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We'll see how much this changes the plans of who in the Hearthstone community attends. Credit: Blizzard After careful consideration of the ongoing coronavirus, we have decided to relocate Masters Tour Indonesia to Los Angeles We decided to make this move to protect the health and safety of our players, staff and everyone involved with the Masters[...]

Credit: Blizzard If you're a gaming fan, there's no doubt you've heard about StarCraft: Ghost a time or two The now-defunct project was supposed to be a major turning point for Blizzard when it came to 3D action titles, but the game was canceled before it could ever leave the station. Now, it looks like a playable[...]

The latest rumor this week that has people buzzing is that it appears Blizzard is working on Diablo and Overwatch animated shows People have been begging for a regular Overwatch show almost immediately after the game was released because of all the cinematic trailers the company creates But until now, nothing has come to pass[...]

The league issued a statement over the weekend letting fans know the games would be moved to South Korea in the wake of the health crisis in China. Credit: Blizzard In order to protect the health and safety of our fans, players, and staff, Overwatch League matches at homestand events in Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou—in February and[...]

This morning, Blizzard announced esports plans for World Of Warcraft, detailing the Arena World Championship & Mythic Dungeon International 2020 Now that the company is working with DreamHack for future events, the tournaments and their structure called for a revamp So both the Arena World Championship (AWC) and Mythic Dungeon International (MDI) have been retooled[...]

After several user complaints from launch until now, Blizzard is finally offering refunds to players for Warcraft III: Reforged The past week or so on the Blizzard forums has been a series of complaints about the company not fulfilling promises on the game, having lagging servers, disconnections, long wait times, and a bad representation of[...]

It looks like Diablo Immortal may finally have a proper release date this year, as Blizzard has started to do region testing for the mobile game The news comes from a small piece of info in the company's Q4 2019 results, which you can check out here There isn't a ton of information on what's[...]

The new 1.45 patch has just be made live by Blizzard on the Overwatch PTR, which contains some of the new controversial changes The company released full patch notes here, and we have the liner notes to it all for you below But the shorthand is that this introduces the new Hero Pools system Along[...]

Who walks away with the Arlington trophy? Here are the results from this evening. Credit: Activision Blizzard Championship Match: xBlyzes vs AyRoK We start the first game off with AyRoK choosing his Mage deck while xBlyzes went with his Warrior deck This match started off slow and looked like it was going to be one of those matches[...]

Here are today's results from the semifinals. Credit: Activision Blizzard Match 1: Alan870806 vs xBlyzes Credit: Activision Blizzard Alan and xBlyzes fought hard for their right to be here, as they now face off against each other for a spot in the finals The first round started with Alan bringing in his Warrior deck while Blyzes brought in his[...]

Here are today's results from the quarterfinals. Credit: Activision Blizzard Match 1: bloodyface vs Alan870806 Credit: Activision Blizzard The first game of the day saw BF bring in his Mage deck while Alan brought in his Druid deck The two spent the first half of the match feeling each other out They navigated around each other when one looked[...]

This week, Blizzard has released a brand new developer diary for Overwatch, featuring game direct Jeff Kaplan as he goes over experimentation and Hero Pools Kaplan basically goes over the major additions and changes coming to the next Overwatch patch, which will be 1.45 in early February The biggest topic in the group, which they[...]

Blizzard has officially launched Warcraft III: Reforged this week, making all the Battle.net servers live and ready for players to join Now you have a chance to revist over 60 missions worth of battles and strategies while witnessing key moments in Azeroth's history Including the Burning Legion's invasion to the ascension of the Lich King,[...]

The Overwatch League is getting a bit of a redesign when it comes to their jerseys as they have received new kits in collaboration with Jeff Staple.

To the point where the game has been hurting in the "fun" category as players will chew out anyone who doesn't do as their told in competitive seasons and pick characters that fit the meta. Credit: Blizzard Because of this, as well as from expectations from other esports leagues, players have been asking if Blizzard will institute[...]

