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Rick Seis was the Lead Programmer on Diablo II. He left [[Blizzard North]] before the release of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, but was reunited with the principles of the [[D2 Team]] when he became one of the co-founders of [[Flagship Studios]]. There Rick was one of the lead programmers of [[Hellgate:London]].

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 Rick continued to lead the Diablo III project at Blizzard North until the studio was shuttered in mid-2005, whereupon he (like most of the Blizzard North employees) choose to leave Blizzard Entertainment rather than moving to Irvine.
-In 2005 Rick joined a number of other ex-Blizzard North employees at Castaway Entertainment. [http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20051123153759/http://www.castawayentertainment.com/news.html]
+In 2005 Rick joined a number of other ex-Blizzard North employees at [[Castaway Entertainment]]. [http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20051123153759/http://www.castawayentertainment.com/news.html]
 ::REDWOOD CITY, CA – September 6, 2005 - Castaway Entertainment is proud to announce that former Blizzard North studio lead Rick Seis has accepted the position of Technical Director and lead programmer for their current unannounced project.

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 '''Rick Seis''' joined Blizzard North in 1994 as one of the company's first employees. He served as a senior programmer on Diablo I and was the Lead Programmer for Diablo II. Rick became the company's Director of Technology, and was a key contributor to the programming of [[Diablo III: Blizzard North version|the Blizzard North version of Diablo III]]. He was promoted to the Project Lead in 2003, after the departure of the "big four" and numerous other long time Blizzard North employees.
-Rick continued to lead the Diablo III project at Blizzard North until the studio was shuttered in mid-2005, whereupon he (like most of the Blizzard North employees) choose to leave Blizzard Entertainment rather than moving to Irvine. In 2005 Rick joined a number of other ex-Blizzard North employees at Castaway Entertainment.
+Rick continued to lead the Diablo III project at Blizzard North until the studio was shuttered in mid-2005, whereupon he (like most of the Blizzard North employees) choose to leave Blizzard Entertainment rather than moving to Irvine.
 ::REDWOOD CITY, CA – September 6, 2005 - Castaway Entertainment is proud to announce that former Blizzard North studio lead Rick Seis has accepted the position of Technical Director and lead programmer for their current unannounced project.

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−	'''Rick Seis''' was the Lead Programmer ~~on [[~~Diablo II]]. ~~He left [[Blizzard North]] before~~ the ~~release~~ of ~~[[Diablo II: Lord of Destruction]]~~, ~~but~~ was ~~reunited with~~ the ~~principles~~ of ~~the~~ [[~~D2 Team]] when he became one of~~ the ~~co-founders~~ of ~~[[Flagship Studios~~]]. ~~There Rick~~ was ~~one~~ of the ~~lead programmers of [[Hellgate: London]]~~.	+	'''Rick Seis''' joined Blizzard North in 1994 as one of the company's first employees. He served as a senior programmer on Diablo I and was the Lead Programmer for Diablo II. Rick became the company's Director of Technology, and was a key contributor to the programming of [[Diablo III: Blizzard North version\|the Blizzard North version of Diablo III]]. He was promoted to the Project Lead in 2003, after the departure of the "big four" and numerous other long time Blizzard North employees.

		+	Rick continued to lead the Diablo III project at Blizzard North until the studio was shuttered in mid-2005, whereupon he (like most of the Blizzard North employees) choose to leave Blizzard Entertainment rather than moving to Irvine. In 2005 Rick joined a number of other ex-Blizzard North employees at Castaway Entertainment.

		+	::REDWOOD CITY, CA – September 6, 2005 - Castaway Entertainment is proud to announce that former Blizzard North studio lead Rick Seis has accepted the position of Technical Director and lead programmer for their current unannounced project.
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		+	Castaway ran out of funding and shut down in 2008, before completing their initial title, which was later revealed to be a game called Djinn.[http://www.gamespot.com/news/6188850.html]
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		+	==References==
		+	* [http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,20633/ Rick Seis' Moby Games profile].
		+	* [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6188850.html Michael Scandizzo speaks] about Castaway's dire straits.
		+	** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK9mJVsF_Do YouTube video] of what Djinn looked like in 2005.

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−	Rick Seis was the Lead Programmer on Diablo II. He left [[Blizzard North]] before the release of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, but was reunited with the principles of the [[D2 Team]] when he became one of the co-founders of [[Flagship Studios]]. There Rick was one of the lead programmers of [[Hellgate:London]].	+	Rick Seis was the Lead Programmer on Diablo II. He left [[Blizzard North]] before the release of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, but was reunited with the principles of the [[D2 Team]] when he became one of the co-founders of [[Flagship Studios]]. There Rick was one of the lead programmers of [[Hellgate: London]].