Our latest coverage of Blizzard Entertainment. 6xc62
Kel’Thuzad, the Archlich of Naxxramas, is a faithful servant of the Lich King and an iconic character in the Warcraft universe. He first appeared as an Undead campaign hero in Warcraft III and has since been in a number of other Blizzard games including World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and as of yesterday, Heroes of the Storm. Earlier this week, Blizzard [...]
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It seems like Blizzard Entertainment is hell-bent on putting World of Warcraft on the e-Sports map together with Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm. The studio debuted their new WoW e-Sports program earlier this week called Gladiator’s Summit. The first episode of Gladiator’s Summit aired on August 21, Monday and was hosted by veteran WoW players Jackson “Bajheera” Bliton and [...]
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Whether you’re playing a MOBA, an FPS, a survival game, or any type of game for that matter, there’s no shortage of toxic players who just have to ruin the fun for everyone. Overwatch players will be happy to know that Blizzard Entertainment is implementing stricter measures to keep toxic players in check, which, the studio says, is in accordance [...]
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Mobile games have really hit it off these past few years. So much so that big name studios like Blizzard Entertainment have started slicing off their own piece of the pie. Currently, Hearthstone is the only mobile game in Blizzard’s expansive portfolio but it looks like that’s about to change. The gaming giant has recently put out a job opening [...]
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Last September, Blizzard Entertainment announced that it would be retiring the Battle.net moniker and replacing it with generic "Blizzard" branding for all of its products. At the time, the company stated that its reason for doing so was that "there’s been occasional confusion and inefficiencies related to having two separate identities under which everything falls—Blizzard and Battle.net." It's a pretty [...]
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It's the end of an era for Blizzard Entertainment—literally. The company announced at the end of last week that it would be ending for Windows XP and Vista "later this year." The announcement pertains to all of Blizzard's modern games, including Diablo III, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft II, and World of Warcraft. The full announcement is as [...]
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Two new job listings have appeared on Blizzard Entertainment's Careers site, looking for new Lead Software Engineers for both an Engine and Tools. You may be thinking "so what? You generally need those for game development," but these listings are significant because they are for an unannounced first-person shooter project. Blizzard is looking for two new hires to "work on [...]
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The first of Blizzard's generalized products to not be under the Battle.net moniker, Blizzard Voice, has officially launched. The system allows players to create chat channels that both text and voice, after which they can invite friends. Those invited can then invite their friends. These channels an infinite amount of s. s can be part of multiple channels, [...]
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Last week, Blizzard North and Flagship Studios co-founder and "creator of Diablo" David Brevik teased fans with the following tweets, indicating that he was both at Blizzard headquarters and working on a Diablo-like title. Where is Dave today? pic.twitter.com/wlm2EQUS4p — David Brevik (@davidbrevik) October 6, 2016 For 20 years, Diablo-like games have evolved & surprised us. I'm proud to be the [...]
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The release of the World of Warcraft Legion expansion has resulted in a sudden influx of players who want to try out what the latest installment had to offer. In an interview with Pixel, a Polish gaming magazine, Tom Chilton, the lead designer for World of Warcraft was quoted as saying that the iconic MMORPG currently had 10.1 million active [...]
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