You can learn more about it here, and see more of the additions to this event in the Overwatch trailer below. Credit: Blizzard NEW GAME MODE: CTF BLITZ Capture the Flag returns to the Arcade for Lunar New Year! CTF Blitz is a modified version of Capture the Flag we're introducing with the Lunar patch this year. The flags are[...]

Plus you'll need to rest and recover before running off to do more. Credit: Blizzard Meanwhile, Hearthstone game designers Dave Kosak and Dean Ayala drop into the Hearthside Chat to tell you what's on the way for Galakrond's Awakening before it launches on January 21st You can watch the video here. https://youtu.be/XYHNmA3Q8zcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is[...]

This week, Blizzard revealed that the next solo adventure for Hearthstone entitled Galakrond's Awakening will be out in just a couple of weeks Along with some shiny new backs to the cards, players will be able to go through a chapter a week each week starting January 21st The first chapter will be free for[...]

Along with the Hearthstone news today, Blizzard Entertainment announced they have entered a three-year esports deal with DreamHack and the ESL The short version of the deal is that they will be presenting Warcraft III: Reforged and StarCraft II tournaments moving forward as part of their major events This means that they will take over[...]

Blizzard Entertainment announced today that they will be expanding the Heathstone Masters Tour by adding more dates in 2020 We now know those dates will expand from three major tournaments to six, and will be including more European dates as they have confirmed Sweden and Spain as major tournament locations All six Masters Tours in[...]

He'll be doing freelance work and hosting other events in 2020. Credit: Blizzard Meanwhile, broadcaster Erik "DoA" Lonnquist (seen above) took to his own Twitter feed to express his concerns over the League His contract, if you haven't guessed, is also up and he is currently not employed by Blizzard As he contemplates whether he wishes to[...]

Would you like to spend a few hours seeing random people involved with Overwatch sit by a fire and stare at you? Today's your lucky day! Blizzard has started up their annual Yule Log stream on Twitch, in which members of the Overwatch team, as well as voice actors and other people involved with the[...]

Blizzard finally announced a release date this week for Warcraft III: Reforged, as the game will see the light of day on January 28th, 2020 Players will have two options to buy on the Blizzard Shop The standard edition will go for $30, and the Spoils Of War Edition, which will sell for $40 The[...]

The event will run in Overwatch starting today and end on January 2nd. Credit: Blizzard NEW GAME MODE: SNOWBALL DEATHMATCH This year's Winter Wonderland event ushers in a new mini game mode, called "Snowball Deathmatch." This is an 8-player free-for-all deathmatch where everyone will play as Mei with a modified Mei snowball gun, similar to the one from Mei's[...]

Blizzard Entertainment announced the next stop of the Hearthstone Masters Tour after Arlington, as they'll be headed to Indonesia The event will specifically take place in Bali at the Mulia Resort and Villas from March 20th-22nd, 2020 They will be inviting over 300 competitors to battle for a $250k prize pool The qualifying window for[...]

Blizzard finally revealed the full details to their new Descent Of Dragons update coming into Hearthstone starting today We have a few of the new details for you here, including the new Keyword you'll have to play with Plus sidequests, legendary dragons, and new characters being thrown into the mix Not to mention updates to[...]

Blizzard announced today that The World Breaker has officially come to Heroes Of The Storm as Deathwing joins the list of heroes Basically, they added a character that is unstoppable and can wreak havoc for a short period of time However, he gets no buffs or healing from anyone as a trade-off for that kind[...]

That information was meant for league officials and players only at the time, as the Overwatch League was still in the middle of Stage 3. Credit: Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment Upon Fissure announcing he was on the way back, League officials decided to slap him with a $3,000 fine for the infraction As you can see[...]

A little late to the dance, but we finally got a moment to sit down and look over all the pictures from BlizzCon 2019.

Blizzard did their best to give us the grandest of presentations possible when they announced this one They went all out, and in a way, they had to Last year's reveal of Diablo Immortal went over like a fart in church, even before fans gave the game a fair shot And while the devs were[...]