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Microsoft Claims Sony Created A False Narrative To Try And Dissuade EU Regulators Concerning The Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
“It would defy business logic for us to exclude PlayStation.”
By Aspen Pash - 18 hours agoLatest World Of Warcraft Patch Has Mac Players Crashing Nonstop, Even When Using Stealth To Strike An Enemy
Blizzard says they are investigating the issue, but has no workarounds at this moment.
By Anthony Jones - 3 days agoAlways Online Podcast: Did Redfall and ESO MMO Presentations Deliver, Hearthstone & A Sub, And The Day Before's Mess Ep 461
Can you really blame people for being skeptical of a game that's had as many missteps as "The Day Before" has had?
By Michael Byrne - 3 days agoFTC Apparently Timed Lawsuit Against Microsoft-Activision In An Attempt To Manipulate A Potential EU Settlement
This does align with the fact that the FTC lawsuit came only hours after US and EU officials had a call.
By Aspen Pash - 3 days ago💣 Feature | Game Design Spotlight #25: A Look At Stance Dancing In MMORPGs And Its Eventual Demise Across Mainstream Games
Streamlined gameplay experiences impact combat's most complex and high-risk aspects.
By Anthony Jones - 5 days agoJudge Denies Microsoft's Request To Pause Gamer Lawsuit
The preliminary hearing will take place on March 23.
By Aspen Pash - 5 days agoBlizzard Wants To Know How Much Players Would Pay For A Hearthstone Subscription Via Survey
The survey also mentions 3D gameplay where Heroes and minions would come to life on screen.
By Aspen Pash - 5 days agoCWA Withdraws Request For Unionization Vote At Proletariat; Blames CEO's "Confrontational Tactics" Causing Unfair Election
A dicey situation just got worse for Proletariat workers.
By Anthony Jones - 6 days agoHardcore Mode In Modern Warfare 2 Is Making A Comeback In Upcoming Season 2 Launch
Developer Infinity Ward confirmed its return and will release further details in a blog later.
By Anthony Jones - 1 week agoNew Tencent MMO "Tarisland" Looks Like An "Extremely" Similar WoW Clone According To Fans
I can definitely see it.
By Anthony Jones - 1 week agoLeague Of Legends Developer Riot Games Begins Own Wave Of Layoffs
Subsequently, Riot plans to hire 150+ people.
By Aspen Pash - 1 week agoNetEase Tears Down Local Orc Statue And Posts A Spicy Response To Blizzard On Ending Licensing Agreement
The dismantling of the Orc statue was live streamed with around 30,000 people watching.
By Anthony Jones - 1 week agoWarzone 2.0 And Modern Warfare 2's Season 2 Delayed To Mid-February As New Content Gets Revealed
Season 2 was supposed to launch at the start of February, so it'll see a slight setback.
By Anthony Jones - 1 week agoWorld Of Warcraft’s Arena World Championship Has Returned, This Time In Dragonflight
The Evoker class will be joining the ranks for the very first time.
By Aspen Pash - 1 week agoTop 5 Free to Play Weekly - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Has Live Service Elements Ep 540
A leaked battle pass, a new neon city, and a new god.
By Michael Byrne - 1 week agoMicrosoft Is "Likely" To Receive An EU Antitrust Warning Over Proposed Activision-Blizzard Deal "In The Coming Weeks"
Sources say the European Commission will send "a statement of objections" revealing concerns about the deal.
By Anthony Jones - 2 weeks agoEmployees Who Worked On Blizzard Games Laid Off By NetEase After Blizzard Partnership Ends
More changes to come as NetEase searches for new potential distribution partners in China.
By Aspen Pash - 2 weeks agoEverybody's Getting Into The Game, Google And Nvidia Weigh In On The Microsoft Buying ABK
They, too, have addressed their concerns to the FTC.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 2 weeks agoBlizzard To Drop The First Post-Dragonflight Content Update In World Of Warcraft January 24
Trading Post follows not long after.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 2 weeks agoThe Third Blizzard Owned Studio To Try To Unionize Is Facing Major Push-back
Proletariat employees are being forced to organize through the NLRB voting process.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 2 weeks agoHearthstone Battlegrounds Season 3 Debuts Next Week With New Undead/Dual-Type Minions And Reward Track
Professor Putricide's new creations are taking over Battlegrounds Quests.
By Anthony Jones - 2 weeks agoMicrosoft Really, Really Wants You To Know It’s Okay With Unions
So they put an ad in The Washington Post.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 3 weeks agoOverwatch 2's Limited-Time "Battle For Olympus" Game Mode Transforms Characters Into Greek Deities And Creatures
Characters will have "reimagined abilities that will channel the power of the gods."
By Anthony Jones - 3 weeks agoChile Approves Microsoft’s Purchase Of Activision Blizzard
That’s another one down, but so many more to go.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 1 month agoProletariat Becomes Third Activision Blizzard Studio Seeking Unionization To Preserve Their "Progressive, Human-First Benefits"
A supermajority of 57 workers including animators, designers, producers, and other disciplines, want to unionize.
By Anthony Jones - 1 month agoWhoops! Overwatch 2's Director Accidentally Loaded Unreleased Campaign Map During Twitch Stream
A bit of a slip-up during the "Twitch Makes Overwatch" livestream.
By Anthony Jones - 1 month agoBlizzard President Confirms BlizzCon 2023 In End-Of-Year Update, Commits To Rebuilding Company Culture
"We have received a lot of feedback this year, and our teams are always listening."
By Anthony Jones - 1 month agoEU Surveys Game Companies Over Microsoft Purchase Of Activision As "Gamers" Sue Against Deal In The US
The ability for customers to file antitrust suits in the US has opened the door to citizens trying to block the Microsoft/Activision deal.
By Michael Byrne - 1 month agoOverwatch 2 Players Can Help The Devs Build A New Map In Real-Time While On Twitch Tomorrow
The stream kicks off at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time!
By Anthony Jones - 1 month agoAfter A Three-Year Hiatus, The Overwatch League World Cup Will Return In The Summer Of 2023
Come January, Blizzard will announce the 36 countries participating in the tourney.
By Anthony Jones - 1 month ago