Switch Lights  The lights are on  What's Happening  Opinion –
Blizzard Blowing Up Titan Is A Good Thing  The video-game
industry would be better off if more companies were brave (and
financially secure) enough to do what Blizzard did by sending
its upcoming MMO project, codenamed Titan, back to the
prototyping phase when it wasn't living up to their
expectations.  The monolithic developer/publisher recently
shifted the bulk of Titan's development staff to other projects
while effectively going back to the drawing board on the title.
Originally slated for a late-2013 launch according to a leaked
investor slide, the game is now headed for a 2016 release.
Ultimately, this is a good thing.  Years ago, I was struck by a
remark Blizzard VP of game development Rob Pardo made in the
course of an interview I was conducting. The hot topic at the
time was the company's cancellation of StarCraft: Ghost. I'd had
the pleasure of playing an early version of the title's
multiplayer at BlizzCon the year previous and rather en