The annual ChinaJoy games exhibition is now ongoing at Shanghai, China, and of course Blizzard and partner NetEase are there showcasing new stuff. The spotlight game is no doubt Diablo Immortal, which has drawn many criticisms since its infamous “Do…
Warcraft – Movie director claims no one he worked with is at Blizzard anymore
Released back in 2016, the Warcraft movie was literally a “tale of 2 cities,” as it grossed USD 439 million worldwide but only managed a paltry USD 47.4 million in its native North America. This led to the proposed trilogy…
Diablo Immortal – Beloved game developer gives an update on upcoming mobile title
There hasn’t been any official news from Blizzard nor NetEase on Diablo Immortal since BlizzCon 2019 in November, but today the world’s most beloved game developer right now gave us an update on its first mobile title. According to a…
Warcraft III: Reforged – Blizzard president blames community for expecting too much
Look, I know that I have trashed Warcraft III: Reforged on social media for the past week, and many Youtube content creators have made videos about this, but nothing really beats the boss coming out and saying some shit stuff.…
Diablo IV – Former Gears of War boss to lead Diablo franchise
Rod Ferguson, the former boss of The Coalition, the studio tasked by Microsoft to handle the Gears of War franchise, is heading to Blizzard Entertainment to head up the Diablo franchise. The Coalition has launched three Gears of War titles…
Diablo IV – Final game details from developer panel at BlizzCon 2019
After the Diablo IV announcement came a special “Unveiled” panel, where new features of the game was introduced quite briefly during the first day of BlizzCon. On the second day, a new developer panel titled “Diablo IV: Systems & Features”…
Diablo IV – Talent tree and runes return with new mount system and more
Following the announcement of Diablo IV during the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2019, more details were announced during the “Diablo IV: Unveiled” panel chaired by 3 key development leaders of the game. While not going too in-depth with the making…
Overwatch 2 – Sequel to feature more co-op PVE modes and new heroes
More than 50 million players worldwide have teamed up to capture objectives, push payloads, and fight for the future in Overwatch, Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed team-based shooter. Today, before a sold-out crowd of BlizzCon 2019 attendees and millions watching online, Blizzard…
Diablo IV – New installment for popular game franchise announced
An ancient evil threatens to engulf Sanctuary in darkness, and new heroes have been called upon to face challenges the world has never seen before. Today, Blizzard Entertainment announced Diablo IV, the highly anticipated next entry in its genre-defining action–role-playing…
Diablo IV – Rumor mill points to BlizzCon 2019 schedule for clues
Blizzard recently announced its schedule for BlizzCon 2019, and all eyes are on the rumored announcement of Diablo IV. Of course, the studio would not openly acknowledge the game om schedule, but there are some “obvious clues” from the online…
Blizzard Entertainment – Second founder leaves troubled game developer after 28 years
[Source] Following the exit of fellow company founder Mike Morhaime back in April, Frank Pearce has also announced his departure earlier today after a lengthy 28 years. Starting out as the first programmer in Blizzard Entertainment, Frank most recent role…
Hearthstone – Blizzard Korea partners with Dunkin’ to promote latest game expansion
[Play free now] Blizzard Entertainment recently launched the “Rise of Shadows” expansion for its widely popular digital card game, Hearthstone, and Blizzard Korea had a rather unique marketing campaign to celebrate the occasion. Working with Dunkin’ Donuts (now known as…
Diablo Immortal – NetEase hints at Activision Blizzard holding out on launch schedule
Last week, NetEase held a conference call with various financial analysts following its quarterly financial call where they announced their performance for the 4th quarter of 2018 and the year ending 2018. Only 1 analyst, Alex Poon from Morgan Stanley,…
Activision Blizzard – Game giant confirms around 800 jobs are being cut
With rumors having started about a massive layoff started a few days back, today Activision Blizzard confirmed that it is cutting away around 8% of its global workforce, around 800 headcount. This news came despite Activision Blizzard announcing the financial…