In commemoration of their renewed partnership with Blizzard Entertainment, NetEase has revealed their new Gorehowl statue, engraved with messages from returning players and now called the Lightforged Gorehowl!Said to be 15 meters (approx 49 feet) in le…
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NetEase Announces The War Within Begins in China on August 1st
In a streamed press conference, NetEase announced that retail WoW service in China will be restored on August 1st, starting with The War Within pre-patch and launching the full expansion on August 26th alongside the rest of the world.A webpage recap is…
Frostmourne Models Discovered in Diablo 4 Season 5 PTR
We’ve discovered two new models for Frostmourne in the Diablo 4 Season 5 PTR – the legendary Blade of the Lich King may be crossing over from World of Warcraft into Diablo 4!We’ve previously reported on the first appearance of Lich-King related items i…
Blizzard Entertainment Presentation at Gamescom 2024
Blizzard Entertainment has revealed they will be present at Gamescom 2024, celebrating their upcoming WoW and Diablo launches. New to the Xbox Game Studio family, you can find Blizzard at the XBox booth from August 21st through the 25th!For their part,…
Franchise General Manager John Hight Announces Departure From Blizzard Entertainment
After 12 years, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Warcraft Franchise John Hight has announced his departure from Blizzard Entertainment.Joining Blizzard Entertainment in 2011, Hight served as a Senior Producer for Mists of Pandaria, as w…
Blizzard Hiring Several Positions for Unannounced PvE Game
Blizzard is hiring for an unannounced game! Although lacking identifying details, not even clarifying whether it is a brand new or existing IP, there are notices for several high level positions, including creative director, narrative director, and pri…
Writer Christie Golden Let Go in Latest Round of Blizzard Lay-Offs
Today Christie Golden, writer, author, and storyteller, announced on Twitter that she is no longer an employee at Blizzard and was let go in the last round of layoffs. Golden has been working on Blizzard IPs for over 25 years, the last 6+ directly as a…
No BlizzCon in 2024 – Global In-Person Events for Warcraft’s 30th Anniversary
Blizzard has announced that there is no plans for BlizzCon in 2024, but there will be global in-person events to celebrate Warcraft’s 30th Anniversary.After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold Bli…