The new Battle.net is almost upon us! The long time beta is coming to a close and going live for certain NA regions now, with a full release coming in the next weeks as well. Check out the official post:
Yesterday at 23:21
by Staff
Another year comes to an end, and we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas!
Dec 25, 2020 at 17:20
by Vlad
Blizzard is sending out new surveys to players about Classic Burning Crusade via mail!
Dec 20, 2020 at 17:30
by Stan
The launch of Shadowlands was extremely successful for Blizzard. The new expansion became the fastest-selling PC game in history for 1 day, and ATVI stocks reached all-time highs.
Dec 18, 2020 at 16:02
by Stan
Cyberpunk 2077 has (finally) been launched and we have spent the past days testing and writing as much as possible to prepare our wiki for the game!
Dec 11, 2020 at 23:56
by Blainie
Blizzard France employees are going on strike against the planned Versailles office closure on Shadowlands launch date.
Nov 20, 2020 at 13:34
by Stan
Blizzard began selling face coverings on Blizzard Gear Store. You can buy them in packs of 3 for $24.99.
Nov 07, 2020 at 15:38
by Stan
Yesterday marked the beginning of Blizzard's Gear Fest, with many new items added to the Blizzard store, and many more being discounted (by 30% currently)! There are over 50 new products coming from all franchises, with the first wave having hit yesterday and the second on November 16th. Included in this new wave of merch are :
Nov 03, 2020 at 23:06
by Staff
Blizzard CEO J. Allen Brack revealed that BlizzConline 2021 would be free to watch.
Nov 03, 2020 at 14:07
by Staff
It seems David Kim is the Jack of all trades in Blizzard, as he's once again moved to a new franchise within the company! The Diablo 4 Lead Systems Designer, who was very front and center at the BlizzCon D4 announcement, has moved to the position of Principal Game Designer for World of Warcraft:
Nov 01, 2020 at 17:52
by Starym
In the third quarter of 2020, Blizzard had 30 million monthly active users. Shadowlands presales are well ahead of any prior expansion, and more.
Oct 29, 2020 at 23:03
by Staff
Chris Metzen left Blizzard in 2016 after 22 years at the company. After recuperating from the burnout at Blizzard, Metzen announced Warchief Gaming, a tabletop game company that he founded with Mike Gilmartin.
Oct 28, 2020 at 11:58
by Stan
Dave Kosak, who moved from WoW to Hearthstone in 2016, announced on Twitter he's leaving Blizzard Entertainment after 12 years.
Oct 27, 2020 at 17:31
by Stan
BlizzCon 2020 would have started today if there was no COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct 23, 2020 at 18:35
by Stan
Rob Bridenbecker, Executive Producer and Vice President of Classic Games, posted an update on the development of StarCraft II, and Blizzard will no longer produce for-purchase content like Commanders and War Chests. Season rolls and balance fixes as well as esports events remain unaffected.
Oct 16, 2020 at 00:24
by Staff
According to Bloomberg, Activision Blizzard informed employees Tuesday morning that they will be closing their second-largest office in France.
Oct 06, 2020 at 16:02
by Stan
As the League is now fully underway, those of you that are PoE veterans are likely already knee-deep in the new Heist mechanics and builds. If you're struggling to get going with understanding the new League's economy, make sure to check out the first week of analysis from The Chaos Report.
Sep 30, 2020 at 18:05
by Blainie
WarCraft 3: Reforged was always hoped to be a platform for potential mod remakes of the earlier games and much more creativity besides, but after the very rocky launch that seemed to fall to the wayside a bit. But now we have a really great project to look forward to, as Chronicles of the Second War, a WC2: Tides of Darkness remake is in testing and already has 4 missions ready, as well as a cool trailer!
