More news surrounding the Blizzard controversy has come forth, this time in the form of an official letter signed by; US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senator Marco Rubio, Senator Rob Wyden, Congressman Mike Gallagher, and Congressman Tom Malinowski. The letter is addressed to Blizzard’s CEO, Robert Kotick and addresses their concerns towards the companies action of
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The Overwatch Workshop is a game mode that was announced last month which lets players build their own modes. You have access to a number of different things you can change and tweak. Which gives players the ability to create any game mode they can dream up. The mode was on the Public Test Realm
Blizzard announced on Overwatch’s official Twitter that the Overwatch Anniversary event returns to the game this week. Overwatch is well known for making events during prominent times of the year. With these events Blizzard adds a plethora of new cosmetics items as well as highlight intros. Even for just logging into the game you will
For those looking to return to the glory days of MMOs, Blizzard today announced the launch date for World of Warcraft Classic, the throwback iteration of the mega-popular title. As revealed over on the official WoW website this morning, World of Warcraft Classic is now slated to finally arrive later this summer on August 27. WoW Classic was first
With a new Overwatch map comes a new part of the world to discover and explore. Havana is the latest locale to be represented by Blizzard’s team shooter, with the Escort map now being available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Like most maps before, players previously got a chance to try it out on
Overwatch has been almost synonymous with gaming culture. It has grown into one of the largest eSports titles and one of the largest ongoing titles in gaming. With the success of the game, Activision Blizzard still has big plans for the franchise in the seeable future. Last week, Blizzard boss J Allen Brack spoke in
WoW Classic is an upcoming version of vanilla World of Warcraft that will take players all the way back to the 2006 version of the game. Veteran players are itching to get in and Blizzard has been stoking the fires of anticipation over the last few weeks with a number of forum posts detailing different
Blizzard Entertainment has today announced its plans for this year’s edition of BlizzCon, the annual convention dedicated to all things Blizzard. BlizzCon 2019 is slated to take place this year on November 1 and 2nd. Like last year, the show will again be taking place from Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center. BlizzCon 2019
Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan revealed today that his team at Blizzard are implementing a new mode into the game. The Overwatch Workshop is a place where players can use their creativity and programming skills to create new game modes. If you want to watch Kaplan’s full update, you can see it at the bottom
Starting tomorrow, Overwatch fans will have an opportunity to dig back into the archives and experience more of the background lore for the team-based hero shooter. Blizzard released on YouTube and Twitter a new trailer that’s full of action and gives a few tidbits of what to expect, story-wise. Check it out below. In the
World of Warcraft Classic is Blizzard’s response to fans who long for the early days of WoW. When everything felt fresh and new players could jump right in without needing to wade through nearly 15 years of expansions and content updates. Blizzard revealed their six-stage plan for PVE content last month and today we now
Overwatch League commissioner Nate Nanzer has confirmed that beginning in 2020, “all Overwatch League teams will be playing in their home cities.” The @overwatchleague is coming home – and away! Starting in 2020, all Overwatch League teams will be playing in their home cities. We’re super excited to see our original vision brought to life.
