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joystiq.com - 5/12/2009

Greg Canessa leaves PopCap for Blizzard, working on online project

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Just two short years after Greg Canessa left his position as group manager of Xbox Live to try his hand on more casual fare at PopCap , he is once again jumping ship -- -- this time to Blizzard Entertainment , masters and commanders of online powerhouse World of Warcraft . Our trusted source ...

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wowblues.com - 5/13/2009

Blizzard going the way of SOE?

— wowblues.com — So it's looking more and more like blizzard is spreading out achievements and making changes to the... game so that achievements/goals take longer. Children's Week was a classic example of this followed by making WG quests weekly. Rumor is they will not ... (more) Blizzard going the way of SOE?

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massively.com - 5/13/2009

First official confirmation that new Blizzard MMO is original IP

— massively.com — While we've had reason to believe that Blizzard's next MMO would be a new IP , but... this marks the first occasion that we've had some kind of official confirmation of our speculation. In a post on the official World of Warcraft forums , Blizzard ... (more) First official confirmation that new Blizzard MMO is ...

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joystiq.com - 5/13/2009

Ex-PopCapper Canessa heading up new Battle.net

— joystiq.com — Well folks, it took approximately 12 hours to squash the rampant rumors and speculation surrounding Greg Canessa... . Bob Colayco of Blizzard Entertainment, Canessa's new employer, informed us today that the man will be taking the reins of Battle.net ... (more) Ex-PopCapper Canessa heading up new Battle.net

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Greg Canessa Leaving PopCap For Blizzard
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — ... first broke the news of Canessa s plans to leave PopCap, before a rep confirmed the story to Joystiq ."We are sorry to see him go and we wish him the very best, said a PopCap spokesperson. It's been a pleasure working with him and his move is largely predicated on it being a big personal and professional opportunity for him. This isn't going to have any material impact on our console presence and our strategy with respect to the consoles and the DS and the areas that Greg was heading up. We're still very committed to those." Around the time of his departure from Microsoft, ...

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