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 Jul 2024World of Warcraft launches the pre-patch for The War Within on July 23MassivelyOp ︎12 Jul 2024The War Within Pre-Expansion Content Update Goes Live 24 JulyOfficial ︎12 Jul 2024The War Within: Radiant Echoes Event OverviewOfficial ︎11 Jul 2024Season of Discovery Phase 4 Now Live!Official ︎11 Jul 2024World of Warcraft Classic begins Season of Discovery Phase 4 todayMassivelyOp ︎11 Jul 2024World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas reflects on a ‘a time of introspection and reexamination’ for the MMORPGMassivelyOp ︎11 Jul 2024Hotfixes: July 10, 2024Official ︎06 Jul 2024LOTRO Legendarium: Six ideas LOTRO totally should steal from other MMOsMassivelyOp ︎04 Jul 2024Hotfixes: July 3, 2024Official ︎03 Jul 2024The Game Archaeologist: World of Warcraft in the 1990sMassivelyOp ︎02 Jul 2024Vitae Aeternum: New World Aeternum’s stagger changes could make or break the gameMassivelyOp ︎01 Jul 2024*Updated 1/7* Season of Discovery Phase 4 Goes Live 11 July!Official ︎01 Jul 2024Warcraft Short Story: "Trials"Official ︎01 Jul 2024The Great Push is back in Dragonflight Season 4!Official ︎28 Jun 2024Diablo III Season 32 begins on July 12. Exterminate Hell’s emissaries using powerful boons granted by the season theme, and more.Official ︎28 Jun 2024Raph Koster’s new MMORPG is called Stars Reach, and yes, it’s basically Star Wars Galaxies 2MassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024After a delay, WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery Phase 4 targets July 11MassivelyOp ︎27 Jun 2024Season of Discovery Phase 4 Goes Live 11 July!Official ︎26 Jun 2024Diablo Immortal’s latest update preps Season 28 and merges a crapton of serversMassivelyOp ︎24 Jun 2024Thwart Hellspawn with Tidelost GloryOfficial ︎22 Jun 2024Hotfixes: June 21, 2024Official ︎21 Jun 2024World of Warcraft ignites this year’s Midsummer Fire FestivalMassivelyOp ︎21 Jun 2024Funcom’s Joel Bylos explains why Dune Awakening is an actual, factual MMOMassivelyOp ︎21 Jun 2024Ignite Your Summer with the Midsummer Fire Festival!Official ︎20 Jun 2024World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas and Morgan Day talk about raid difficulty and defensive balanceMassivelyOp ︎20 Jun 2024Blizzard promises a ‘robust footprint’ at Gamescom for WoW, Diablo, and Overwatch 2 celebrationsMassivelyOp ︎18 Jun 2024SGF 2024: Hands-on with NCsoft’s long-awaited Throne and Liberty, launching September 17MassivelyOp ︎17 Jun 2024Warcraft Short Story: "The Lilac and the Stone"Official ︎17 Jun 2024Blizzard is considering following in Final Fantasy 14's footsteps and adding a story mode to legacy World of Warcraft raidsVG247 ︎16 Jun 2024Senior World of Warcraft dev says we might see single player 'story mode' versions of legacy raids in the futurePC Gamer ︎16 Jun 2024John Hight, head of the Warcraft franchise, is leaving Blizzard after almost 13 years at the companyVG247 ︎14 Jun 2024As the newly released World of Warcraft was dominating the 2000s, Blizzard's then-president had his own priorities—working on StarCraft 1 patchesPC Gamer ︎14 Jun 2024World of Warcraft general manager John Hight leaves Blizzard ‘to explore new opportunities and challenges’MassivelyOp ︎14 Jun 2024Hotfixes: June 13, 2024Official ︎13 Jun 2024WoW Classic promises new runes, boss changes, and Molten Core for Season of Discovery’s Phase 4MassivelyOp ︎