The newest Overwatch hero, Baptiste, will be released for play on all platforms on March 19, 2019. Baptiste is a combat medic who was announced and playable on the PC PTR (player test realm) on February 26. He is the 30th hero to be released for Overwatch since its debut in 2016. Though a healer
Whether you are a die-hard fan of the Diablo series, really into the mobile gaming scene, or just looking forward for the endless critiques, everyone is awaiting the release of the beleaguered Diablo Immortal. And, as it turns out, you may not need to wait too long. According to developer NetEase’s CFO Yang Zhaoxuan, the hack-and-slash mobile game is “pretty
Blizzard has now revealed the 30th hero that will soon be joining the full roster of Overwatch in the coming weeks and his name is Baptiste. Baptiste is a support character in Overwatch but along with primarily being a healer, Baptiste can also deal out a bit more damage than other characters in the support class. Armed
For Overwatch fans around the world, last week was a major event with the start of the next season of the Overwatch League, and even though it was a big enough event all by itself, the event was made even more special with an unexpected guest appearance from the one and only Gritty. During the opening match
Are you still looking for more Overwatch to fill up your shelf or desk? Well, Blizzard and Hasbro are teaming up to deliver Overwatch Ultimates, a new line of action figures featuring the heroes of the popular shooter. So far confirmed in the set are Ana, Pharah, Mercy, Soldier 76, Reyes (Reaper), Lucio, Reinhardt, Tracer, and Sombra. The figures
In the midst of yesterday’s unfortunate news dealing with the layoffs at Activision-Blizzard, more information about upcoming releases for 2019 were divulged during the publisher’s earnings call. Specifically, Blizzard’s president Collister Johnson announced that the company has no major releases planned for the 2019 calendar year. “We expect materially lower financial performance this year. 2018 benefited
It comes as no surprise that Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red is much more financially stable than they were only a few years ago. Following the massive success of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the studio’s growth was presumed. However, in a recent statement, we now know that CD Projekt Red’s development team has grown over 60%
Since the game’s release, one of Overwatch‘s most appealing elements has been the fact that the game takes players across the globe in a number of creative and beautiful locations. Now, players will get to experience the latest international thrill in the city of Paris with the release of its newest map, which you can experience
Are we entering a “new wave of puritanism hitting games”? Blizzard Ex-Producer Mark Kern seems to think so, as noted in a series of Tweets — as well as a recent trend of stories that boost his claims. While many accusations of Sony USA and PlayStation dictating content to developers, rarely will someone within the
It’s been a rather odd start to 2019 for Activision Blizzard. To kick off the new year, the company’s previous CFO Spencer Neumann departed from the publisher which was then followed up by last week’s announcement that developer Bungie would be parting ways as well. Not to mention, the Activision Blizzard’s stock is currently sitting
Overwatch’s Senior Animation Artist Justin Rasch talks through the behind the scenes creation of the Cookiewatch stop motion short video that premiered before the holidays. In Cookiewatch, Reaper attempts to steal Santa’s cookies with Tracer stopping him and Doomfist being delivered as a present and proceeding to destroy the last cookie. Reaper does get a
Hearthstone released back in 2014 and in the four years it’s been around Blizzard have released 15 unique expansions for the game, each looking to add gameplay value in the form of new cards and single-player adventures. Rastakhan’s Rumble is just the latest in a long tradition of creative art design, constant support, and captivating
Blizzard is no stranger to playing around with Overwatch during the holidays. From in-game events to comic books to a livestream of Jeff Kaplan sitting in front of a fire for nine hours (yes really), Overwatch fans usually have something to pay attention to during the holiday season. This year, we received a stop-motion video
World of Warcraft receives more content today with the Tides of Vengeance, which introduces a new Warfront, armor, Faction Assaults, and a new raid: the Battle of Dazar’alor. The Battle of Dazar’alor is the second raid to come as part of the Battle for Azeroth and has a different experience for each faction that participates. Plot-wise,
As is tradition for Overwatch fans, a new season means that new seasonal events are on the horizon, and with the holidays in full swing, it’s time to get merry with all of your favorite characters next week. Blizzard has announced that the Winter Wonderland event will be returning for Overwatch players starting on December 11, 2018
After the mess that was Diablo Immortal’s unveiling this past month at BlizzCon 2018, the core Diablo team at Blizzard has tried to assure fans that the mobile-only title isn’t the only project associated with the franchise that is in the pipeline. Recently, over on the official Blizzard forums, the Diablo devs posted a new statement that gave us a bit
Blizzard’s Diablo series has been at the center of a ton of scrutiny since the harsh community backlash to the announcement of mobile game Diablo Immortal at BlizzCon 2018. While I think hype culture is partially to blame, I can still agree that Blizzard probably should have unveiled Diablo Immortal alongside another project, namely Diablo
Overwatch is one of the most popular multiplayer games on the market right now, with over 40 million players as of May 2018 and growing. Its hero-based gameplay is one of the best out there, giving Blizzard Entertainment a big influence in the genre. Overwatch’s latest hero, Ashe, makes her public debut soon. Their influence and player