Michael Scandizzo
Encyclopedia
Michael Scandizzo is the president and project lead of Castaway Entertainment
, a company formed out of former Blizzard North
employees in 2003. He is also responsible for programming on Diablo II
and the development of the Battle.net
game server network. He also created the Boat Anchor comic strip: which describes events that mirror the time he would have spent at Blizzard North and the eventual formation of Castaway.
Castaway Entertainment
Castaway Entertainment was a video game developer. It was established by former employees of Blizzard Entertainment's Blizzard North division, the studio responsible for creating Diablo and Diablo II. It is based in Redwood City, California...
, a company formed out of former Blizzard North
Blizzard North
Blizzard North was the Bay Area division of Blizzard Entertainment, known for the Diablo series. The studio was originally based in Redwood City, and then moved a short distance away to San Mateo, with Blizzard proper being based in Irvine .-History:Blizzard North was originally an independent...
employees in 2003. He is also responsible for programming on Diablo II
Diablo II
Diablo II is a dark fantasy/horror-themed hack and slash, with elements of the role playing game and dungeon crawl genres. It was released for Windows and Mac OS in 2000 by Blizzard Entertainment, and was developed by Blizzard North. It is a direct sequel to the 1996 hit PC game, Diablo.Diablo II...
and the development of the Battle.net
Battle.net
Battle.net is a gaming service provided by Blizzard Entertainment. Battle.net was launched in November 30, 1996 with the release of Blizzard's action-RPG Diablo. Battle.net was the first online gaming service incorporated directly into the games that make use of it, in contrast to the external...
game server network. He also created the Boat Anchor comic strip: which describes events that mirror the time he would have spent at Blizzard North and the eventual formation of Castaway.