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NZXT has launched two new H510 cases in partnership with Blizzard – the H510 Alliance, and the H510 Horde. Both cases are part of NZXT's CRFT series, a product line of limited edition cases. Both H510 cases are made with the two WoW factions in mind, representing the Horde and …

Back at Blizzcon 2018, Blizzard did have some good news for Warcraft fans, with the announcement of Warcraft 3: Reforged. There have been rumours about a Warcraft 3 remaster for a few years now but Blizzard is taking the extra step, describing this new version as a ‘reimagining'. Now after …

Overwatch, the popular first-person, team-based hero shooter by Blizzard, is currently offering a free trial week for users across PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game is currently free to play until the 4th of December. Users on PlayStation or Xbox will require a PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live …

Over the course of this year, the ‘auto battle' genre has grown to be quite popular for MOBA titles. At BlizzCon this month, Blizzard announced it would be bringing a similar game mode to Hearthstone known as Hearthstone Battlegrounds, pitting eight players against each other in a last player standing …

Many of you will be aware of Blizzard's recent controversy surrounding Hearthstone Grandmaster ‘Blitzchung' and his tournament ban following his support for the protests in Hong Kong. Blizzard's stance caused plenty of backlash, with protesters even showing up at Blizzcon last week. While there are some at Blizzard that agreed …

Overwatch 2 was announced at Blizzcon last weekend and unfortunately, the official announcement didn’t manage to clear up much of the confusion surrounding the sequel. With the way things are currently set up, Overwatch 2 sounds more like an expansion than a full sequel. Adding some extra fuel to this, …

Blizzcon came and went over the weekend with three major announcements- Diablo IV, Overwatch 2 and a new WoW expansion. Of course, most details around Overwatch 2 leaked in the week or so prior to the event, so the big reveal wasn’t a huge surprise. Since then, Overwatch director, Jeff …

At Blizzcon 2019, Blizzard announced the latest entry to the Diablo franchise, Diablo IV. During the conference, on a panel after the announcement of the game, Blizzard announced that Diablo IV won't be playable offline across all versions of the game.  At a panel after the official Diablo IV announcement …

At this point, a Diablo IV reveal is all but officially announced for Blizzcon this weekend, with several leaks indicating that Blizzard has plenty to announce in the immediate future. Now on the eve of Blizzcon, another mysterious leak has popped up, detailing Diablo IV's art style and tonal shift …

ESPN has been one of the biggest mainstream sports media outlets to support esports over the last few years, often covering Overwatch in particular. In the buildup to Blizzcon, ESPN has reported that they have obtained an official document for the event, which spills the beans on a few key …

Earlier this week, we got our first hint at Diablo 4’s upcoming Blizzcon announcement thanks to an artbook advertisement leak. Now, someone has been able to actually take a look at the book for themselves, leaking a legitimate page that shows Lilith the Queen of Succubi returning in reimagined form.  …

A lot of the executives at Microsoft have spent many years working their way up. Mike Ybarra for instance had a storied, two-decade career on the Xbox team, helping to deliver games across multiple IP, while also taking lead on Xbox Live, Xbox Game Pass and Mixer. After 20 years …

As we all know, Blizzcon 2018 was a bit of a mess, in large part thanks to the poor handling of the Diablo Immortal announcement. This year, Blizzard will be hoping to make up for that with a slew of non-mobile game announcements, with rumours pointing towards Diablo 4, Diablo …

Blizzcon 2018 was shaping up to be pretty solid for Blizzard with announcements for WoW Classic’s launch and Warcraft 3 Remastered lined up. Unfortunately, all of that was quickly overshadowed by the Diablo Immortal announcement. Since then, the folks at Blizzard have been doing some soul searching, with the studio’s …

Overwatch is set to be back in the spotlight for a while this year as not only is Blizzard’s hero shooter coming to the Nintendo Switch, but it is also about to get a big ‘remaster’ update. This won’t be a remastering of visuals, but the Overwatch team is making …

Last year, Blizzard reforged its relationship with Nintendo by bringing Diablo 3 to the Switch. This year, Blizzard is targeting Switch owners once again with the release of Overwatch for Nintendo's hybrid console. Overwatch Legendary Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch, complete with all of the maps, modes, heroes and …

Over the last couple of years, the Nintendo Switch has grown to great prominence, competing with the growth rate of some of the most popular consoles of all time. Developers have been paying attention, with tons of big games coming to the console each month. Blizzard tested the waters last …

World of Warcraft Classic is officially launching today, giving long-time fans a chance to relive the glory days of the MMO while also giving newer players a chance to experience what things used to be like. The beta stress tests for WoW Classic seemingly went down well but as usual, …

Back in April 2016, Blizzard shut down Nostalrius, one of the most popular vanilla WoW private servers around. This kicked off a lengthy discussion for Blizzard, with the studio ultimately announcing plans to launch WoW Classic. That announcement came in late 2017 but after much waiting, the game is finally nearing release …

Way back in 2015, the creators behind the popular StarCrafts animated web series managed to raise $100,000 to create a cartoon mod for StarCraft 2, transforming the game to look exactly like the cartoon series. The mod was limited and only available through Arcade Mode but a much more comprehensive …

Blizzard caught a lot of flack a couple of years ago for striking down private servers hosting Vanilla WoW. This year, the team will be making things right by launching WoW Classic, an official version of Vanilla World of Warcraft available to all active players. Classic is currently in closed …

Many of you will remember when Blizzard was working on StarCraft Ghost, which would expand the franchise beyond RTS titles and into shooters. That game was cancelled back in 2006 but it turns out that a team at Blizzard had been working on a similar idea for the last couple …

Since its launch, there has been plenty of talk surrounding Overwatch and the ways Blizzard can expand on the game. We've seen some of this ambition already, with high quality lore-expanding cinematics coming out every once in a while. Beyond that, the Overwatch League received a ton of investment from …

Amidst all of the drama that Blizzard has gone through in the last 9 months or so, the studio has maintained that its goal going forward is to double down on game development for current and future projects. In order to avoid distractions towards the end of the Summer, Blizzard …

Update (28.03.19): Earlier this month, GOG announced that it had teamed up with Blizzard to re-release DRM free versions of Diablo 1 as well as Warcraft 1 & 2. Diablo 1 was made available immediately after the announcement but no date was given for the Warcraft games. That changed this …

Despite its charming aesthetic and colourful characters, Overwatch has long been highlighted for its rampant toxicity in the casual and professional scenes alike. Blizzard has been fighting an uphill battle, but it seems as though its efforts are finally paying off as it claims “disruptive behaviour” has fallen by a …

Blizzard downsized its Heroes of the Storm team at the end of last year, putting an end to the game’s stint as an esport. Shifting its focus, the developer is now overhauling the MOBA to expand on hero roles and do away with those pesky, controversial loot boxes. Loot boxes, …

There has been talk surrounding a shake up at Activision Blizzard for a few months now. All of that was confirmed in February, with the company announcing that despite a record financial year, 800 employees would be laid off. Now, Activision Blizzard is warning investors that this could negatively impact …

Over the weekend, it was reported that Activision Blizzard was planning to lay-off hundreds of staff members. The company held its quarterly financial earnings meeting last night, confirming that revenues are up, but despite that, the company will be shaving off eight percent of its staff. Around 800 employees will …

At Blizzcon last year, it became more apparent than ever that things at Blizzard were changing. There has been a shift towards mobile gaming, Mike Morhaime has left the studio and Activision has chosen a new CFO to oversee and manage Blizzard's financial situation. Now, the folks at Blizzard are …