There tends to be very little politics involved in video game culture, but after Blizzard harshly punished an esports player for supporting Hong Kong protestors, it shook the entire gaming industry to its core. Ng Wai Chung, a competitive Hearthstone player from Hong Kong, who goes by the name “Blitzchung,” called for the liberation ofContinue reading “The Politics of Esports and Blizzard’s Blitzchung Debacle”
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Original DIABLO has finally been resurrected… by GOG
Diablo is finally available… on GOG! Yes, the kings of old games collaborated with Blizzard to bring the classic back from the dead! Diablo is a franchise that created the action RPG genre and helped shape Blizzard into the giant they are today. By taking a classic RPG and striping it from, what at theContinue reading “Original DIABLO has finally been resurrected… by GOG”
Blizzard Plans to Seriously Pursue Mobile Gaming
During the on-going flurry of controversy surrounding Diablo Immortal, Blizzard Entertainment continues to ensure fans that Diablo Immortal is going to be an exciting, fully-fledged adventure. The negative reception to Diablo Immortal has not curbed Blizzard’s enthusiasm, however, as Blizzard gears toward pursuing mobile gaming into the future. Diablo Immortal it seems is only the beginning. ThisContinue reading “Blizzard Plans to Seriously Pursue Mobile Gaming”
Diablo Immortal: Fans Loudly Deny Blizzard’s New Mobile Venture!
Blizz-con is done and dusted, the announcements are all wrapped up and the smoke has cleared. However, the fires are still burning and not in a particularly good way. Yes, we got the cool announcement of Warcraft 3: Reforged but the fire that rages, its in the eyes of furious Blizzard fans after discovering that the longContinue reading “Diablo Immortal: Fans Loudly Deny Blizzard’s New Mobile Venture!”
November 2018 Upcoming Games Will Empty Your Wallet
With October coming to a close and our wallets well and truly drained, we could use a break to recharge and prepare for the new onslaught of games. November’s upcoming games suggest otherwise with some incredible titles releasing this month. Ready your wallets for another round of video game purchases. Welcome to No-Money-November! Diablo III:Continue reading “November 2018 Upcoming Games Will Empty Your Wallet”
Another Diablo Game Is on Its Way, but Its for Mobile Devices
During Blizzcon 2018, a new addition to the legendary Diablo franchise was announced. However, this new game in the is coming to…mobile devices. Titled Diablo Immortal it will take place between the second and third game. Unlike previous titles, this will be an MMORPG in addition to its hack and slash gameplay. Blizzard seems to be capitalizing on the popularityContinue reading “Another Diablo Game Is on Its Way, but Its for Mobile Devices”
Blizzard unveils next Overwatch hero at Blizzcon 2018
Blizzard has shown off a short trailer of the next hero to come to their wildly popular hero shooter, Overwatch. Hero number 29 on the ever-growing Overwatch roster is Ashe, the female gunslinger akin to cowboy hero McCree. We do not have a lot of information on her lore but we do know that sheContinue reading “Blizzard unveils next Overwatch hero at Blizzcon 2018”
Download Destiny 2 for Free on PC for a Limited Time
From today until November 18th, Blizzard Battle.net will have Destiny 2 as a free game download. This is a gift to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the game’s launch on PC for the very first time. Players who already own the game on PC will get a special emblem. The initial launch of the gameContinue reading “Download Destiny 2 for Free on PC for a Limited Time”
All World of Warcraft Expansions are Now Free (kind of)
Did you ever wanted to try World of Warcraft but the subscription fee seemed just too high? Well tough luck as that silly old-school practice is still in place. Thankfully Blizzard decided to throw other bad practice out of the window, in a sense, as now all the WoW expansions are free for the subscribersContinue reading “All World of Warcraft Expansions are Now Free (kind of)”
Blizzard Launches New Overwatch League – Here Are the Details from the First Match-ups
WARNING! I will be providing a brief overview of the matches already played and post final scores throughout this article, If you don’t want to know the scores yet you have been warned. On January 10th, Blizzard finally began the Overwatch League. Blizzard is attempting to launch the world of Esports into the public viewContinue reading “Blizzard Launches New Overwatch League – Here Are the Details from the First Match-ups”
Doomfist will debut in Overwatch next week
Doomfist is finally making his long awaited debut next week in Overwatch for all platforms. Doomfist has been a fan favorite in the Overwatch lore and has been rumored for a while to be added to the game. Doomfist was previously released on the PTR on July 6th. Now, on July 27th, he will beContinue reading “Doomfist will debut in Overwatch next week”
Overwatch Update: Horizon Lunar Colony
Blizzard released a rather large update for Overwatch. Aside from a plethora of bug fixes and minor tweaks, there have been a few major changes to the game. You can check out the Blizzard Patch Notes for all of the details. First and foremost, a brand new Assault Map, Horizon Lunar Colony, is now available to playContinue reading “Overwatch Update: Horizon Lunar Colony”