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StarCraft II’s first mission bundle — Nova Covert Ops — starts on March 29

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 15, 2016
1 min

StarCraft II originally released through three separate campaigns (Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm, and Legacy of the Void), but Nova Covert Ops is the first pack of missions released after the conclusion of that trilogy.

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Warcraft III gets a new patch tomorrow over 13 years after its release

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 14, 2016
1 min

As the peons say, Warcraft III will soon be “ready to work.” Blizzard revealed over the weekend that its 2002 real-time strategy game Warcraft...

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Hearthstone’s Whispers of the Old Gods expansion is all about engagement in a $1.2B market (update)

Posted byby Jason Wilson
March 11, 2016
6 min

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is about to get an injection of new cards … and tentacles. Lots of tentacles. Read This Article Free Get instant...

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2000’s Diablo II gets a new patch

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 11, 2016
1 min

Blizzard is still supporting one of its classic games. The developer announced today that it has released a new patch for Diablo II, an...

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Hearthstone becomes less intimidating with new tool to help you make decks

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 8, 2016
1 min

Hearthstone really wants new players to feel welcome. Blizzard announced a new feature — Deck Recipes — for the digital card game today. Deck...

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Blizzard confirms Overwatch launches May 24 with a ‘head start period’ on May 3 for preorders

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 7, 2016
2 min

Blizzard’s next big game is coming this spring. Overwatch, a team-based shooter that we’ve enjoyed our time with, launches for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 24. This will bring colorful, fast-paced gunplay to gamers across all three platforms.

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Heroes of the Storm’s North America Regional tournament airs on Twitch this weekend

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 26, 2016
1 min

Heroes of the Storm fans have plenty to watch Saturday and Sunday. This weekend — February 27 and 28 in Los Angles — the...

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Blizzard’s 25 years built bonds and friendships as well as iconic games

Posted byby Jason Wilson
February 16, 2016
5 min

Blizzard Entertainment just celebrated a historic milestone — its 25th anniversary. From humble beginnings as a company porting games to the Amiga to developing...

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Blizzard cofounder Frank Pearce: 25 years of making games isn’t enough

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 13, 2016
15 min

Blizzard Entertainment is the division of Activision Blizzard that’s brought us games like StarCraft, Diablo, and World of Warcraft, and it turned 25 this...

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Blizzard’s execs eye mobile as their next winning game strategy — but not virtual reality

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 12, 2016
10 min

Blizzard Entertainment executives consider deep mobile games to be a possible next step for the company, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. We talked...

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