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Friday26th Apr 2024
News Blizzard Has Decided To Skip BlizzCon In 2024
"This is a Blizzard decision" not a Microsoft one
Blizzard's annual event 'BlizzCon' won't be taking place this year, and while there's been some speculation it could have been a decision made by a "higher up" at Microsoft, it's now been confirmed this is not the case. A Blizzard spokesperson informed Windows Central "this is a Blizzard decision"...
Saturday23rd Mar 2024
News Overwatch 2 Really Is Done With PvE, According To New Report
"Majority" of PvE team reportedly laid off
Remember how Blizzard announced last year it would no longer be delivering certain PvE content in its free-to-play shooter Overwatch 2? Well, in a new Bloomberg report from Jason Schreier, it's been revealed the "majority" of the team behind the PvE story content was laid off in January. B
Wednesday20th Mar 2024
News Overwatch 2's Heroes Will 'No Longer Be Unlocked Through The Battle Pass'
"All future heroes will be free"
Blizzard's free-to-play team shooter Overwatch 2 has announced heroes will no longer be unlocked through the game's Battle Pass. In a new developer update, game director Aaron Keller announced this change would occur when the new hero Venture arrived in Season 10 (expected to launch in April). After this hero joins...
Thursday9th Nov 2023
News Overwatch's League Shutdown Might Cost Activision Blizzard (And Now Microsoft) $120m
Update: Blizzard seemingly confirms "new direction"
Update [Thu 9th Nov, 2023 02:00 GMT]: A Blizzard rep has now told Engadget it's "transitioning from the Overwatch League" and evolving "competitive Overwatch in a new direction". "We are grateful to everyone who made OWL possible and remain focused on building our vision of a revitalized esports...
Wednesday8th Nov 2023
News Blizzard President Says 'Players Have No Patience' And 'Want New Stuff Every Day'
So it aims to serve up "more content" in a "responsible" way
Blizzard's president Mike Ybarra is currently doing the press rounds, and in the same interview with The Verge, he touched on content delivery in modern games, noting how challenging it can be to find the right balance to satisfy everyone in the community. Ybarra, who leads massive...
Saturday4th Nov 2023
News New Overwatch 2 Tank Hero 'Mauga' Unveiled At BlizzCon 2023
Try him out this weekend in a "limited-time trial"
As part of the BlizzCon 2023 celebrations, the class-based free-to-play shooter Overwatch 2 has unveiled a brand new hero. Introducing Mauga - a brand new tank hero. He'll be available in a "limited-time trial" this weekend before his release in Season 8. Here's a bit about him, courtesy of...
Friday3rd Nov 2023
News Phil Spencer Says 'The Future Of Blizzard Is Brighter Than Ever' Under Xbox
As he welcomes Blizzard fans to BlizzCon 2023
On day one of BlizzCon, Microsoft's Gaming CEO Phil Spencer appeared at the very beginning of the show to discuss the future of Blizzard under Xbox. In a nutshell, the company's gaming boss believes "the future of Blizzard is brighter than ever" under Xbox. Phil went into a bit more detail about this,...
Thursday20th Jul 2023
News Blizzard Games Announced For Steam Ahead Of Xbox Acquisition
Overwatch 2 will be the first title added to Valve's service
Xbox head Phil Spencer has already mentioned how Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard would make select games available to more players around the globe, and now in an industry update, Blizzard has announced it will be bringing its own games to Valve's Steam service for the first...
Wednesday17th May 2023
News Blizzard Has Axed Overwatch 2's PvE Hero Mode
"We can't deliver on that original vision"
Blizzard's Overwatch 2 team has dropped a bombshell today, announcing it will no longer deliver the game's long-awaited PvE Hero Mode. This mode was originally part of the reasoning behind the release of Overwatch 2, and now in an official Twitch livestream the game's executive producer Jared Neuss has...
Tuesday11th Oct 2022
News Overwatch 2 Undergoes 'Emergency Maintenance' After More DDoS Attacks
Bastion & Torbjörn also temporarily removed
Blizzard's Overwatch 2 launch hasn't exactly gone smoothly and it seems like the company is still having trouble with all sorts of problems. Not long after it temporarily removed Bastion and Torbjörn from the game earlier today to iron out some bugs, its servers had another meltdown due to more DDoS...
Thursday6th Oct 2022
News Overwatch 2's Servers Meltdown In 'Mass DDoS Attack' At Launch
Update: Existing players won't require a phone number
Update [Thu 6th Oct, 2022 06:30 BST]: Blizzard has published a new post on its announcement page, addressing the current state of the Overwatch 2 launch. Perhaps the most notable change, going live on October 7th, is the decision to remove phone number requirements for a majority of existing...
