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Big Blizzard Store Holiday Sale: D2R, Character Services, Shadowlands, Pets, Mounts and More

There's a lot more discounts to be had in the Blizzard store aside from the Dragon pack, including 30% off character services, 50% off Shadowlands and select mounts and toys, and 30% off BCC upgrades! And there's even a 25% discount on Diablo 2: Resurrected and a 75% one on Overwatch: Legendary Edition, so check those out as well. 2 comments Dec 16, 2021 at 20:53 by Staff

The Icy Veins Black Friday Giveaway ends later today, so don't forget to participate for a chance to win 20x 60-Day Game Time! 15 comments Nov 29, 2021 at 16:56 by Staff

Greetings one and all! As Black Friday descends upon us, and with the Season of Mastery having just launched, we thought we would celebrate with a few prizes for our loyal fans! Our giveaway will reward 20 lucky winners with 60-Day WoW Game Time prizes! 186 comments Nov 25, 2021 at 17:17 by Vlad

Activision Blizzard Announces Formation of a Workplace Responsibility Committee

In a press release, Activision Blizzard announced they've formed a new Workplace Responsibility Committee to ensure the implementation of initiatives to eliminate harassment and discrimination in the workplace. 9 comments Nov 23, 2021 at 18:07 by Staff

The Reason Behind Jen Oneals Departure, Bobby Koticks Knowledge of Previous Sexual Misconduct Allegations: A Wall Street Journal Report

The Wall Street Journal published a very detailed article dealing mostly with Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick's knowledge of the recent allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at the company, including the real reason Jen Oneal left her leadership position at Blizzard. Kotick, Activision Blizzard employees, the board of directors, and the ABK Workers Alliance also responded below. 16 comments Nov 16, 2021 at 21:09 by Starym

Better Working Conditions for ABK Contract Workers

Activision Blizzard workers celebrate a huge victory today. The company has increased the minimum hourly rate for all temporary employees to $17 per hour. They will also receive 13 paid holidays each year, and more. 3 comments Nov 09, 2021 at 16:21 by Staff

A Message from Blizzard Co-Lead Jen Oneal

Blizzard co-lead Jen Oneal yesterday announced her departure from Blizzard Entertainment and here's her message to the community. 10 comments Nov 03, 2021 at 11:26 by Staff

Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 Delayed: Activision Blizzard Q3 2021 Financial Earnings Call

Activision Blizzard held their third quarter earnings call for 2021 and we had some pretty big revelations, including the delays of Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2, Blizzard's financial situation and more, so let's take a look at the highlights. 5 comments Nov 03, 2021 at 01:08 by Starym

Blizzard Co-Leader Jen Oneal Leaves Blizzard, Mike Ybarra Becomes Sole Leader

Jen Oneal, named co-leader of Blizzard Entertainment in August 2021, has left the company. 13 comments Nov 02, 2021 at 21:07 by Stan

Bobby Kotick Asks Board for Reduced Salary in a Letter Sent to Employees

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick today sent a letter to all employees, where he talks about the launch of a zero-tolerance harassment policy company-wide, an increase of woman and non-binary people in their workforce by 50%, and his salary reduction to the lowest amount California law will allow for people earning a salary, which is $62,500. 38 comments Oct 28, 2021 at 13:06 by Staff

Reimagining BlizzCon, Not Coming in February

Blizzard have just announced that the formerly announced BlizzConline will not be coming in February, and that they are "reimagining" what a BlizzCon experience should be in the future. We'll still be getting game announcements and news, but not via BlizzConline, at least for now. 10 comments Oct 26, 2021 at 18:08 by Staff

Free BattleTag Name Change as McCrees New Name Arrives

As the Overwatch team revealed McCree's new name today they also decided to enable a free change for everyone's BattleTag (available until Novemeber 5th)! If you have a 4-digit BattleTag and decide you might want to change it, keep in mind it will be changed into a 5-digit one instead.

