Tag Archives: blizzard
Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | 11:12 GMT
Blizzard appeals Valve’s right to DOTA 2 trademark
Blizzard has brought a case to the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Trial and Appeal Board challenging Valve’s right to trademark the word DOTA.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Legalities, PC, RPG, Strategy, Valve
Tags: blizzard, DotA, DOTA 2, warcraft III
Thu, Feb 09, 2012 | 02:44 GMT
False alarm – Diablo III will have chat channels
Community manager Bashiok caused a stir this week by announcing that Diablo III wouldn’t have in-game chat – but it will.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: Bashiok, blizzard, diablo III
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 | 22:08 GMT
Project Titan to include product placement
Blizzard’s next MMO – of which we know only the codename, Project Titan – just got a tiny little bit less mysterious.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Jobs, MMO, PC
Tags: blizzard, project titan
Thu, Jan 19, 2012 | 20:12 GMT
Diablo III director: “No one will remember if the game is late”
Blizzard has dismissed complaints that Diablo III has spent too long in the cooker, citing the resulting quality of the finished product.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, diablo III, jay wilson
Mon, Jan 09, 2012 | 06:39 GMT
Blizzard denies Diablo III February dating
Retailers have no idea when Diablo III will arrive, Blizzard has confirmed.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: Bashiok, blizzard, diablo 3, diablo III
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 | 00:56 GMT
Starcraft II now $30 from Blizzard Store
Grab yourself a copy of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty from Blizzard’s online store, and you’ll pay just $30 for it, down from $60. The price reduction seemingly applies to the boxed offering as well as the digital version.
The long awaited strategy sequel was the best-selling PC game of 2011 at the end of September. The first expansion pack, Heart of the Swarm, has not been dated but is expected in 2012.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: blizzard, starcraft II, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Tue, Nov 22, 2011 | 00:47 GMT
Alleged World of Warcraft Law Enforcement guide leaked
A document purporting to outline what user information Blizzard Entertainment can and can’t supply to law enforcement has turned up online.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Legalities, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, world of warcraft
Wed, Nov 09, 2011 | 09:30 GMT
Pandemonium: Blizzard’s Lagrave on Mists of Pandaria
Pandas in World of Warcraft. Are you freaking kidding me? Nathan Grayson gets the skinny chubby from Blizzard’s John Lagrave.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, John Lagrave, Mists of Pandaria, world of warcraft
Tue, Nov 08, 2011 | 04:15 GMT
Rumour – Blizzard lays off Titan designer
Whispers suggest the primary designer behind Blizzard’s mysterious new project has been left the company.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, RPG, Rumour
Tags: blizzard, John Staats, project titan, titan
Mon, Oct 31, 2011 | 09:29 GMT
Devil May Launch Soon: Blizzard’s Bender on Diablo III
At Blizzcon 2011, Nathan Grayson sat down with Blizzard’s Jason Bender to discuss one of the hottest tickets of the season: Diablo III.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, diablo III, jason bender
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 | 04:13 BST
Blizzard chief apologises for Blizzcon “error of judgement”
Blizzard president Mike Morhaime has issued an apology for the use of a controversial video during Blizzcon 2011, and taken responsibility for what he describes as a mistake.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, Mike Morhaime
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 04:40 BST
WoW players outraged by anti-Alliance Blizzcon presentation
Blizzard has come under heavy criticism for a Blizzcon 2011 presentation featuring a censored video, found to contain a string of slurs and implied violence against Alliance players.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, Cannibal Corpse, world of warcraft
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 04:07 BST
Blizzard can’t make Street Fighter, so it made Blizzard DOTA
Blizzard DOTA, the developer’s take on the MOBA genre spawned from its own mod tools, is Blizzard’s wish-fulfilment for some kind of fighter game.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MOBA, Mac, PC
Tags: blizzard, Blizzard Arcade, Blizzard DOTA, Samwise Didier
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 | 01:51 BST
Blizzard: Mists of Pandaria is “no joke”
World of Warcraft’s upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion is no walk in the petting zoo, according to Blizzard’s Chris Metzen.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, Chris Metzen, Dave Kosak, Mists of Pandaria, world of warcraft, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 | 05:47 BST
IMMvp vs Nestea in $50k in Blizzcon Invitational
Long time Starcraft rivals Nestea and IMMvp faced off over the weekend in the Blizzard Invitational. Full match in video form through the break.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: blizzard, Blizzard Invitational, eSports, IMMvp, Nestea, starcraft II, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 | 03:43 BST
Blizzard Arcade to replace Marketplace, monetise mods
The re-christened Blizzard Arcade will finally allow creative types turn the hours they pour into mods and custom maps into delicious cashmoney.
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 | 02:16 BST
Blizzard believes players will “come around” to Pandaria
Blizzard isn’t worried about a negative reaction to the World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria expansion, announced at Blizzcon this weekend.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, Mists of Pandaria, Scott Mercer, world of warcraft, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Thu, Aug 18, 2011 | 05:03 BST
Diablo III to feature Inferno difficulty setting
Blizzard has detailed its toughest descent into the underworld yet.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, diablo 3, diablo III, jay wilson
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 19:35 BST
Blizzard: No Starcraft MMO planned right now
Blizzard’s revealed it currently doesn’t have any plans to develop a StarCraft MMO.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Gamescom 2011, MMO, PC
Tags: blizzard, MMO, PC, starcraft
Wed, Aug 03, 2011 | 02:04 BST
Blizzard files Mists of Pandaria trademark
A new trademark suggests Blizzard may pander to drunken master fans with upcoming Warcraft content.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, Mists of Pandaria, trademark filing, world of warcraft
Mass Effect 3 Take Earth Back trailer teased