Blizzard Entertainment lays off 600 employees as World of Warcraft shrinks
Blizzard Entertainment, the publisher of the perennial blockbuster World of Warcraft online game, said today it is cutting its staff by 600 employees. That’s...
Technically disastrous Skyrim is Bethesda’s “most solid release” yet
Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard has finally broken his three-month-long silence regarding The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s notorious technical issues. “Statistically, it is not...
New details and Outland screens from “World of Warcraft within Minecraft” project (exclusive interview)
A 27-year-old U.S. graduate student known as “Ramses” is creating a stir in the community of Minecraft, the sandbox-building game by Swedish development studio...
Diablo co-creator’s quest for “the $20 AAA game” (exclusive interview)
It is the highly anticipated sequel to a million-selling action role-playing game, brimming with monsters and loot – and we’re not talking about Diablo...
Professional gamer explains why League of Legends has nothing to fear from DOTA
We sat down with professional gamer Carlos Rodriguez, aka Ocelote, to discuss the differences between the upcoming Dota 2, Blizzard DOTA, and League of Legends,...
DC Universe Online exec talks about the game’s future and competition from Star Wars (interview)
Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) is celebrating DC Universe Online’s one-year anniversary today. All current players (with characters created on or before today) will receive a...
Blizzard: Diablo 3 ratings delay in Korea won’t hurt global launch
A delayed approval and classification process for Diablo 3 in Korea has caused anxiety about the release date of Blizzard‘s action RPG, one of...
The most popular GamesBeat stories of 2011
Want to know which GamesBeat stories ranked most popular in 2011 — the ones that took off into the stratosphere in terms of traffic?...
Blizzard makes $26M on World of Warcraft security authenticators [update]
Update: As pointed out below in the reader comments, these estimates are likely off by a sizable amount as they do not take into account...
Blizzard Entertainment introduces Diablo III opening cinematics
Announced back in 2008 at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, Diablo III has been in the works now for some time. Since Diablo’s original release,...