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Four New Collectible Blizzard Books Coming This Fall

Blizzard today announced the release of four books, scheduled for Fall 2019: The Art of Hearthstone Vol. 2, The Art of Diablo, The Cinematic Art of WoW & The WoW Pop-Up Book. The books will be available for purchase on the Blizzard Gear Store or at your local bookstore. Yesterday at 22:45 by Stan

All Overwatch Funko Pop Figures

There's a pretty staggering amount of OW Funko Pop figures out there (55!), from the basic models to more specific skins and designs, and that doesn't even cover all heroes! Game Informer has put together a list of all the different editions you can buy, some at exclusive retailers and pointed out that we still don't have a Bastion one! Jan 15, 2019 at 09:06 by Starym 5 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode 33

Episode 33 of the Icy Veins Podcast is here, and we discuss Brode's Second Dinner announcement, Blizzard surveying players about Hearthstone Esports, Imperius in Heroes, and World of Warcraft's Patch 8.1.5. Jan 12, 2019 at 19:47 by Stan 3 comments

Bungie Regains Publishing Rights for Destiny

Bungie today announced on their website that they're regaining publishing rights for Destiny. They thanked Activision for their partnership on the game and said they're ready to publish on their own moving forward. Jan 10, 2019 at 21:39 by Stan 23 comments

Free Cosmetics with Anas Bastet Challenge

Ana's Bastet comic is being followed up with an ingame and twitch event! Players can earn a new victory pose, skin and player icon by winning matches, as well as three sprays through twitch! You can also get a free Ana Funko Pop figure when buying other Overwatch items at the Blizzard store, and the whole thing ends on January 21st! Jan 08, 2019 at 21:48 by Starym 1 comment

PTR Patch Notes: January 8th - Big Armor Changes,

Here come the announced PTR notes, focusing mainly on some armor changes, going from 5 to 3 maximum damage blocked (remaining at a cap of half of the original damage). We also have another Brigitte nerf, capping the duration of Rally to 30 seconds, a nef to D.Va's Defensive Matrix and a big buff to Reaper's self-healing. Jan 08, 2019 at 21:41 by Starym 2 comments

Bastet: An Ana Short Story

We have a brand new short story by Michael Chu, featuring Ana, Solider: 76 and Reaper, Cairo and a necropolis! The three of them meet while Ana is on a mission, and they all believe each other dead, but soon find out otherwise as Reaper chases Solider down and Ana steps in between them. Jan 07, 2019 at 19:22 by Starym 9 comments

The Future of Overwatch (and Next Week)

So, there's been a pretty long lull in the Overwatch dev's communication with the community, in terms of announcements or teases etc. However, recently Jeff Kaplan has posted on the forums about both very general plans for the future of the game and for some more close-by changes coming to the PTR as early as next week.

First off we have the PTR changes that may or may not appear next week/starting tomorrow, including a "surprise" that may well be a revision to the replay system: Jan 06, 2019 at 23:32 by Starym 19 comments

2 Chief Financial Officers Left Activision Blizzard in 2019

Activision Blizzard is down two senior executives so far in 2019. The game company has first put the Activision CFO Spencer Neumann on paid leave for cause unrelated to the company's financial performance, and he later joined Netflix. Today, we learned that Blizzard's CFO Amrita Ahuja left the company for Square. Jan 04, 2019 at 15:17 by Stan 24 comments

Competitive Season 14 Has Begun

The latest competitive season has begun, merely a few hours after the previous one ended, and it brings Ashe into the fray along with the usual offerings! Jan 02, 2019 at 22:14 by Starym 1 comment

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #32

In the latest episode of the Icy Veins podcast, we discuss the recent news surrounding Heroes of the Storm, Rastakhan's Rumble meta that's shaping up after release, and the launch of PoE-Vault! Dec 27, 2018 at 01:04 by Stan

Introducing PoE Vault

Today, we release our Path of Exile site. It is not entirely finished yet, but the content is there and we felt comfortable sharing it with Path of Exile players from our current audience. Dec 21, 2018 at 21:02 by Damien 20 comments

