Early in 2019, Activision Blizzard dropped more than 800 employees, despite record-breaking revenue for the year previous. The company underwent a major consolidation and restructuring effort after the profits and losses “missed expectations”, which is just corporate speak for “we’re greedy and need to stud our golden parachutes with diamonds.” Don’t believe me? The final
A recent leak of a new survey sent out to World of Warcraft players suggests that the developer behind the wildly popular MMO might be about to do something drastic. According to a rumor posted in various places online, gamers in this particular MMORPG are about to find their characters maximum level permanently reduced in
Kotaku’s ‘Jason Schreier’ has reported that Blizzard has cancelled a first-person shooter that was in the works, based on the long-running StarCraft RTS franchise. On the cancellation, Blizzard issued the following statement: “We always make decisions about these things, regardless of the ultimate outcome or how things might be interpreted, based on our values, what we
Rumblings about low pay, poor morale and toxic corporate culture have been around in the games industry for decades. With sustained periods of crunch becoming more pervasive, while low pay and high costs of living force employees into working unhealthy hours, the games industry could be headed for either disaster or a period of rebirth.
If you’re one of the millions of fans of World of Warcraft and its vanilla versions, the wait is almost over. And as part of the build-up Blizzard has been slowly rolling out test phases starting later this month ahead of the full launch of the vanilla experience later this year. In case you missed
So it’s finally happening, and fans have finally found out when. What am I talking about? Well, the launch of World of Warcraft Classic of course. World of Warcraft Classic was originally announced back at Blizzcon 2017 and has been met with tons of hype since then. The classic version of the incredibly popular MMORPG
So finally, after a stint on the PTR, the newest addition to the Overwatch roster is in the game and playable for everyone. The new patch, version 1.34, adds in the new Hero, and a bunch of minor changes. Baptiste is the newest Support character in-game, bringing combat medic abilities and some decent DPS to
The big theme of this expansion centers around the strange and very much mysterious magical locale of Dalaran. The new expansion due next month brings 135 new cards, all focusing on arcane nonsense and mystery. And of course, there’s a huge new addition coming with the content update which I’m sure fans will love. The
Anyone who has tried to play any older PC game on newer hardware knows the struggles of trying to get classic games running on older hardware. Older games have a habit of bein incompatible with modern hardware and operating systems for a variety of reasons. From hardcoded issues with modern GPU rendering, to crash bugs,
Blizzard has just announced the latest addition to the roster in Overwatch. Coming soon to the battlefield in the hero-based shooter, is a new support character named Baptiste. Baptiste is the 29th roster addition to Overwatch, and he’s pretty cool. This combat medic hails for Haiti, and brings a fair bit of cool-headed flair and
Blizzard has deployed the latest Assault map to Overwatch on all platforms. Take a trip to this stylized version of the legendary City of Lights for some sweet shooter action. For the uninitiated, Assault is a competitive game mode in Overwatch featuring capture points spread across a given map and two opposing teams. Teams take
After a rocky few months in 2018, fans are being left disappointed with the ongoing progress for Blizzard on their upcoming slate of titles. And coming off of the heels of various controversies, like the confirmation yesterday that Activision-Blizzard would be sacking 800 employees, those keeping tabs on the mega-publisher are wondering what’s next for
One of the best games on the shooter market right now is headed to the City of Lights in its newest game update. Overwatch just dropped a new map onto the PTR for the team-based FPS, and it takes players to Paris. Overwatch is already a great game, but this trend of yanking players all
Overwatch is kicking off it’s own event for the Lunar New Year, marking a return to a fun and iconic in-game seasonal occasion. And once again, there’s a ton of new cosmetic items for players to earn. We’ve included the full rundown of various skins for characters in the shooter down below. Each of these
In another stunning bit of stupidity by a gamer who thought they were “helping” by uncovering harassment in gaming spaces, it turns out that a controversy surrounding an professional Overwatch player who quit their team due to harassment was in fact an idiotic ploy by someone pretending to be someone they’re not. It’s alleged that
It was announced today that, Amrita Ahuja, Blizzard’s current CFO, would be leaving the company to join up with Square, the mobile payment processor. Ahuja replaces former Square CFO Sarah Friar who announced she was leaving the CFO post in October. That departure saw a major drop, nearly 30%, in the stock price for Square.
Have you ever described Reaper from Overwatch as adorable? Well now you can get away with that due to the recently released holiday video from Blizzard. Take a look at Cookiewatch. After watching this particular holiday-themed treat, you’re sure to be filled with joy because it’s so sweet. The stop-motion trailer showcasing Reaper, the edgiest
Overwatch is no stranger to festive fun and seasonal events, and Blizzard has just announced the next major in-game event for the popular FPS. Complete with some redecorated maps, this new event is really looking to get FPS fans into the holiday mood. Winter Wonderland 2018 will also see the return of the Yeti Hunter
An upcoming patch for popular multiplayer 6v6 shooter Overwatch will reportedly force players to reinstall the entire game. According to Blizzard, this is being done because it’s impossible to do what Blizzard plans to do with the game code without reapplying new versions of a ton of files, including those of the game launcher. On
Following the firestorm of gamer outrage surrounding the ill-received announcement of Diablo Immortal, Activision-Blizzard is trying to put out the flames of negative feedback by assuring gamers that things aren’t as bad as they seem. For those who’ve been unplugged for the last few days, BlizzCon 2018 got underway this past week. And during the
As if EA taking a big steamy dump all over the Command & Conquer franchise wasn’t enough with their greed-mongering mobile drek Command & Conquer Rivals, Blizzard seemed content with getting in on that action for that sweet mobile game money. And while we don’t know for sure if the game will include micro-transactions, there’s
During BlizzCon 2018, the company has revealed a new cinematic bit for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. The latest cinematic for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth reveals King Anduin Wrynn teaming up with Saurfang to try and stop the ongoing war. There’s some really deep and dark reflections on the nature of conflict
During Blizzcon 2018, Blizzard announced some news that will have both RTS and Warcraft fans really excited. The company is working on a full remaster of Warcraft III named Warcraft III: Reforged. Many fans knew this was coming for years, especially since the game got a massive update earlier this year which added 24-player lobbies
Joining all of the other copious announcements today, Heroes of the Storm got in on the fun. Blizzard Entertainment revealed Orphea, a new hero coming to the MOBA. And one cool thing, is that she’s a character exclusive to HotS who was made explicitly for the game.. Her abilities paint her as a mid-range control
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