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Why Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 Won’t Fix Blizzard’s Biggest Problem

While some gamers have spent the last few years speculating that Blizzard’s string of public problems (which includes layoffs, botched remasters, delays, employee departures, and a series of PR disasters) meant that the company was in serious trouble, a recent report from IGN seemingly confirms that the company is at least struggling to maintain its culture and standards just as new financial issues make the upcoming releases of Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, Diablo Immortal, and Diablo 2: Resurrected more important than ever. If you haven’t read the report, please be sure to find the time to do so. It’s a…
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Blizzard of Souls

Blizzard of Souls pays stark witness to the horrors and brutality of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of an innocent 17-year-old farm-boy turned soldier. Though he is underage, and his dad, a former marksman, is overage for the army, they are both conscripted into one of Latvia’s first national battalions. The thrill of training is soon followed by reality, as shells burst around them in the endless mud. He grows up on the battlefield, fighting at the side of his father and brother, their lives are constantly in jeopardy. [Film Movement]Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Jan 08,…
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Hearthstone Battlegrounds New Rating System Explained by Blizzard

Hearthstone‘s Battlegrounds mode will receive a new ratings and rankings system that will be added to the game as part of the upcoming 18.4 patch. The foundation of the new rating system is fairly simple. Basically, everybody’s Battlegrounds rating will be reset to 0 regardless of where they currently are. Following the reset, players will work their way through new progression tiers. However, your progression won’t really kick in until a player has reached over 2000 rating points. Until you’ve crossed 2000 rating points, it’s not possible for a Battlegrounds player to lose rating points. Between 2000 and 6000 points,…
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Blizzard Co-Founder Starts New Game Company, Dreamhaven

Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime has revealed that he has started a new game company called Dreamhaven. “We’re almost trying to create a haven for creators who want an environment that is development-friendly, values product, and player experience over short-term financial pressures,” Morhaime says of Dreamhaven’s goals in a statement to Gamesbeat. “There is a better way of approaching business and game creation that can work and be sustainable and be a lot of fun and yield positive results.” As of now, Dreamhaven intends to basically serve as a parent company to two development studios: Moonshot and Secret Door. Moonshot will…
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Blizzard Confirms BlizzCon Digital Event Start Date for February 2021

Blizzard has announced that its digital BlizzCon replacement event will run from February 19–20, 2021. “While circumstances are keeping us from gathering in person this year, we’re putting together a little something early next year to channel the spirit of BlizzCon into the form of an online show,” reads a post on the BlizzCon website. “We still have a lot of planning to do, and it’ll be some time before we’re ready to share more details—but we wanted to provide a heads-up on how you can be a part of the online fun.” As Blizzard notes, they really don’t have…
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Blizzard Confirms BlizzCon Digital Event For Early 2021

During a recent earnings call (as reported on by GamesIndustry.biz), Blizzard president J. Allen Brack noted that the studio plans on hosting a digital version of BlizzCon sometime in early 2021. “We’re really fortunate to have a passionate and engaged community that’s really looking forward to what we’re creating,” said Brack regarding the upcoming event. “We’re looking forward to sharing what the teams have been working on for that event.” As we previously reported, Blizzard made the decision to cancel its BlizzCon 2020 celebration due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, it would seem that this…
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