Blizzard loses a 22-year veteran as executive Chris Metzen retires
Blizzard Entertainment said so long to 22-year veteran Chris Metzen on Monday. In a blog post on the company’s forums, Metzen said that he...
World of Warcraft’s ex-lead designer Rob Pardo creates Bonfire Studios
Rob Pardo was the lead designer of World of Warcraft, and he had a stellar career in his 17 years at Blizzard Entertainment. But...
World of Warcraft: Legion journal part 9 — trying to tank
After 12 years of World of Warcraft, I’m finally switching my playing style a bit. I’m now almost a couple of weeks into my...
Overwatch gets ‘high bandwidth’ patch for PC, not PS4 and Xbox One
Blizzard wants to improve the quality of online play in Overwatch, and that’s the purpose behind its next patch. The studio is upgrading Overwatch’s...
Blizzard is removing cards from Hearthstone’s Arena mode to make it more fair
The era of Mage and Rogue dominance in Arena is possibly coming to an end. Blizzard announced major changes designed to make the Arena mode...
World of Warcraft: Legion Day 8 journal — getting into world quests
Just when I think I’m out, I get pulled back in. In my previous journal for my time with World of Warcraft’s latest expansion, Legion, I...
Overwatch’s competitive mode is way better in Season 2
Blizzard isn’t afraid to make sweeping changes to its games, and Overwatch is a continuing example of why this approach works. The publisher released an...
World of Warcraft: Legion Day 7 journal — going far in Suramar
I’m at the max level, but that doesn’t really mean much. I’m still locked out of a lot of the content in World of Warcraft’s latest expansion until I earn some better gear and finish more quests. The work of a death knight is never over.
World of Warcraft: Legion Day 6 journal — hitting level 110
On my sixth day of playing World of Warcraft’s latest expansion, Legion, I’ve hit the level cap of 110. Despite it taking over 10 hours, the journey felt brisk thanks to the quality of the zones and quests. Of course, the game isn’t over now. In fact, I have more to do than ever.
World of Warcraft: Legion Day 5 journal — inching toward that level cap
I’m now the leader of the Death Knights, I’m assembling ancient artifacts known as the Pillars of Creation, and I even crafted myself some cool shoulder pauldrons! OK, that last part probably isn’t as impressive, but I’m definitely becoming a big hero.