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 […]26 May 2023Blues News: 26 May, 2023Official ︎26 May 2023Hotfixes: May 25, 2023Official ︎25 May 2023World of Warcraft celebrates the Diablo franchise with the Greedy Emissary eventMassivelyOp ︎25 May 2023Prime Gaming Loot: Get the Epic Purple Shirt TransmogOfficial ︎25 May 2023WoW Tokens “antithetical” to Classic, but Blizz hopes you won’t noticePCGamesN ︎25 May 2023Blizzard suggests WoW Token RMT in WoW Classic is ‘for the good of the community’ because of RMT botsMassivelyOp ︎25 May 2023WoW Diablo 4 event brings back some fan favorite rewardsPCGamesN ︎25 May 2023Hotfixes: May 24, 2023Official ︎25 May 2023World of Warcraft Pays Homage to Diablo with the Greedy Emissary EventOfficial ︎24 May 2023The new Diablo Immortal class may be a classic enemyPCGamesN ︎24 May 2023WoW Classic in chaos as modern’s most controversial item arrivesPCGamesN ︎24 May 2023Hotfixes: May 23, 2023Official ︎23 May 2023World of Warcraft’s wrapup quest for patch 10.1 requires killing the last boss of the raid to advanceMassivelyOp ︎23 May 2023Blizzard introduces the WoW Token to Wrath of the Lich King ClassicMassivelyOp ︎23 May 2023Hotfixes: May 22, 2023Official ︎22 May 2023World of Warcraft’s next update for Wrath of the Lich King Classic will arrive on June 20MassivelyOp ︎22 May 2023Embark on a Pilgrimage of Dread Through SanctuaryOfficial ︎20 May 2023Hotfixes: May 19, 2023Official ︎19 May 2023Diablo Immortal teases new class in July, prepares celebrations for its first year and Diablo IV’s launch in JuneMassivelyOp ︎19 May 2023Blues News: 19 May, 2023Official ︎19 May 2023The Soapbox: Raiding isn’t the problem with World of WarcraftMassivelyOp ︎19 May 2023World of Warcraft crests and fragments are being fixed, Blizzard saysPCGamesN ︎19 May 2023Diablo 4 Lilith crossover coming to ImmortalPCGamesN ︎19 May 2023Hotfixes: May 18, 2023Official ︎18 May 2023Sneaky WoW Dragonflight 10.1 hotfix makes finding raids easierPCGamesN ︎18 May 2023Hotfixes: May 17, 2023Official ︎17 May 2023Blizzard walks back Diablo IV Necronerfs, says it’s ‘really confident’ about a smooth launchMassivelyOp ︎17 May 2023BlizzCon 2023 has been announced for November 3-4 in AnaheimMassivelyOp ︎17 May 2023Casually Classic: Six problems Blizzard has to solve for WoW Classic’s official hardcore modeMassivelyOp ︎17 May 2023Microsoft CEO doesn’t deny that Activision games may be pulled from UKPCGamesN ︎17 May 2023Hotfixes: May 16, 2023Official ︎16 May 2023Tencent’s Tarisland offers a global release window of later this year and a new CG hype trailerMassivelyOp ︎16 May 2023Blizzard says Diablo IV’s story is the ‘darkest ever told in a Diablo game’MassivelyOp ︎16 May 2023Hotfixes: May 15, 2023Official ︎15 May 2023EU approves Microsoft Activision Blizzard dealPCGamesN ︎