Xbox’s pending massive layoffs | The view from union employees
On July 6, Microsoft is expected to announce a massive number of layoffs at the Xbox game division. We hear that the number could...
CWA-represented workers at Xbox criticize Microsoft management and pending layoffs
Microsoft employees who are members of unions represented by the Communications Workers of America spoke out against management and the pending layoffs at the...
GDC Luminaries AI panel answers questions from game devs | full session
The Luminaries event within the Game Developers Conference featured an AI panel at the Yerba Buena Theater in San Francisco. What was interesting about...
Blizzard QA workers ratify union contract with Microsoft
Blizzard quality assurance workers are unionizing. Today, February 2, an overwhelming majority of quality assurance staff at Blizzard’s offices in Albany, New York, and...
Diablo veterans unveil Darkhaven, a dynamic persistent world ARPG
A team of veterans behind some of the most defining action RPGs of all-time, such as Diablo and Torchlight, is founding a new independent...
Diablo 4 is finally getting the paladin class in new Lord of Hatred expansion
Diablo 4’s next expansion, Lord of Hatred, introduces two new classes, including the highly requested Paladin, a fan-favorite from Diablo 2. Blizzard will launch...
Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble devs are the latest to unionize
A majority of the developers working on Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble have voted to unionize under the Communication Workers of America (CWA). This new...
Players invested 8.34B hours into Blizzard titles in 2024, says studio
Blizzard this week released its End-Of-Year Review report, in which it revealed details about how players engaged with its titles in 2024. To that...
Diablo IV first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, launches in 2024
At today’s BlizzCon event, Blizzard revealed a trailer for the first expansion of Diablo IV. The new expansion is called Vessel of Hatred, and...
Diablo IV Beta sets franchise record, 61.5 million hours played
Diablo IV’s open beta has set a new bar for the franchise — gamers played 61.5 million hours over two weekends. This is equivalent...