Major gaming studio, responsible for World of Warcraft and the Warcraft franchise, Diablo III and the Diablo franchise, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch.
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The Daily Grind: What are your hopes for BlizzCon 2015?
BlizzCon 2015 begins later today, and I have to admit that I'm nervous. Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Heroes of the Storm aren't exactly my cup...
Rumor: WoW Legion due on or before September 21st, 2016
BlizzCon is starting up later today, but a couple of leaks are already making the rounds. World of Warcraft players poking around the structure...
WoW Factor: What WoW Legion needs from BlizzCon
It's go time tomorrow: BlizzCon is almost here, and I'm going to be liveblogging my way through most of the event. And boy, it's coming at...
Overwatch will be on consoles as well as PC
Overwatch will be playable from the living room couch as well as at a desk, as word has leaked out that Blizzard's team shooter...
Blizzard is giving some love to its classic games
A new job listing for a senior software engineer at Blizzard revealed that the studio is looking to bring back its classic games catalog...
Hearthstone introduces limited-time co-op tavern brawl
Co-op hasn't been one of Hearthstone's strong suits -- or even in existence -- since the PvP card battler launched. However, this week Blizzard...
Industry experts weigh in on Activision Blizzard’s King acquisition
If you're still trying to wrap your head around Activision Blizzard's stunning purchase of Candy Crush developer King for $5.9 billion, trust us, you're...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO starter zone?
A lot of love and attention is poured into beginning zones by developers. After all, these are players' first steps into your world, so...
BlizzCon starts Friday, here’s a roundup
BlizzCon 2015 starts in a couple of days -- Friday, November 6th, to be exact -- so Blizzard has published an event roundup to...
Destiny has 25 million registered users
The news from the most recent Activision financial report was not rosy for all online gaming fans, but it looks quite positive for Destiny...
War is coming: Check out the Warcraft movie trailer teaser
What's 45% of your MMO playerbase lost in less than a year when you have a blockbuster movie on the way?
https://twitter.com/warcraftmovie/status/661573910094155776
Eh, the clip is a...
Blizzard secures rights to Overwatch’s name
Overwatch's tagline is, "The world needs heroes." If we might amend that motto in light of a recent story, it should add "...but no more...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2015: World of Warcraft drops 100K subs, Actibliz buys Candy Crush dev for $5.9B
Strange things are afoot at Blizzard Activision.
Even while the studio is preparing for BlizzCon and the trailer reveal for the Warcraft movie, it announced...
Not So Massively: LoL pro Doublelift kicked from e-sports team (November 2, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
The Warcraft movie gets a teaser for a teaser
What's up, Warcraft movie? Long time no talk. Oh look, your Twitter feed has a teaser for a teaser! It says that "enemies will...
One Shots: Rainbow glory
Even the grimdark world of Diablo III has a cute, rainbow-colored side... and reader Zulika is the one to take us through the wardrobe...
Jukebox Heroes: An MMO Halloween playlist
Halloween is upon us, that spooky and magical time of year that exists both in real life and in many of our MMOs. While...
The Game Archaeologist: Seed
Seed is a game that I thought I must have dreamed up at some point. Do you ever have that happen? For years I...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Moral panic and online griefing
Welcome back to our ongoing exploration of Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt’s book The Video Game Debate. As you can guess, the book itself focuses...
Perfect Ten: Ten really great races from MMOs
Here I go, here I go, here I go again. Girls, what's my weakness? Non-human races. But oh, so many MMOs let me down...
