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Blizzard is delisting the OG Warcrafts from GOG, but GOG says it's gonna preserve them forever anyway, hands out a discount, and announces new policy for its preservation program to boot (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 2 days ago by inclementimmigrant to c/games

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[–] inclementimmigrant 180 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, the Blizzard a lot of us grew up with is truly dead and gone.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People do not understand that company name means nothing. The OG people who were the heart and soul of Blizzard are long gone. Blizzard is just a name now.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Absolutely but companies can retain the culture they were originally set up under if they actively work to do that.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

Which Blizzard hasn't done

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

zug zug

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

Me not that kind of orc

[–] thebigslime 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Something need doing?

[–] Anticorp 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Awe, more work?

[–] Lost_My_Mind 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can see my house!

[–] Klear 2 points 1 day ago

I wish I had a weapon!