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The MOP Up: Shooter looter Rift Loopers rolls out in early access
Experience the multiverse -- and then blow up a small part of it -- in Rift Loopers, a new twin-stick survival shooter that just...
Overwatch 2 plans to combat player toxicity and secure accounts with a ‘defense matrix’
Wrath what? Blizzard doesn't have time to think about the immediate past when it has another launch coming right around the corner. Next week,...
Hearthstone releases its new mini-set and updates Battlegrounds and Mercenaries in latest patch
The time for Maw and Disorder is now in Hearthstone's newest patch, which brings on the titular mini-set the CCG unveiled last week -...
The MOP Up: Valheim comes to Microsoft’s store this month
That kooky Norse survival sim Valheim is sending a raiding party to new shores -- in this case, to Microsoft itself. The company announced...
Diablo II Resurrected’s PTR adds more Terror Zones and new sundered charms, confirms second ladder season’s launch date
The public test realm of Diablo II: Resurrected is the news hub for what's coming to the ARPG (obviously), which means that an update...
WoW Classic’s abruptly started Zombie Plague event is already over
Last Friday night, the WoW Classic servers experienced some unexpected timing for its Scourge Invasion event, with the whole affair starting off hours ahead...
Wrath Classic servers unexpectedly experience the Scourge Invasion ahead of schedule
In one of those "happy accidents" that Bob Ross liked to talk about, WoW Classic's servers experienced what's described by the devs as "a...
NFT gaming consultant proposes conscripting poor gamers as MMO NPCs
In case you needed another reason to keep crypto out of gaming, a new article on Rest of World chronicles an NFT scheme in...
World of Warcraft Classic players are still dealing with server queues even after a week
It would be a pretty safe assumption to make that players of WoW Classic are eager for the Wrath of the Lich King expansion's...
World of Warcraft Classic reconsiders earlier proposed changes to Wrath’s Ulduar raid
The devs and community council members of WoW Classic addressed several matters related to the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion earlier in...
Microsoft elaborates on its mobile platform hunger, confirms Overwatch and Diablo’s arrival to Game Pass
The vast majority of our readers made the shocked pikachu face when Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer admitted that his company's buyout of Activision-Blizzard is...
Activision-Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick downplays regulatory scrutiny, says Microsoft deal is on track for 2023
Skepticism over Microsoft's takeover and buyout of the beleaguered Activision-Blizzard group is mounting across the industry, as multiple of news outlets have pushed stories...
Hearthstone launches the new battlegrounds season and its wildly unpopular new monetization model
If you thought the gnashing of teeth and brandishing of pitchforks was going to be enough to dissuade Hearthstone away from its new monetization...
Microsoft admits that Activision-Blizzard acquisition is primarily driven by a desire to get into mobile gaming
Those who were questioning the motives and reasons for Microsoft's big juicy buyout offer of Activision-Blizzard need not wonder any longer. An interview with...
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...
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...
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...
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...
