Over 200 staffers on Blizzard's Overwatch franchise have formed a new wall-to-wall union under the banner of the Communications Workers of America, becoming the latest Blizzard outfit to do so. Per…
May 12, 2025 | 08:31 EDT
Blizzard and Capcom have announced an Overwatch 2 Street Fighter 6 collaboration, bringing some of the latter's most iconic characters into the hero shooter. Unfortunately, you won't actually be…
May 9, 2025 | 11:37 EDT
When you think about it, Berserk and Diablo go together like peanut butter and jelly. Both are dark fantasies with a lasting legacy, and both feature tons of fearsome demons and other monsters. It…
April 22, 2025 | 09:00 EDT
Blizzard has revealed the roadmap for Diablo 4 throughout 2025, and it's got plenty of new stuff to tide you over until 2026, although it's apparently proven controversial among the game's player…
April 9, 2025 | 09:44 EDT
Blizzard has revealed that the next Diablo 4 expansion won't be arriving until next year, so if you were hoping to play the followup to last year's Vessel of Hatred in 2025, you'll be disappointed,…
February 13, 2025 | 10:09 EST
Blizzard has announced that loot boxes will be making a return to Overwatch 2 in the game's upcoming fifteenth season, so if you're nostalgic for that particular aspect of the game's bygone days (for…
February 13, 2025 | 07:16 EST
If you lived through World of Warcraft's Corrupted Blood incident, you'll probably remember it as one of the most memorable (and potentially terrifying) moments in online gaming history. This week, …
December 26, 2024 | 11:02 EST
Activision Blizzard has announced a Call of Duty Squid Game crossover for January, and if that one was on your bingo card, then I'm going to need you to tell me where you get your bingo cards from.…
December 2, 2024 | 11:57 EST
It's only been a year since the release of Diablo IV, but if you've gotten tired of the grind for more power, now might just be the best time to dive back into the fray. The release of Diablo IV:…
October 4, 2024 | 12:00 EDT
Unionized employees at Call of Duty studio Raven Software have filed a new labor complaint against their bosses at the company, as well as its parents Activision and Microsoft, alleging "bad faith…
August 28, 2024 | 09:09 EDT
Marketing is coming at players in full force with World of Warcraft: The War Within's impending launch. This brand new expansion for the undying MMORPG might give you a hankering to jump back in, but…
August 21, 2024 | 08:05 EDT
A new internal studio has reportedly been formed at Blizzard, with a view towards making smaller AA-level projects within the company's existing franchises and IP. According to a report by Windows…
August 2, 2024 | 11:38 EDT
A group of World of Warcraft developers at Blizzard have banded together to create the studio's first wall-to-wall union, which comprises workers from across the QA, art, and sound departments, plus…
July 25, 2024 | 09:28 EDT
Blizzard has revealed a new and rather impressive player count milestone for the Diablo franchise as a whole, but it still pales in comparison to the sales figures for a single Grand Theft Auto game…
June 7, 2024 | 12:10 EDT
After accidentally spoiling their own announcement earlier this morning, Microsoft officially revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available Day One on Xbox Game Pass, albeit with a caveat…
May 28, 2024 | 10:10 EDT
Today Blizzard Entertainment released a new trailer revealed a new trailer of Overwatch 2, showcasing the gameplay of the new hero, Venture. Venture will be released with Season 10 on April 16, 2024…
March 27, 2024 | 12:49 EDT
Today Blizzard Entertainment announced relevant changes coming to Overwatch 2 in future seasons, including how heroes and mythic skins are unlocked. First of all, the announcement explains that…
March 19, 2024 | 01:39 EDT
Blizzard has announced World of Warcraft: Plunderstorm, a 60-player battle royale mode heading to the legendary MMORPG today. In its official announcement post, Blizzard describes Plunderstorm as a…
March 19, 2024 | 10:46 EDT
Microsoft has just published the much-feared and much-discussed official Xbox Podcast in which the company's leadership discussed the future of the platform. Following over a week of over-the-top…
February 15, 2024 | 04:17 EST
Microsoft's legal counsel has responded to the accusations leveled yesterday by the FTC within the legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The regulator is appealing against a…
February 8, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Both the FTC and the lawyers behind the so-called "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard have denounced the recent wave of layoffs…
February 7, 2024 | 12:25 EST
Microsoft announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024, including details on the ongoing performance of the Xbox business. Interestingly, as mentioned in the past…
January 30, 2024 | 04:18 EST
Blizzard has announced a new Diablo 4 season. It's scheduled to start next week and will bring new quests, new dungeons to delve into, and much more. Season of the Construct will be the third major …
January 17, 2024 | 10:54 EST
The endless Saga of the legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC over the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, but a Judge just shut a door in Microsoft's face. A while ago…
January 9, 2024 | 01:03 EST
Following a pause for the New Year holiday, the preliminary battle has restarted between Microsoft and FTC about what documents and testimonies will be included in the administrative court hearing…
