Blizzard

22

Feb

By Steve Esposito

Articles

Diablo Everywhere

Blizzconline is the latest transformation of Blizzard’s past in-person convention. Going from the energetic, in-person environment to a digital event might seem rather impersonal at times, alas, this seems to be the new normal across the board for now. This year, the major dominating presence that stands out beyond everything…

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19

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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Blizzcon 2021 : On-Going Coverage of Blizzard’s Virtual Event

Blizzcon begins today and fans are excited to see the latest updates on Diablo, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and more. Over the next two days we'll be covering the largest announcements and biggest news. First things first, Blizzcon will take place over the next couple of days with a range…

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04

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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Neither Diablo 4 nor Overwatch 2 Expected to Launch in 2021

As we've been covering, it's the time of the year where companies are reporting their finances for the fiscal year. Blizzard held their earnings call earlier today where a brief update on Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 was shared. Sadly the update is likely not what players were hoping to…

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22

Jan

By Seasoned Gaming

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Developer, Vicarious Visions, Absorbed by Blizzard to Work on Diablo 2 Resurrected

In another piece of very interesting news out of the industry today, Vicarious Visions, the developer behind the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1&2 remake, has been absorbed by Blizzard. While previously under the Activision umbrella, according to a report out of Bloomberg, the Vicarious Visions team of approximately 200 employees…

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01

Oct

By Seasoned Gaming

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World of Warcraft Shadowlands Delayed Until Late 2020

In the latest major delay due to the pandemic, the highly anticipated Shadowlands expansion for World of Warcraft has been delayed until later in 2020. The development team offered the following statement. Our Take We feel like we've said it many times but we'll say again; we're not surprised. The…

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29

Sep

By Seasoned Gaming

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Diablo 4 : New Details on the Sorceress, Legendaries, and Skill Trees

Diablo 4 is deep in development at Blizzard and today, we got a new look at the game thanks to their quarterly update. There's a lot to cover so we'll break down the highlights below but you can also find the full post from Game Director Luis Barriga here. New…

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25

Jun

By Seasoned Gaming

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Diablo 4 : Development Update from Blizzard Includes Details on Storytelling, Open-World Design, and More…

Blizzard has provided their quarterly development update on Diablo 4 which details some of the design decisions and methodologies that are going into the next iteration in the legendary series. You can find the full update here and we've summarized some key elements for you below as well. Storytelling The…

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29

May

By Steve Esposito

Articles

Destiny Has an Identity Crisis

Destiny 2 is on the brink of tying up loose ends within the latest season titled “Season of the Worthy”. A lot of mixed criticism has flown through the internet, but as we approach the new season starting in June, we are told of a major change coming to Destiny…

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22

May

By Steve Esposito

Articles

This Modern Love: The Relationship Between Developers and Fans

Back in 2016, J. Allen Brack, the President of Blizzard Entertainment said the words that would echo through the internet for a lifetime.  When he was asked about the possibility of classic servers coming to World of Warcraft (WoW). With a grin he responded, “You think you do, but you…

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05

May

By Seasoned Gaming

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Activision-Blizzard Posts Nearly $1 Billion in Revenue from Microtransactions in the First Quarter

If you ever wondered why so many games have in-game transactions nowadays, here you go. Activision-Blizzard released its quarterly earnings report today and among the figures, the most notable is the increase in revenue from "in-game net bookings", aka micro-transactions, in the first quarter of 2020. As reported: In-game net…

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05

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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Rod Fergusson, Studio Head of The Coalition and Long Time Gears of War Lead, Departs Company for Blizzard

Another major name in the industry is leaving the company they helped build. After Dan Houser's departure from Rockstar yesterday, Rod Fergusson just announced he is leaving The Coalition. Fergusson has long been a lead on the Gears of War franchise, first at Epic Games and more recently as the…

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13

Nov

By Seasoned Gaming

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Diablo 4 : Blizzard Shares a Wealth of Concept Art

Since it's debut at Blizzcon last week, Diablo 4 has been a big topic of conversation among the community. As discussed on our latest Bitcast, we're hugely excited for it and will be covering the game broadly here. Courtesy of our friends at Game Informer, we have a load of…

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01

Nov

By Seasoned Gaming

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Diablo 4 Announcement Kicks Off Blizzcon in Style with Cinematic and Gameplay

Finally. What we've all been waiting for has been shown and boy does it look good. Diablo 4 is real, and it's spectacular. It is confirmed for PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Kicking off Blizzcon, Blizzard showed off a 9 minute Diablo 4 cinematic and a few minutes of actual…

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27

Aug

By Seasoned Gaming

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Rumor : Overwatch Releasing on the Switch this Fall

An internal release schedule seems to have leaked that Overwatch is coming to the Nintendo Switch! As you can see below, it shows an October 18th release though we have no further details at this time. Our Take While Overwatch is no longer the fresh darling it was once, it's…

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02

Nov

By Seasoned Gaming

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Blizzard Announces Diablo Immortal for IOS and Android

Well it seems the rumor about Blizzard working on multiple Diablo projects was indeed true. While we didn't get the Diablo 4 news we were all anticipating at Blizzcon (at least not yet), Blizzard has announced Diablo Immortal; a mobile version of the iconic franchise. Diablo Immortal takes place after…

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