170: Behind the Blizzard
Update: 2024-10-10
Description
Jason Schreier joins us on a deep dive about the history, making, and almost undoing of Blizzard as chronicled in his new book Play Nice.
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CHAPTERS
(00:00:00 ) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:10 ) Intro
(00:00:53 ) Welcome Jason Schreier
(00:02:27 ) How do book sales work?
(00:08:05 ) The book tour
(00:11:08 ) The Games Industry: Bleakness AND Hope?
(00:16:42 ) Let's talk about Blizzard's early years
(00:43:41 ) Moving to middle Blizzard
(01:00:53 ) Project Titan
(01:08:07 ) Overwatch saves the day
(01:12:12 ) Overwatch League
(01:19:49 ) The first of the PR disasters
(01:24:32 ) Reckonings at Blizzard
(01:27:02 ) Overwatch 2
(01:33:26 ) Briefly mentioning some other Blizzard games during this time
(01:34:56 ) The end of Activision Blizzard
(01:49:11 ) Any tips for navigating news?
(01:52:04 ) Microsoft enters the picture
(02:03:12 ) Some other news that is actually related
(02:03:18 ) 343 rebrands to Halo Studios
(02:07:55 ) Is Tencent going to buy Ubisoft?
(02:13:03 ) What is the next book?
(02:18:33 ) Thanks again to Jason for joining us
(02:20:22 ) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:20:57 ) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:22:04 ) Nextlander content updates
(02:23:21 ) See ya!
Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom, or support us on Patreon!
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00 ) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:10 ) Intro
(00:00:53 ) Welcome Jason Schreier
(00:02:27 ) How do book sales work?
(00:08:05 ) The book tour
(00:11:08 ) The Games Industry: Bleakness AND Hope?
(00:16:42 ) Let's talk about Blizzard's early years
(00:43:41 ) Moving to middle Blizzard
(01:00:53 ) Project Titan
(01:08:07 ) Overwatch saves the day
(01:12:12 ) Overwatch League
(01:19:49 ) The first of the PR disasters
(01:24:32 ) Reckonings at Blizzard
(01:27:02 ) Overwatch 2
(01:33:26 ) Briefly mentioning some other Blizzard games during this time
(01:34:56 ) The end of Activision Blizzard
(01:49:11 ) Any tips for navigating news?
(01:52:04 ) Microsoft enters the picture
(02:03:12 ) Some other news that is actually related
(02:03:18 ) 343 rebrands to Halo Studios
(02:07:55 ) Is Tencent going to buy Ubisoft?
(02:13:03 ) What is the next book?
(02:18:33 ) Thanks again to Jason for joining us
(02:20:22 ) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:20:57 ) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:22:04 ) Nextlander content updates
(02:23:21 ) See ya!
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