Sep 27, 2020 at 21:08
by Starym
There have been some rumors going around recently about a potential second Warcraft movie that may be in development. These were somewhat vague and just mentioned that the production company for the first movie, Legendary Entertainment, were "already discussing" the next Warcraft movie behind the scenes and that it would wipe the slate clean and start the franchise over. The next rumor had a little more weight to it, coming from a relatively reliable "scooper", Daniel Ritchman via Movie Web, and claimed that the second movie is actually already in development. All related articles mention the poor critical and audience receptions of the first movie, as well as it's success in China and high box office returns from overseas.
Sep 23, 2020 at 05:27
by Starym
Nano from the Nostalrius project is back with a second source that allegedly confirmed that Phase 6 and Naxxrammas are planned for early December 2020 with The Burning Crusade Classic Beta launching in March 2021, and we also find out that TBC Classic may launch sooner than expected.
Sep 22, 2020 at 20:20
by Stan
We've recently launched Icy Wiki, which we aim to transform into a network of high-quality gaming-related wikis for multiple game titles.
Aug 13, 2020 at 11:38
by Stan
The remaster-bait continues, as we have another 4K 60 FPS upscaled Diablo 2 video, but this time much more extensive, as the first one was only the first 15 minutes of the game. We see the sorceress go through all 4 of the base game's acts (and poke around vendors in act 5, just to get us teased). It's looking damn good and, as many community members have mentioned, this is pretty much what they'd want out of a remaster, just more modern graphics with maybe a touch of quality of life improvements, like the stash sizes.
Aug 07, 2020 at 14:59
by Starym
Activision Blizzard Chief Financial Officer Dennis Durkin said the popularity of Call of Duty Mobile proves that the company is heading the right direction developing games for mobile, and he is optimistic about the future of Diablo Immortal too.
Aug 05, 2020 at 16:42
by Stan
It's time for some financials, as the second quarter of 2020 gets a look! As expected, the impact of the global pandemic and stay at home orders increased player interest in WoW, as its reach and engagement grew once again. Interest in the Shadowlands was also high, with many new pre-orders, and franchise engagement is the highest this decade for a pre-expansion period. Meanwhile, Blizzard overall had the same amount of monthly active users as in the first quarter.
Aug 04, 2020 at 20:57
by Starym
It's time for more Baal after his recent Diablo: Immortal appearance! We see a lot of upscales coming and going, but it's always great when they not only improve the video quality, but also remind us of some less familiar trailers and cinematics. That's exactly what we have today, as an E3 2001 trailer for LoD, which even I don't remember, and while it's mostly pieces of the expansion's intro cinematic, we have some great new Baal voiceover, as well as a whole lot of Worldstone shots that aren't present in the game.
Aug 02, 2020 at 15:47
by Starym
Gamescom is going digital this year and Blizzard confirmed their digital participation in the event.
Aug 01, 2020 at 19:41
by Stan
Carbot is getting into the Diablo 2 business, after the anniversary video he did for Blizzard! The new series, Diablols 2 just got its first entry (and a prelude Ep 0), and as usual with Carbot's stuff, it's a perfect(ly hilarious) encapsulation of a specific part of the game. For Episode 1 we get the absolutely flawless snowglobe that will forever remain a true representation of the Den of Evil + starting experience.
Jul 11, 2020 at 14:00
by Starym
Here's the 20-year retrospective for Diablo 2, featuring a lot of Blizzard staff sharing their thoughts and memories of the game, including both franchise head Rod Ferguson and Diablo 4 lead Jesse McCree (but unfortunately not featuring some of the original developers, who recently shared their thoughts on a D2 remaster), as well as arguments on why the game has held up for so long and some fun things the community does to make the game more interesting.
Jun 29, 2020 at 14:42
by Starym
The Diablo 2 20-year anniversary is here! Blizzard have a whole lot of special treats for us on this monumental day, with some Baal-themed wings in Diablo 3, a new bust of big red himself, a great D2 retrospective with comments from the devs, as well as a lot of content from prominent community members, including this awesome Carbot animation.
Jun 29, 2020 at 14:10
by Starym