Blizzard Entertainment co-leader Jen Oneal announced her departure from Blizzard Entertainment today in a message to the Blizzard community, leaving Mike Ybarra as sole leader of the studio. Previously the head of Vicarious Visions, Jen Oneal joined Bl…
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Bobby Kotick Takes Pay Cut and Waives Arbitration at ABK During Commitment to Change
Activision Blizzard released a message from CEO Bobby Kotick early this morning, announcing the progress and commitments made to address discrimination and harassment within the company. While acknowledging that they still have a lot more to do, the le…
Vicarious Visions to Drop Name as Part of Merger With Blizzard Entertainment
Vicarious Visions, the Activision studio which merged into Blizzard Entertainment last January to replace the Classic Games Division and take over responsibility for Diablo II: Resurrected, will soon be dropping its name to reflect the permeance of its…
Reimagining BlizzCon – BlizzConline 2022 Event Cancelled
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…
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…