The Latest Breaking News from Blizzard

Blizzard came up with Diablo 4's most powerful item modifiers at the last minute: "Literally, we had 2 weeks left in the development schedule"

Greater Affixes were apparently not really a thing until the very end of Diablo 4's Loot Reborn development

GamesRadar · Mar 20, 2025

Xbox fans are pining for Microsoft to re-open backward compatibility, considering it previously said it would add "as many games as possible" from Activision's catalog

Microsoft acquired Activision-Blizzard in full in 2023, and as we enter the second year of that acquisition, some fans have grown frustrated.

Windows Central · Mar 18, 2025

Xbox Game Pass gets Atomfall, a collection of Blizzard Entertainment games, and more

More games are headed to Xbox Game Pass soon, including Rebellion's Atomfall and the Blizzard Arcade Collection.

Windows Central · Mar 18, 2025

WoW flexes its MMO player housing system in a new blog post, and it really might just beat FF14's dated furniture placement into the dirt

Blizzard's doing it right.

PC Gamer · Mar 13, 2025

My hopes for an Overwatch anime or Diablo horror movie are going strong as Blizzard president points out "we are Blizzard Entertainment, and not simply Blizzard Games"

"Our universes, our iconic IP can vector off into many interesting dynamic directions"

GamesRadar · Mar 13, 2025

Blizzcon Confirms its Return After Two Years But Fans Would Have to Wait Until 2026 For the Event

The much-beloved Blizzcon event is confirmed to be making its return, but not until 2026.

Player One · Mar 12, 2025

I spoke to Blizzard Entertainment President Johanna Faries on her first year in the job, and how Blizzard games like Warcraft and Overwatch are reaching for greater heights

Johanna Faries charted a course from the NFL, to Call of Duty, now to Blizzard. With her first year behind her, I wanted to get a glimpse at Blizzard's future.

Windows Central · Mar 11, 2025

BlizzCon 2025 isn't happening, meaning the event will miss its 20th anniversary, but it will return in 2026 to 'meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration'

It's the second year running Blizzard's event hasn't happened.

PC Gamer · Mar 11, 2025

World of Warcraft guild uses exploits to get world 'first' on the game's new raid, gets banned, puts its name backwards and does it again

Random Acts of World First Racin'.

PC Gamer · Mar 11, 2025

"We are all so excited for BlizzCon’s return." Blizzard confirms its in-person 'BlizzCon' event is set to return in full in 2026.

After a couple of years off, Blizzard's popular BlizzCon event is set to return in full in 2026, promising to "raise the bar."

Windows Central · Mar 11, 2025