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The role based arena shooter is really garnering a ton of word of mouth at the moment, which isn't entirely surprising given the Blizzard name attached I've not yet got my invite, which is sad, as I really do want to give the game a whirl. It seems I and those of you who haven't been[...]

Blizzard felt that this spec kind of missed the mark This was supposed to be like Drunken Master, staggering around and defending against fighters in a frustrating, wild way that looks beautiful when seen in context But current game play focuses on absorption fields and self-healing So this spec is changing, it will no longer[...]

So this was one of the character I was most interested to see what Blizzard had in store for them with the new expansion, Legion. The designers' main focus for Warriors was making the talent trees more customizable, especially for Arms and Fury They're bringing back things like Avatar, Roar and Stormbolt along with introducing some[...]

A nice ground and pound. Restoration Shamans were pretty good as is according to Blizzard They have tweaked the healing making more emphasis on targeted heals and less on chain healing They've also gone through the talents trying to make more impactful options available With the ability to combine healing stream and healing tide totems, Resto[...]

Adam Cook writes for Bleeding Cool… Proving that StarCraft is still a major player (and hey, it's from Blizzard, so who'd argue otherwise), we now know that the expansion, Legacy of the Void, has sold a million copies since it launched less than a week ago. The was revealed by this tweet from the official StarCraft account. Thanks[...]

So let's take a look at how the game designers at Blizzard are going to tweak these very unique characters to improve both game play and connection to the lore. The Death Knights are very interesting in that their history is closely tied to the Wrath of the Lich King expansion and the Lich King himself,[...]

That part is what Blizzard has decided to focus on along with the resources Warlocks use Their plan is to make Warlocks function using mana and Soul Shards again and to make each summoned demon stand out from the others with advantages to using them. Starting with Demonology, the focus here is returning to summoning demons[...]

One of the things I noticed when at Blizzcon last weekend was the amount of amazing Cosplay. I'm used to Cosplay at comic conventions and they range from

They're also my person healer of choice when I play a healer… what good is a healer if they are squishy and die early in a fight… so hearing the changes here has be a bit excited. For more on the proposed changes to Paladins, check out this write up by Blizzard. As we continue our[...]

Adam Cook writes for Bleeding Cool... I bring you this news with trepidation, dear reader, because I was obsessed with Hearthstone for a little while, and

So they have removed it from the game and increased the importance of Frozen Orb. Seems like other than some basic tweaks, Mages have skated through the changes pretty clean or better as some confusing things were cleaned up. For more on the changes to Mages, check out this piece by Blizzard. As announced at Blizzcon, the[...]

To change that, Blizzard is tapping into the lore that ties these fighters to the Old Gods and creating a new power mechanic for them… Insanity Spells like Vampiric Touch, Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Pain will build Insanity and when maxed, shadowform will become voidform increasing the characters power for a limited amount of[...]

At Blizzcon over last weekend, Blizzard talked a lot about the new World of Warcraft expansion Legion that is due out next summer But even though it's months away the planning has been going on for a while and one of the things they are stressing is making the individual classes more steeped in the[...]

Last weekend Blizzard Entertainment had their annual Blizzcon convention at the Anaheim Convention Center where they unveiled details about the new World of Warcraft expansion, the upcoming new game Overwatch, a new expansion to Hearthstone and of course the release of Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void Starcraft was the second franchise launched by Blizzard[...]

The new franchise from Blizzard is coming along quite nicely and it seems the company is getting behind it in full force. Alongside comics that will flesh out the universe, it was announced that a series of short films will be hitting the web These will go into the characters of the game, as well as[...]

During their Overwatch panel this afternoon, Senior VP of Blizzard Chris Metzen announced that they are working on Overwatch Graphic Novels They will be publishing the books themselves but haven't stated a release date, but I would expect that the first one will coincide with the launch of the game in spring. There will also be[...]

There have been two major questions following Overwatch around since it was announced. Would it be on consoles and would it be free to play? We now know

Blizzard almost always have very impressive CG cinematic trailers a little while out from release They really are marvels of action CGI and I always look forward to watching them, even though I only dabble in Blizzard's games at this point. World of Warcraft: Legion is no exception This trailer comes from Blizzcon conference and it's[...]

World of Warcraft: Legion, the upcoming expansion, was only recently announced at Gamescom, but it seems we might be less than a year out from the

Blizzard certainly aren't the company they were when they were first off making isometric games Diablo, WarCraft and StarCraft helped to forge the powerhouse we know today though So much so, there are certainly a sect of fans asking for a return to those kinds of games. Well, according to this new job posting (via IGN)[...]

The game is well over ten years old now, and it exists in a time when MMOs subscriptions are thought to be impossible to keep. In a report yesterday, Blizzard revealed that numbers had fallen 100k from the last quarter to 5.5 Million registered users On top of that though, Blizzard said this will be the[...]

On Friday Blizzard Entertainment is hosting their annual convention Blizzcon at the Anaheim Convention Center So it make sense that this week we'll be getting a bunch of hype for the upcoming Legendary Pictures film Warcraft Directed by Duncan Jones, the film stars Travis Fimmel, Dominic Cooper, Ben Foster, Ruth Negga, Toby Kebbell, Rod Kazinsky[...]

But no boy's own war comics here, it's mostly about the games and the films this month… Fallout 4, Blizzard, Capcom and, with the film on its way, a little Hunger Games…. As soon as we hear anything we'll let you know Till then you can get added discount by using the code BLEEDINGCOOL when you click[...]

The new IP from Blizzard is certainly an interesting prospect though Soon, some of us will be able to play it too as it's been announced the game is getting a beta on October 27th To sign up for it, just head to battle.net, sign in or up and then press the button to get[...]

As we pass the middle of September, excitement breaks out. What is in the new Loot Crate? Warning though... no comic, no T-shirt... so what is there?

Blizzard are known for their exuberant cinematic trailers at this point Ever since they've been able to, they infuse their games with stunning cutscenes and especially love their pre-release ultra high quality story trailer I remember being mesmerised by World of Warcraft's before it came out. Well, now it's Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void's turn[...]

We learnt recently that it rakes in $20 million a month, which is just insane for a free to play card game. Unsurprisingly, Blizzard want to keep that train going for as long as possible They are in this for the LONG game Speaking to GameSpot, Blizzard Entertainment executive producer Hamilton Chu said that the company hopes[...]

He cites past failings of other MMOs as the reason why Blizzard don't want to do it, but did admit, even though the next expansion Legion was only announced last week, the expansion after that is already being considered. You know, there's not really a great model for a successful sequel MMO Virtually all of them[...]

One of the most asked for games on the internet, especially where Blizzard are concerned, is Warcraft 4 The RTS game spun off in to the MMO behemoth we all know now, but some fans have longed for a return to what it once was. Speaking to IGN, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void producer Tim Morten,[...]

Blizzard have long been the masters at roping in huge money on a month to month basis Several million users still pay monthly subscriptions to the company to play World of Warcraft and that game is over a decade old. Well, Hearthstone seems to be making them ludicrous amounts of money at the moment too[...]