Here's the new hero's name and the blue post: 12 comments Oct 23, 2021 at 07:11 by Staff

Activision Blizzard Has Fired 20 Employees Over Harassment Claims and More

According to an internal letter to staff, Activision Blizzard has fired 20 employees and taken significant additional action in connection to the recent harassment lawsuit and all the allegations surrounding it. 8 comments Oct 20, 2021 at 18:33 by Starym

Blizzard Working on an Unannounced Open-World RPG Shooter

According to a new job listing, Blizzard is working on a mobile open-world RPG shooter. 6 comments Oct 15, 2021 at 13:35 by Staff

Global Battle.net Maintenance: October 6th

A global maintenance is scheduled for later today and all Blizzard services will be unavailable from 22:00-23:00 CEST. Oct 06, 2021 at 09:42 by Staff

Latest Overwatch 2 Updates: Bastion & Sombra Reworks

A summary of all interesting updates shared by Blizzard coming in Overwatch 2. 5 comments Sep 29, 2021 at 10:00 by Staff

Activision Blizzard Reaches Agreement with the EEOC

Activision Blizzard confirmed in a press release that the company reached an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 14 comments Sep 28, 2021 at 15:34 by Staff

Diablo 2: Resurrected has arrived today and joined the Icy Veins family of guides, so we're celebrating the re-release of one of the best games of all time with a discount on our Premium subscription until October! We are lowering our Uncommon tier Premium prices by over 40% if you select the yearly option, dropping it from 1.7$/€ to under 0.99$/€ per month! 2 comments Sep 23, 2021 at 19:19 by Staff

Overwatch 2 Executive Departs from Activision Blizzard

Chacko Sonny, the Executive Producer of Overwatch 2, announced he's leaving Activision Blizzard on Friday, according to Bloomberg. 9 comments Sep 22, 2021 at 20:42 by Stan

The SEC Launches Activision Blizzard Investigation

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the US SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) has launched "a wide-ranging investigation into Activision Blizzard", including its handling of the sexual misconduct and workplace discrimination accusations. 16 comments Sep 20, 2021 at 20:02 by Starym

Launching Log Reviews for WoW PvE & Diablo 3 Character Reviews

When we first launched our Premium subscription, we received many requests for a way to get Log and Character Reviews, where an expert writer could provide an analysis of your specific gameplay and give personalized feedback to help you become a better WoW and Diablo player. We'd been working through how we could build such a system to provide this for our Premium supporters. Today, we’d like to announce our World of Warcraft PvE Log Review and Diablo 3 Character Review System! Sep 03, 2021 at 17:48 by Staff

Battle.net Game Deals: Shadowlands 30% Off

Blizzard is rolling out a range of discounts on some of the biggest games on Battle.net from now through September 6. Shadowlands is 30% off, you can save 25% on Overwatch, and more. 9 comments Aug 31, 2021 at 17:56 by Staff

(Updated) Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Expanded

Update: Activision Blizzard has responded to the new allegations, as a spokesperson replied to IGN's request for comment: 26 comments Aug 24, 2021 at 20:50 by Starym

Blizzard Co-Leader Mike Ybarra Streaming, Comments on AoE Cap and Offers to Play FF14

We have some more news from the new Blizzard co-leader, as Mike Ybarra has actually been streaming lately and got some +20ies done, offered up some opinions on certain game mechanics and even suggested to play WoW's biggest competitor, Final Fantasy 14 with Complexity-Limit's GM Max! 7 comments Aug 15, 2021 at 17:03 by Starym

As a thank you to all of our Premium supporters, we're proud to introduce the Icy Veins Masterclass, a Premium member-only video series by Azortharion that will help you become a better player. 27 comments Aug 13, 2021 at 13:04 by Staff

Kotaku reports that Diablo 4's Game Director Luis Barriga, Lead Designer Jesse McCree, and World of Warcraft Designer Jonathan LeCraft were let go from Blizzard. 13 comments Aug 12, 2021 at 11:43 by Stan

Ex-Community Manager Nevalistis Talks About Her Experience at Blizzard

Former Blizzard Community Manager Brandy Camel, who also goes by the nickname Nevalistis, talked on her blog about her time at Blizzard and the memorable BlizzCon when Diablo Immortal was revealed. 13 comments Aug 07, 2021 at 19:51 by Stan

Activision Blizzard Q2 2021 Earnings Call

Activision Blizzard held its quarterly earnings call yesterday and here are the highlights. Aug 04, 2021 at 10:09 by Staff

Blizzards Head of Global Human Resources is No Longer with the Company

J. Allen Brack isn't the only executive leaving Blizzard today. Jesse Meschuk, Blizzard's head of global Human Resources, has now departed too, according to The Verge and Bloomberg. 6 comments Aug 03, 2021 at 21:42 by Stan

Activision Blizzard Q2 2021 Financial Results Press Release

The financial details of Activision Blizzard's second quarter of 2021 have been posted in a press release ahead of the earnings call today, which also addresses the lawsuit and the working environment in the company. 1 comment Aug 03, 2021 at 20:55 by Staff

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