Tag Archives: blizzard

Wed, Apr 11, 2012 | 00:48 BST

Diablo III’s Barbarian featured in latest trailer

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We’ve already been re-introduced to the Demon Hunter, but now it’s time to renew your acquaintance with Diablo III’s Barbarian.

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Thu, Apr 05, 2012 | 04:21 BST

250,000 Mists of Pandaria beta invites for Annual Pass holders

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Check your inboxes, Blizzard faithful – you may shortly score an in to the Mists of Pandaria beta.

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Tue, Apr 03, 2012 | 11:13 BST

Diablo III Demon Hunter trailered, Inferno detailed

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Check out one of the most nimble of Diablo III’s classes, and get acquainted with the the increasing difficulty of its greatest challenge: Inferno mode.

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Fri, Mar 23, 2012 | 02:41 GMT

Blizzard worried about hardcore’s reaction to Pandaria

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World of Warcraft lead systems designer Greg Street has concerns about how long-term players have reacted to some of Blizzard’s newest additions, like pets and farming.

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Mon, Mar 19, 2012 | 23:12 GMT

World of Warcraft bleeding staff for Project Titan

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Blizzard has migrated some of its World of Warcraft development talent onto its mysterious new MMO, Project Titan, filling empty seats with new hires.

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Mon, Mar 19, 2012 | 22:21 GMT

Mists of Pandaria explored in four new trailers

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World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Mists of Pandaria, is shown in all its fuzzy, chubby, charmingly colourful glory through the break.

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Sat, Mar 17, 2012 | 20:13 GMT

Blizzard’s new Arthas collectible statue brings out the Lich King in all of us

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Blizzard is no stranger to merchandising, but some merch just stands a crown above the rest.

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Thu, Mar 15, 2012 | 02:04 GMT

StarCraft II Patch 1.5 inbound, adds Arcade, social features

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A major patch for Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is on the way, ahead of the first expansion.

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Tue, Mar 13, 2012 | 22:29 GMT

Diablo III skills videos show off some fancy moves

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Get your build together now with these handy video guides to some of Diablo III’s class skills.

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Tue, Mar 06, 2012 | 22:43 GMT

World of Warcraft retirees tempted with level 80 character, Cataclysm upgrade

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If a current subscriber uses a Scroll of Resurrection on your lapsed World of Warcraft character, then you’ll receive a number of bonuses including my gosh look at all the things.

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Mon, Mar 05, 2012 | 03:07 GMT

Blizzard’s StarCraft Master custom game due very soon

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Blizzard is set to release a new Starcraft II mod encouraging players to up their multiplayer game.

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Mon, Mar 05, 2012 | 05:28 GMT

Amazon Italy lists Diablo III for April 17 release

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Even if Blizzard won’t do it, Amazon’s Italian arm isn’t shy about plonking a release date on Diablo III.

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Sun, Feb 26, 2012 | 23:19 GMT

More Diablo III console hints spotted in Blizzard recruiting

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Once again, Blizzard’s recruitment process points steadily at an upcoming console version of Diablo III.

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Thu, Feb 23, 2012 | 03:15 GMT

Study – World of Warcraft helps improve cognitive function among the elderly

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A North Carolina State University study has found World of Warcraft can help improve spatial awareness and attention levels in elderly players.

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Thu, Feb 23, 2012 | 06:49 GMT

Blizzard nervous over Diablo III’s meeting “expectations”

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While Blizzard won’t release a game it isn’t more than confident in, community manager Bashiok has laughingly requested players not to treat Diablo III like the be all and end all.

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Mon, Feb 20, 2012 | 02:15 GMT

Diablo III’s rune system now in final form

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The troubled rune system in Diablo II has undergone one last dramatic redesign ahead of the RPG’s expected release this year.

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Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | 11:12 GMT

Blizzard appeals Valve’s right to DOTA 2 trademark

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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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Thu, Feb 09, 2012 | 02:44 GMT

False alarm – Diablo III will have chat channels

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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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Mon, Jan 23, 2012 | 22:08 GMT

Project Titan to include product placement

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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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Thu, Jan 19, 2012 | 20:12 GMT

Diablo III director: “No one will remember if the game is late”

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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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