for Blizzard North. Did they show anyone from Blizzard North? Non that I`m aware of :( + They didn`t show Diablo II and it`s expansion pack Lord of Destruction. Hell they didn`t even mention Diablo III even though it was announced back in 2008. Why?

It`s like you`re embarested and want to hide it.

What a pitty.

[EcoDimension]

He's Egyptian. No wonder the Protoss Nexus is a Pyramid!!

[3Carnifex]

@EcoDimension LOOOL

[eknick]

i remember playing lost vikings back in the days and thought it was actually a difficult game lol.. those are the good days, warcraft 1 was orgasm because there was nothing like it

[jcjs95]

I actually agree, Blizzard alone cares for the community a lot, based on personal experience.

[snakeboy471]

@jcjs95 shame c&c by ea fucked up :( but thanks blizz for sc rts goodness and diablo :)

[bnd20062]

Love you Allen and love your games

I'm proud to be Egyptian your my inspiration

[THEovstis]

i wanna play starcraft 1 early alpha also called orcs in space ..i know it is old but where can i find a download link or a place to buy it???is it even possible to trie to play it?

[headcrabwarrior6161]

so joeyray hall, lost vikings, the level rivets, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?!

[santimen2000]

I think i watch this video, at least, twice a month, it just keeps me going :D you are my inspiration blizzard

[MegaELiiTE]

Blizzard needs to get a tv channel

[kellyludwin]

WoW is the best game. I have always wanted to play it and just started recently. I would not want to stop playing.

[gasstarcraft]

wat southpark episode was tht?

[nyannman]

Best gaming company ever.

Been a fan for 10 years now.

[1InfinityShade]

just watching this makes me want to become involved in game development. I've thought about working for blizzard but that would have to be in the future after i go to collage. Blizzard really is one of those companies that sets the bar for RTS and MMOs. I wish i could get my hands on the equipment and software they use for model building and map creating.

[Froanite]

talk more about diablo :D diablo is the best game ever made by blizzard

[Weedwof]

...didn't even mention Diablo 2... A single tear for blizzard north

[Utubesuxmycock]

is it just me...or does that one guy at 9 40

remind you guys of the GLITCH GREMLIN...

[TheCrabby09]

@BelieveandtrustJesus What the fuck! You guys again. *facepalm*. This "christian" trolls ALL WoW vids. I swear I saw this douche on a video about Arthas and The Eben Hold Knights. Don't listen to this guy. I /clap to him... cuz he is the greatest troll ever. He is the definition of troll. He is just stupid and ignorant. Preachy bastard, go to a Jesus video. If you don't like WoW, then GTF OUT!

[CrazyMetalKidd]

Holy shit at 6:59 its Richard Karn ( Al from home improvement)

[MaxAtTheMax]

I was born in the year Warcraft Orcs and Humans came out? EPIC

[MaxAtTheMax]

Still watching this omg

[MrElemmakil]

guild wars 2 babeee

[zuuemudz]

@MrElemmakil sounds like a another normal mmo is on the way :P

[walker834]

people who spend time worshipping a video game are useless.

[supernarutofan12able]

@walker834 people who troll and say that were useless are lil cry baby pricks who cant fit in any crowd because no one wants you so go to your room and think of what you just said oh BTW if you do hate back on my comment im gonna ignore you cuz your not worth my time go to sleep lil kid

[KKomeon]

in my country there is no way that a person get that far in the bisuness i would like to go to a country video games are more worshiped

[imonars]

WAIT??!!!1 the founder of blizz is from egypt? fuck fucking fuck

[NgohOiNei]

Lol at all the 12 year old comments.

[TheCrabby09]

@Michaelmop Oh boo hoo SHUT THE FUCK UP! complaining little kids... GAH!

[TheCrabby09]

@Michaelmop Your are ignorant. Im not a fanboy, Im just tired of people complaining about expansions.

