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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...
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.
This...
It’s been exactly one year since Activision-Blizzard’s sexual discrimination and harassment scandal broke out
One year ago today, I was puttering around in the evening, probably playing video games, when our tipbox exploded with the news that a...
Microsoft-owned Minecraft bans NFT and blockchain implementations over exclusivity, unreliability, and fraud
If you can't see the writing on the wall when it comes to blockchain shenanigans, you should probably get your eyesight checked out because...
Diablo Immortal adds a class change feature, Hero’s Journey endgame activity, and new Helliquary boss
Players of Diablo Immortal have some new content to sink their teeth in to with this week's update, with some events, endgame activities, and...
Diablo IV goes up on PlayStation store, beta access guaranteed with tattoos
Some movement this week in Diablo IV's quarters, as the official PlayStation store page for the upcoming ARPG went live. While the page doesn't...
World of Warcraft’s Dragonflight alpha removes gendered body type text, briefly adds selectable pronouns
There are a lot of features present in the first alpha test of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, but one feature that wasn't highlighted directly...
The Game Archaeologist: The origins of Blizzard, Mythic, Funcom, SOE, and BioWare
A good origin story always captivates me, especially when it gives me a new perspective on something I've come to appreciate over the years....
World of Warcraft’s latest Dragonflight talent tree previews feature the Rogue and Hunter
Hunters and Rogues of World of Warcraft, the time to get a peek at your Dragonflight talent trees is now. Blizzard has once again...
MMO Business Roundup: Preservation, charity, modding, memes, and Microsoft’s merger
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business.
Microsoft ABK: It's not just the US digging into Microsoft's...
Overwatch 2 will officially be a replacement for the original shooter when it launches October 4
A recent AMA held by the devs of Overwatch has officially confirmed what many people perhaps anticipated: When the sequel goes live on October...
Diablo Immortal player outlines how he used 600M gold from World of Warcraft to buff his gems
By now, players of Diablo Immortal are likely familiar with the Redditor Daymeeuhn; he's the guy who first calculated the real money cost to...
Diablo Immortal snagged only 10M players out of its 30M registrations
Blizzard dropped an infographic last night for Diablo Immortal showing... well, some numbers, though probably not the numbers you're most interested in. Most notably,...
Diablo Immortal delays its launch in China, sending NetEase stock into freefall
It would appear that investors of the Chinese games giant NetEase were pinning a lot of hopes on Diablo Immortal's launch to China. The...
Hearthstone’s latest patch seeks to corral Fel Demon Hunter and Control Warrior decks
Hearthstone is continuing to turn the big giant knobs of balance with its most recent patch, seeking to address metagame concerns related to some...
Diablo IV talks up player choice in PvE and endgame while Diablo Immortal rakes in $24M in revenue
The devs of Diablo IV are hitting the press trail, putting out interviews and previews of the multiplayer ARPG ahead of its 2023 release...
Activision-Blizzard workers on Board’s exoneration of execs: ‘The fish rots from the head’
Remember last year when Riot Games formed a "special committee" to investigate the sexual harassment accusations against its CEO and then amazingly cleared him...
Valheim pinpoints rollout windows for Xbox One, Xbox X|S, and the Microsoft Store
You might be overwhelmed with announcements this week, but here's one more: Coffee Stain and Iron Gate revealed that they're plopping survivalbox Valheim on...
