Microsoft cancels Blizzard’s survival game amid layoffs, shifts developers to “one of several promising new projects”

Back in 2022, Blizzard Entertainment revealed it was developing a survival game set in an entirely new universe, making it the first original property from the developer since Overwatch’s release in 2016. This morning, though, it’s reportedly been cancelled by Microsoft amid 1,900 layoffs at its gaming division. According to a letter to employees seen […]

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Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 director responds as major upcoming change sends shockwaves through the community: “It was a mistake to talk about this lone change out of context”

What you need to know The Overwatch 2 community got a major shock recently when developer Blizzard announced plans to give tank and damage heroes self-healing in Season 9. This will be a “modified, tuned-down version of the support self-healing passive,” enabling tank and damage heroes to slowly heal after a few seconds of avoiding […]

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See Activision Blizzard’s long 44-year history charted in a single, equally lengthy image

What you need to know Activision Blizzard, makers of Call of Duty, Diablo, Warcraft, and more are celebrating its 44th birthday. The publisher has released an infographic to mark the occasion. This infographic includes the rise of Activision, Blizzard, and King and all their hit titles. Top recommendations Activision Blizzard, a company of some of […]

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See Activision Blizzard’s long 44-year history charted in a single, equally lengthy infographic

What you need to know Activision Blizzard, makers of Call of Duty, Diablo, Warcraft, and more are celebrating its 44th birthday. The publisher has released an infographic to mark the occasion. This infographic includes the rise of Activision, Blizzard, and King and all their hit titles. Top recommendations Activision Blizzard, a company of some of […]

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Overwatch 2 review-in-progress: The bold step forward Blizzard’s hero shooter needed

Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed hero shooter, Overwatch, has fallen into an awkward state during its final years. Once successful and widely adored, the direction of its gameplay had shifted with time, as its popularity dwindled among the masses. To this day, Overwatch has struggled to revisit those glory days. Overwatch had become grueling, bland, and slow […]

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Overwatch 2 breathes new life into Blizzard’s stagnant hero shooter

Source: Activision Blizzard When Blizzard’s ambitious 6v6 hero shooter Overwatch released back in 2016, I instantly fell in love. Its stylish visuals and wide variety of unique and charming characters drew me in, and I regularly played the game for two years as Blizzard added maps, game modes, quality-of-life features, and heroes. However, Overwatch’s gameplay […]

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Blizzard’s Free-to-Play ‘Diablo Immortal’ Game Launching on iOS on June 2

Blizzard’s newest Diablo game, Diablo Immortal, is set to launch on the iPhone and iPad on June 2, the company announced today. [embedded content] First announced in 2018, Diablo Immortal is a full-fledged action RPG that’s set in the Diablo Universe and that’s been developed from the ground up for mobile devices, though it will […]

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