People bitched when Vanilla ended

People bitched when BC ended

People bitched when WotLK ended (you)

and people will bitch when Cata ends.

I wish people will just STFU and enjoy.

[HandSoapz]

They stole it from Arenanet. The Arenanet retrospective was in Januari.

This vid was posted on March! Copy Copy Copy Copy Copy, Blizzard you SUCK!

Thumbs up if u agree.

[HookshotHero]

@HandSoapz Lol you're fucking hilarious. You have no idea what you're talking about or what you're starting, attention whore.

[Sve567]

@HandSoapz Go fuck yourself kid xDD

[icestrakt]

@HandSoapz You're an idiot.

[shohchkheh]

Too bad Guild Wars 2 is coming out "soon".

[zuuemudz]

@shohchkheh dont GW 2 is going to be a free to play game prolly means less budget on making. It will be successful on its own way but I dont really think GW 2 can top the best mmo of all time World of Warcraft. they should have done it back in 2004 LoL

[shohchkheh]

@zuuemudz You will barely find any players on the wow servers soon. Also Diablo 3 is comming out ... bad times for you guys.

[Sleepichick]

@shohchkheh You know people have been saying that same thing for years? Every time a new MMO comes out in fact. Wow is the benchmark other games need to match. So far none have come close.

[shohchkheh]

@Sleepichick You will see my friend. WoW's last days are here.

[brought2war]

I dont understand why people give Blizz crap...I love WoW and SC2... but Blizz doesnt have to make these and keep the multiplayer running well. They take maintinence days so that the game stays amazing and fun,STOP YOUR WHINING AND GET OVER YOURSELF! :)

[DaxxMurph]

Fix WoW its a broken game faggots, kthx

[Zebula117]

@DaxxMurph Wow did you not listen to anything they said?

[DroopyDog17]

forgot, or willingly, to mention - Starcraft Ghost >_>

[Primestat]

This video is so inspiring i've always wanted to work for blizzard i'm so inspired im on my second year learning how to program so i can one day work for them or something similar.

[MetallicaRush101]

The day that WoW ends is gonna be a sad day. I love the world they've created. Everything about it is epic and I love the story so much.

[raudraug]

@MetallicaRush101

on the day wow ends i'll make a party on celebrating the fall of the worst game ever "EVER" ""EHEVER"".

what is epic? what story? i think you ment those other guys >> Black Isle or Interplay

Every thing is static, everything is totally lame, nothing happens, the icebearbabys would easily kill all the bosses in does Classic dungeons. Damn dude you have so no idea of cool & epic Storys...

the worst game ever "EVER" ""EHEVER"".

[Nefradio]

THINK OF REASONS WHY YOU GOOFED ON WOW, and Make a video about that. It might help you fix a lot of the problems with the game. Just sayin.

[ScorpionJoyful]

I am so impressed! I have two grandsons who want to be game designers and I told them to watch this. They will probably change to salespersons now. I have been playing all the way back to Warcraft, orcs and humans 1. I am now 74 and I still play with my grandkids. I feel Blizzard has taught them a lot of morals and humanity. I hope I will still live another 20 years. You guys are Awesome!!

[lVlajesticGaming]

5 Words, Blizzard Entertainment is the best.

[sarvannag]

haha love it

[randomer1432]

blizzard right now is in its dark age! anyone who says otherwise is either lying or in denial. and i hope it will live past it and go back to its roots. bring back the spawn copies, lan play, stop monetisation and drm. care about your games like you used to, more and more people are leaving wow theres a reason for it.

I'm a fan whose bought all your games but diablo3 is gonna break that trend. a single player game should not have drm! and selling gold will hurt the game. stop the greed.

[zedvine]

@randomer1432 i don't agree, and im not in denial. I think people are just afraid of changes, the industry is evolving, it's not the same as it used to be, and i think people will just leanr that in time.

