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Important to MMO players primarily for its relationship to Blizzard aka Blizzard Entertainment.

Blizzard considers an Overwatch movie

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One of the persistent complaints about Overwatch is that for all of the animated shorts, comics, and CGI trailers that Blizzard has released, the...

Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for BlizzCon 2017

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Tomorrowday, BlizzCon will be upon us, and this year we're expecting a full reveal of the new expansion for World of Warcraft, still the...

Activision-Blizzard Q3 2017: Destiny 2 tops console charts, WoW monthly users are ‘stable’

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If you were expecting big news out of Activision-Blizzard's Q3 2017 financial report... sorry to disappoint you, but you've probably heard the big news...
SUPER, ALL GOOD

Activision secures patent for software to trick you into buying cash shop stuff, seriously

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Hey, gang, this is absolutely wonderful. Activision has filed and been granted a patent for software designed to push you into buying cash shop...

Video game voice actors and big studios tentatively ink deal to end 11-month strike

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Almost a year ago, SAG-AFTRA issued a strike against a round of video game companies following a year and a half of failing negotiation...

Destiny 2 shatters PlayStation records and tops a million concurrent players for over a week

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It sounds like the suits are pretty pleased with sales performance so far. In a press release, Bungie announced that the multiplayer shooter has...

World of Warcraft tokens reach record prices thanks to Destiny 2

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Remember back in World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, when a shave and a haircut cost you a nickel and a WoW token was...
Murlocs, naturally.

Activision-Blizzard Q2 2017: Destiny 2 outperforms Destiny, WoW ‘time spent’ improves over 2016

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We could practically copypasta last quarter's Activision-Blizzard report to this one and nobody would notice. That's because once again, it's the Blizzard segment of the...
Yeah, it doesn't say anything good.

Could Blizzard be working on offline modes for its games?

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Imagine one day sitting down at your computer, firing up the Blizzard launcher, and choosing to play World of Warcraft or Diablo III... offline....

Barbaric turns on friendly fire during its co-op dungeon crawls

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How tolerant and forgiving are you of your friends' missteps? Let's hope a lot, because Barbaric is going to test your patience when it...
Well, it's what I wanted.

Blizzard focuses MLG on Overwatch as e-sports teams flee the game

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Remember back when Blizzard bought Major League Gaming? This week, the studio announced it's putting MLG to use as the conduit for its Overwatch...
Fight for something, probably, whatever.

Activision-Blizzard Q1 2017: Blizzard’s online games drove Activision-Blizzard profits last quarter

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Activision-Blizzard can't claim "biggest quarter ever" for the quarter ending March 2017, but it continues to rake in huge sums of money, enough to at...

Global Chat: Happy 10th birthday, LOTRO!

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With Lord of the Rings Online hitting its 10th anniversary this past week, plenty of bloggers are enjoying the festivities and recalling some of...
So who has money?

Destiny 2 launches on PC and console September 8, ‘and there will be a ton of loot’

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As teased and prodded and hinted at all week, Destiny 2 is official, and we've finally got a trailer to go with it. Expect...
Legacy, indeed.

Rumor: Destiny 2 leak hints at September 8 launch

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Reddit is buzzing this morning over posters uploaded across the internet that if legit -- and they do look legit -- seem to reveal a September...

Japan and the US led mobile app sales in 2016

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We're number one! No, actually, we're number two. And it's in mobile sales. Dammit. That's according to AppAnnie, which on Friday released its 2016 rankings...

Activision-Blizzard Q4 2016: Record quarter for Blizzard thanks to World of Warcraft and Overwatch

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Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financial reports have gotten boring since the companies decided to stop reporting World of Warcraft subscribers in 2015, am I right? But in...
Somebody loves you, and that's good.

Blizzard sells toys, ZeniMax buys VR studio, and Jagex brings RuneScape to Amazon Echo

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Consider this your triple dose of MMO industry news for the day so that you can be the talk of the water cooler tomorrow. Activision...
We all go together.

Activision brings Vicarious Visions in to work on Destiny

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Some big things are happening with Destiny. We already knew that Destiny 2 was on its way, and there's the rumor that it's coming...
It's just like Magic: the Gathering, but without any cards your friends can destroy like jerks.

Blizzard’s new book publishing company is bringing back oldies but goodies

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Remember last year when Activision Blizzard announced it was getting into the entertainment business with its movie production studio? It's also getting into the...

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