Tag: Blizzard

Notorious Studios is a new video game startup company headlined by former World of Warcraft developers, including co-founder Chris Kaleiki, who left Blizzard after thirteen years in November 2020. The new studio has been named for the 17 year old gamin…

Blizzard has announced that US realms will have an extended maintenance this upcoming Tuesday October 26th from 2 am to 10 am Pacific Time. During this time, players will be unable to play Shadowlands, Classic, or Classic Burning Crusade.Maintenance ti…

Earlier this week, Activision Blizzard filed a motion to temporarily suspend California’s sexual harassment and discrimination case, due to the alleged conflict of interest and ethics violations revealed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commiss…

It is time once again for Blizzard’s annual World of Warcraft Student Art Contest. This is the eleventh opportunity for aspiring game artists to strut their stuff for the World of Warcraft art team. If you are a student and an artist, check this out.Wo…

Blizzard is offering a one-time free Battletag name change until November 5th, 2021 for players who have already used their one-time Battletag name change.If you’ve previously used up your one-time Battletag name change, but wanted to change your Battl…

Our last update noted that Activision Blizzard had been remained silent throughout the fight between the California DFEH and federal EEOC over the company’s $18 million discrimination settlement, though now it appears that they’ve busy been cleaning ho…

Blizzard has released a World of Warcraft development update, summarizing the recent changes on for the Patch 9.1.5 PTR, Retail WoW, Burning Crusade Classic and Classic WoW’s Season of Mastery Beta.Continue reading »

Two new legal developments today, as the Central District Court of California has denied the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) application for an expedited intervention over the $18 million settlement between the U.S. Equal Em…