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 […]11 Aug 2023Blues News: 11 August, 2023Official ︎11 Aug 2023Hotfixes: August 10, 2023Official ︎09 Aug 2023Diablo Immortal launches a PvP event, temporarily changes gem drop rates, and makes its PC releaseMassivelyOp ︎09 Aug 2023Facing Mortality – What Lies Beyond Death in Classic HardcoreOfficial ︎08 Aug 2023Adventures in Classic Hardcore: What’s PlayingOfficial ︎08 Aug 2023Here’s how WoW Classic’s hardcore mode will work when it launches August 24MassivelyOp ︎08 Aug 2023Hotfixes: August 7, 2023Official ︎07 Aug 2023Get In and Get Going: Classic HardcoreOfficial ︎07 Aug 2023World of Warcraft is delivering its next patch, Fury Incarnate, on September 5MassivelyOp ︎07 Aug 2023Fight to the End in the Wild BrawlOfficial ︎06 Aug 2023This WoW Classic addon adds AI-generated voiceover to every quest NPC in the gameMassivelyOp ︎05 Aug 2023Hotfixes: August 3, 2023Official ︎04 Aug 2023Blues News: 4 August, 2023Official ︎03 Aug 2023Blizzard champions Undaunted, a World of Warcraft guild for hearing-impaired playersMassivelyOp ︎01 Aug 2023World of Warcraft promises new class-based sets on the Trading Post, previews August offeringsMassivelyOp ︎01 Aug 2023Let the ear collecting begin: World of Warcraft Classic's Hardcore servers open soonPC Gamer ︎01 Aug 2023Lawful Neutral: Assessing the privacy policies governing World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIVMassivelyOp ︎01 Aug 2023Hotfixes: July 31, 2023Official ︎01 Aug 2023Wrap Up the Summer with the August Trading PostOfficial ︎31 Jul 2023World of Warcraft Classic gets Hardcore realms on August 24MassivelyOp ︎29 Jul 2023Hotfixes: July 28, 2023Official ︎28 Jul 2023Blues News: 28 July, 2023Official ︎28 Jul 2023Tarisland vows to boost endgame PvP, crafting, and exploration following beta feedbackMassivelyOp ︎28 Jul 2023Hotfixes: July 27, 2023Official ︎27 Jul 2023Glorbo lives on thanks to the mischievous scamps in the Destiny 2 communityMassivelyOp ︎27 Jul 2023Hotfixes: July 26, 2023Official ︎26 Jul 2023PSA: Transfer your World of Warcraft Classic characters off the Season of Mastery realms before Friday, July 28MassivelyOp ︎26 Jul 2023World of Warcraft looks to support Ukraine with charitable pet pack and the help of Mila KunisRPS ︎26 Jul 2023World of Warcraft Classic feels the scourge of the WoW token as a ring is traded for $13,000 worth of in-game goldPC Gamer ︎25 Jul 2023World of Warcraft introduces new charity pets to support BlueCheck UkraineMassivelyOp ︎25 Jul 2023Diablo Immortal’s 16th season includes China-only content and battleground leeching penaltiesMassivelyOp ︎25 Jul 2023Hotfixes: July 24, 2023Official ︎24 Jul 2023Embrace the Howling Terror’s Deadly Mystique in the Season 16 Battle PassOfficial ︎22 Jul 2023World of Warcraft’s technical director departs Blizzard after almost 23 yearsMassivelyOp ︎21 Jul 2023Not So Massively: Diablo IV’s disastrous 1.1.0 patch – and Blizzard’s mea culpaMassivelyOp ︎