Blizzard North
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Blizzard North was a renowned video game development studio best known for creating the early entries in the Diablo action role-playing game series.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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video game development studio ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Blizzard Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Davidson & Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Blizzard Entertainment Irvine studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| designFocus |
loot-driven gameplay
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online multiplayer via Battle.net ⓘ randomly generated dungeons ⓘ |
| formerName | Condor, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
David Brevik
NERFINISHED
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Erich Schaefer NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Schaefer NERFINISHED ⓘ other former Iguana Entertainment employees ⓘ |
| gameEngineWork | isometric action RPG technology for Diablo ⓘ |
| genreSpecialty |
action role-playing games
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hack and slash games ⓘ |
| industry | video games ⓘ |
| influenced |
action RPG genre
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loot-based game design in later titles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the Diablo franchise
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developing early entries in the Diablo series ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Francisco Bay Area
ⓘ
San Mateo, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStaff |
David Brevik
NERFINISHED
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Erich Schaefer NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Schaefer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Diablo
NERFINISHED
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Diablo II NERFINISHED ⓘ Diablo II: Lord of Destruction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedAs | Condor, Inc., an independent studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Blizzard Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Vivendi Universal Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformsDevelopedFor |
Macintosh
NERFINISHED
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PC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| successorOrganizations |
Flagship Studios
NERFINISHED
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Runic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ other studios founded by former staff ⓘ |
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