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Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:36:41   
Odion


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Status: offline 		Who do you guys think is the greatest game developer of all time?

My choice is easily Blizzard, not only do they have the most popular MMO in history, one that has become a culture staple, but they also created the hack and slash rpg, perfected RTS games, and have never made a bad game.

On top of the massive sales that they get from each game blizzards impact of the culture seems to go beyond with each game, Warcraft is a household name, Starcraft is South Korea, and Diablo is revered in almost all gaming circles

Then there is their ability to really take their time, Blizzard doesn't whore out of franchise or spit a squeal out every 2 years, they spend however long they need to, to make the best game possible. If you look at Diablo 3 and SC2, if any other gaming franchise was just ignored for a decade, a sequel would be seen as nothing special, but these two already have massive steam and are picking up more as time goes by.

In the end, I don't think there is another company that can make the same impact, have the same polish and and completely and utterly dominate genres and markets like Blizzard can.
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RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:37:36   
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RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:38:20   
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ORIGINAL: BIoodmask

Nintendo is probably the best developer of all time.


They started this whole video game craze... So I agree.

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RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:38:58   
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Pick any of those three:

Michel Ancel

Sid Meier

Miyamoto

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RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:39:04   
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RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:39:06   
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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:39:22   
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    Status: offline     		I'm with you Bloodmask, Nintendo probably is the top one.  It's definitely one of the most influential developers in gaming history.  Blizzard may have had a couple of hit games, but it doesn't have the track record that Nintendo has had.

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:41:08   
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    Status: offline     		That's tough because so many devs have a great start, then they just turn to suck. Shiny comes to mind. Or Rare. I'll go with ID Software. They've been consistently good with flashes of brilliance along the way for a lot of years now.

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:42:53   
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    Status: offline     		Anyone of Nintendo's EAD teams (zelda, mario, metroid, startropics, etc.). Followed by Valve, Blizzard, and Sega (when in their prime). Microsoft game Studios, Insomniac, and Rare (again in prime) aren't too shabby either though. Just ignore the inevitable Kojima Productions posts.

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:43:12   
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    Status: offline     		Its quite easy for me its either Valve, Epic or Blizzard. They have produced nothing but quality.

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:43:40   
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    quote:

    ORIGINAL: harry190

    I'm going to talk in terms of individuals and not companies:

    Pick any of those three:

    Michel Ancel

    Sid Meier

    Miyamoto

    +1 respect

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:51:55   
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    ORIGINAL: GlossGreen

    I'm with you Bloodmask, Nintendo probably is the top one.  It's definitely one of the most influential developers in gaming history.  Blizzard may have had a couple of hit games, but it doesn't have the track record that Nintendo has had.


    A couple of hits? Including expansion pacs, Blizzard has made 12 games, all of them to critical and commercial success.

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:53:39   
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    ORIGINAL: Odion

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    ORIGINAL: GlossGreen

    I'm with you Bloodmask, Nintendo probably is the top one.  It's definitely one of the most influential developers in gaming history.  Blizzard may have had a couple of hit games, but it doesn't have the track record that Nintendo has had.


    A couple of hits? Including expansion pacs, Blizzard has made 12 games, all of them to critical and commercial success.


    Blackthorne was sweet, but it wasn't really a commercial success. Also that old Superman game sucked. I think it was on 32x or something. Since then they've done well for themselves, though.

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:53:51   
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    ORIGINAL: BloodySinner

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    ORIGINAL: BIoodmask

    Nintendo is probably the best developer of all time.


    They started this whole video game craze... So I agree.


    yeah they made it pop-culture. i would go with them as well.

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:55:47   
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    ORIGINAL: Odion

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    ORIGINAL: GlossGreen

    I'm with you Bloodmask, Nintendo probably is the top one.  It's definitely one of the most influential developers in gaming history.  Blizzard may have had a couple of hit games, but it doesn't have the track record that Nintendo has had.


    A couple of hits? Including expansion pacs, Blizzard has made 12 games, all of them to critical and commercial success.

    So Nintendo/Sega and even Rare made at least 30 hits. The average Rare game sold 1 million copies.

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 20:59:20   
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    Status: offline     		Blizzard may have hit it big with the MMO crowd, but that doesn't mean that they are great.  They got really lucky with a couple of titles (expansions are just a cheap way of adding to an experience).

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 21:02:45   
    bama


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    Status: offline     		In a business sense Blizzard is full of some of the most bizarre geniuses to grace the earth.

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 21:04:05   
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    Status: offline     		Black Isle... THE best. My full list would be:

    1. Black Isle
    2. Blizzard
    3. Bullfrog

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 21:05:50   
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    ORIGINAL: bama

    In a business sense Blizzard is full of some of the most bizarre geniuses to grace the earth.


    And Nintendo has been that way since 1983.

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    RE: Greatest Game Developer of all time? - Jun.-30th-2008 21:11:09   
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