January 5, 2024 | 11:18 EST
Microsoft president Brand Smith spoke during a brief interview on the BBC about the battle with the British competition authority CMA that happened last year over the $68.7 billion acquisition of…
January 2, 2024 | 01:04 EST
While the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has been closed, the FTC isn't giving up, and the legal battle between the house of Xbox and the regulator continues. A few…
December 22, 2023 | 03:12 EST
Today Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer shared in an internal memo the plans for the joint leadership of Xbox and Activision Blizzard. The memo, posted by The Verge and indirectly confirmed by Lulu…
December 20, 2023 | 02:12 EST
Blizzard has released detailed roadmaps for 2024 illustrating all the content coming to World of Warcraft, including its popular Classic version. The post on the official site mentions that the…
December 19, 2023 | 07:19 EST
Today Xbox chief financial officer and corporate vice president of finance and operations Tim Stuart spoke about the application of AI to the gaming business, the acquisition of Activision Blizzard,…
November 28, 2023 | 09:40 EST
While the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has been consumed, the attorneys behind the so-called "gamers lawsuit" have attempted to score a last-minute point in their…
November 11, 2023 | 05:35 EST
With the release of the brand-new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Activision also released the traditional Call of Duty Endowment DLC. Titled Call of Duty Endowment: Warrior Pack and priced at $9.99…
November 10, 2023 | 11:10 EST
Samwise Didier, one of the most well-known and beloved creatives at Blizzard Entertainment, has announced his retirement today. Didier, who worked as a senior art director on several projects and…
November 10, 2023 | 05:43 EST
Diablo 4's Season of Blood is in full swing, there are still new elements coming down the line, including the Abattoir of Zir and Malignant Rigs. Blizzard showcased them during the Campfire Chat at…
November 5, 2023 | 12:19 EST
During a panel at BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard shared the first details about the first expansion of Diablo 4 "Vessel of Hatred" and much more. In case you missed the news announced yesterday, Vessel of…
November 4, 2023 | 07:20 EDT
During a panel on the second day of BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard shared a lot of new details about Overwatch 2. Following yesterday's reveal of the Samoan hero Mauga and more, we start by hearing about…
November 4, 2023 | 05:38 EDT
Within a panel broadcasted during the second day of BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard shared a lot of new details about World of Warcraft's expansion The War Within. We learn more about many of the new…
November 4, 2023 | 04:13 EDT
Today, during the celebration of BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard Entertainment announced the next three expansions for its popular MMORPG World of Warcraft. The new expansions were announced directly by…
November 3, 2023 | 03:55 EDT
Today, during the celebration of BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard Entertainment revealed news about Diablo 4, specifically the reveal of the first expansion. We get a teaser of the expansion "Vessel of…
November 3, 2023 | 03:04 EDT
During the celebration of BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard shared news about Overwatch 2, directly from game director Aaron Keller and Art Director Dion Rogers. We get the reveal of the game's newest tank…
November 3, 2023 | 02:42 EDT
During the celebration of BlizzCon 2023, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer walked on stage to deliver his message to Blizzard Entertainment fans. Spencer, who is now ultimately at the helm of the…
November 3, 2023 | 04:19 EDT
Diablo fans have been eating well. Blizzard Entertainment's dark fantasy dungeon crawler RPG has received major commercial success with Diablo IV as well as the well-received remaster, Diablo II:…
November 3, 2023 | 01:00 EDT
Blizzard Entertainment announced today the schedule of panels that fans of its games will be able to enjoy during the livestreams from BlizzCon 2023. The event will span two days, November 3 and…
October 27, 2023 | 02:29 EDT
Blizzard's MOBA Heroes of the Storm has received a new update, indicating that the game isn't quite dead yet. The patch is live right now on the game's Public Test Realm, and while it's a relatively…
October 24, 2023 | 09:06 EDT
If you're a dedicated Diablo 4 player, are you hardcore enough to give it your blood? And I mean your real blood. Starting today, to celebrate the new Season of Blood, Diablo 4 players in the…
October 20, 2023 | 11:25 EDT
Today Blizzard Entertainment announced a collaboration between its hero shooter Overwatch 2 and the popular K-pop group Le Sserafim. The collaboration will kick off on November 1 with details…
October 30, 2023 | 12:15 EDT
Today, during an episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer promised that Call of Duty fans on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms can rest easy following the closure of…
October 17, 2023 | 05:50 EDT
Update 3:07 PDT: Season of Blood has just been launched and it's now available to play, so the delay has been indeed quite brief. You can read the original article below. Today Blizzard…
October 17, 2023 | 03:07 EDT