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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Diablo IV showcases its accessibility options, runs promos involving cathedrals and meat shakes
It's hard to think that a game like Diablo IV needs more promotion, but Blizzard has been absolutely banging that drum for a while...
WoW Factor: Tarisland and the cargo cult of World of Warcraft
We've all made jokes about Tarisland being "we have World of Warcraft at home." That's just a fun thing to make jokes about, and...
Blizzard walks back Diablo IV Necronerfs, says it’s ‘really confident’ about a smooth launch
We're almost at the point where we're going to be counting down days rather than weeks or months until Diablo IV's anticipated launch, and...
BlizzCon 2023 has been announced for November 3-4 in Anaheim
Well, here we go. The past couple of years have not featured a celebration of Blizzard as a company because... well, we have a...
Perfect Ten: Overwatch 2 is peak Blizzard
So in case you missed it yesterday, Overwatch 2 got unceremoniously canceled. Oh, I know, the game is still operating, but someone has already...
Casually Classic: Six problems Blizzard has to solve for WoW Classic’s official hardcore mode
Hey, look at that: Blizzard's going and making Hardcore Classic an official thing. As well it should, considering how this community-driven ruleset's been the...
Overwatch 2 devs admit team strategy on PvP/PvE development shifted ‘about a year and a half ago’
So a lot of gamers were not terribly happy that Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller and executive producer Jared Neuss announced that most of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 422: Two Lord of the Rings MMOs to rule them all
Justin and Bree discuss Amazon's new LOTR MMO (again), LOTRO's King's Gondor, WoW's Fractured in Time, official WoW Classic hardcore, Diablo IV, FFXIV, and financials for NCsoft, Square, and Pearl Abyss, with adventures in LOTRO, SWTOR, and SWG Legends.
Overwatch 2 officially cancels most of its PvE content moving forward
Hey, remember when Overwatch basically went into deep freeze to deliver on all of the awesome content that Overwatch 2 was going to have?...
Tencent’s Tarisland offers a global release window of later this year and a new CG hype trailer
When NetEase and Blizzard had their messy breakup that ultimately lead to World of Warcraft being pulled from China, Tencent swooped in with an...
Blizzard says Diablo IV’s story is the ‘darkest ever told in a Diablo game’
Here's a little-known fact about ARPGs: Sometimes they have a story. It's true! In between all of your frantic clicking and loot exploitation, there...
The Daily Grind: When was the best time to be a fan of World of Warcraft?
Last week, an influencer tweeted out that "there's never been a better time to be a fan of World of Warcraft." I'm not going...
The EU has conditionally approved Microsoft’s buyout of Activision-Blizzard
Today's Microsoft Activision-Blizzard buyout news won't come as a surprise to anyone who read the leaks last week, but yes, EU regulators have officially...
The MOP Up: Magic the Gathering Arena jumps the gun on Steam
While we were all led to believe that Magic the Gathering Arena was coming to Steam this fall -- mostly because investors were told...
Blizzard is finally working on an official hardcore mode for WoW Classic
There are plenty of examples of MMORPG fans coming up with new and innovative ways to enjoy their favorite games, and one such example...
Diablo IV’s ‘server slam’ weekend test goes live under the shadow of pay-to-win player grumbling
Come on and jam, and join the server slam! This weekend marks the beginning of the Diablo IV "server slam" stress test weekend, and...
World of Warcraft patch 10.1.5 notes are up on the test realm with further unannounced changes
You might think that World of Warcraft would focus on, you know... the new patch it actually released last week. But that's boring; time...
Global Chat: How do you play older MMOs?
It's always a challenge -- sometimes an insurmountable one -- when you jump into older MMORPGs after being conditioned by modern experiences. To help...
UK government body issues order that blocks Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard from ‘acquiring an interest’ in each other
Despite the multi-billion dollar deal between Activision-Blizzard and Microsoft slowly making forward movement in multiple smaller markets and potentially one very large market, the...
The Daily Grind: Has there ever been an MMO that over time morphed into a game you no longer love?
The temptation with a title like that is to talk about World of Warcraft slowly and inexorably doubling-down on its least fun content year...
