Tag Archives: blizzard

Overwatch 2 has not had the best of times since its release, with many of the game’s promised features being altered or outright cancelled. That said, the team at Blizzard do seem to be making some pretty big changes, hopefully making Overwatch a much-improved overall experience. Last month, Blizzard revealed …

We've been eagerly awaiting the addition of Activision Blizzard titles on Xbox Game Pass ever since Microsoft completed its acquisition of the company in late 2023. This month, we're finally getting the ball rolling, with Diablo 4 coming to Game Pass, alongside a slew of other titles over the next …

Overwatch 2 has not had the best trajectory since its launch, with the free-to-play title losing many of its promised features over time. Following the announcement last year that one of the game’s primary selling points – its PvE campaign – was cancelled, its replacement is now reportedly also on …

Back in February, Blizzard released Overwatch 2’s 9th Season. Alongside the expected updates of a new battle pass and the like, the team teased an upcoming crossover with the popular anime Cowboy Bebop. Going live in just a few days, the team have now fully detailed the collab. Set to …

Diablo 4 has had its ups and downs over the past nine months. While each season so far has had its high moments, season 1 simply didn't have enough content and season 3 has suffered from a pretty boring seasonal mechanic. However, there is a lot of hope for season …

Overwatch has gone through a lot of changes over the past year. The original, 6v6 competitive shooter that millions fell in love with no longer exists, and has been replaced by an overhauled ‘sequel' with balance changes and a new 5v5 format. While Overwatch remains popular despite these changes, that …

Overwatch 2 has had somewhat of a controversial life so far, with many of the game’s promises ultimately being canned in favour of more small-scale changes and additions over time. That said, the team at Blizzard have been putting a decent amount of work into each new Season – the …

Blizzard has recently announced that three of its classic games, Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, Diablo, and Warcraft 2, are now available on Battle.net. This news surprises many fans since these games were not previously accessible on this platform. However, these classic titles have been available on GOG for 3 to …

Blizzard has recently cancelled one of its largest projects, the survival game codenamed Odyssey. The announcement came as part of a reorganisation of Microsoft's game studios, resulting in 1,900 layoffs, or 8% of the gaming division's workforce. According to Bloomberg, the game was designed as a survival game similar to …

From its inception, the Overwatch series was developed with teamwork in mind. Unlike other multiplayer first person shooters, the hero-based nature of Overwatch required teammates to take on certain roles, including tanks and healers. In a massive change for the shooter, Overwatch 2 will soon heavily reduce its reliance on …

At BlizzCon this year, Blizzard announced an ambitious plan for the future of World of Warcraft. The team is embarking on a new trilogy of connected expansions, starting with The War Within in the second half of 2024. Now, Blizzard has shared its roadmap, outlining the next year of updates.  …

If you've been looking to try out Diablo 4, or want to get some friends involved, then this is a good week to make it happen. From now until the 28th of November, Diablo 4 is free to play on Steam.  Blizzard already held free play days recently on other …

Ahead of merging with Microsoft, Blizzard made the decision to start bringing its games over to Steam, ending years of Battle.net launcher exclusivity. We've already seen Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV debut on Valve's PC gaming platform, and now, it looks like Hearthstone will be up next.  Outofgames did some …

With MMOs becoming more popular on consoles over the last generation, and games like Final Fantasy 14 showing that a gamepad can be a capable tool for playing one, the idea of World of Warcraft on console has come up numerous times in recent years. As it turns out, it …

This year's BlizzCon was a little different, taking place just weeks after Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard King. While we didn't get any major Xbox-related announcements, Phil Spencer did make an appearance during the show's opening ceremony. Speaking during the BlizzCon Opening Ceremony, Microsoft Gaming lead, Phil Spencer, took to the …

While recent Diablo 4 leaks were proven to be accurate at BlizzCon this year, recent World of Warcraft leaks were completely off. BlizzCon surprised WoW players at the event this year with the announcement of a trilogy of expansions, making up the Worldsoul Saga.  Chris Metzen, a fan-favourite WoW veteran, …

BlizzCon is just a few days away now and if you happen to be in attendance, you'll find MSI monitors throughout the convention for showcasing the latest Blizzard game updates. MSI is the official monitor partner for BlizzCon, sending 1,500 monitors to be used throughout the Anaheim Convention Center during …

With Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision-Blizzard-King finally complete, the Xbox console manufacturer has started to open up about their plans for the publisher. With so many IPs and franchises now under Microsoft’s belt, Xbox head Phil Spencer spoke on their plans for ABK claiming that “If teams want to …

Yesterday with the launch of Diablo 4's second season, the game also officially came to Steam. While Blizzard's debut Steam title, Overwatch 2, launched to overwhelmingly negative user reviews, Diablo 4 is fairing better, although it still isn't doing as well as Blizzard likely hoped for.  Diablo 4's Steam reviews …

Over a year and a half on from Microsoft's announcement of its $69 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, the company has cleared the final regulatory hurdle. The UK's Competition & Markets Authority has now approved the deal and Microsoft is set to complete the transaction. 

Earlier this year, Blizzard surprisingly chose to expand its potential customer base with plans to bring games over to Steam for the first time. We've already seen Overwatch 2 make the transition to Valve's PC gaming platform and now, Diablo 4 is next on the list. 

Last Summer, Blizzard announced its first Warcraft mobile game, Warcraft Arclight Rumble. Things have been quiet since then but the game is now back, now known as simply Warcraft Rumble, and it will be available soon.  Almost a year and a half on from the game's original announcement, Blizzard has …

Despite owning a great deal of well-known IPs, Blizzard has historically kept many of them separate, even in this era of collaborations and crossovers. Finally, two of the company’s biggest games are set to crossover as Overwatch Season 7 is confirmed to include Diablo-inspired content. Teasing the upcoming 7th season …

With all the talk surrounding Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a 3rd branch of the company is often forgotten about: King. Despite this, the mobile game publisher remains a huge part of the industry, with just one game – Candy Crush Saga – having raked in over $20 Billion since …

While the UK's Competition & Markets Authority initially chose to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, things have changed in recent months. Both parties paused appeal proceedings to evaluate a new version of the merger, in which Activision's cloud gaming rights would be sold off to Ubisoft. Now, the CMA …

Diablo 4 has been out for a couple of months now and most of the hardcore players are now done for the game's first season. Blizzard plans to improve the game's content offering with Season 2 in October but in 2024, the game should get a more substantial boost with …

Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard to the tune of $68.7 Billion has not been a simple process. While it seems as though the deal will eventually go through fully, head of Xbox Phil Spencer has now spoken on the matter, claiming that even upon the deal’s completion, fans will be …

Diablo IV has undoubtedly been one of the biggest games of the year, both as a result of its pre-launch hype and post-launch performance. Alongside the announcement of the game’s second Season, Blizzard revealed that in the 2+ months since its release, Diablo IV has surpassed 12 million players. Announced …

Nvidia has been teaming up with Blizzard quite often for its latest RTX game bundles. Earlier this year, Nvidia was offering a Battle Pass and content bundle for Overwatch 2 with purchases of RTX GPUs. That bundle was eventually replaced with free copies of Diablo IV. Now, the Overwatch 2 …

Overwatch 2 has received quite a bit of criticism in recent months due to the free-to-play PvP title reducing the scope of its updates, in particular when it comes to the long-promised PvE experiences. That said, the team at Blizzard have continued to add a decent amount of new content …