[randomer1432]

@zedvine the industry is not "evolving" evolving implies that its changing for the better but its not, companies are trying to force drm and online pass codes (even for single player games) to kill the used game market and to have full control over their product even when its in the hands of us the consumers.

and theyre using dlc to try and nickel and dime the us.

the industry right now is not doing well, companies are trying to leech their fans and consumers as much as they can.

[raudraug]

@zedvine smaller companys will have to defend their products with more lucrative ideas against moguls like blizzard. indie game producers would probably sell their games to Steam. where we come to the same point, steam takes 33% of all incomes and they decide when they make sales. so for newcomers its harder to get into the buisness. Another thing was Mojang creator of Minecraft got sewd by bethesta for calling their new game scrolls. notch allway praised bethesta games but they stay hardcore...

[DanieltheSkeptic]

@randomer1432

little correction. Evolving doesn't imply change for the better. Evolve simply means change. If something evolves, then it is simply changing. Sorry, but little misconceptions like these have more influence on understanding then one might originally think. And I disagree. If people pay for what the industry is doing, then it is obviously successful. Supply and Demand. Dlc requires work, all of their products do. If they didn't know people would buy it, then they wouldn't do it.

[WowMortenz]

@randomer1432 Or, you know. They're trying to prevent piracy, which is killing the game/music/movie industry. Typical kids not knowing what they're talking about.

[randomer1432]

@WowMortenz anyway if piracy is killing the industry why are companies like ea and blizzard and activision all reporting record profits?

all drm and online passcodes are is the companies saying you the consumer are guilty until proven innocent, we will deny access until you prove you bought it and thats fucking bullshit and i wont support it.

do some research before you talk please or youl make yourself sound like a fucking retard. or maybe you are a retard i dont know, dont care.

[Zebula117]

@BelieveandtrustJesus Lolol wow. That's funny.

[stevovids]

@BelieveandtrustJesus Oh great is you again dude stop i bet you there are thousands of Christians that play WoW and Starcraft and Diablo so give it a rest.

[balfanghellfire]

@BelieveandtrustJesus give it a rest. you've been commenting these dumb comments on anything you think is evil. you are just doing this just to get a reaction. no one thinks it is amusing so please leave us alone.

[d3vilcho0o]

wow-horb.info Trintiycore max 255 99% no bugs !

[mp2jimmay]

STARCRAFT: GHOST?!?!?!?

[DarkDragonsElf]

awsome love all blizzards games since 91 to 4ever

[y0nuke]

Ive noticed guys who came with short hair, now have long. And guys with long hair now have short....

[UduhUgry]

i like the ironforge music in the backround at 16:00

[ExileBroc]

Please! Make more "History of Blizzard" videos. You guys make the BEST games.

People always complain about release dates and them being pushed back. Unlike other companies you guys care about what you put out. Keep up the good work Blizz!

[musicaddicted777]

@ExileBroc yup, other companies dont give a shit abouttheir games, unlike blizzard who cares, ' hey when did starcraft was released? oh 7 years... what 7? we better start developing hte 2nd then'

[Wishtobewise1]

For anyone who did not play rock and roll racing... IT was one of the best games. MY GOD I didn't even know you guys did that. I fuckin loved that game!!! I just could never beat my brother...

[SalsaForte]

Congrats blizz!

[warnexus]

great company

[rtyuioP9000]

at 25:00 heineken!!! that makes me a proud dutchy!!!

[AmberCorwin]

Broken after diablo 2

[SUPERBURRITO]

I think Titan will be set in space.

A cross between SC, Eve, and Wow. Guilds building starships, battlecruisers, giant multi-seat mechs and vehicles. Constructing and rebuilding new and lost cities. Colonizing worlds. Waging massive battles. Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Alchemy, Enchanting, all the things WoW has taught us. Every aspect of a ship can be designed. Some may take weeks to build. All professions will play their roles. The ability for guilds to form Alliances with other guilds.

[walker834]

blizzard sucks hardcore.

[MrLag1337]

can you guys stop fucking up D3 into a WoW clone and a retarded real-money scam?

