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The first of possibly several dominoes has begun to fall at Blizzard in response to the shocking accusations recently leveled at the company.

Here's some good news out of the latest Blizzard drama.

Lest we forget in the storm that has engulfed Activision Blizzard over the past week, Ubisoft has also had some less-than-stellar accusations of harassment and other workplace misbehavior in recent times.

When Hearthstone first came out, one of my initial thoughts about it was how clever Blizzard was at incorporating effects that you couldn't do -- at least not easily -- in a physical card game.

Activision Blizzard is the target of a lawsuit from the state of California that accuses it of promoting a "frat boy culture" and permitting numerous instances of sexual harassment and other gender-based discrimination, primar...

It's been nearly two years since pro Hearthstone player Ng "Blitzchung" Wai Chung was suspended following his pro-Hong Kong statements at a Grandmasters event in China in October 2019.

Today brought a new patch update to Hearthstone, as well as the reveal of the upcoming expansion that was teased earlier this week. United in Stormwind will add 135 new cards to the game when it arrives on August 3.

Hearthstone's last expansion had a strong Horde theme, and it was teased that the next one would therefore feature the Alliance.

Bobby Kotick is getting paid after all. The Activision Blizzard CEO will get his plus-sized pay package, following a close vote among shareholders today.

The saga of Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick's pay continued this week as the company took the unusual step to delay its say-on-pay shareholder referendum that would see investors vote on Kotick's compensation.

We've all had a rough go of it at some time in a game, losing match after match -- or even just having a single terrible game -- until something snaps.

When Forged in the Barrens launched, Blizzard told Hearthstone fans that additional "mini-sets" would be coming down the line adding new cards in a one-package sale.

Hearthstone's second patch since the launch of Forged in the Barrens goes live next week, and it's shaking up the Battlegrounds meta as well as offering something new for sale.

Hearthstone's Forged in the Barrens expansion launched two weeks ago and, as is usually the case when a new expansion hits a CCG, there are a few things that need, ahem, "adjusting." We don't call them "nerfs" around here, tha...

Professional Hearthstone player Paul "Zalae" Nemeth has been suspended for one year following allegations of physical and emotional abusive from his former girlfriend.

The first chapter in Hearthstone's Book of Mercenaries is now live, bringing us the story of the orc Warrior Rokara.

Hearthstone's latest expansion, Forged in the Barrens, is now live, bringing 135 new cards to the game, along with a new keyword, ranked spells, and legendary mercenary minions. The Frenzy keyword on a minion triggers an ef...

Hearthstone's much-maligned Rewards Track has seen some needed adjustments since its original, unpopular introduction.

Hearthstone's next expansion set has a release date, and Blizzard is going the extra mile to celebrate the launch and give players a chance at winning some loot.

Blizzard has revealed the new Core Set for Hearthstone in its entirety, comprising all 235 cards that will be offered for free to all players when the Year of the Gryphon kicks off.

At this year's BlizzCon opening ceremony, Hearthstone Game Director Ben Lee kicked off the celebration of the Year of the Gryphon by revealing the game's next expansion set, as well as a new single-player mode coming later thi...

Hearthstone's big Friday reveal at BlizzCon will be for the Horde -- or at least, that's what we gleam from the brief teaser video posted today via the game's Twitter account: Danger lurks amongst the thorns and thistles......

Well, it's a little later than we're used to, and a bit smaller, and all online, but the BlizzCon schedule is finally available to peruse.

For about five years Blizzard has been rotating Hearthstone expansion sets for Standard play every year, something that was easy enough to predict, as it mimicked what Wizards of the Coast had been doing for Magic: The Gatheri...

Hearthstone's "Cool Hearthstone Dad" -- really, that's in his Twitter profile -- Dean Ayala hosted a Q&A last night, inviting players to ask him questions for about an hour that he would do his best to respond to.

Two years ago, Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill teased League of Legends fans by asking "Should we build a MMO?...

The Hearthstone World Championships went down over the weekend, as a field of eight top contenders duked it out for the ultimate prize of $200,000.

Last week, I suggested that Blizzard was in the right for not communicating about the changes it was planning for Hearthstone's much-maligned progression system until there was something clear and detailed to present.

The Hearthstone player revolt hasn't lost any steam -- and it's gotten bad enough to sabotage some community events.

Blizzard has been getting blasted for the past week following the implementation of its new progression system for Hearthstone.