Blizzard Holiday Sale (December 20th - January 7th)

If you're looking for the perfect last-minute presents for your friends, check out the latest holiday sale on Activison Blizzard titles that runs through January 7. Dec 21, 2018 at 00:52 by Stan 5 comments

Blizzard World Disabled Everywhere Except Arcade

It seems we're not getting the holiday spirit over at Blizzard World after all, as some issues had come up that have forced Blizz to disable the map. It seems players weren't able to leave the spawn area of the map, which is somewhat problematic in pretty much all game modes, especially since there's no basketball hoop or ball to pass the time in there. Dec 13, 2018 at 06:14 by Starym

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #31

It's podcast time and in the latest episode, we discuss the community dissatisfaction with Battle for Azeroth, compare Legion's Artifacts to the new Azerite system, and more. Tune in to Winter Patches Galore for your daily dose of Blizzard news! Dec 12, 2018 at 20:58 by Stan

Live Patch Notes: Dec 11 - Brigitte, Doomfist, McCree and Torbjorn Changes, Winter Wonderland and More

While Winter Wonderland may be the big thing in this patch, some of the implemented Hero changes are almost as big - Brigitte gets a whole lot of changes, especially to Shield Bash, with its damage basically being removed and it no longer going through barriers; McCree gets a buff to his alt fire, which used to be very overpowered and problematic back at the start of Overwatch; Doomfist gets a whole bunch of changes as well; Ashe, Bastion and Torbjorn are also getting some tuning, but it's relatively minor compared to the three mentioned above. The rest of the patch holds just a very, very big amount of bug fixes so, enjoy: Dec 11, 2018 at 19:52 by Starym

Winter Wonderland Is Here! Skins, Maps and More

The seasonal event is here and we have snow and holiday decorations everywhere! In addition to the usual new holiday cosmetics added we have Blizzard World, Black Forest, King's Row and Hanamura all decked out with holiday cheer, as well as the two modes from last year making a comeback. There's also a new Hammond Highlight Intro and Torbjorn and Genji emotes, in addition to the new skins!

For the full patch notes, including major Brigitte and Doomfist changes, significant McCree and Torbjorn changes and a whole lot more, head on over here. Dec 11, 2018 at 19:37 by Starym

Four More Winter Wonderland Skins Revealed

Winter is coming to Overwatch later today and we have 4 more skin reveals from the past few days, with some pretty amazing ones in there! The most recent (and probably best) addition is Junkrat Krampus, who just might set some (monogrammed) traps in a few chimneys, so Santa better look out: Dec 11, 2018 at 04:40 by Starym 2 comments

Winter Wonderland Returns + New Skin Previews

It's the holiday season in all Blizzard games and Overwatch is no exception, as Winter Wonderland returns next week, starting on December 11th! We're (at the very least) getting the usual two modes: Mei's Snowball Offensive and Yeti Hunt, as well as new cosmetics and some holiday themed maps, including the new Blizzard World: Dec 07, 2018 at 14:13 by Starym 1 comment

Blizzard Gift Card

Christmas is around the corner and if you're looking for the perfect gift for your friends, the €20/£15 Blizzard Gift Card is now available at select retailers across Europe. Dec 03, 2018 at 12:14 by Stan 2 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #30

In episode 30 of the Icy Veins Podcast, we talk about Hearthstone's upcoming expansion, Diablo's Patch 2.6.4, and cover some interesting bits from Tides of Vengeance. Nov 28, 2018 at 23:11 by Stan 2 comments

Blizzards Black Friday Deals

Black Friday sale is here and you can save up to 66% on Battle.net Shop and Playstation Store until November 27! Nov 21, 2018 at 14:33 by Stan 6 comments

