Castaway Entertainment

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Castaway Entertainment is 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.

Castaway is in the process of developing its first game, but has not yet released any details about the game's genre or platform. The company signed a publishing agreement with Electronic Arts in March 2004.

Former Blizzard North members who joined Castaway Entertainment include Michael Scandizzo, Stefan Scandizzo, Alan Ackerman, Steven Woo, Rick Seis, Ted Bisson, Bruno Bowden, Peter Brevik, Michael Huang, Kelly Johnson (artist), Michio Okamura, Tom Ricket (Shirt Guy Tom, of Sluggy Freelance fame), and Fredrick Vaught (whom the halls of Vaught in Diablo II was named after).

Other notable employees include game designer Bill Dunn and art director Rick Macaraeg.

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