Overwatch Has Over 20 Million Players
They say the success of an online game can be determined by how many players are signed up for it. Well, in the case of Overwatch, it’s just passed another huge milestone. Blizzard announced via press release that there are now 20 million player accounts on Overwatch. It was at 15 million about two months […]
Hacker Attack Leaves Battle.Net Down!
A massive DDOS attack has left all of Battle.Net and its games down in the US and Europe. A hacking group called Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for this, saying on Twitter: “US Blizzard #Offline – WoW #Offline, Diablo 3 #Offline, Starcraft 2 #Offline, Hearthstone #Offline @fbiarelosers @AppleJ4ckxoxo” Many fans have taken to Battle.Net to […]
Diablo III’s Lead Designer Exits Blizzard! Find Out the Details Here!
Diablo III’s lead designer has officially parted ways with Blizzard Entertainment and has joined a new gaming competitor (h/t via Gamespot). Leonard Boyarsky, who previously worked at Blizzard, officially joined the developer Obsidian. His role at the company is currently unknown. You can check out Obsidian’s tweet confirming the news below. According to the official […]
Blizzard Shutting Down Pirate World of Warcraft Server! Find Out What Happened!
Eurogamer reports that Blizzard Entertainment has cracked down on an unauthorized pirate server for World of Warcraft that features the original version of the game without any expansions. The Notalrius Begins team revealed that their lawyers received a cease and desist from Blizzard Entertainment. Per the order, the Nostalrius team has less than a week to […]
Overwatch’s Tracer Joins Heroes of the Storm! Watch the Reveal Trailer Here!
Blizzard Entertainment officially revealed that one of the heroes of Overwatch, Tracer, is going to be added to the multiplayer online battle arena Heroes of the Storm. This will be the first Overwatch character who is joining the roster for the PC MOBA. Tracer will be available for the game starting on April 19 for […]
Overwatch Gets a New Animated Short! Discover Winston’s Backstory in “Recall”!
Blizzard Entertainment and Xbox have released the first animated short for the upcoming online multiplayer first-person shooter, Overwatch. The first short, “Recall,” featuring the backstory for the super-intelligent Overwatch member, Winston, is available in the player below. Winston is a scientist, but also a hero. Unfortunately, it looks like he’s been grounded. The new short […]
What Happened to Diablo III? Learn More About Blizzard’s Investigation Here!
According to a report by Gamespot, Blizzard has started investigating the console issues plaguing Diablo III after the launch of the game’s 2.4 update. The new update provided a new area and changes to seasonal characters for the game. However, it’s also caused a litany of performance issues for players on the console versions. These […]
Check Out This Amazing World of Warcraft Infographic
Did you know that the population of characters created for World of Warcraft outnumbers the population of people in the United States? I did not know that. Blizzard recently released a funny, informative, very large infographic sharing all kinds of details and statistics about the game and its players. Check it out below.