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'World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic' arrives on June 1st
You’ll have to decide which of your characters to take into the expansion.
The director of Overwatch is leaving Blizzard
After nearly two decades at the company, one of Blizzard's best-known employees is ready for something new.
'Overwatch' gets 120Hz options on Xbox Series X and S
Blizzard has released a next-gen update for 'Overwatch' that brings 120FPS gameplay to Xbox Series X and S owners.
'Hearthstone' is getting a classic format that takes the game back to 2014
World of Warcraft's Burning Crusade expansion isn't the only Blizzard property getting the classic treatment.
'Diablo IV' will see the return of the rogue class
We didn't get a release date for Diablo IV, but Blizzard did share details on a new playable class at BlizzConline 2021.
A 'Diablo II' HD remaster is coming to PC and consoles this year
Blizzard is remastering Diablo II.
'World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic' comes out later this year
Relive WoW as it was in 2007.
Saudi Arabia has invested billions in Activision, EA and Take-Two
Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s controversial Crown Prince, has pushed his country to acquire stakes in three major game video game publishers.
Blizzard is gobbling up Vicarious Visions
Game publisher Activision is folding one of its oldest support studios into Blizzard.
Blizzard's Battle.net launcher is getting a much-needed redesign
For many, Battle.net is the portal into their favourite PC and macOS video games. Blizzard-owned titles such as Overwatch and World of Warcraft, but also Activision releases such as Call of Duty: Warzone. As PC Gamer explains, though, the client has barely changed in the last eight years.
The fastest-selling PC game ever is a 'World of Warcraft' expansion
'World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' is now the fastest-selling PC game ever, with 3.7 million units sold in its first full day.
World Of Warcraft's 'Shadowlands' expansion arrives on November 23rd
You can check out a pre-launch event on November 10th.
Ten years later, Blizzard is done making content for 'StarCraft II'
A few months after StarCraft II’s 10th year anniversary, Blizzard has announced that it’s moving away from creating new content for the title and focusing on “what’s next.” Blizzard VP Robert Bridenbecker said the developer won’t be producing for-purchase in-game content and expansions for StarCraft II anymore. Blizzard also assures fans that StarCraft II esports is still “going strong” and won’t be going away anytime soon.
WoW's 'Shadowlands' expansion is delayed until later this year
World of Warcraft Shadowlands won’t make its October 26th release date.
BlizzCon will return as an online-only event in February 2021
After cancelling this year’s BlizzCon convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Blizzard has announced that it will hold a replacement show online. BlizzConline (yep) will be held on February 19th-20th, 2021 with all the latest news around its popular franchises including World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Hearthstone and Starcraft.
WoW's 'Shadowlands' expansion starts rolling out on October 26th
World of Warcraft's eighth expansion comes out this fall.
Activision Blizzard reports a record quarter amid growing wage dispute
Employees say they're struggling to make ends meet while Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick makes millions.
Overwatch League's online-only playoffs start on September 3rd
Overwatch League's 2020 playoffs will start on September 3rd with two sets of regional tournaments.
Blizzard releases an 'Overwatch' soundtrack that covers all 21 maps
An in-game skin challenge gets underway tomorrow too.
After Math: With the kids away, it's time to play
Since it looks like the fall school semester is happening whether we’re ready for it or not, you’ll finally have dibs on “next game” on that console your kids have been bogarting for the past quarantined four months. Used to be that if you wanted to reassign the gender of your World of Warcraft’s character, you’d need to shell out $15 — that’s in real cash money, not in-game currency.