Twitch acquires Curse, its sites, tools for gamers, and databases
Game-streaming site Twitch announced today that it will acquire Curse, which creates programs like voice clients, databases, and mod managers for PC games. Twitch...
Karazhan: A primer for Hearthstone’s (fingers crossed) next adventure
Recent leaks hint that Karazhan will be Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft’s next adventure. This story is for the people who don’t really know what that...
World of Warcraft guide: Here’s your Legion to-do list (updated)
World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Legion, launches August 30. But today marks the beginning of the in-game events leading up to the release for...
Overwatch, World of Warcraft composer Neal Acree is Blizzard’s cinematic music meister
Music can show us the heart of a game without requiring us to press a single button or shoot a single bullet. For Overwatch,...
How Heroes of the Storm’s production director turned a testing gig into a Blizzard career
Even the mightiest chieftain has to start out as a wood-cutting grunt. Today, Blizzard is one of the biggest companies in gaming and celebrating...
‘Warcraft’ and ‘Angry Birds’ movies may finally be breaking the video game box office curse
While it may not be quite as certain as death and taxes, the flop of movies based on video games is about as close...
Warcraft fans should watch for these Easter eggs in the movie
Warcraft gaming fans, you’re going to be delighted by all the homages to the games’ universe in the movie. Let’s set aside those not-too-complimentary reviews...
Warcraft is almost the movie fans have always wanted
Warcraft is one of the best video game-based movies I’ve ever seen. I know that sounds like damning praise, which is understandable given flops...
Blizzard explains why it shut down a fan-made, classic World of Warcraft server
Earlier this month, the developer angered fans of its popular online game when it closed down a fan-run server — called Nostalrius — that let players experience World of Warcraft as it was before it received any expansions. The nostalgic server was a hit, but Blizzard wouldn’t allow it.
World of Warcraft: Legion expansion launches August 30
Azeroth will see an invasion of horrific demons and returning players at the end of August. Blizzard announced today that the sixth expansion for...