Our latest coverage of Blizzard Entertainment.
This year's BlizzCon may have been cancelled because of the pandemic but you can still join in on the fun from the comfort and safety of your own home in the BlizzConline virtual event scheduled for February next year. In fact, everyone can watch and enjoy the event online for free according to Blizzard Entertainment President J Allen Brack. “[. [...]
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Hundreds of Blizzard Entertainment employees are organizing to demand fair pay, increased sick and vacation times, and other workplace requests. According to Bloomberg, over 870 employees are helping draft a list of demands using the company’s Slack network. Blizzard employees have been complaining of unfair compensation for the past few years but the company’s top brass have yet to implement [...]
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Last month, EverQuest and EverQuest 2 Executive Producer Head Holly “Windstalker” Longdale surprised the gaming community when she resigned her post as the newly-appointed head of Daybreak's mini-studio Darkpaw Games for what she said was a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity. Now we know what that opportunity was. According to Longdale’s LinkedIn profile, she is now working for Blizzard Entertainment as Principal Game [...]
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread unchecked, the gaming industry also continues to feel its effects as studios are forced to work from home, game releases are delayed, and gaming conventions and events are cancelled. With BlizzCon 2020 still a few months away, Blizzard Entertainment is still clinging to the hope that the event will go forward as planned. [...]
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As the number of persons infected by the coronavirus continues to rise, governments, medical institutions, and other organizations are taking steps to prevent the spread of the virus. This includes Tencent, and more recently, Blizzard Entertainment who has just announced the cancellation of Overwatch League matches taking place in China in February and March. pic.twitter.com/nLEPHrJZXS — Overwatch League (@overwatchleague) January [...]
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Over the past few weeks, Blizzard Entertainment has been in the middle of a PR nightmare following the controversial suspension of pro Hearthstone player Blitzchung over pro-Hong Kong statements and the resulting calls to boycott the studio. With BlizzCon 2019 right around the corner, the gaming community seems to be scrutinizing Blizzard’s every move including how the World of Warcraft [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment bids farewell to one of the pillars of the studio as Frank Pearce, one of the original co-founders of the iconic studio, leaves the company to “pass the torch to the next generation of leaders.” Pearce officially announces his retirement in a letter published on the Blizzard site. He also writes fondly about his time with the studio. [...]
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If you’re into Diablo lore, then you might want to check out Blizzard Entertainment's latest addition to the Diablo series of books – The Book of Adria: A Diablo Bestiary. You might remember Adria, a.k.a. the Witch, as a recurring character in the series and one of the bosses in Diablo 3. The book is a real-world copy of Adria’s [...]
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Last week, World of Warcraft Senior Design Producer Stephan Frost announced on Twitter that he was leaving Blizzard Entertainment for a “big opportunity” that he felt he “had to take.” Well, know we know where he's gone. I'm starting today as a Creative/Game Director at Nexon OC on a brand new unannounced PC title. Super excited to get to work. [...]
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BlizzCon is still more than a month away but fans lucky enough to score tickets to the event are probably looking forward to getting their hands on the annual goodie bag. YouTuber Panser got one in advance and was more than happy to give us a glimpse of its contents. This year’s goodie bag contains a BlizzCon backpack, velcro backpack [...]
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