For the first time, GeForce Now is getting support for Battle.net titles. This opens the door for many of Blizzard's games to be streamable after years of staying off the cloud. Several Activision titles also joined GeForce Now recently, including Call of Duty. To kick things off, the first wave …
Read More »Blizzard may finally bring World of Warcraft to consoles
Over the last console generation, MMOs began becoming increasingly popular on consoles, with games like The Elder Scrolls Online and Final Fantasy 14 showing that these types of games can play well with a gamepad rather than a mouse and keyboard. With that in mind, the idea of World of …
Read More »Blizzard games are returning to China as Microsoft renews partnership with NetEase
In 2022, the relationship between Activision Blizzard and its Chinese publishing partner, NetEase, began to rapidly deteriorate, leading to NetEase being dropped as the publisher for Blizzard titles in China and thus making those games inaccessible in the country. Now after acquiring Activision last year, Microsoft has mended fences. Microsoft …
Read More »Marvel’s surprise new game is an Overwatch clone
Earlier this week, Marvel began teasing a new upcoming game announcement, which was quickly rumoured to be a multiplayer game, rather than a single-player, story-driven title. Now, Marvel Rivals has officially announced and surprisingly, parts of it look like they were ripped straight out of Overwatch. Overwatch has been on …
Read More »Blizzard is finally turning things around for Diablo 4 with massive overhaul
Diablo 4's third season has been disappointing but the developers have been making it quite clear for months that Season 4 is the one to watch out for, with a bunch of overhauls planned to reinvigorate the game in time for its 1-year anniversary. Last night during a new Campfire …
Read More »Overwatch 2’s next Season overhauls hero unlocks, monetisation and more
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 …
Read More »Ark: Survival Ascended, Diablo 4 and The Quarry are heading to Game Pass
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 …
Read More »Overwatch 2’s PvE Missions may also be cancelled
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 …
Read More »Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop launches next week
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 …
Read More »Diablo 4 is finally getting a Public Test Realm server
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 …
Read More »Blizzard reveals plans for another Overwatch overhaul
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 …
Read More »Overwatch 2 Season 9 includes Cowboy Bebop crossover
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 …
Read More »The original Diablo and Warcraft are now available on Battle.net
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 …
Read More »Blizzard’s new survival game has been cancelled amid layoffs
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 …
Read More »Overwatch 2 update will reduce reliance on teamwork
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 …
Read More »Blizzard has detailed its 2024 World of Warcraft roadmaps with new updates and expansions
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. …
Read More »Diablo 4 is free to play on Steam right now
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 …
Read More »Hearthstone set to be the next Blizzard game to hit Steam
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 …
Read More »Blizzard has been discussing bringing World of Warcraft to consoles
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 …
Read More »Phil Spencer welcomed Blizzard to Microsoft at BlizzCon’s opening ceremony
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 …
Read More »Blizzard unveils new trilogy of WoW expansions
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, …
Read More »MSI’s gaming monitors will be featured heavily throughout BlizzCon
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 …
Read More »Xbox head is “all in” on reviving old franchises if devs want to
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 …
Read More »Diablo 4 is doing better than Overwatch 2 on Steam but not by much
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 …
Read More »Microsoft wins UK approval of Activision Blizzard acquisition, deal now set to close
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.
Read More »Diablo 4 is heading to Steam this month
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.
Read More »Warcraft Rumble launches in November
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 …
Read More »Overwatch 2’s next Season will crossover with Diablo
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 …
Read More »Candy Crush Saga surpasses $20 Billion in revenue
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 …
Read More »The CMA provisionally approves Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition
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 …
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