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Massively OP Podcast Episode 398: Much ado about pie
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Dragonflight, the FTC challenge, Albion's Beyond the Veil and sub price increase, Camelot Unchained's new funding, ZeniMax's secret MMO, and Guild Wars 2's inventory, with adventures in LOTRO and New World, plus a mailbag topic on gaming mice.
Microsoft to concede Call of Duty to Sony for 10 years to stave off UK government’s halt of ActiBlizz buyout
Over the past couple of months, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been putting Microsoft's buyout of Activision-Blizzard under a microscope, with...
Diablo Immortal’s latest update launches its seventh battle pass and merges multiple servers
If your dream has been to wander the maps of Diablo Immortal dressed up like a stone statue, then this week's update is ready...
The FTC might challenge Microsoft-Activision Blizzard acquisition
Despite what Bobby Kotick tells you on the down low, the impending $67.8B Microsoft takeover of Activision Blizzard may not be on track to...
Diablo Immortal’s next update brings another round of server merges, more events, and its next battle pass
Tomorrow, November 23rd, is bringing a new update to the multiplayer ARPG Diablo Immortal, and with it there will be a second round of...
Overwatch 2 promotes its first mythic skin while reducing legacy skin prices for former players
Dressing up your favorite Overwatch 2 character in shiny skins is likely what makes most players spend their money, and Blizzard is hoping that...
European Union’s executive arm begins investigating the Microsoft-ActiBlizz buyout
The mega-deal for Microsoft to buy up Activision-Blizzard is once again under a major microscope. The European Commission, the executive arm of the 27-nation...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2022: Blizzard MAUs and revenues are up as NetEase dispute looms on the horizon
Welcome back to our trimonthly coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials. As of this afternoon, we have Q3's results, comprising July, August, and September 2022....
Rumor: Diablo IV could release in April 2023, with pre-orders available during The Game Awards 2022
When can players expect to wander the darkity-dark of Diablo IV? Sometime in the first portion of 2023 if some rumors are to be...
Overwatch 2’s newest tank character Ramattra arrives along with season two on December 6
During the grand finals event of the Overwatch League, the shooter unveiled the next character that's coming to Overwatch 2: The omnic Ramattra, who...
World of Warcraft’s freebie Feldrake mount causes fan outrage as Dragonflight’s dungeons are previewed
Normally a Twitch drop item isn't something we'd call headline news, even if that drop comes from the 500-pound gorilla that is World of...
Former ArenaNet co-founder Jeff Strain opens second game studio called Crop Circle Games
At this point it seems like Jeff Strain, one of the former co-founders of Guild Wars ArenaNet, is really eager to launch all of...
UK regulatory body puts out a call for public evidence and opinions on the Microsoft Activision-Blizzard buyout
The ongoing scrutiny of Microsoft's enormous purchase of Activision-Blizzard by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has entered its next phase. The CMA has...
Microsoft lays off nearly 1,000 employees across the entire company, including at its Xbox division
Much of the discussion around Microsoft is unsurprisingly focused on its attempt to buy up all of Activision-Blizzard to the tune of $70 billion,...
UK government argues that Microsoft has incentives to block Sony’s access to Call of Duty
The big money acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft has been running afoul of the UK government for the better part of a month now,...
SEC filing shows the millions Sony and Microsoft paid for ARK Survival Evolved to be on their game passes
The old adage goes that you have to spend money to make money, and that's generally an assumed cost that Sony and Microsoft have...
China celebrates the launch of WoW’s Wrath Classic with a dazzling drone light show
No matter how excited you may have been for the launch of World of Warcraft Classic's Wrath of the Lich King expansion (assuming you...
WoW Factor: Is Dragonflight the last chance for World of Warcraft?
Human beings love narratives. We love stories too, but narratives are like the arch version of that. You don't need an elaborate story about...
Overwatch 2’s first big update tackled SMS Protect as Blizzard teases Kiriko animated short
As promised, Blizzard patched Overwatch 2 overnight, effectively nullifying the deeply unpopular "SMS Protect" feature that required all players to link specific types of...
Labor board determines Activision-Blizzard retaliated against unionizers, Microsoft launches acquisition website
Last spring, Activision-Blizzard was hard at work trying to suppress the burgeoning unionization movement within its walls, spearheaded by QA testers at Raven Software,...
