Gaming Tech Culture Hearthstone pro Blitzchung says he would face suspension again for Hong Kong "It's a must-do thing" By Cal Jeffrey, January 24, 2020, 3:03 PM 10 comments
Gaming Warcraft III: Reforged gets pushed back to early 2020 Pre-order now to unlock beta access By Shawn Knight, December 18, 2019, 1:05 PM 10 comments
Gaming Overwatch is free-to-play until December 4 as part of Blizzard's Black Friday sale The base game is also $5 cheaper By Cohen Coberly, November 27, 2019, 6:01 PM 10 comments
Gaming Diablo IV developer reveals ideas on a few key game-design elements being considered User interface, leveling systems, 'Keyed Dungeons' and more are open to player feedback By Cal Jeffrey, November 20, 2019, 12:53 PM
Gaming Diablo's original devs give their opinion on Blizzard They say the company has completely changed By Rob Thubron, November 18, 2019, 5:20 AM 14 comments
Gaming Overwatch 2 brings new game modes, heroes, and cooperative gameplay Your existing Overwatch progress will carry over By Cohen Coberly, November 1, 2019, 4:38 PM
Gaming World of Warcraft's next expansion takes players to Azeroth's afterlife, the 'Shadowlands' Explore the realm of the dead in 2020 By Cohen Coberly, November 1, 2019, 2:50 PM
Gaming Diablo IV takes the franchise in a darker direction Diablo IV announcement kicks off BlizzCon 2019 By Shawn Knight, November 1, 2019, 1:46 PM 19 comments
Gaming Industry Mitsubishi pulls sponsorship of Blizzard tournaments following Hong Kong bans Now it is really hitting them in the pocketbook By Cal Jeffrey, October 30, 2019, 12:07 PM 12 comments
Gaming Industry Former Xbox boss Mike Ybarra joins Blizzard as new VP and GM Good luck, Mr. Ybarra By Cal Jeffrey, October 24, 2019, 3:58 PM
Gaming Diablo 4 could be announced at BlizzCon A new Diablo could certainly help Blizzard's tarnished public image By Shawn Knight, October 21, 2019, 3:46 PM 8 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Don't post pro-Hong Kong statements in Blizzard's Hearthstone Twitch chat, or you might get banned Comments during re-casts are apparently okay though By Cal Jeffrey, October 21, 2019, 11:43 AM
Gaming Tech Culture Followup: Blizzard finally bans Hearthstone team for displaying Hong Kong protest sign American University is banned from tournaments until spring of next year By Cal Jeffrey, October 16, 2019, 4:03 PM 41 comments
Gaming Collegiate Hearthstone players forfeit tournament in protest over Blizzard's recent ban of Hong Kong pro They are mad that they did not get punished for holding up a pro-Hong Kong sign By Cal Jeffrey, October 11, 2019, 1:58 PM 12 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Blizzard employees stage walkout over Hearthstone pro-player ban Workers found that punitive action 'appalling but not surprising' By Cal Jeffrey, October 10, 2019, 11:21 AM
Tech Culture Gaming In a shot at Blizzard, Epic Games says it won't punish players who express their political beliefs Blizzard banned a Hearthstone player for supporting the Hong Kong protests By Rob Thubron, October 9, 2019, 9:58 AM
Industry Gaming Blizzard sues Chinese game company for infringing on its Warcraft IP It even used the same character names By Rob Thubron, August 29, 2019, 8:33 AM 16 comments
Gaming The latest Overwatch hero is the gravity bending scientist, Sigma Hero 31 is finally here By David Matthews, July 22, 2019, 4:12 PM
Gaming Blizzard reportedly canned a StarCraft FPS to ramp up development on Diablo IV Which would you rather see --- a StarCraft first-person shooter or Diablo IV? By Cal Jeffrey, June 7, 2019, 1:54 PM 19 comments
Gaming Blizzard's 'World of Warcraft Classic' servers go live on August 26 Take a trip down memory lane By Cohen Coberly, May 14, 2019, 2:33 PM 12 comments
Tech Culture BlizzCon returns to Anaheim this fall, tickets go on sale in May BlizzCon dates, ticket info and collectibles announced By Shawn Knight, April 25, 2019, 12:48 PM
Gaming Blizzard outlines gradual introduction of PvP combat in World of Warcraft Classic PvP will come to World of Warcraft Classic gradually, just as it did originally By Shawn Knight, April 9, 2019, 11:23 AM
Gaming Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm is ditching paid loot boxes once and for all The changes will roll out soon By Cohen Coberly, March 20, 2019, 7:41 AM
Gaming Industry Blizzard lost 209 workers in Activision Blizzard's massive wave of lay-offs Most of the terminated employees were IT workers By Cohen Coberly, March 8, 2019, 4:15 PM 7 comments
Gaming Industry Activision Blizzard worried that downsizing will disrupt operations Low company morale and the inability to attract and keep talent are cited concerns By Cal Jeffrey, March 4, 2019, 4:49 PM 7 comments