Entries in 'blizzard' (211)
Next Blizzard game "will be free-to-play"
Blizzard Entertainment is the next major games studio to embrace free-to-play and will apply the model in an upcoming, as yet unannounced game, Develop understands.
Blizzard curbs World of Warcraft exodus
A total of 100,000 World of Warcraft subscribers left the PC MMO during the three months ending December 31st, according to financial documents filed by Activision Blizzard.
Diablo III due in Q2 2012
RPG fans still have a while to wait for the return of Blizzard's hugely popular Diablo series.
Diablo III accessories go on sale
A branded mouse, headset and mats have hit shelves well ahead of the release of Blizzard’s PC RPG Diablo III.
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Old Republic could steal 1m WoW players
The global launch the Star Wars MMO could trigger a mass-exodus of World of Warcraft subscribers, according to new analyst data.
Vivendi reduces Activision Blizzard stake
Media conglomerate Vivendi has divested 35 million of its shares in Activision Blizzard, the company said yesterday.
2m leave World of Warcraft in one year
The number of World of Warcraft subscribers has fallen from over 12m to 10.3m in one year.
ONLINE GAMES FOCUS: Blizzard
As of June this year, World of Warcraft had 11.1 million subscribers.Speak to any other MMO creator and they would bite your hand off for even a slice of that ...
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Blizzard: We rely on retail
PC giant Blizzard insists it needs traditional retail to help turn its games into global hits.
Blizzard: 'Diablo III feels better with 360 controller'
Highly anticipated PC RPG Diablo III plays “even better” with an Xbox 360 controller, says the game’s director.
Diablo III beta testing has begun
Closed beta testing for the long-awaited Diablo III has begun, Blizzard has confirmed, as the game enters what it describes as the “final stages of development”.
Consoles, unite! Valve and Blizzard want online harmony
Two of the world’s most influential PC games studios want Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft to break down the barricades to their consoles’ online services.
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'World of Warcraft has not reached its peak'
Blizzard has dismissed fears that PC?MMO World of Warcraft is on the wane.
Blizzard assembling console Diablo III team
GAMESCOM: World of Warcraft and StarCraft developer Blizzard has said that it is in the process of preparing to make a console port of upcoming PC dungeon crawler Diablo III.
300,000 depart World of Warcraft
The number of paying subscribers for World of Warcraft fell to 11.1m between May and July, but Blizzard has plans to reverse the downturn.
Rumoured title surfaces for next WoW expansion
A recent trademark registration suggests the fourth World of Warcraft expansion pack will be called Mists of Pandaria.
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OPINION: Diablo III auctions a smart move against gold farmers
By introducing real money auctions for virtual items in Diablo III Blizzard has upped its game in the fight against illegal 'gold farmers'.
Diablo III lets gamers sell items for money
World of Warcraft developer-publisher Blizzard has revealed an in-game auction house in Diablo III that uses real money.
Analyst: Blizzard's Titan is "casual MMO"
Blizzard remains tight-lipped on it's mysterious project Titan but an analyst claims that the game is a casual MMO.
WoW subscription numbers dip
Though the 11.4m subscribers to Blizzard's world-conquering MMO World of Warcraft make for some impressive reading, it actually represents nearly a three year low for the game.
Morhaime sticks up for Kotick
Blizzard founder Mike Morhaime has defended Activision boss Bobby Kotick, saying that his status as the game development industry’s bogeyman is undeserved.
WoW bosses hopeful SWTOR will be a hit
Blizzard believes the eagerly anticipated EA/LucasArts MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, could be the biggest shot in the arm for the genre since World of Warcraft.
Blizzard's new IP is next-gen MMO
Blizzard Entertainment CEO Mike Morhaime has confirmed that its still unofficial and unnamed ‘next generation MMO’ will be based around completely original IP.
Blizzard plans Diablo III on consoles
Blizzard could potentially release its next next super-hit on console as well as PC, the firm has told MCV.
World of Warcraft hits Kinect
US researchers have managed to adapt Kinect and use it to control Blizzard’s MMO behemoth World of Warcraft.
