Gamified #149 | Overwatch Thrives & Highguard Dies | Diablo ships Warlock

Gamified brings 6 game industry workers from founders to business developers to discuss whats going on each week in 60-second bursts. Every topic has a 'game mode' - that make the topics more entertaining and the takes a little hotter. Game Modes + Topics for this episode:1. What's the Word — Blizzard surprise-dropped a brand new class for a 25-year-old game, Diablo 2 Resurrected2. Ship It or Rip It — Over half of game industry professionals think generative AI is hurting the industry. Is the backlash justified?3. Sentiment Score - Overwatch 2 drops the 2 and becomes Overwatch... again?4. Red Flag or Green Flag — Five, six, seven-year dev cycles are becoming the norm. Is that a sign of ambition or a broken industry?5. Who's to Blame? — Highguard launched, got destroyed by the internet, and the devs hit back. We dig into who's actually responsible.Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkd6RlMyJAwFollow our panelists:Host - Sam Steffanina https://x.com/SamSteffaninaKevin Lambert - https://x.com/kevinlambertKohji Nagata - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpodWills Spangler - https://x.com/WillsSpanglerJerry Singer - https://x.com/JerrySingerGnoc (Matt Biamonte) - https://x.com/itsGnocMichael Christine - https://x.com/MichaelSatoshiBehind the scenes - Lemz https://x.com/Lemz_42