Publisher Gazillion today announced that David Brevik, best known for helping create Blizzard's popular Diablo series, will lead development of its upcoming Marvel MMO.

Brevik will serve as director of Gazillion's "Gargantuan" development studio, which is handling the Marvel Universe MMO currently in the works for PC and consoles.

During his years as president of Blizzard North, Brevik's roles included project lead, design lead, and lead programmer on Diablo I and II. He also assisted in the launch of Battle.net, and served as a director at now-defunct Hellgate: London dev Flagship. Read more »

Following yesterday's surprise revelation of a ten-year MMO licensing agreement between comic publisher Marvel and relatively unknown game publisher Gazillion, the two companies have announced the first two MMOs to be made under the deal.

The first game, Marvel Super Hero Squad, is a casual MMO aimed at younger folk.

The second, Marvel Universe, is in development for PC and consoles. Gazillion will develop and publish the game, with more details to arrive in the coming months. Read more »