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• Battle.net could soon get Appear Offline mode, avatars, Discord-style groups

  Battle.net may be close to a big update that will bring some much needed features.

• Blizzard launches an official Battle.net companion app

  Battle.net is now even easier to access while away from home.

• Destiny 2 PC beta: Saxophone and Chive errors reported, Bungie investigating

  The Destiny 2 beta has been live on PC for just over two hours, and already, players have run into a couple of problems.

• The Destiny 2 PC beta has an impressive settings menu - see the full set

  After some delay, the Destiny 2 PC beta has now gone live for pre-order players.

• Destiny 2 on PC will use the same region split Blizzard games have on Battle.net

  The PC version of Destiny 2 will follow the region-locking standard Blizzard established with all of its games.

• Blizzard brings back the Battle.net name, now that it knows nobody stopped calling it that

  Blizzard has once again changed the name of its desktop app, this time to bring back the iconic Battle.net branding.

• Destiny 2 on PC will skip Steam and use Blizzard's Battle.net service instead

  Destiny 2 players on PC will have to install the Blizzard launcher if they wish to play the game.

• Blizzard's gradual transition from Battle.net branding has been applied to the game launcher

  Blizzard has continued to slowly distancing itself from Battle.net branding over the last few months, and the transition has now been applied to the game launcher with the latest update.

• Overwatch, Diablo 3, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, more down for maintenance tomorrow

  All of Blizzard’s games will be offline for three hours tomorrow.

• Overwatch is down to $40 on PC & PS4, Origins Edition upgrade also on sale

  If you’re feeling curious about Overwatch after all of its game of the year wins, you could jump in now for a discounted price.

• Blizzard Voice chat service now available across all of its games via Battle.net app

  Blizzard has launched its voice chat service through its Battle.net desktop app.

• You can now stream Overwatch and other Blizzard games to Facebook directly from Battle.net app

  Blizzard’s most recent update to Battle.net has made it easier than ever to stream your games to the world.

• Blizzard Black Friday sale discounts Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft 2, World of Warcraft

  Blizzard and Battle.net have a little end-of-year present for you.

• Overwatch closed beta dated for EU, game to bring Battle.net voice chat support

  Blizzard has confirmed the starting date for the Overwatch closed beta, and revealed the newest addition to Battle.net: Voice chat.

• Hearthstone players in EU get two free packs to make up for connection issues

  If you’ve been suffering connection issues while playing Hearthstone over the past few days, Blizzard has got you covered.

• Hearthstone bots maker shuts down following ban wave

  One Hearthstone bot developer has been forced to shut down following the recent ban wave.

• Hearthstone: "several thousand" bots banned for the rest of the year

  Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft has been given a tidy up, with bot accounts swept right out the door.

• We might be very close to a Warcraft 3 re-release

  The classic Warcraft strategy games could be on their way to the recently-updated Battle.net launcher, according to some data mined from the latest update.