David Howe’s Post

Hey LinkedIn network, Last year I left my dream product job at Blizzard to take a chance on a promising early stage startup in the gaming space. At the time the risk reward made sense and while I have no regrets in the decision I made I recently found myself laid off like so many others in the tech space due to the current state of the industry. While it's disappointing to see this chapter end, I'm proud of what our team was able to accomplish during my time there. I'm grateful for the experience and for the colleagues who made it a meaningful and enjoyable journey. I'm reaching out to my network for support and assistance. If you know of any opportunities that would be a good fit for my skill set and experience, I would be grateful for any leads or referrals you can provide. Thank you for your time and consideration, and please feel free to reach out to me directly if you have any questions or leads to share. I appreciate your support. Best, Jesse #opentowork #productmanagement #gamingindustry

This is a special, landmark moment in my mind for free games, Amazon, and Blizzard and for those who love our industry's history Dear friends, ask anybody's puppy and after a few affectionate woofs they will tell you Starcraft is one of the best games ever made and, more importantly, the greatest Real-Time Strategy game ever created I don't know what Chris Metzen and James Phinney were thinking when they decided to design such an ambitious and special title with their team, launching in 1998 (with the remastered version delivered in 2017) We should all keep Starcraft in our minds' trophy walls of high points for the industry because it *Laid the foundation for modern eSports *Laid the foundation for modern F2P games (with Battle.net) *Laid the foundation for custom games and "arcade modes" with campaign editor *Overnight raised the bar high for online matchmaking and game networks (with Battle.net) *Launched a legendary fictional universe that gave rise to a sequel and multiple expansions *Raised the bar on expectations for storytelling in all (and strategy) games *Increased greatly the tactical depth of RTS and strategy games *...And a lot more Why am I saying all this? This month, at Prime Gaming, you can claim Starcraft: Remastered for free on PC or Mac, right here: Gaming.amazon.com To my awareness, this is the first time Blizzard has ever given a game away free with a third party (please correct me if this is incorrect) This offer is available in all regions where Battle.net is available. Please note that Prime Gaming is not available in Russia, China, India and embargoed territories This is real and you are not daydreaming. I challenge you to a friendly wager to see who of the two of us is more excited about this news Thanks Blizzard for Starcraft. Thank you so much #blizzard #starcraft #rts #primegaming