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The Latest Breaking News from Blizzard

WoW's experimental ban on 'GDKP' raids in Season of Discovery has set the community on fire—here's why

That's a 50 GDKP minus.

PC Gamer

Diablo 4's new update buffs Season 3's Seneschal even more and nerfs the most overpowered monster affixes

"In a future patch, we'll make an additional improvement to the Vampiric affix"

GamesRadar

The original Diablo and the first two Warcraft games are now on Blizzard's Battle.net store

Replay a slice of Blizzard's history

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Blizzard appoints former Call of Duty general manager as new president

Former Call of Duty general manager Johanna Faries is slated to become Blizzard's next president.

TechRadar

Blizzard's late-night emergency patch saved Diablo 4's most controversial season yet

No more dodging traps and babysitting your robot companion in season 3.

PC Gamer

Here are the first details on new Stormgate hero Maloc, a tanky fire-caster voiced by Chris Metzen

The first Infernal Host hero will debut in the next beta build alongside new units and other updates.

PC Gamer

Activision's Call of Duty general manager takes over as president of Blizzard

Johanna Faries will take the reins at Blizzard next week, following the surprise departure of Mike Ybarra and Microsoft's mass layoffs.

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Blizzard's new president is an Activision executive who oversaw Call of Duty

Johanna Faries will lead Blizzard while acknowledging "different gameplay experiences" from Activision's games

GamesRadar

Former Call of Duty executive Johanna Faries is the new president of Blizzard Entertainment

Johanna Faries, a former Call of Duty executive at Activision Blizzard, is the new president of Blizzard Entertainment.

Windows Central

Blizzard employee snags a decade of WoW game time just before being laid off, will not have to pay a cent until 2033

Well—he'd have to pay for expansions, but it's the principle of the thing.

PC Gamer

Microsoft News Roundup: Palworld breaks the internet, Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees, and Apple clears the way for better Xbox Cloud Gaming on iPhone

This week we saw Palworld burst onto the scene and break gaming records, details emerge about the Xbox Series X refresh, and Apple make an announcement that will help Xbox Cloud Gaming improve on iPhone and iPad.

Windows Central

Verdicts seem to be reversing on Diablo 4 Season 3 after a substantial patch buffs Echo of Malphas

After community backlash reached a boil

GamesRadar

Phase 2 of World of Warcraft's 'Season of Discovery' launches on February 8th and I can't wait

Season of Discovery is WoW classic on mushrooms with new runes, class roles, and new raids and gear.

Windows Central

Especially after Palworld, the death of Blizzard's survival game makes me yearn for a AAA take on PC's most vibrant genre

Opinion| It's wild that there are still barely any AAA survival games

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Stunned devs left scrambling for livelihoods in wake of yesterday's layoff bloodbath: 'In the end the contributions didn't matter'

Devs have found themselves adrift in the aftermath of swingeing layoffs across Activision-Blizzard and Xbox.

GamesRadar

Blizzard dev tributes pour in for the "sick" canceled survival game we'll never play and the "fantastic" team behind it

"I loved this project, and I loved this team"

Player One

Get Ready for 3 Major Standard Events in Hearthstone this Year

Blizzard reveals plans for the competitive scene in 2024.

GamesRadar

Canceled Blizzard survival game was in development for 6 years, and its engine spelled its doom

The game engine Synapse is at least partly to blame for Odyssey's cancelation

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Blizzard's canceled survival game had been in development for over 6 years, was highly praised by employees

"Many" of the survival game's devs have now been laid off with no shipped game for their resumes, and very little public information about the project.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees amid industry-wide cuts

Mere months after acquiring Activision Blizzard in October 2023, Microsoft is laying off 1,900 employees

TechRadar

Blizzard's upcoming survival game has been canceled after Microsoft layoffs

Fans won't see Blizzard's upcoming survival game after Microsoft layoffs.

Windows Central

Diablo 4 players are voicing their concerns over Season 3 and to put it lightly — it's not going down well

The community reception for Diablo 4 Season of the Construct isn't great so far. Issues such as a broken questline, an unpopular trap system, and an underwhelming Seneschal companion have led to widespread criticism.

International Business Times

Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Staff After Activision Gaming Buyout

Microsoft is laying off 1,900 people, or eight percent of staff, from its gaming division as it consolidates the blockbuster buyout of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.

TechRadar

Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra is departing the company today, says it’s time to ‘become Blizzard’s biggest fan from the outside’

Mike Ybarra has confirmed that he's leaving Blizzard Entertainment today (January 25).

The Guardian - US

Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox staff

Tech giant acquired video-game publisher Activision Blizzard three months ago for $69bn

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