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• Blizzard exec teases PAX East reveal

  Blizzard’s chief creative officer Rob Pardo has dropped a tease on Twitter, presaging an expected new game reveal at PAX East this month.

• Blizzard's Rob Pardo defends Jay Wilson on Diablo 3 forums

  Blizzard chief creative officer Rob Pardo has told Diablo 3 players to stop blaming Jay Wilson for the game’s troubles. This comes after the former game director saw his farewell post overrun with disgruntled comments.

• Blizzard's Pardo suspects next-gen will be "the last" for traditional consoles

  Next-gen consoles, whether the hardware will be called PS4 or Xbox 720 is anyone’s guess, will be the last of the “traditional” boxes according to many industry folks, and Blizzard’s Rob Pardo suspects the same as well.

• Single-player games are becoming an "endangered species," laments Blizzard's Pardo

  Blizzard’s Rob Pardo believes triple-A single-player games are becoming an “endangered species,” due to emerging business models, piracy, and the ability for players to rent games.

• Blizzard jumps on Windows 8 "catastrophe" bandwagon

  Blizzard’s Rob Pardo’s echoed negative comments from Valve’s Gabe Newell in relation to Windows 8, saying the upgrade will be less than “awesome” for the PC game-maker.

• Blizzard "still passionate" about delivering StarCraft II Mod Marketplace

  Blizzard producer Rob Pardo has insisted it’s still looking to bring the Mod Marketplace for StarCraft II to consumers.

• D3 to have real-cash auction house, constant netcon

  The cat’s no longer in the bag. Multiple reports are confirming that Diablo III is to have an in-game auction house, through which players will be able to sell items acquired through play for real money.

• Blizzard crossing its fingers that Diablo III will hit "this year"

  Blizzard vice president Rob Pardo has said the developer still hopes to release Diablo III by the end of the year.

• Pardo signals "shift" towards full game PC downloads

  Blizzard boss Rob Pardo has given clear indication that he expects full game PC downloading to become more important in the near future, saying we’re now seeing a “shift” away from brick and mortar retail.

• Pardo: Valve trademarking DOTA "doesn’t seem the right thing to do"

  Valve’s attempts to trademark Defence of the Ancients – DOTA, for short – “doesn’t seem the right thing to do,” Blizzard boss Rob Pardo’s told Eurogamer.

• Blizzard open to sharing MMO "advice" with Bungie, says Pardo

  Blizzard EVP of design Rob Pardo’s told Edge the company is open to sharing insight with Bungie if the developer is making an MMO.

• New Blizzard MMO not likely to be announced until 2012, says Pardo

  Blizzard’s EVP of game design Rob Pardo has just revealed at Blizzcon a reveal of the company’s next MMO is not likely to happen until 2012 at the earliest.

• Heart of the Swarm: "Hardcore art and programming" is go, says Pardo

  Development of StarCraft II’s second part is swinging into proper action, Blizzard design boss Rob Pardo’s told MTV, now Wings of Liberty has gone to seed.

• Pardo: Blizzard may licence out Battle.net

  Blizzard EVP of game design Rob Pardo has told The Escapist that while Battle.net will remain with the company for the foreseeable future, he doesn’t rule out licencing it out to third-parties.

• No MS, Sony or Nintendo keynote at GDC this year

  There is to be no main hardware manufacturer keynote at GDC this year, VG247 has learnt, with Sid Meier’s Friday speech the show’s biggest in-house event.

• Blizzard's Rob Pardo to give lecture at GDC

  Think Services has announced that during GDC next month, Blizzard’s Rob Pardo will give a lecture on design philosophies.

• Blizzard says, once again, that there's no date for Diablo III

  Blizzard has reiterated that Diablo III does not currently have a release date, and that the RPG will not be out any time soon. “[ Diablo III] is not going to be out next year,” said bossman Rob Pardo told Techland. “We always announce all of our games too early. We realize that and go, […]

• Interview - VG247 Vs Blizzard's Rob Pardo

  It’s not every day you get flown to Blizzard’s HQ in Irvine, CA, to see StarCraft II. And it’s not every day you’re given a chance to grill Rob Pardo, the firm’s executive VP of game design, on the most anticipated strategy sequel of all time, Blizzard’s development strategy, the new Battle.net, Natal, and an […]

• StarCraft II has planned trial versions, says Blizzard

  Blizzard will release “trial versions” of StarCraft II, Blizzard’s confirmed, although you’ll have to wait until the game itself’s shipped to be able to try before you buy. “We’ve got lots of different SKUs planned,” said lead game designer Dustin Browder, speaking at Blizzard’s HQ on a recent press trip. “I don’t even know what […]