What companies did some ex-Blizzard employees formed?

Ever since Blizzard released WOW, they totally ignored their other franchises and I've been following Blizzard games since Lost Viking up till WOW which I do not want to play. The current game I'm playing is Guild Wars from Arena Net which contains some ex-Blizzard employees. I'm also aware of Flagship studio which has Bill Roper making Hellgate. Is there any other companies out there founded by ex-Blizzard members I do not know of?

The company was already formed, but a few game designers from Blizzard did go to Perpetual, who are currently making God & Heroes:Rome Rising.

They have some pretty cool and unique ideas to make MMO's a bit less bland, but i think they are ricing too heavily on those features and wont ultimately be a very satisfying game. But i'd love to be proved wrong about it! 

Does anyone know if the team behind Warcraft 3 is still at Blizzard?Erlkoenig

Yes. Most if not all of the WC3 people are there. The people that left were mostly Blizzard North employees who are responsible for the Diablo games. 

Its funny because the people who started WoW are the guys at who left to make Anet.

Guild Wars 2 is coming =) 

Bill Roper was the one behind Starcraft, ie one of the rts ever made....his leaving Blizzard is not a good news for all the fans. that's why i'm not at all excited by the S2 rumour.

remember.....it's the employees that make a game....not the company. Blizzard means nothing without the talent.

Its funny because the people who started WoW are the guys at who left to make Anet.

WarV

They learned from their mistakes and created a work of perfection. ^_^

Flagship

Arenanet

Ready at Dawn

Red 5 studios

Castaway Entertainment

Hyboreal games

Nethera Studios 

Blizzard people formed....

ArenaNet (Guild Wars)

Flagship Studios (Hellgate: London)

Bill Roper was the one behind Starcraft, ie one of the rts ever made....his leaving Blizzard is not a good news for all the fans. that's why i'm not at all excited by the S2 rumour.

remember.....it's the employees that make a game....not the company. Blizzard means nothing without the talent.

Jinroh_basic

I thought he was the one of the main designers for Diablo 2....?

blizzard has enough money from WOW to buy some great talent....They better! 

Blizzard only makes millions of dollars a month in service fees. Do 7 million X 15 dollars. the number will scare you.pwilletts

Blizzard only makes millions of dollars a month in service fees. Do 7 million X 15 dollars. the number will scare you.pwilletts

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Bill Roper was the one behind Starcraft, ie one of the rts ever made....his leaving Blizzard is not a good news for all the fans. that's why i'm not at all excited by the S2 rumour.

remember.....it's the employees that make a game....not the company. Blizzard means nothing without the talent.

bigmit37

I thought he was the one of the main designers for Diablo 2....?

he was, you are right

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Bill Roper was the one behind Starcraft, ie one of the rts ever made....his leaving Blizzard is not a good news for all the fans. that's why i'm not at all excited by the S2 rumour.

remember.....it's the employees that make a game....not the company. Blizzard means nothing without the talent.

AFBrat77

I thought he was the one of the main designers for Diablo 2....?

he was, you are right

that, and the executive producer of both Starcraft games. :)

Flagship(Large chuck of the Diablo Team)...Are making Hellgate London

Arena.Net....What else did they make...Battle.Net^^