Tag: Blizzard

  • Blizzard’s Secret Survival Game Shelved as President and Co-Founder Depart

    Blizzard’s Secret Survival Game Shelved as President and Co-Founder Depart

    Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has resulted in the cancellation of Blizzard Entertainment’s untitled survival game set in an original universe. This news coincides with various layoffs across Xbox gaming teams and the resignation of Blizzard president Mike Ybarra, who had led the company since 2021. Ybarra’s departure comes with a heartfelt statement expressing his…

  • Blizzard Reveals the Most Popular Classes in Diablo 4

    Blizzard Reveals the Most Popular Classes in Diablo 4

    In the foreboding world of Diablo 4, Blizzard has revealed that the Sorcerer and Necromancer classes, known for their commanding and versatile abilities, emerged as the favourites in 2023. The alluring combination of powerful magic and strategic summoning has made these classes particularly attractive to players battling the game’s demonic forces. 2023 was also a…

  • Blizzard unveils World of Warcraft update plan extending until 2024

    Blizzard unveils World of Warcraft update plan extending until 2024

    Blizzard Entertainment plans to release a plethora of new content for both the retail and Classic versions of World of Warcraft, including the start of the Worldsoul Saga, announced at BlizzCon. The current game expansion, Dragonflight, will have three additional content updates, stepping away from the traditional three-act structure ending with a raid. Instead, story…

  • 2020 Diablo 4 to Receive Early Access and Open Betas in March

    2020 Diablo 4 to Receive Early Access and Open Betas in March

    Diablo 4, the highly anticipated installment in the Diablo series, is set to launch on June 2nd, 2023. In the time leading up to its release, fans of the game will have the opportunity to participate in two beta periods in March. Those who preordered the game can partake in an early access beta between…

  • Don’t Have A Starcraft II Beta Key? Pre-order At Gamestop And Get One

    I guess I will be doing this since Awesome Radical Gaming, a massive powerhouse with it’s 10 (max) readers and completely random updates, isn’t good enough to get one through Blizzard. You can reserve online and wait 24 hours for the code through email, or go into a store and get the code immediately. The…

  • Blizzard Official Begins Starcraft 2 Closed Beta

    After what feels like years of waiting, Blizzard is starting the Starcraft 2 closed beta. I beta that I won’t be getting a key for because Bob at Blizzard’s PR department noticed I’ve only updated the site like 3 times since last year. He was harsh, harsh but fair. I’ve been slacking, but no more.…

  • Blizzard Christmas

    Blizzard sent an email Happy Holidays card, which is totally awesome.

  • Starcraft II Map Editor Can Do RPGs, FPSes

    Starcraft’s map editor allowed users to create their own maps and just generally do a lot of cool things with the game (this mostly resulted in the creation of about a million different Starship Trooper maps). Well, Starcraft II’s editor is going to be even cooler. At BlizzCon’s StarCraft II gameplay panel, they showed off…

  • Blizzard Reveals 4th Diablo III Class, The Monk

    Blizzard announced the 4th Diablo III class at Blizzcon this weekend. The Monk is described as a fragile, fast moving melee character, in contrast to the Barbarian which is more of tank. The class uses a fighting system different from the other three class, adding a bit more depth to the melee moves. Each Monk…

  • World of Warcraft Cataclysm Expansion Announced

    Blizzard announced their latest World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm today at Blizzcon. Two new races, Goblins and Worgen will be joining the Horde and Alliance, respectively and both factions will receive new combinations of races and classes. They’ll also be raising the level cap to 85, adding flying mounts to all of Azeroth, and altering…

  • Don’t Forget: BlizzCon Is This Week

    BlizzCon, a celebration of everything Blizzard, is this Friday (and Saturday) and “virtual” tickets are still available to the sold out show. And Ozzy Osbourne will be performing. The full details, below…

  • Starcraft II Campaign Videos

    So, I totally want to play this game. Kotaku also has a nice write-up of the first seven single player missions (it has spoilers).