WoW, Overwatch, Diablo, Hearthstone, and more to sunset in China following failed Blizzard-Netease licensing deal
Last week, as part of its Q3 2022 investor report, Activision-Blizzard included what we described as an ominous note about its apparent difficulties negotiating a new licensing deal with Chinese counterpart NetEase, specifically in regard to partnerships set to expire in January of next year. We’d speculated that the worst-case scenario would be the loss […]17 Apr 2024Blizzard quietly had World of Warcraft players test run The War Within's biggest new feature last year: underground zonesPC Gamer ︎17 Apr 2024World of Warcraft: The War Within preview - delving into an exciting new sagaVG247 ︎17 Apr 2024Casually Classic: Four lessons we’ve learned from WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery so farMassivelyOp ︎17 Apr 2024Hotfixes: April 16, 2024Official ︎16 Apr 2024World of Warcraft’s next expansion The War Within will run a beta before launch, and you can sign up nowRPS ︎15 Apr 2024World of Warcraft opens beta signups for The War WithinMassivelyOp ︎15 Apr 2024Blizzard’s return to China has already counted over two million interested WoW playersMassivelyOp ︎13 Apr 2024Season 31: Season of the Forbidden Archives - Now LiveOfficial ︎12 Apr 2024Diablo IV boss discusses whether season 4 constitutes a whole new gameMassivelyOp ︎12 Apr 2024Hotfixes: April 11, 2024Official ︎10 Apr 2024World of Warcraft previews the upcoming Mists of Pandaria Remix in patch 10.2.7MassivelyOp ︎10 Apr 2024Under Development: WoW Remix: Mists of PandariaOfficial ︎10 Apr 2024World of Warcraft Classic revisits 14-year-old expansion Cataclysm next monthRPS ︎10 Apr 2024Hotfixes: April 9, 2024Official ︎09 Apr 2024World of Warcraft Classic continues to speedrun history with Cataclysm launching next monthPC Gamer ︎09 Apr 2024World of Warcraft brings the Cataclysm Classic pre-expansion patch on April 30MassivelyOp ︎09 Apr 2024The Cataclysm Classic Pre-Expansion Patch Goes Live 1 MayOfficial ︎09 Apr 2024Rumor: NetEase and Blizzard near deal to revive World of Warcraft, Overwatch 2, and Diablo IV in ChinaMassivelyOp ︎09 Apr 2024Hotfixes: April 8, 2024Official ︎08 Apr 2024Galvanize Your Resolve with Iron GambitOfficial ︎06 Apr 2024Hotfixes: April 5, 2024Official ︎05 Apr 2024Season of Discovery Phase 3 is Now Live!Official ︎05 Apr 2024Hotfixes: April 4, 2024Official ︎04 Apr 2024Blizzard’s John Hight on using AI to support World of Warcraft’s artists, not replace themMassivelyOp ︎04 Apr 2024WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery moves into Phase 3 today with new Sunken Temple raidMassivelyOp ︎04 Apr 2024Hotfixes: April 3, 2024Official ︎02 Apr 2024Garb Yourself in Greatness with the Gladiator’s Ragged ArmorOfficial ︎02 Apr 2024World of Warcraft lead dev asks for opinions on whether to merge two US PvP realmsMassivelyOp ︎02 Apr 2024Hotfixes: April 1, 2024Official ︎01 Apr 2024April Fools’ Day 2024 events and gags from around the MMORPG worldMassivelyOp ︎30 Mar 2024Hotfixes: March 29, 2024Official ︎29 Mar 2024Diablo IV arrives to Game Pass subscribers, Diablo III reruns Forbidden Archives April 12MassivelyOp ︎29 Mar 2024Osiris New Dawn resurfaces with a new April update after 2023 Steam delistingMassivelyOp ︎28 Mar 2024World of Warcraft’s Holly Longdale reassures players that further PvE-based experiments are comingMassivelyOp ︎28 Mar 2024Hotfixes: March 27, 2024Official ︎