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Blizzard Plans No Major Releases in 2019

During a recent investor meeting, the representatives of Activision Blizzard have informed that there will be no major frontline releases from Blizzard Entertainment in 2019.

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February 13, 2019

Blizzard Plans No Major Releases in 2019

Overwatch gets a lower price - permanently

Good news for all team multiplayer FPS lovers. Blizzard decided to lower the price of the PC version of Overwatch. Now it's available for half the price. Maybe it will encourage some skeptical players to try the game.

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Konrad Serafinski

January 26, 2019

Overwatch gets a lower price - permanently

AI AlphaStar from Google crushed pro StarCraft 2 players

Google's Artificial Intelligence team - DeepMind reported that their AlphaStar AI defeated two professional StarCraft 2 players from Team Liquid. In both cases, the games ended with a 5:0 result.

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Bart Swiatek

January 26, 2019

AI AlphaStar from Google crushed pro StarCraft 2 players

The Year of Pig in Overwatch and new AMD drivers - news from the world

Today we are writing about Chinese New Year in Overwatch and graphics drivers from AMD, which, among other things, add support for Resident Evil 2 remake. Welcome to the news from the world - daily portions of short news.

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Milosz Szubert

January 26, 2019

The Year of Pig in Overwatch and new AMD drivers - news from the world

Cyberpunk 2077 key dev leaves CDPR, joins Blizzard

Sebastian Stepien, co-writer and story designer for the Witcher series and the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077, left CD Projekt RED. His new employer is Blizzard, where the developer took over as Creative Director.

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Milosz Szubert

January 23, 2019

Cyberpunk 2077 key dev leaves CDPR, joins Blizzard

Blizzard is looking for people to work on new Diablo

Famous Blizzard Entertainment studio is looking for a dozen or so people to work on the next part of the Diablo series. Experts with very different specializations (e.g. programmers, graphic designers or level designers) are sought after.

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Bart Swiatek

January 21, 2019

Blizzard is looking for people to work on new Diablo

New patches to AC Odyssey and Fallout 76 and other news from the world

A new patch has been released for Fallout 76, the 1.1.2 update is available in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Final Fantasy X/X2 HD and Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age have been announced on Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. Mike Morhaime quits Blizz for good.

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Milosz Szubert

January 11, 2019

New patches to AC Odyssey and Fallout 76 and other news from the world

Stan Lee receives a tribute in World of Warcraft

An unusual situation will take place in the 8.1.5 patch to World of Warcraft. It turned out that Blizzard decided to honor Stan Lee and place a special character which resembles him in the world of Azeroth.

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Konrad Serafinski

January 10, 2019

Stan Lee receives a tribute in World of Warcraft

The Darkening of Tristram returns in Diablo 3

A special event in Diablo III returns in this month. It will last until February 1, 2019.

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Agnes Adamus

January 5, 2019

The Darkening of Tristram returns in Diablo 3

Activision fires Chief Financial Officer. Company's shares fall

Activision Blizzard announced in a statement issued to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it will dismiss its financial director, Spencer Neumann. The dismissal is not related to the company's financial performance.

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Bart Swiatek

January 3, 2019

Activision fires Chief Financial Officer. Company's shares fall

The famous WoW plague comes to Hearthstone

Blizzard has unveiled one of the new cards from the upcoming Rastakhan's Rumble expansion. It refers to the infamous Corrupted Blood plague that hit World of Warcraft in September 2005.

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Milosz Szubert

November 23, 2018

The famous WoW plague comes to Hearthstone

Diablo 4 may be returning to Diablo 2’s dark atmosphere

We’ve got some interesting reports about the future of the Diablo franchise. Apparently, Blizzard is currently working on a full-fledged Diablo 4 and the game resembles the second installment.

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Adrian Werner

November 22, 2018

Diablo 4 may be returning to Diablo 2’s dark atmosphere

Destiny 2: Forsaken Sales Dissapointing - Shows Activision Financial Report

Financial report of Activision Blizzard has been released. The publisher is not satisfied with the results of Destiny 2: Forsaken. On the other hand, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is doing much better on a PC than Black Ops 3.

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Adrian Werner

November 9, 2018

Destiny 2: Forsaken Sales Dissapointing - Shows Activision Financial Report

Blizzard leaked World of Warcraft subscriber count, rumor suggests

Millions of players enjoy World of Warcraft everyday, but thanks to WeakAuras we now know how many of them do this, exactly. Or at least that's what we're supposed to believe.

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Mathias Zulpo

October 18, 2018

Blizzard leaked World of Warcraft subscriber count, rumor suggests

Multiple Diablo projects are in the works, Blizzard says

Not one, but a few – this is how many Diablo-related projects Blizzard is taking care of right now. Although nobody knows what they are or when they're dropping, the past seems to hold the answer.

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Mathias Zulpo

August 9, 2018

Multiple Diablo projects are in the works, Blizzard says

World of Warcraft no longer requires you to buy the base game

World of Warcraft is now subscription-only, period. But while you no longer need the base game to enjoy WoW and 6 of its expansions, some say that nothing really changed.

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Mathias Zulpo

July 18, 2018

World of Warcraft no longer requires you to buy the base game

Doomfist is another character coming to Overwatch next week

Next week, Overwatch players will get another character, the long-awaited Doomfist. This melee-focused warrior will let you feel powerful and feast on other players' frustration as you pummel them.

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July 19, 2017

Doomfist is another character coming to Overwatch next week

StarCraft: Remastered gets a release date and PC requirements [UPDATE]

StarCraft: Remastered is coming out on August 14, 2017. Watch a new live action trailer that prepares humanity for the invasion.

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June 30, 2017

StarCraft: Remastered gets a release date and PC requirements [UPDATE]

Overwatch first anniversary celebrated with special events; free weekend inbound

It's a good time to be an Overwatch fan, or to become one. There is a special anniversary event going on, which means lots of goodies for current players, as well as a free weekend incoming for all those interested in giving the game a try.

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May 25, 2017

Overwatch first anniversary celebrated with special events; free weekend inbound

Overwatch is worth over $1 billion

Activision Blizzard revealed their most recent financial results, in which they brag about Overwatch becoming the company's another billion-dollar franchise.

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May 5, 2017

Overwatch is worth over $1 billion