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Blizzard hasn't had a chance to host a physical BlizzCon event since 2019. Back then, both Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 were announced and now in 2023, both of those games are set to release. Blizzard will have more to show and announce later in the year though, as the …

It has been a few weeks since Blizzard officially launched Dragonflight, the latest expansion for World of Warcraft. At this point, many players have run through the levelling process and are prepared for new challenges. With that in mind, Blizzard has now revealed the roadmap for the year ahead.  For …

We're just hours away from the launch of the next WoW expansion. Announced earlier this year, Dragonflight will increase the MMO's level cap, add a new character class and a new dragon riding skill. Here's when the expansion unlocks in each time zone.  World of Warcraft: Dragonflight introduces a new …

Blizzard has had a long-term partnership with NetEase to allow its games to operate in China. Unfortunately, a dispute between the two companies has come to light, and as a result, their licensing deal will be coming to an end and the majority of Blizzard games will be pulled from …

We first heard months ago that Blizzard's next WoW expansion, Dragonflight, would release in November this year. Blizzard went live with pre-orders for the expansion in June, but did not confirm the release date until this week. Dragonflight is now officially releasing on the 28th of November.  World of Warcraft: …

A couple of years ago following Diablo Immortal's BlizzCon reveal, we learned that Blizzard was also working on a number of other mobile games, several of which were set in the Warcraft universe. This year, one of these games was officially announced, but Blizzard seems to be scrapping two other …

Last week, an update to the World of Warcraft website mistakenly revealed an ad with the release date for Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Usually when a leak like this happens, an official announcement is imminent and that was exactly the case here. Today, Blizzard confirmed Wrath of the …

Back when The Burning Crusade was coming to WoW Classic, an early web advertisement leaked the release date. A similar situation has now taken place with Wrath of the Lich King, which appears set for a September launch.  The World of Warcraft teams are very busy this year. Not only …

Earlier this year, Blizzard officially announced World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, the next major expansion for the long-running MMO. While we initially weren’t sure if the expansion would launch this year, Blizzard has since confirmed plans for a 2022 release, and now, players can get their first taste of the new …

We all know that Activision Blizzard is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft, but that isn't stopping the company from making acquisitions of its own. This week, Blizzard confirmed that it has acquired studio Proletariat, the company behind Spellbreak.  Spellbreak launched back in 2018, offering a new take …

Back in April, Blizzard officially unveiled not one, but two WoW expansions. For starters, Classic players will be getting Wrath of the Lich King, allowing players to reexperience one of the best expansions in the history of MMOs. In addition, the latest WoW expansion is also on the way, known …

Back in 2018, shortly following the reveal for Diablo Immortal, we learned that Blizzard had multiple other mobile games in the works, including a couple based on Warcraft. At the time, we were told to expect a Pokémon Go style game, perhaps with Warcraft pet battles or something similar. Now, …

Just as promised, last night Blizzard officially announced the next World of Warcraft expansion, Dragonflight, complete with a new playable race and class. Alongside the new expansion, World of Warcraft Classic will also be getting the Wrath of the Lich King expansion later this year. 

We're a few hours away from Blizzard's stream announcing the next World of Warcraft expansion, but a number of details appear to have already leaked. According to a familiar sources responsible for leaking the Legion expansion several years ago, new gameplay and release date details have been revealed.  The news …

Blizzard has been supporting WoW Classic for a few years now, offering players a way to go back and experience the game as it was many years ago. Last year, The Burning Crusade expansion came to WoW Classic, opening up the possibility that we'll see other expansions too in the …

A couple of weeks ago, Blizzard confirmed plans to announce the next major World of Warcraft expansion in April. Now, ahead of that announcement date, details have begun leaking.  Through datamining efforts, Wowhead has found details on the next WoW expansion, which appears to be named “Dragonflight”. As usual, the …

There is no Blizzcon taking place this year, but Blizzard does have announcements for 2022. This week, the studio shared a roadmap of upcoming announcements, including the next World of Warcraft expansion, which will be revealed in April.  The announcements will begin on the 15th of March, when the next …

A few years ago, Blizzard found itself in a tough position with fans after using up stage time at BlizzCon to announce Diablo Immortal, a mobile-only spin-off game that has still yet to release. At the time, sources indicated that Blizzard had several other mobile games in the works, including …

Activision Blizzard is going through a number of internal changes at the moment in the wake of a lawsuit regarding workplace harassment at the company. We've already seen Blizzard's president and head of HR leave the company, and now, a number of high profile developers have been let go, including …

Two days ago, Blizzard accidentally leaked a June 1st launch date for WoW Classic: Burning Crusade. At the time, we didn't know if this was the final release date or a placeholder, but that changes today, with Blizzard officially confirming the launch.  The Burning Crusade is coming to World of …

Blizzard has caused some drama this week after making changes to ‘game time' codes for World of Warcraft. While previously people could buy game time cards for 30, 60, 90 or 180 days, three of those options have been removed, leaving 60 day game time purchases as the only option.  …

There were a number of leaks ahead of BlizzCon's big announcement stream last night, one of which was The Burning Crusade expansion for WoW Classic. As expected, Blizzard officially announced the new update last night, which will be available later this year.  Burning Crusade Classic is a new set of …

BlizzCon is set to kick off later today, but some of the surprises in store are leaking early. One of those surprises appears to be the Burning Crusade expansion for WoW Classic.  The idea of adding Burning Crusade to WoW Classic has been floating around for a long time now. …

BlizzCon Online is coming up next month and as a result, rumours around what Blizzard is bringing to the table this year are swirling. One of those rumours is the next big update for World of Warcraft: Classic, which will include The Burning Crusade expansion.  To cap off 2020, Blizzard …

Each time a new World of Warcraft expansion launches, it seems to out-do the previous one in terms of sales. The case is no different for the recently launched Shadowlands expansion, which Blizzard claims is the “fastest-selling PC game of all time industry-wide”. Previously, the fastest selling PC-only game was …

With each WoW expansion launch, players generally expect lengthy log-in queues and minor issues. Unfortunately, in the case of Shadowlands, servers are struggling far more than expected.  Lengthy, several hour long log-in queues are one of the lingering issues, but some players are also experiencing disconnections and lag when finally …

In a surprise announcement, Blizzard today has announced that World of Warcraft now runs natively on Apple Silicon. The announcement comes just in time for the launch of Apple's latest MacBooks, all powered by the Apple M1 SoC.  This is very notable, as it means WoW can run on ARM64 …

Ahead of WoW's next big expansion launch, Blizzard is making an effort to crack down on certain in-game practices. The most notable thing here is a renewed stance against multi-boxing and automated gameplay methods.  This week, Blizzard issued a policy update for input broadcasting software. This allows a single keystroke …

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is finally releasing later this month after delays pushed it out of October and it is already looking to be the biggest expansion launch for the game so far.  During a recent Activision Blizzard earnings call, the publisher boasted that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has the …

Back in August, Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands would release on the 27th of October – a new trailer was also released alongside the announcement. Since then though, Blizzard has run into some difficulties and as a result, the expansion has been delayed.  World of Warcraft: Shadowlands executive …