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'Overwatch 2' Ends Stadium Mode Support, One of Its Highly-Rated Experiences—Here's Why

Overwatch 2 is ending support for the Stadium mode experience despite it being one of the highest-rated modes in the game.

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Blizzard ends support for Overwatch's MOBA-inspired Stadium mode, no more heroes or maps to be added

A tiny percentage of Overwatch players are queuing up for Stadium

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A year after its debut, Blizzard is done adding new heroes and maps to Overwatch's MOBA-inspired Stadium mode

A lack of daily players has prompted a change in development plans.

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Diablo 4 players label Season 14 "a joke" after they still can't get any Iconic Mythics despite the latest update: "They just never learn"

Blizzard might have a revolt on its hands if changes don't happen soon

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After releasing a bummer of a Diablo 4 season, Blizzard swoops in with an update that fixes some of its worst issues

Loot is back, everyone!

PC Gamer

WoW devs hotfix annoying grappling hook that takes a spot on your action bar, despite only being used in one zone

Grappling with feedback.

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Blizzard responds to Diablo 4 Season 14 Mythic complaints by making them easier to craft and fixing a bug that stopped bosses from dropping them

They should now be a little easier to come across

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Blizzard is already patching Diablo 4 Season 14 after players proved Mythics got screwed up, update coming next week will address complaints

There have been some niggling problems

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WoW's game director thinks its UI overhaul has been 'successful so far,' even if it's 'not perfect'

"Things will only continue to get better from here."

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Diablo 4 streamer spends "20 hours non-stop" farming bosses for the ARPG's rarest items, doesn't get a single one: "Don't try this at home"

Diablo 4 creator wudijo farmed almost 2,000 lair keys and didn't get a single Iconic Mythic

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Blizzard knows World of Warcraft's removal of raid add-ons is "controversial," but the MMO's lead says its new UI "has been successful so far"

Ion Hazzikostas explains "it's not done, it's not perfect"

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With the sword of Microsoft hanging over it, Blizzard quietly drops Overwatch in Korea into the hands of Nexon

Nexon is taking over Overwatch publishing duties in Korea starting in August

GamesRadar

Blizzard devs in the dark for now as president of the World of Warcraft and Diablo studio says they "can expect to hear more" soon about Microsoft's plan for the studio as Xbox faces 3,200 job cuts

Blizzard isn't undergoing changes just yet, it seems

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It looks like Blizzard's escaped Xbox's grim reset scythe for now, though there's still time to be caught in the second 1600-strong layoff wave coming 2027

I'm sure this is great for morale.

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"Today is a difficult day": So far, Xbox's cuts haven't targeted Blizzard (for now) — President Johanna Faries emails staff

The World of Warcraft and Overwatch maker seems to have largely been spared from Xbox's broader cuts, although the future remains uncertain.

GamesRadar

Overwatch escapes "Mostly Negative" Steam reviews 3 years after becoming the worst-rated game on Valve's store: "In 2026, we finally got back to just Overwatch"

Fans "never thought" they'd enjoy Blizzard's shooter again

Destructoid

Every studio affected by Xbox’s ‘reset’ – July 2026 layoffs

A dark day.

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This little orb's going to be sitting on my minimap for the rest of WoW's current expansion, and I couldn't tell you why

Omnium Folio, why art thou?

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Lord of Hatred upgraded Diablo 4 into one of the best action RPGs out there, but its new season ignores everything that made it great

The Season of Death Awakening could've been so much more.

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World of Warcraft's on the quality-of-life boost warpath, with fixes including an auto-loot setting that's been mildly inconveniencing alt-lovers for years

Helm tipped.

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WoW's bug-filled April patch was actually from trying to fix too much too fast, says director Ion Hazzikostas—like an elevator from 13 years ago that blew up housing

"This is going to inspire some spaghetti code memes, but…"

GamesRadar

As PlayStation kills discs, former Blizzard boss says "we can't live in a world of fear if our games will work in the future or not"

"You need to establish a digital promise for consumers"

PC Gamer

'I cannot do my job when Microsoft refuses to do theirs', say Xbox union workers as destructive reset looms from a company that spent over $80 billion on AI last year

"Why would a game developer bother to put forward their best work under these conditions?"

Tom’s Hardware

Private and community servers for Minecraft and COD are illegal and amount to piracy, ESA tells California Senate — Stop Killing Games-backed bill fails to pass committee

The Entertainment Software Association, in its infinite wisdom, has told a California Senate committee that private and community servers are illegal and amount to piracy.

International Business Times UK

'They're Just Choosing Not to Protect Us': 3,500+ Xbox Union Workers Blast Microsoft Over Imminent Mass Layoffs

Xbox union workers criticise Microsoft for failing to protect employees amid expected job cuts, highlighting contradictions in its labour neutrality framework and calling for stronger workforce protections.

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