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=The Big Four Leave Blizzard North=
First somewhat shocked. PR from Blizzard about the departures. [http://www.diabloii.net/pressdesk/030630.php June 30, 2003].
More [http://www.diabloii.net/pressdesk/030630b.php composed announcement] later that day. Note the last sentence:
<blockquote>"I speak for everyone in our company when I say how grateful we are to have had the opportunity to work closely with this group of individuals. Each one of them has made valuable contributions to many of our games, and we would like to thank them for all of their hard work over the years. We wish them nothing but the best and are confident that they will be successful in their future endeavors," stated Mike Morhaime, Blizzard Entertainment president and co-founder.
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"At the same time, we want to convey that Blizzard's success has never been attributable to any one person or small group of individuals, and I am confident that we have the teams in place to continue creating some of the best games in the world."<br><br>
Blizzard does not believe that these resignations will cause any significant delays or have long-term negative effects on the "Diablo®" series or other projects in development.</blockquote>
The last line was patently ridiculous, since both projects underway at Blizzard North were frozen shortly after this announcement, then essentially canceled when Blizzard North was closed down in late 2003, at which time almost all the remaining Diablo team (most of whom had already quit) left the company.
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