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The Latest Breaking News from Blizzard

WoW next big patch, Undermine(d), gets a release date, starting the countdown clock until my gaming time is entirely consumed with doing donuts in my new ride

Gas, gas, gas.

PC Gamer · Feb 17, 2025

Former EA exec says the ailing mega-publisher missed a chance to snag Blizzard and other heavy hitters before Activision: 'EA saw all those first and passed on all of them'

I wonder how that would have gone.

PC Gamer · Feb 15, 2025

Marvel Rivals' success is actually "really great" for Overwatch 2, and the FPS's director says the "pressure" that Blizzard feels is mostly "internal"

It's like "music to their ears"

GamesRadar · Feb 15, 2025

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'We should be a little scared of what we're putting out there': Overwatch 2 lead designer says hero perks are about 'letting go' of perfect balance

Blizzard is finally letting fun be louder than balance in Overwatch 2.

PC Gamer · Feb 15, 2025

'Overwatch 2' Is Bringing Back Loot Boxes That Somehow Won't Empty Your Wallet

'Overwatch 2' is bringing back one of the most controversial parts of the original game, but this time, players seem to be on board for reworked rewards.

Inverse · Feb 14, 2025

Former Blizzard boss says "GTA 6 is king" and "everyone will move their release" when it gets a launch date: "It is really the only game that has the power to do this today"

"[Borderlands 4] doesn't matter. [Rockstar] is controlled by no one, including their publisher"

GamesRadar · Feb 14, 2025

Bobby Kotick says he'd never have raised World of Warcraft's subscription by even a dollar because 'it's a prickly audience, you don't wanna do too much to agitate them'

But also calls it "the best subscription business of all time."

PC Gamer · Feb 13, 2025

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Diablo 4 boss would push for patches to have more fun stuff to balance out unpopular but necessary nerfs: "Lots of medicine, don't see much sugar"

Those early Diablo 4 balance patches could've been even more controversial

GamesRadar · Feb 13, 2025

Overwatch 2's new third-person Stadium mode breaks every Overwatch rule in the book, and it's about time

The most exciting thing to happen to Overwatch 2 since Overwatch 1.

PC Gamer · Feb 12, 2025

Blizzard just casually announced when Diablo 4 will get its second expansion

Blizzard has announced that Diablo 4's second expansion, following Vessel of Hatred, will launch in 2026.

Windows Central · Feb 12, 2025

Diablo 4's second expansion won't be out until 2026

The plan had originally been for annual expansions, but apparently Blizzard needs more time.

PC Gamer · Feb 12, 2025

Bobby Kotick reckons the Warcraft film was 'a terrible idea' for Blizzard, and in the end 'was one of the worst movies I've ever seen'

"It took a lot of resources and distracted them."

PC Gamer · Feb 12, 2025

Diablo 4's second expansion won't come out until 2026

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred came out in October

GamesRadar · Feb 12, 2025

After Marvel Rivals ate its lunch, Blizzard wants Overwatch 2 to continue being the "best competitive team-based hero shooter"

"This will be one of Overwatch's most significant years so far"

GamesRadar · Feb 12, 2025

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PC Gamer · Feb 12, 2025

Overwatch 2 is getting radical changes that might finally help that '2' make sense, starting with a third-person mode and over 160 hero perks

Blizzard wants fans to rediscover their love of Overwatch with its new perks and modes.

Windows Central · Feb 12, 2025

Overwatch 2 is fighting back against Marvel Rivals with a crazy third-person mode, ability perks, loot boxes, and more

Developer Blizzard is revitalizing Overwatch 2 with a wild new game mode, hero perks, the return of loot boxes, and other additions.

Windows Central · Feb 12, 2025

Overwatch 2 devs say Stadium is "the biggest game mode we've ever made," and it looks wild enough to make my head spin

Later this year, Overwatch 2 is getting Stadium — a crazy new mode with unlockable powers, a new format, and more.

GamesRadar · Feb 12, 2025

Marvel Rivals isn't going anywhere, so Overwatch 2 is stepping up with game-changing perks and a new mode that borrows from Counter-Strike and League of Legends

Preview | The biggest update in Overwatch's history needs to be seen to be believed

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GamesRadar · Feb 12, 2025

Overwatch 2's next seasons go hard after Marvel Rivals lit a fire under Blizzard: upgradeable perks, a big third-person mode, and loot boxes are all coming

Season 15 and Season 16 are game-changers for the hero shooter

PC Gamer · Feb 12, 2025

'It's nice to have options': Blizzard thinks Avowed's new cross-buy feature is breaking down barriers

Now you can play Avowed on not one, but two, of your machines.

Windows Central · Feb 12, 2025

World of Warcraft: The War Within's next big season, "Undermine(d)," gets a February 25 release date

The hotly anticipated update for World of Warcraft The War Within will finally release on February 25.

PC Gamer · Feb 11, 2025

To make its fantasy extraction game, this studio of ex-Blizzard devs had to teach itself the art of third-person combat design: 'There's a science to how those are built'

In Legacy: Steel & Sorcery, "combat is king."

Windows Central · Feb 10, 2025

"I would have made different decisions than they made.” Diablo creator discusses the franchise's move to MMO-style in a recent interview

David Brevik, creator of Diablo, reveals insights into early Diablo 3 concepts, including its ambitious MMO-inspired design blending World of Warcraft and Diablo.

PC Gamer · Feb 9, 2025

Blizzard co-founder and Diablo designer thinks new ARPGs have 'cheapened' the genre with fast leveling, throwaway loot and enemies

David Brevik argues the fun of these games "isn't getting to the end, it's the journey."

GamesRadar · Feb 8, 2025

13-year WoW vet left Blizzard for the indie life because "I didn't really feel like a game developer in some way," agrees it's harder for AAA giants to "maintain this connection to the player"

Chris Kaleiki's Notorious Studios is prepping to release its first game, Legacy: Steel & Sorcery, in February

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