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VS Protoss

2-1-1 Marine-Medivac Timing into Tank Push

Cloaked Banshee into Two-Base, Five-Barracks All-in

Quick Cyclone All-in with a Proxied Second Factory

VS Terran

Proxy 2-Rax Reaper into Bio

Safe Cyclones into Bio Play

Safe Reaper Expand into Cyclones

VS Zerg

Maru's Proxy 2 Rax

Hellbat Drop Opening into Mech

uThermals Fast 3CC into Bio

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Activision Blizzard Q4 2018 Earnings Call & Layoffs The company is reducing the number of non-development positions by 8% and increasing devs across key franchises by 20%.

Icy Veins Podcast Episode 36

In the latest episode of our podcast, we discuss potential Patch 8.1.5 release date, new Allied Races, recent layoffs at Activision Blizzard, and future game titles. Yesterday at 20:56 by Stan

Activision Blizzard Q4 2018 Earnings Call & Layoffs

Layoffs at Activision Blizzard have been confirmed during the earnings call earlier today. The company plans to eliminate 8% of its non-development employees according to Activision Blizzard's CEO Bobby Kotick, who told investors that the main focus in 2019 is stabilization and restructuring due to missed expectations in 2018. Feb 12, 2019 at 22:41 by Stan 25 comments

Activision Blizzard Layoffs to Be Announced Soon?

According to Bloomberg, Activision Blizzard plans to cut hundreds of jobs due to slowing sales Tuesday. Feb 09, 2019 at 11:40 by Stan 37 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #35

In the latest episode of our podcast, Kat joins us to talk about her Double Rank 1 Legend rank and recent Card nerfs in Hearthstone. Overwatch's getting a Paris map that's now available for testing on PTR and Heirloom Upgrade Tokens will cost less in Patch 8.1.5! Feb 08, 2019 at 15:08 by Stan

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #34

Episode 34 of the Icy Veins Podcast is here and we have Deadset on the show talking about the Season of Grandeur in Diablo III and we go through the main features of Tides of Vengeance Part II that hit live servers this week. Jan 24, 2019 at 10:17 by Stan 1 comment

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. Jan 16, 2019 at 22:45 by Stan 1 comment

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

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

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

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

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

4.7.1 Patch Notes: Major Versus Balancing for All

A truly major patch has arrived to StarCraft 2, focusing almost exclusively on versus changes, and boy is there a lot of them. All three races get a ton of tweaks, with the biggest Terran changes coming to the Cyclone and the Battlecruiser now being able to move while shooting, while the Zerg get separate burrow and unburrow buttons and the Infestor gets a through looking at and the Protoss get almost their whole fleet tuned. Nov 21, 2018 at 00:16 by Starym

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

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

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

All Blizzard Franchises Will Have Mobile Titles

The very controversial announcement of Diablo Immortal is still what everyone's talking about after BlizzCon has concluded, with fans of the franchise getting pretty upset. From a bunch of "Do you guys not have phones?" memes, to the off-season April fools Q&A guy, and accusations of the game simply being a reskin of another mobile hack 'n slash made by Netease, Blizzard's partner in development, it seems the decision to make Immortal the big finish for BlizzCon's opening ceremony wasn't that great. And all of that is not even going into some pretty poor PR moves after the fact, such as re-posting the cinematic and making it unlisted due to the huge number of dislikes the public one has and using the unlisted one on the official site. Nov 05, 2018 at 06:39 by Starym 60 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #28

The latest episode of our podcast is a BlizzCon special and we discuss WoW Classic, Warcraft III Remaster, what's next in World of Warcraft and other Blizzard games. Nov 03, 2018 at 12:37 by Stan

BlizzCon 2018 News Hub

Your source of the latest BlizzCon 2018 news. Nov 02, 2018 at 20:08 by Stan 3 comments

Warcraft 3 Remaster Officially Announced

It's finally time to go back to the roots of the Warcraft franchise, with the last strategy installment making a comeback! We're getting Warcraft 3 Reforged! It's coming next year, and there's a playable demo of the Culling of Stratholme at BlizzCon. You can already pre-purchase it as well! Nov 02, 2018 at 19:20 by Starym 27 comments

BlizzCon 2018 Opening Ceremony Liveblog

BlizzCon's opening ceremony is upon us! Check out our liveblog of the event! Nov 02, 2018 at 18:19 by Stan 2 comments

Destiny 2 Free for All Battle.net Users

BlizzCon started off with a gift, as everyone with a Battle.net account is getting the game for free! As long as you register before November 18th you'll be getting the base game to keep forever. There will be more specific information coming soon, so check back here for details. Nov 02, 2018 at 18:17 by Starym 5 comments

BlizzCon 2018 Expectations & Security Updates

According to Blizzard's latest post, BlizzCon 2018 will primarily focus on an upcoming patch and not Tides of Vengeance. The article also comes with information on additional security updates at the convention. Oct 30, 2018 at 20:42 by Stan 5 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #27

In Episode 27 of the Icy Veins Podcast, we discuss Azerite Armor improvements and Patch 8.1, latest Hearthstone card nerfs, Halloween Terror & Torbjörn reworks, and Morhaime stepping down as president of the company. Oct 18, 2018 at 09:33 by Stan

BlizzCon 2018 Online Merch Sale: October 11th

This year's merch sale starts October 11 for BlizzCon & Virtual Ticket holders. It will open to everyone a week later, on October 18. Here's a preview of goodies that will soon become purchasable through the Blizzard Gear Store! Oct 05, 2018 at 12:16 by Stan 4 comments

J. Allen Brack Is the New President of Blizzard Entertainment

In somewhat surprising news, Mike Morhaime has stepped down as President of Blizzard Entertainment and World of Warcraft Executive Producer J. Allen Brack is stepping in to fill those massive shoes. Morhaime will stay on as a "strategic advisor" for the company and Blizzard founder Allen Adham as well as Chief Development Officer Ray Gresko have been promoted to Blizzard’s Check executive leadership team. Oct 03, 2018 at 22:02 by Starym 11 comments

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14 May 2018: TvT: Safe Cyclones into Bio Play (Terran vs Terran)
- Added a new TvT build, the safe cyclone opening into bio follow-up.
12 May 2018: TvP: Cloaked Banshee into Two-Base, Five-Barracks all-in (Terran vs Protoss)
- A TvP build order which looks at early harrassment leading into a large two-base push.
02 May 2018: TvZ Build Order: Maru's $200,000 Proxy 2 Rax (Terran vs Zerg)
- A new TvZ build, this time focusing on early aggression with the infamous proxy 2 Rax!
27 Mar. 2018: TvT: Proxy 2-Rax Reaper into Bio (Terran vs Terran)
- Added a new TvT build, the Proxy 2 Rax Reaper, which actually has more focus on the mid-game than you would usually expect.
26 Mar. 2018: TvP: Quick Cyclone All-in with a Proxied Second Factory (Terran vs Protoss)
- Another TvP build order, this time looking at an aggressive all-in which focuses on the usage of Cyclones.
21 Feb. 2018: TvT Build Order: Safe Reaper Expand into Cyclones
- Added our first Terran vs Terran build order: INnoVation's Safe Reaper Expand into Cyclones.
21 Feb. 2018: TvZ Build Order: Hellbat Drop Opening into Mech (Terran vs Zerg)
- Another TvZ build, this time looking at a Hellbat opening with a Mech follow-up.
15 Feb. 2018: TvZ Build Order: uThermals Fast 3CC into Bio (Terran vs Zerg)
- Added our second build order: TvZ uThermals Fast 3 Command Center Variation.

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