Blizzard has announced that the February 2022 BlizzConline event has been cancelled.The announcement for that event was teased in May 2021, several months before Blizzard Entertainment came under fire for widespread allegations of gender inequality, di…
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Notorious Studios – New Video Game Startup From Former World of Warcraft Developers
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…
Upcoming Extended Maintenance for US Realms – Tuesday 10/26 2 am to 10 am PDT
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…
Activision Blizzard Request to Pause DFEH Investigation Denied – May Continue to Look Into Ethics Violation
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…
The World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2021 is Now Accepting Entries
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 Offering One-Time Free Battletag Name Change Until November 5th, 2021
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…
Activision Blizzard Cleaning House – Dozens Fired and Disciplined Following Internal Investigation
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…
World of Warcraft Development Update for October 14th
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 ยป