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Blizzard has announced that they will be released a remastered version of the original Starcraft RTS game from 1998 The game the helped launch Esports They're updating the graphics to 4K UHD, they'll have 13 supported languages, play on both LAN and On-line and run the classic campaigns The game was announced earlier today by[...]

Seems like just yesterday Blizzard was rolling out their latest expansion, World of Warcraft: Legion Now the company is continuing their policy of naming big patches 7.1 was Return to Karazhan and now 7.2 is the Tomb of Sargeras The story line has been building towards a confrontation with Kil'jaeden, the head of the Burning[...]

So if someone sits on their hands back at the base, or they go to the front lines just to be killed over and over, they can be punished for it under those terms. credit//Blizzard So far, players have noticed individuals have been getting kicked out of matches after the competition is done, which is a sign that[...]

The Wonders of Un'Goro webseries continues as Professor George Herbert Doyle IV (Danny Pudi) and his camera man Eddie (Nathan Windrunner) are three weeks

credit//Blizzard After weeks of playtesting, Overwatch's newest character, Orisa is playable on all platforms for Arcade and QuickPlay modes. The tank has already suffered a nerf or two thanks to the tests in the PTR, but hey, that's what the PTR is for Those nerfs took down her max amount of ammunition on her fusion driver and increased[...]

Seriously, Blizzard Balance those boxes out better! But now the game is phasing out the Draw system with a new complicated way of determining a winner, and it seems few are happy about the situation Scott Mercer, the game's principal designer, went online to talk about the changes. A team no longer has to completely capture[...]

The new weekly series from Blizzard goes along with the latest Hearthstone expansion Journey to Un'Goro The video places Doyle and his assistant Eddie on the edge of the Un'Goro Crater, an area of Azeroth filled with deadly dinosaurs and poisonous plant life Find the first episode below along with the trailer for the new[...]

Here Blizzard has put together a new behind-the-scenes video on how Orisa came to be. Orisa activates on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on March 21, 2017. https://youtu.be/znEHH68unzAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: New Hero Preview: Orisa | Overwatch (https://youtu.be/znEHH68unzA) Overwatch is rolling out a new hero, Orisa. Sometimes learning how a character came about[...]

Blizzard is also opening up a Bracket Challenge for folks at home to get involved. Here's what you need to know – visit Heroes of the Dorm for full details: https://www.heroesofthedorm.com/ Round of 64 – Before they can reach the live National Championships, universities will need to compete and qualify through a shark tank of 64 rival[...]

Yesterday we did a brief story about how the people farming in Overwatch due to the new lobby system was getting out of control, and at the end, I mentioned that the powers that be at Blizzard had to be watching and that allowing it was no mistake A few hours later, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan hit[...]

Below is a complete list of debuffs and changes coming. credit//Blizzard Ana Biotic Rifle: Damage decreased from 80 to 60 Biotic Grenade: Impact damage reduced from 60 to 30, Impact healing reduced from 100 to 50 Junkrat No longer hurts himself from his own explosions (Effect added to current passive: Total Mayhem) Orisa Fusion Driver: Magazine size lowered from 200 to 150 Supercharger: Cost[...]

A new spotlight video from Blizzard showcases the new playable character joining the Nexus Probius is coming to Heroes of the Storm and where we've seen his animated intro and some samples of game play, this new video shows us his abilities in great detail and a bit of his history Probius is a robot[...]

As Esports continues to grow, Blizzard remains one of the driving forces behind the push The just held the IEM Katowice 2017 in Poland which pitted the best players in the world vying for the first guaranteed spot in the 2017 WSC World Championship Blizzard has put together a highlight reel for each of the[...]

On Friday we got to see the cute intro video for the new playable character Probius in Blizzard's MOBA, Heroes of the Storm The character comes from the company's military sci-fi strategy game, Starcraft, and it's rather remarkable how they worked in a lot of what he would do in Starcraft into how he fights[...]

The newest hero to enter the Nexus comes from Blizzard's military science fiction strategy game, Starcraft The company announced that Probius will be a playable character in Heroes of the Storm Seems the little fella just wants to prove himself, using his ability to summon pylons to use against the enemy. After a run of World[...]

Overwatch, which has now won Game of the Year twice, recently got a few changes to game modes, a new character, and some buffing/de-buffing. Well, one of

Overwatch has unveiled their newest hero, and as Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan had said, it's not who people thought it was going to be The rumor was that we'd be getting Doomfist and it would be voiced by Terry Crews… but then Blizzard released a few teasers and it was obvious they were going a different[...]

If what you are looking for in a video game is more control over the rules? Then Blizzard has something for you They're introducing the Game Browser for the Custom Game Mode in Overwatch The Game Browser will allow you to make your own ruleset, varying things from game mode, heroes abilities, health, movement speed,[...]

The Un'Goro Crater. It filled early World of Warcraft players with excitement and dread. It was an area of Kalimdor that was filled with dinosaurs... and

Blizzard has started teasing what is likely their next playable hero So far they introduced us to Efi Oladele, an 11-year old inventor who has received a grant from the Adawe Foundation for her impressive achievements in robotics and artificial intelligence In the 'Spotlight on Numbani' interview on their webpage, Efi tells us she builds[...]

With the new year also comes word that Blizzard is changing the way expansions will be released for HearthStone The new plan is to release three 130-card expansions at specific times of the year. Why the change? Blizzard posted on their HearthStone blog: At their core, Adventures paint colorful and thematic stories about the Hearthstone universe[...]

For some World of Warcraft players, mounts are addictive. Yes, mounts. The things characters ride to get from one quest location to another. In the early

 The information was put together by locking Chris Metzen in a room with Robert Brooks and Matt Burns before Metzen retired. Blizzard and Dark Horse have released this new trailer for the book: https://youtu.be/c_EqJagiLAcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2 Trailer (https://youtu.be/c_EqJagiLAc) [...]

Blizzard has released a new Hearthstone video that was shot at PAX South in San Antonio, TX involving a game called Refreshment Vendor's Revenge The game is simple, two opponents are asked questions about characters in Hearthstone The one who gets the quest right gets a point, the other person has to stuff a large[...]

Blizzard has released a new hero spotlight for Lúcio as he joins Heroes of the Storm from Overwatch The character is unique in that his abilities can be both offensive and defensive He plays one of two songs at all times One gives a speed buff while the other a healing buff[...]

Over the last week few weeks, talk of major buffs to Bastion in Overwatch have been floating around. The character is a very basic tool in the game and

To help raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation, Blizzard made available both an in-game pet named Mischief and a plush toy version available through their store for the month of December In that times, $2.5 Million dollars were raised for the charity that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions throughout the world. That[...]

Capture the Flag has been a fun distraction in Overwatch so far. So much so, more than a handful have asked for the mode to continue on past the Year of

Blizzard has released a new In Development video for Heroes of the Storm where we get to see some of the game play and abilities for the upcoming Lúcio addition to the game We also get a glimpse at new skins: Love Goddess Tyrande and mounts Heartstone and Flames of Judgement Charger. https://youtu.be/3KTsPR2oeSEVideo can't be loaded[...]

Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Terry Crews is an avowed Blizzard fan and recently made an undeniable case for his desire to be Doomfist. For those not paying attention to the world of Overwatch, the character of Doomfist goes back to a reference made in the first animated Overwatch short that took off among fans[...]