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 […]16 Nov 2023Hotfixes: November 15, 2023Official ︎15 Nov 2023Dragonflight Season 3 is Now Live!Official ︎14 Nov 2023Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope Raid Now Live!Official ︎14 Nov 2023The Race to World First in Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope Has Begun!Official ︎14 Nov 2023Hotfixes: November 14, 2023Official ︎14 Nov 2023Hotfixes: November 13, 2023Official ︎13 Nov 2023The WoW Variety Show is back and making its debut in WoW Classic!Official ︎13 Nov 2023Hundreds of Norwegian World of Warcraft players are furious after a bizarre new bug causes their game to freeze repeatedlyPC Gamer ︎13 Nov 2023Blizzard says it’s ‘held back surprises’ for WoW Classic’s Season of DiscoveryMassivelyOp ︎13 Nov 2023World of Warcraft will see three more updates after 10.2 in the lead-up to The War WithinMassivelyOp ︎11 Nov 2023Blizzard’s art savant Samwise Didier is retiring after more than three decades at the studioMassivelyOp ︎11 Nov 2023Hotfixes: November 10, 2023Official ︎10 Nov 2023Blues News: 10 November, 2023Official ︎10 Nov 2023Next WoW expansion introduces paid early access, but Blizzard promise it'll offer "no long-term advantage"RPS ︎10 Nov 2023Hotfixes: November 9, 2023Official ︎10 Nov 2023World of Warcraft director says players who pay for early access to the next expansion won't have a 'long-term advantage'PC Gamer ︎09 Nov 2023Diablo Immortal readies the Harvest Bounty event, Hearthstone sets the table for Showdown in the BadlandsMassivelyOp ︎09 Nov 2023Hotfixes: November 8, 2023Official ︎08 Nov 2023Guardians of the Dream is Now LiveOfficial ︎08 Nov 2023Dragonflight Season 3 Goes Live 15 NovemberOfficial ︎08 Nov 2023[UPDATED 8 NOVEMBER] Dragonflight: Guardians of the Dream Content Update Notes—Now Live!Official ︎08 Nov 2023World of Warcraft’s Guardians of the Dream is live – here’s the trailerMassivelyOp ︎07 Nov 2023Blizzard suggests World of Warcraft is ‘pretty well positioned’ for a console portMassivelyOp ︎07 Nov 2023"Players have no patience", says Blizzard president - "they want new stuff every day, every hour"RPS ︎07 Nov 2023[UPDATED 6 NOVEMBER] Dragonflight: Guardians of the Dream Content Update NotesOfficial ︎06 Nov 2023World of Warcraft is "pretty well positioned" to come to consolesVG247 ︎06 Nov 2023Gobble Up Rewards from the Harvest Bounty Holiday EventOfficial ︎06 Nov 2023World of Warcraft will develop ‘Saga’ expansions in parallel, addresses War Within’s headstart controversyMassivelyOp ︎06 Nov 2023WoW Classic won’t be keeping Wrath Classic realms, debates what to do with Season of Discovery charactersMassivelyOp ︎05 Nov 2023BlizzCon 2023: World of Warcraft’s War Within systems deep diveMassivelyOp ︎04 Nov 2023World of Warcraft®: Deep Dive Panel RecapOfficial ︎04 Nov 2023World Of Warcraft's next three expansions have been announced, starting with The War WithinRPS ︎04 Nov 2023BlizzCon 2023: Warcraft Rumble deploys pocket-sized funMassivelyOp ︎04 Nov 2023World of Warcraft: The War Within Announced!Official ︎04 Nov 2023World of Warcraft Classic: What's Next Panel RecapOfficial ︎