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 […]12 Jun 2023Arena World Championship Dragonflight Season 2 is here!Official ︎10 Jun 2023Hotfixes: June 9, 2023Official ︎09 Jun 2023Blues News: 9 June, 2023Official ︎09 Jun 2023World of Warcraft’s tweaked community Discord terms are better but still problematicMassivelyOp ︎09 Jun 2023Hotfixes: June 8, 2023Official ︎08 Jun 2023Hotfixes: June 7, 2023Official ︎07 Jun 2023WoW patch 10.1.5 will fix one of Dragonflight’s big issuesPCGamesN ︎07 Jun 2023World of Warcraft preps ‘welcome back’ gifts for lapsed charactersMassivelyOp ︎07 Jun 2023Hotfixes: June 6, 2023Official ︎06 Jun 2023World of Warcraft announces price hikes on subscription plans for Turkiye and UkraineMassivelyOp ︎06 Jun 2023The original Diablo 3 was canceled, and it looked surprisingly similar to Diablo 4PC Gamer ︎06 Jun 2023Diablo IV’s global launch was marred by server issues, but Blizzard is already working on two expansionsMassivelyOp ︎06 Jun 2023New WoW event gifts loads of Travel Points, but act nowPCGamesN ︎06 Jun 2023Hotfixes: June 5, 2023Official ︎05 Jun 2023Tarisland begins its global closed beta for PC and Android on June 27MassivelyOp ︎05 Jun 2023Subreddits for FFXIV, Guild Wars 2, WoW, and more MMORPGs plan blackout protests over Reddit’s API access changesMassivelyOp ︎03 Jun 2023World of Warcraft Classic pulled Black Temple down temporarily, presumably over gold farmingMassivelyOp ︎02 Jun 2023Blues News: 2 June, 2023Official ︎02 Jun 2023Storyboard: Managing the escalating stakes in MMO storytellingMassivelyOp ︎02 Jun 2023Activision-Blizzard offers (some) hard numbers on its harassment and discrimination problemMassivelyOp ︎02 Jun 2023Hotfixes: June 1, 2023Official ︎01 Jun 2023Diablo IV’s head start launches this evening – Blizz warns it might be ‘a little bumpy’MassivelyOp ︎01 Jun 2023Former World of Warcraft devs claims he was fired over greedy goblin text linesMassivelyOp ︎01 Jun 2023WoW dev allegedly fired by Blizzard for making jokes about capitalismPCGamesN ︎01 Jun 2023Hotfixes: May 31, 2023Official ︎31 May 2023Bobby Kotick decries ‘aggressive labor movement’ trying to ‘destabilize’ Activision-BlizzardMassivelyOp ︎31 May 2023Overwatch 2 plans Pride Month celebration with player cosmetics, decorated maps, and a short storyMassivelyOp ︎31 May 2023Hotfixes: May 30, 2023Official ︎30 May 2023Brian Holinka is leaving World of Warcraft to join Greg Street at an unnamed studioMassivelyOp ︎30 May 2023Blizzard confirms that it’s working on World of Warcraft dragonriding outside of Dragon IslesMassivelyOp ︎30 May 2023WoW Dragonflight’s best feature is rolling out to the main gamePCGamesN ︎27 May 2023Diablo Immortal goes all-in on Lilith in honor of Diablo IVMassivelyOp ︎27 May 2023Hotfixes: May 26, 2023Official ︎26 May 2023MMO Business Roundup: SEGA’s layoffs, Diablo Immortal’s fines, and MY.GAMES’ Middle East ambitionsMassivelyOp ︎26 May 2023Lilith’s Disciples Unleash Hatred in Diablo ImmortalOfficial ︎