The famous Blizzard graveyard of canceled games includes a sci-fi Diablo and a Warcraft take on Helldivers The Overwatch developer has a ton of skeletons in the closet GamesRadar · Oct 2, 2024
For a hot minute, the Blizzard game that morphed into StarCraft was a Star Wars RTS concept that went nowhere LucasArts' president at the time has no memory of the project, though GamesRadar · Oct 2, 2024
This new book gave me far better insight into Blizzard Entertainment's history I've read Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, and it's a great book that sheds light on the history of Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo, Overwatch and the team that made these games. Windows Central · Oct 1, 2024
Blizzard's axed MMO Project Titan reportedly "cost the company $80 million," and was like Animal Crossing or The Sims meets Overwatch "It was just a debacle for the company as a whole" GamesRadar · Oct 1, 2024
PlayStation's Next Big Multiplayer Live Service Could Actually Work This Time While Sony's live service initiative has been hit or miss thus far, a Horizon game in this mold has potential. Inverse · Sep 30, 2024
'Overwatch' Reportedly Just Canceled The One Thing Players Wanted Blizzard reportedly had animated adaptations of 'Overwatch' and other popular series in the works until a deal with Netflix fell through. Inverse · Sep 30, 2024
Key Blizzard developers apparently tried for years to get a new Starcraft or Warcraft RTS off the ground, but execs had 'no appetite' for them "[Tim] Morten and his team tried for years to kick off a new RTS." PC Gamer · Sep 30, 2024
Activision Blizzard reportedly clashed with the Overwatch team on how to cope with the hero shooter's swelling demands like OW2, pushed for "hundreds" of hires to be more Call of Duty-like Not everyone loved that GamesRadar · Sep 30, 2024
Netflix adaptations of Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft were reportedly in development before Activision Blizzard filed a lawsuit against the streaming giant The lawsuit was filed in 2020 Total Film · Sep 30, 2024
Overwatch 2 players are banging their heads against a wall after finding out that Blizzard fumbled a Netflix adaptation That answers my almost decade-long question. PC Gamer · Sep 30, 2024
Horizon: Zero Dawn developer's next game may be Horizon Online as a third single-player game looks "a ways off" Aloy's taking a lil' break GamesRadar · Sep 30, 2024
Desperate to get another RTS off the ground, Blizzard developers reportedly pitched Warcraft 4 and a Call of Duty RTS that got shot down Warcraft 3: Reforged made a real-time strategy return tough GamesRadar · Sep 30, 2024
Blizzard is reportedly 'incubating' a StarCraft shooter again, which would be the developer's 3rd attempt at the accursed concept "Perhaps after Ghost and Ares, the third time would be the charm." PC Gamer · Sep 27, 2024
"StarCraft is not dead at Blizzard" - Blizzard reportedly "incubating" another StarCraft shooter after its last attempts failed With a former Far Cry boss at the helm GamesRadar · Sep 27, 2024
Windows Central · Sep 27, 2024 For a third time, Blizzard Entertainment is trying to make this famous game into a shooter. Will it succeed this time? Blizzard Entertainment is reportedly working on a StarCraft shooter again, according to reporter Jason Schreier, who discussed the topic alongside his upcoming book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.
PC Gamer · Sep 12, 2024 Kentucky Route Zero and Stray publisher Annapurna Interactive has collapsed, with its entire staff quitting en masse The mass-exodus came after negotiations between the employees and owner Megan Ellison fell through.
GamesRadar · Aug 13, 2024 The Last of Us Online's cancelation reportedly landed some Sony devs in hot water: "There were some heads rolling as a result of that one" "That getting canceled was not a bloodless affair"
PC Gamer · Aug 9, 2024 Bungie promises to address the 'uncertainty' surrounding the future of Destiny 2 following massive layoffs last week It hasn't been a good month for Bungie.
GamesRadar · Aug 9, 2024 Marathon development is reportedly facing trouble at Bungie: "There's a reason that it was planned for this year and slipped a whole year" "The sentiment I've heard is not great around it"
PC Gamer · Aug 2, 2024 Payback, a Destiny spinoff that was not, in fact, Destiny 3, was cancelled two months before the latest mass layoffs at Bungie Most of Payback's development team has shifted to the upcoming Marathon reboot.
GamesRadar · Jun 6, 2024 Rocksteady is reportedly looking to recover from its Suicide Squad ordeal with a return to its roots: a new single-player game Rocksteady is fighting its way out of development hell
PC Gamer · Jun 6, 2024 Why I'm worried about Dragon Age: The Veilguard—and the Tiamat-sized RPG Baldur's Gate 3 looming over it is just the start I don't know how worried BioWare and EA are, but as a huge Dragon Age fan, I sure am
GamesRadar · May 8, 2024 Hi-Fi Rush developer was reportedly "in the process of pitching a sequel" when Xbox shut it down The bloodbath at Xbox might not be over yet
Windows Central · May 8, 2024 The Xbox cuts might not be finished, while Game Pass debates go on over pricing and Call of Duty Xbox is in the headlines for pretty tough reasons this week, and it sounds like the rough ride might not be over yet.
Tom’s Guide · Apr 11, 2024 Dead Space franchise is reportedly dead (again) — and I'm devastated Dead Space is reportedly returning to cryosleep after 2023's Dead Space Remake missed its internal sales targets — and my disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.