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'Overwatch' just hit its highest player base on Steam PC since launch — passing Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty

All it needed was a flying kitty. Overwatch is so back, as the kids say.

Windows Central

Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo studio Blizzard Entertainment hits 35 years old — marks its first milestone under Microsoft Gaming

Blizzard Entertainment is celebrating its 35th anniversary.

Tom’s Hardware

New Overwatch VA shouts out the subreddit that's been waiting 8 years for his character to become playable: "Search and destroy"

Turns out the Emre hopium wasn't hopium after all

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Blizzard insists its Overwatch rebrand isn't "us trying to admit there was a failure," it's about easing fears over "when it's going to get replaced by Overwatch 3"

"It was a necessary period of challenge"

GamesRadar

Overwatch's glow-up didn't just happen overnight—its successes have been in the works for years now

We're so back? We've been back for a while.

PC Gamer

World of Warcraft producer says Chris Metzen sometimes wishes Blizzard hadn't called it Warcraft because 'it sounds intimidating,' and some fans are not taking it well

It wasn't a serious comment, but some folks are taking it way too seriously.

PC Gamer

After 3 years of negotiations with Microsoft, Blizzard QA workers win a new contract guaranteeing 'better working environment with increased pay, benefits, and layoff protections'

A huge step forward for videogame workers.

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World of Warcraft lead sometimes wishes Blizzard "hadn't called it Warcraft" because "it sounds intimidating," admits the MMO's executive producer and VP

"We have a bigger vision than simply being an MMORPG"

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Overwatch and Hello Kitty are having a collab, just in time for Jetpack Cat

Hello Kitty & Friends comes to Overwatch!

Dot Esports

Blizzard says Overwatch's sexier heroes are more down to "technical hurdles" than a desire to make everyone hot, but fans would rather devs focus on finally fixing "same face syndrome"

More oddballs like Jetpack Cat should be coming in the future, though

GamesRadar

'Overwatch is more than just a digit' — Overwatch 2 is losing the '2' as Blizzard announces major overhaul with 10 new heroes throughout the year and a Nintendo Switch 2 release

Blizzard has announced that it's dropping the "2" in Overwatch 2, alongside major plans for the hero shooter, which begins next month with the game's first year-long narrative titled "The Reign of Talon".

TechRadar

"Marvel Rivals is the best thing to happen to Overwatch": Fans react to Blizzard's big changes and 10 new heroes, thanking NetEase's shooter for healthy competition

Overwatch is adding five new heroes next week

GamesRadar

"Made without crunch": World of Warcraft Midnight is the "the fastest expansion" Blizzard has ever made, with "no sacrifices to team health"

WoW's cozy new expansion requires good work-life balance

GamesRadar

Blizzard drops ‘2’ from Overwatch ahead of season reset

Old name, new era.

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Lost on Diablo 4’s story? This recap gets you ready for Lord of Hatred

Here's a rundown of all the events leading to Diablo 4's newest expansion, Lord of Hatred.

Windows Central

Overwatch 2 drops the 2 with a colossal overhaul — the Reign of Talon begins with 5 new characters dropping next week and a freakin' Hello Kitty collab

Blizzard's new Overwatch Spotlight presentation revealed that Overwatch 2 is dropping the 2, and now has a completely new live-service structure.

GamesRadar

Blizzard renames Overwatch 2 to Overwatch, 4 years after deciding Overwatch was Overwatch 2, because "Overwatch is more than just a digit: it's a living universe," called Overwatch

Overwatch 2 is now Overwatch after being Overwatch which was Overwatch 2

PC Gamer

Overwatch 2 drops the 2 and goes back to being Overwatch as Blizzard launches its biggest update ever next week: 'We want to gain players' confidence, we want them to have trust in the game'

The future of Overwatch looks brighter than ever before.

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Overwatch's biggest season ever kicks off with 5 new heroes all at once, including a cat with a jetpack who can toss you off the map

2026 is going to be a big year for Overwatch.

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World of Warcraft lead says Blizzard has "a bigger vision" than simply just being an MMORPG and the Warcraft IP has "been underutilized"

Holly Longdale wants to bring Warcraft "to as many people as possible"

PC Gamer

Player housing tools are so good, WoW's design director hopes the game will have quests where you build things in the future: 'We really want to use them'

Home is where the heart(hstone) is.

PC Gamer

Blizzard could add more homes per account to World of Warcraft's player housing in the future, but 'we have to be conservative at the start with these things'

"It's good that they want more, we're just trying to figure out how to give you more."

Windows Central

'World of Warcraft' expansion roadmap detailed, goes free until Feb 1st — Midnight includes mega solo dungeon Labyrinths, mini raids, and more

At the World of Warcraft "State of Azeroth" event, Blizzard detailed the future of the Midnight expansion, touted as the dark middle act of the Worldsoul saga.

PC Gamer

World of Warcraft: Midnight's new roadmap includes prop hunt, mega-dungeon sized delves, and a new experimental game mode from the folks who brought you Remix and Plunderstorm

The experimentation continues.

PC Gamer

World of Warcraft's player housing will eventually get a copy/paste, mass select, and import/export feature for your kitbashed creations: 'This is just the ground floor for housing in WoW'

Home improvement.

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