New Brigitte and Doomfist Changes on PTR

No new PTR patch this time around, but we are getting two character changes. Brigitte is still too good it seems, as another round of nerfs has arrived on the PTR, all but removing the damage of Shield Bash, but she also gets a slightly improved Inspire passive, with reduced cooldown, increased duration and healing. Doomfist also gets a mixed bag, with Seismic Slam losing more of it's CC ability, while Meteor Strike getting some inner/outer ring damage changes. Nov 20, 2018 at 08:09 by Starym 7 comments

Overwatch Free Trial: Nov 20-26

It seems the free weekends have escalated! We're getting a full week of Overwatch for free starting Tuesday, with all Heroes and Maps available, including Ashe! There's also three sprays to be earned during the promotion for all players, by watching some OW on twitch. Check out the full details below and get some friends to the game if everyone hasn't tried it already! Nov 15, 2018 at 19:10 by Starym 1 comment

PTR Patch Notes: Nov 14 - Brigitte Nerf, other Hero Buffs

There's a whole lot of Hero changes in today's PTR patch, as well as a new option for Windows Spatial Audio and the usual bug fixes. Only two nerfs this time, but the first one's a biggie, with Brigitte no longer being able to stun through barriers with Shield Bash, making Reinhardts everywhere rejoice! The other nerf comes courtesy of Doomfist as his Seismic Slam range has been reduced, but at least he also got a buff to Rising Uppercut. Everything else is buffs all round, as Bastion, McCree and Torbjorn get some upgrades. Nov 15, 2018 at 07:26 by Starym 3 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #29

Deadset talks about Diablo Immortal and the initial backlash in the latest episode of our podcast and you'll also find out why Paris is the best city in the world. Nov 14, 2018 at 22:41 by Stan

Live Patch Notes: Nov 13 - Ashe + Mercy, Roadhog, Reaper and Symmetra Buffs

Ashe has arrived! After a short stint on the PTR the 29th Hero of Overwatch is here, incredibly fast after her announcement less than 10 days ago. We're also seeing some Mercy buffs focusing on her Valkyrie ult, a whole lot of Roadhog love, from the hook to the main weapon and ult, as well as Reaper and Symmetra buffs as well. That's a whole lot of improvements for the Heroes, and we're getting the usual big amount of bug fixes as well. Nov 13, 2018 at 20:07 by Starym 1 comment

BlizzCon 2018 Diablo Immortal Press Conference Recap

Executive Producer Allen Adham and Principal Game Designer Wyatt Cheng confirmed at BlizzCon's Diablo Immortal press conference that many of Blizzard's best developers are currently working on new mobile titles across all IPs. Nov 11, 2018 at 12:36 by Stan 8 comments

All Ashe Skins and Intros in One Clip

With Ashe arriving on the PTR, redditor Noobinab0x took some time to make a combination of all her current highlight intros and skins in a very unique (and somewhat freaky) way! While the video does showcase her relatively limited skin variety, it's still a great watch and there's sure to be more skins added later on. Nov 09, 2018 at 16:31 by Starym 1 comment

Activision Blizzard Q3 2018 Earnings Call

Quarterly results of the Activison Blizzard Investor Call are here and Blizzard has 37 million monthly active users across all games, same as in Q2 2018. Nov 09, 2018 at 11:37 by Stan 9 comments

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22 Oct. 2018: Tracer Synergies and Matchups
- Removed Torbjorn from Counters following his rework.
22 Oct. 2018: Wrecking Ball Synergies and Matchups
- Removed Torbjorn from counters following his rework.
10 Oct. 2018: Brigitte Abilities and Strategy
- Updated Barrier Shield's health from 600 to 500.
10 Oct. 2018: McCree Abilities and Strategy
- Updated Combat Roll's cooldown from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
10 Oct. 2018: Pharah Abilities and Strategy
- Updated changes to reflect patch 1.29.0.1
10 Oct. 2018: Torbjörn Introduction
- Guide rewritten.
10 Sep. 2018: Winston Introduction
- Guide rewritten.
31 Jul. 2018: Reaper Introduction
- Guide updated and moved to new format.

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