The second year of the Overwatch League commenced in February to a new wave of increasing exposure and an expanded roster comprised of twenty teams. There are plans to expand the game’s competitive reach even further with the announcement that starting in 2020, the league will feature full home-and-away play. On top of duking it out in the Blizzard Arena …
Speaking to a packed room at this year's Game Developers Conference, Blizzard research scientist Natasha Miller revealed that reported disruptive behaviour in matches has been reduced by 40%.
Beneath the Stormsong Valley in the Crucible of Storms likes a new two-boss raid that will pave the way in to the story of Battle for Azeroth’s second major content update, Rise of Azshara. Meanwhile, festivity will also be in the air when the Darkmoon Faire rolls in and brings with it a bucketload of new activities.
I’ll be straight up and say I’ve never played a Diablo game. I’m one of those millennials that worships Ratchet and Clank and Jak and Daxter as my gaming heritage. See, I only got a beefy computer when I finished high school, so for the longest time I was never ever able to delve into the world of PC gaming. …
Just like Chinese new year, a new year for Hearthstone doesn’t kick off in ye olde January. Instead, Blizzard’s free to play card game usually starts anew in March. As the Year of the Raven winds down to a close, it’s time to look ahead at the future and what’s to come in Hearthstone, beginning with the next big seasonal shift within that game as a fresh new Standard Format kicks off. So what’s in store for the Year of the Dragon? Plenty!
Overwatch is a getting a new hybrid character in Haitian combat medic Baptiste, a deserter from the nefarious Talon organization looking to turn his life around. Check out his backstory here in a new animated video.
Activision Blizzard joins the likes of EA and Square Enix in reporting a disappointing financial quarter. A difference though is in the repercussions, as due to Activision blaming Blizzard and their 13 percent decline in sales for their overall money troubles, approximately 800 people will now be without a job. But despite this, and even though Activision does not expect …
It’s a rumour no longer, as Activision Blizzard has officially begun laying off workers. In an earnings call held yesterday, Activision Blizzard announced that 8% of its workforce would be facing termination, a number that works out to around nearly 800 jobs being lost from an initial employment capacity of 9600 from across Activision, Blizzard and King.
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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