The next version of Blizzard's old game, WoW Cataclysm Classic: Resurrected scheduled to launch on September 23rd. It's a new version of the legendary ARPG with updated graphics and accessibility options that are brand new but still keeping the same WoW cataclysm Gold game's gameplay and features from the original.

Nintendo, Blizzard, Ubi Montreal top game devs

The most acclaim is often given to specific games, however the creators of those games usually go under the radar. But a study published today could be a tribute to the industry's top developers. The trade journal for the industry Game Developer released a study called "Top 50 Game Developers 2009,"" an update to its first research in 2008. The report magazine listed Nintendo's Kyoto studio, Blizzard tainment, and Blizzard Montreal as the best developers this year.

Blizzard isn't exactly an heir to the hill however, the reign of Nintendo may be an option in the near future.

According to Game Developer's online sister, Gamasutra, Nintendo was named the top developer in 2009 because of its "incredibly impressive sales figures and its brand recognition in the industry." In 2009, the studio's Shigeru Miyamoto-led launch smash hits such as Wii Fit, a fitness title Wii Fit and the cartoony racer Mario Kart Wii, which have sold 18.2 million and 15.4 million units across the globe according to Gamasutra, respectively. The site also praised the company for its games Wii Play and the puzzle game Brain Age.

The second place award went to Blizzard specifically for the critical and commercial popularity of its most recent massively online multiplayer role-playing game expansion, WoW Cataclysm Classic: Wrath of the Lich King that has sold 2.8 million copies per day after the launch. The previous year, the second expansion pack for it's WoW Cataclysm Classic series won the 2009 Editors' Choice award. In Game Developer's Top-developer lists, Blizzard placed third after Infinity Ward which is the developer of the highly well-respected shooting game WoW Cataclysm Classic. As the company did not make any games available for 2008 it wasn't suitable for this year's rankings.

In the third spot is Blizzard's Quebec studio. largest city. The studio has been boosted by commercial and critical hit games like WoW Cataclysm Classic 2, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, and Cataclysm Classic Gold the cel-shaded Prince of Persia reboot, Blizzard's studio climbed nine spots after finishing 12th in the previous year.