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World of Warcraft devs discuss raids, PvP, and faction populations for Wrath Classic
WoW Classic is back in the headlines again, looking forward to some of the server's next steps in a group discussion with devs and...
Diablo II Resurrected brings the farming-focused Terror Zones feature to PTR
Hitting the level cap of 99 in Diablo II: Resurrected can feel like a milestone achievement the first time through, but perhaps you're the...
EG7 Q2 2022: Daybreak’s Jason Epstein is now chairman of the board
Remember a year ago when the Enad Global 7 board ousted CEO and co-founder Robin Flodin and replaced him - temporarily and in an...
Judge denies Activision-Blizzard’s attempt to toss California discrimination lawsuit
I'm sorry to ruin your Friday afternoon with another update on the year-long Blizzard scandal, but it must be done, as Activision-Blizzard has lost...
Diablo Immortal’s mini-update adds events and a repeatable game mode for a limited time
There's a new self-described mini-update being applied to Diablo Immortal, but for all intents and purposes, it appears to have a fair bit going...
CWA accuses Activision-Blizzard of spying on workers and threatening to shut down labor discussions
The Communications Workers of America, the parent union where Raven's QA workers' union falls under, continues to keep a spotlight on Activision-Blizzard's ongoing attempts...
The third part of Overwatch’s anniversary goes live, and its departure will mark the end of lockbox sales
The original Overwatch has been celebrating its anniversary for a while in a three part remix that started in April, bringing back brawls from...
World of Warcraft’s Darkmoon Faire is now available to players once more
Fans of the Darkmoon Faire in World of Warcraft who have been waiting for its gates to open have some good news: The park...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 384: The World of Warcraft we’ll never see
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard's financials, the canceled WoW mobile MMO, LOTRO remastered, the Riot MMO, and Legends of Aria's monetization, with adventures in RIFT, LOTRO, City of Heroes, and Fallout 76, plus a voicemail wishing for an MMO amnesia button.
Court tosses lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard’s Call of Duty as ‘factually baseless’
Nowadays it takes some impressive work to look like the bad guy in the room compared to Activision-Blizzard, but one games developer has managed...
Footage of Diablo IV’s friends and family alpha test was leaked online
Those who may be disappointed to learn that Diablo IV won't be heading to beta any time soon might be interested in bathing themselves...
Blizzard concludes Diablo III season 27 testing, gives season 26 end date
Diablo III picked up quite a bit of momentum this year with the release of Diablo Immortal's totally un-bodacious monetization: Its gameplay aged better...
WoW Factor: Dragonflight, Wrath Classic, and trying to stop the bleeding
So if you somehow missed it, Activision-Blizzard posted its most recent earnings report this week. It was not good for the company as a...
Blizzard is union-busting again, this time targeting the Diablo IV team
It would appear that Blizzard just can't stop trying to fight those pesky workers. QA devs at Blizzard Albany, formerly known as Vicarious Visions...
Blizzard-NetEase financing dispute leads to canceled Warcraft mobile MMO ‘Neptune’
Blizzard has apparently canceled an in-development MMORPG. Bloomberg, which first broke the news, says the game was code-named Neptune and was a "massively multiplayer...
Microsoft argues Acti-Blizz buyout won’t stifle competition because its games are ‘nothing unique’
Microsoft is on some weird flex stuff right now, swinging a mighty purse stuffed with $68.7B right at Activision-Blizzard's face while also saying the...
Somebody paid-to-win so hard in Diablo Immortal that it wrapped around to pay-to-lose
The industry was generating so many "internet guy spends a fortune on Diablo Immortal" stories there for a while that we stopped even covering...
Activision-Blizzard Q2 2022: More revenue dips for WoW, ABK, and Blizzard in spite of Diablo Immortal
Welcome back to our regular coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials. As of this afternoon, we have Q2's results, comprising April, May, and June 2022; let's...
Overwatch esports teams protest a mid-match rules change by not playing each other on-air
Recent action in the Overwatch European Contenders Summer Series was spicy, but not for the reasons one might expect out of an esports competition,...
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight moves into third alpha phase, makes barber free forever
World of Warcraft shifted into the third alpha test phase for Dragonflight yesterday with plenty of additional features and content added into the mix.
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