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Blizzard has released more details on the new Overwatch character Sigma as he officially joins the PTR servers for players to play and test out According to part of his bio and origin story from the devs, "Sigma is a kind and brilliant scientist who has been irreparably changed by an experiment gone wrong, gaining[...]

We were wondering how long it would take Blizzard to finally show off Sigma in Overwatch, and we got our answer today with a new trailer After a couple of weeks of teasing, the company finally put out an Origin Story trailer with only a little bit of text "Peek inside the mind of an[...]

Blizzard has been teasing their next hero addition to Overwatch for a while now, and it looks like we're close to the pulling the trigger on the reveal And when it comes to putting in some interest, this time around they actually got a lot of people talking and looking for clues. credit//Blizzard The teaser comes from[...]

Some shocking news from Blizzard today as co-founder Frank Pearce has announced he will be departing the company after 28 years The word came down in the form of an announcement on their website, specifically saying that he's leaving to "pass the torch" and not retiring or departing the company on any bad terms We[...]

Blizzard has introduced a new concept into Overwatch this week as they've started experimenting with the new Role Queue systems in the PTR Basically, instead of just selecting a character at the start of the match, you can choose which role you want to cover Whether that be Tank, Support, or Damage Once the timer[...]

Yesterday, Blizzard brought back one of the most popular Overwatch events as the 2019 Summer Games have officially kicked off As noted on Twitter, the games will be here until August 5th and have brought back favorites like Lucioball to the fold Not to mention a plethora of new skins, sprays, catchphrases and more that[...]

But the biggest change on the way seems to be the fact that we may be saying goodbye to the Blizzard Arena While they don't outright say it, the language below taken from the announcement indicates that they're doing away with being based strictly in Los Angeles and will be taking the show on the[...]

In the latest Developer Update video from Blizzard, Jeff Kaplan talks about the new system they have currently running on the PTR servers that are designed to stop cheating in games, or at the very least, prevent cheaters from capitalizing on cheats According to the video below, once the system detects a player is using[...]

Here are a few more details from Blizzard on the results from today. credit//Blizzard The three champions emerged victorious America's 3rd place PNC utilized Mage to defeat 3rd place Purple's Warrior (3-0), Asia-Pacific's 2nd place Surrender played Rogue against 1st place Alutemu's (3-1), and Europe's 1st place Fenomeno brought out Mage to defeat 2nd place Seiko's Rogue (3-0). "The[...]

Blizzard Entertainment has released a new game this week that you might be familiar with as StarCraft: Cartooned has appeared in their store To be very clear about what this is, you're essentially buying the original StarCraft with the single-player campaign with a brand new cartooned skin added to the game Every unit, structure, map,[...]

Big news this weekend out of Blizzard as they have announced the Hearthstone Global Finals will officially take place at BlizzCon 2019 The company will be holding the event this November where eight players will compete at the Anaheim Convention Center for a $500k prize pool, the trophy, and the title of Hearthstone World Champion[...]

Blizzard announced a brand new expansion coming to Hearthstone next month as players will be dealing with the "Saviors of Uldum" After all the events that took place over the spring with the various villain expansion cards, you knew the League Of E.V.I.L would end up meeting their match at some point[...]

Bet of luck to you as the latest World Of Warcraft story picks up. credit//Blizzard During a high-stakes chase across the seas, the Alliance and the Horde are waylaid by an ancient enemy who's been lurking beneath the depths: Queen Azshara and her fearsome naga army The naval forces of both factions are destroyed in the ambush,[...]

Blizzard has got a number of updates on the way for Hearthstone over the next month, starting with some new classic cards coming to the game The developers released a new blog update this week, discussing many of the changes on the way One of the big areas they discuss is the changes coming to[...]

Today UNIQLO showed off their latest collection of high-end geeky wears, this time partnering with Blizzard Entertainment for a whole new collection The new gear has shirts and designs from Overwatch, Diablo, Starcraft, World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, and Hearthstone for your gaming choices You can now check out all of these designs[...]

Blizzard has released a brand new Overwatch character short story this week, this time focusing on their latest character to join the fray with Baptiste You can read the story here as they go back into his story of being a medic trying to leave his past behind But one force who didn't forget is[...]

We have some quotes from Blizzard from the event for you here as well as video of the finals, as the Grandmasters Tour will resume next week. credit//Blizzard The 'second-place curse' that has plagued dog for years seems to have finally been lifted "It's crazy! I came in expecting to flop out," Dog said[...]

This week, Blizzard officially launched the latest chapter to Hearthstone's latest storyline, The Dalaran Heist, with Chapter V – Kirin Tor Citadel In this final chapter, E.V.I.L is just at Dalaran's doorstep and all they have to do is to take down the magic-makers themselves, the leaders of the Kirin Tor Enjoy this trailer as[...]

Blizzard has added in a new system to the Overwatch PTR as you can now check out how you died in style with Overwatch Replays A system that, up until now, was basically only available to the esports wing of the game, you can now access your previous matches and view them from multiple angles[...]

Those of you who have wanted to mess with Blizzard's assets in a fun environment for a while now will get a kick out of Overwatch Workshop now going live The developers released a new video for you to watch here that explains a bit of how the workshop works and everything you can do[...]

Blizzard is starting to roll out their Overwatch third-anniversary skins for the next event, and one of the amazing ones we got today features Winston as a gargoyle! The images went out today showing off him covered in runes and stone skin with one broken horn People online are already comparing it to some iconic[...]

However, WoW Classic players have begun reporting bugs to Blizzard that are actually just… features from the game. Mostly these were designed to be helpful, but they're not the same kind of help system that gamers are used to in 2019 They're old, almost archaic Which they should be However, gamers have gotten so used to the[...]

Blizzard will be launching their next Overwatch event this month, marking the third anniversary of the game, which will run from May 21st until June 10th As usual, the anniversary will include a slew of items being added the game including skins, dances, sprays, and more Along with all the past seasonal cosmetic items, past[...]

Blizzard gave us the first details on The Dalaran Heist just last week, but the new solo adventure for the Rise of Shadows expansion is available now for all Hearthstone players Now that players have joined the ranks of the dastardly arch-villian Rafaam and his League of E.V.I.L., players get to steal the floating city[...]

Blizzard has unveiled a brand new cinematic video for World Of Warcraft focused on the Rise of Azshara storyline in Battle For Azeroth The new video called "Safe Haven" focuses on Varok Saurfang, who realizes that in order to secure the Horde's future and stabilize things for his people, he must venture out and reach[...]

In time for the game's fifteenth anniversary, Blizzard announced today that they would officially release World of Warcraft Classic on August 27th The developers are toting it as an authentic recreation of the early days of Azeroth, taking you clear back to the 2004-2006 era of the game, specifically during the Drums Of War update[...]

I feel like they could have done a better job with this one, but I also have no idea how much leeway Blizzard gave the company with their property So we'll call this design cool but adequate. Each controller has the regular set of buttons to operate a Nintendo Switch, but PowerA decided to add a[...]

As we head into ESPN's inaugural Collegiate Esports Championship for 2019, we now have a full schedule for all the games involved this weekend.

Hearthstone Missions Designer Giovanni Scarpati hosted a new Hearthside Chat today to give Hearthstone players a look at the new solo adventure coming

Blizzard has had the Havana map sitting in the Overwatch PTR server for a few weeks now, but finally, the map has been added to regular gameplay today The company put together a short sizzle video showing off the escort map as you'll be taking a barrel in a pickup truck through the city streets[...]