Game News & Features
BlizzCon 2013 tickets available this month for $175
NEWS (Posted on: 04/04/2013)
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Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo fans won’t have to wait long to get their fingers around their tickets for the seventh BlizzCon convention, as Blizzard today announced that the tickets will go... [more+] |
Five Things We Hope to See at Blizzcon 2013
FEATURE (Posted on: 02/28/2013)
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With Blizzcon officially set to make a return this year at the Anaheim Convention Center this November, the obvious question that's on everyone's minds is just what exactly does Blizzard have... [more+] |
Wargaming.net acquires Gas Powered Games
NEWS (Posted on: 02/14/2013)
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Wargaming.net, developers of the highly-acclaimed strategy MMO World of Tanks, has been making the news a lot lately. Earlier in the week, we reported on their plans to found an eSports league around... [more+] |
Activision reports impressive 2012 sales numbers; announces new Call of Duty for 2013
NEWS (Posted on: 02/08/2013)
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Who said the game market was worsening? Activision Blizzard seems to be doing fine. As it turns out, the publisher fared rather well in 2012. At its recently-held post-earnings financial call, Activision... [more+] |
Blizzard signs Duncan Jones to direct Warcraft film
NEWS (Posted on: 01/31/2013)
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Blizzard Entertainment today confirmed via Twitter that Legendary Pictures' Duncan Jones –director of the films Source Code and Moon– has been signed to direct the upcoming Warcraft movie.... [more+] |
Wargaming.net acquires Day 1 Studios; sets its sights on console development
NEWS (Posted on: 01/29/2013)
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Wargaming.net, creators of the wildly successful World of Tanks free-to-play MMO, has announced the acquisition of F.E.A.R. 3 developer Day 1 Studios.
The Chicago-based developer was picked up by Wargaming... [more+] |
Machinima's Inside Gaming Awards 2012: Highlights, Winners, and Video Recap
NEWS (Posted on: 12/09/2012)
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Watch the highlights and find out who the winners of Machinima's Inside Gaming Awards 2012 were in the video below or just have a read. It's worth it!
The Machinima Inside Gaming Awards... [more+] |
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria sales "disappointing," says analyst
NEWS (Posted on: 09/28/2012)
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For those of you living under a rock, the much-discussed World of Warcraft expansion Mists of Pandaria went live this week. Apparently, sales haven't been all that stellar. It's not terribly... [more+] |
Blizzard forced to close access to its games in Iran due to U.S. sanctions
NEWS (Posted on: 08/29/2012)
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Some bad news from the country of Iran today. The recent reset has completely cut off Iranian users from World of Warcraft, Blizzard's master-stroke MMORPG.
One user, Staminal, quickly took to... [more+] |
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria release date set for September
NEWS (Posted on: 07/25/2012)
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World of Warcraft players yearning to play as Kung-Fu pandas need only wait two months more. Blizzard announced today that the fourth expansion for their mega MMORPG World of Warcraft, Mists of Pandaria,... [more+] |
Top 10 Most Absurd / Sadistic Gaming Achievements
FEATURE (Posted on: 07/17/2012)
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Gaming culture is in kind of a strange spot right now. We're in love with achievements. That sense of artificial accomplishment, that warm glow we get when we hear the distinctive "ding"... [more+] |
Vivendi courting Tencent, Time Warner, and Microsoft as possible suitors for Activision Blizzard
NEWS (Posted on: 07/11/2012)
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Vivendi is looking to sell, and it's not looking like it'll have any trouble finding buyers. According to several unnamed sources, the French media/telecom conglomerate began testing the waters... [more+] |
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria beta starts showing up on Battle.net pages
NEWS (Posted on: 03/22/2012)
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There is big news for those looking to be a kung fu panda in the world of Warcraft. The beta for the latest expansion to WoW, Mists of Pandaria, began showing up on Battle.net pages yesterday evening.
Anyone... [more+] |
Blizzard rumored to be making a free-to-play MMO
NEWS (Posted on: 02/23/2012)
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"Free to play" is the word of the day, and the latest developer jumping on the F2P bandwagon appears to be Blizzard. According to Develop, Blizzard's going to be applying the micro-transaction... [more+] |
Blizzard Entertainment pushes BlizzCon to 2013 to concentrate on game development
NEWS (Posted on: 01/25/2012)
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Earlier today, Blizzard Entertainment announced that it will not be hosting a Blizzcon event in 2012, the result of a "jam-packed schedule" which includes launching Diablo III, along with... [more+] |
BlizzCon 2011: New WoW expansion, free Diablo III, WoW Annual Pass
NEWS (Posted on: 10/21/2011)
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It’s an exciting time for gamers the world over, with BlizzCon 2011 kicking into full swing. Blizzard Entertainment’s got a history of making exciting announcements and unveiling new products... [more+] |
Next World of Warcraft Expansion Trademarked by Blizzard?
NEWS (Posted on: 08/03/2011)
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MMO Champion has combed the trademark filings and found that Blizzard Entertainment has filed protection for 'Mists of Pandaria' on July 28, 2011.
From the trademark application, which explicitly... [more+] |