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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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15 min

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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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10 min

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Despite strong Call of Duty growth, Activision Blizzard fails to beat expectations in holiday quarter

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 11, 2016
3 min

Activision Blizzard (ATVI) reported earnings that were below the expectations of Wall Street analysts during its traditionally strong holiday quarter. And its stock price has fallen...

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Hearthstone designers discuss Standard, Wild’s relevancy, and putting off new classes

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 10, 2016
10 min

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is preparing for its biggest changes ever. Last week, Blizzard Entertainment announced that its splitting the traditional 1-on-1 competition mode of...

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10 min

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Watch Blizzard reflect on its 25th anniversary and thank its fans

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 8, 2016
1 min

Few gaming companies have as good a first 25 years as Blizzard. The publisher and developer of hit franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, and StarCraft...

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Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime on the last 25 years of games — and the next 25

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 8, 2016
16 min

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

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16 min

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How Blizzard stayed laser-focused on quality games for 25 years

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 8, 2016
25 min

Blizzard Entertainment celebrates its 25th anniversary today, a milestone that very few video game companies achieve in a very Darwinian industry. It has survived this...

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25 min

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