To make its fantasy extraction game, this studio of ex-Blizzard devs had to teach itself the art of third-person combat design: 'There's a science to how those are built'
Steel & Sorcery, an upcoming extraction game pairing World of Warcraft-style high fantasy with third-person action combat.
Former WoW designer tips hat to Marvel Rival's shifting meta as an antidote to MMOs with stale class design 'you have to change the meta continually'
A former WoW designer, Chris Kaleiki, who has 13 years of Blizzard under his belt, reckons that the only real way to keep classes fresh is to take a leaf from MOBAs and Hero Shooters like League of ...
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“Change the meta continually”: Former World of Warcraft Dev’s Latest Game Uses a Key Feature from Marvel Rivals to Address Stagnation in RPGs
Ex-World of Warcraft Chris Kaleiki is working with Notorious Studios to bring us Legacy: Steel & Sorcery. They're gonna try ...
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“There’s no little hacks”: Former World of Warcraft Developer Suggests Making “a good game” Is the Key to Ranking on Steam
Former World of Warcraft developer shares insights on Steam success as his new studio prepares for their upcoming game launch ...
Ex-World of Warcraft designer says the stagnating "meta" in today's RPGs "really sucks," and Marvel Rivals is a good example of how to solve it
But one problem that was on top of Kaleiki's mind during development was how the "meta" will often stagnate in modern RPGs ...
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Former WoW veteran explains that most AAA devs do not want to go back after working on AA games
WoW veteran Chris Kaleiki, who is now heading up his own developer Notorious Studios, working on what he describes as a ...
Rumbleverse Developer, Iron Galaxy Studios, Lays Off 66 Employees To "Enable Long-term Survival"
Iron Galaxy Studios, the makers of Rumbleverse, have laid off 66 employees. This cut was made to keep the company afloat ...
Former WoW Developer Says Many Workers Don't Want To Return To AAA Companies
Chris Kaleiki, a former developer for World of Warcraft, explains how many of his co-workers don't wish to return to AAA ...
As live service flops pile up, ex-World of Warcraft dev says his new mini MMO doesn’t need to be the next Helldivers 2 or Marvel Rivals: “It will be more of a meager ...
The live service graveyard is starting to overflow, so former World of Warcraft designer Chris Kaleiki is taking an ...