Blizzard Watch10h
Blizzard Watch Weekly: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
We're at the end of another week of news, and it is finally officially spooky season, so let the hauntings commence. This ...
Eurogamer5d
It's been 12 months since Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard, so what's changed?
It has been one year since Microsoft finally acquired Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn, making history as the biggest company buyout in the video games industry to date. Finally, on 13th October ...
Gizmodo22d
There May Never Be Another Game Developer as Successful and Chaotic as Blizzard
Jason Schreier, author of Play Nice, describes the rise and fall of Blizzard Entertainment, the massive sexual harassment scandal, and sweeping games industry layoffs. Blizzard, the developer ...
Los Angeles Times22d
Activision Blizzard to lay off hundreds in Irvine and Santa Monica starting next month
Video game giant Activision Blizzard will start laying off employees at its Irvine and Santa Monica locations next month as parent company Microsoft Corp. looks to cut costs in its gaming division.
Benzinga.com21d
Blizzard's History With StarCraft Shooters 'Is Not Good': Will Third Attempt Succeed?
Blizzard is developing a new StarCraft shooter under former Far Cry producer Dan Hay, marking its third attempt in the genre. Previous projects, StarCraft: Ghost and Ares, were both canceled, but ...
Windows Central26d
Blizzard has made it impossible to die while levelling in World of Warcraft, for some reason — at what point does being too easy become boring?
Microsoft acquired the game when it purchased Activision-Blizzard, which was finalized last year. Over the summer, World of Warcraft gained its latest expansion, The War Within, and it has been ...
IGN29d
The Games Industry Will Continue to Grow, Former Blizzard President Says on the Eve of First New Game
Morhaime is able to speak from a place of almost unparalleled experience. For almost 30 years under Morhaime, Blizzard released a near constant string of hits that include Warcraft 2, Warcraft 3 ...
Wall Street Journal19d
A Week of Shock and Awe Ignites China’s Stock Markets
It is too early to tell if China’s weeklong blizzard of stimulus will reignite flickering growth. But its impact is already ...
GameSpot21d
Blizzard Is Reportedly Trying To Make A StarCraft Shooter, Again
StarCraft has largely been dormant since Blizzard stopped updating StarCraft II in 2020 to focus on the future of the franchise. But now, there's a report that Blizzard is taking another stab at ...
Digital Trends11d
Blizzard book Play Nice reveals dozens of canceled games
Not much more is known about it. James Phinney, a lead designer at Blizzard, tried to get a turn-based strategy game called Shattered Nation off the ground at Blizzard in the 1990s. It was ...
Demand soars for Meals on Wheels as seniors struggle with food insecurity
NEW HOPE, Minn. — Metro Meals on Wheels hosted its annual "Blizzard Bag Blitz" in New Hope on Thursday morning to ensure seniors have access to shelf-stable meals during storms this coming winter. It ...
Wall Street Journal19d
A Week of Shock and Awe Ignites China’s Stock Markets
It is too early to tell if China’s weeklong blizzard of stimulus will reignite flickering growth. But its impact is already unmistakable in one corner of the economy: Red-hot stock markets.