[eaglefire81]

you should make wow for xbox and other consols and i would buy it and i asked some of my friends and said they would buy it as well but not for pc

[MrLag1337]

@eaglefire81 that wouldnt work at all with the hotkeys and macros

[eaglefire81]

@MrLag1337 yer but mabey you can just choose them like scroll across them with the dpad and press a to use is

[MrLag1337]

@eaglefire81 lol have you even played WoW? that would be way too slow and awkward... people would be standing around during fights scrolling around trying to use their spells

[randyzie]

fuck you guys, seriously? AH? cash shop? No attributes, gimping skill ups, casualizing the game one fucking step at a time. Re hire the old blizzard north, even if it costs you fucking 10 million. Get the art style back to the way it was, tear off all this un-needed bullshit and put back the core diablo features. Take away this "can only see items you can use" bullshit, take away health globes and bring back pots... Who is suggesting doing all this shit? Did they even play diablo?

[MrTeapot213]

THUMBS UP IF YOU THINK BLIZZARD IS A CORRUPT MONEY HUNGRY BUSINESS THAT HAS ABSOLUTLY NO CARE FOR THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT RUIN THEIR LIVES ON BLIZZARDS STUPID GAMES

[MageryGuy]

Gameplay first my fucking ass. What happens if I don't have an internet connection? Oh yea I CANT PLAY YOU FUCKING GAME I PAID MONEY FOR. Sorry blizzard go fuck yourself.

[WarcraftTitan]

blizzard employees seem so kind hearted and nice. this or they,re damn good actors, but who cares? their games are a sensation

[Tim123456103]

i dont even play wow or starcraft and i watched this whole thing

[dartagnanv]

8:11

You programmed Rock N' Roll Racing with ASSEMBLY?

Man, you are A GOD!

[robloxusernam]

this vid was not boreding blizzard u rock i love your games and im only 11

[LuizHGMonclar]

I've watched this video more than once, It's absolutely inspiring for me.

[Wishtobewise1]

@LuizHGMonclar I totaly Agree! Wishtobewise Wishestobeblizzardemployee. Great Team, Great Work! Great Success!!

[MultiUnknowen]

5:11

[MrGhostphone]

Wow............. Swifty was silenced in the most dumbest way a company can. Poor guy. It's his fault for his own mistakes, but blizzard indirectly showed their lack of heart to the vast public. Good game blizzard. May you live forever....

[minnymejordan]

Anyone else watch the whole thing? (:

[dartagnanv]

@minnymejordan Of couse, it's Blizzard!

[Kalaban80DK]

98 deathwings disliked this

:)

[Brexten92]

Very nice made! Really like the way how they did it.

Simply talking straight forward no scripts :)

[tanaii1]

i guess they realised there mistake in banning swifty weldone dont be stupid again

[SuperP3yo]

Swifty's back.

[s1ppr]

Cancel the youtube subscription everyone

[MrFlurtle]

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[Phazzeron01]

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[DisturbedNorwegian]

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[marioko84]

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[s1ppr]

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[glace2626]

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[HeenriqueM]

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[glace2626]

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[level70twink]

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[Phazzeron01]

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[LukeHill1995]

Dont ruin your games more.

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[LukeHill1995]

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[tanaii1]

unban swifty

[wutanton]

Unban swifty or you loss me as sub

[jakemac33]

Give ussss swifty back!

[frutti112]

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[greendayholidayrules]

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[RefresherBG]

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[H3ADSH0TER]

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[jasuschrist]

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[Sibord33]

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[Openyoureyes1994]

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[Perfixionn]

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[mrk12484]

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[66Curlyfries]

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[jimihendrix1231]

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[DeanKingLorris]

DISLIKE ALL BLIZZARD VIDS UNTILL SWIFTY GOT UNBANNED!

[Inkwaboom]

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[MisterYvo]

WE WANT SWIFTY BACK !