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Blizzard’s Overwatch enjoyed an incredible first week. The team shooter has since May 24th welcomed over 7m players, who between them have logged over 119m hours of gameplay time. The total number of players does not necessarily equate to total sales, as households and friends can use multiple accounts on …
Read More »MVP Black, the best Heroes of the Storm team in the world may quit the game
MVP Balck, who are generally regarded as the best Heroes of the Storm team in the world, may leave the game at the end of the year. Team coach, Gwang Bok Kim, said in an interview with Korean eSports site DailyEsports that his team are not happy with multiple aspects …
Read More »Blizzard being ruthless with its Overwatch cheating bans
Those who decide to cheat at Overwatch can expect the very harshest retaliation from developer Blizzard. In an age where PC players of titles like Dark Souls 3 and The Division have to endure some quite serious hacking among the online community, Blizzard says it is determined to make sure …
Read More »The Big Game: Overwatch
As a developer, Blizzard is famed for taking complex and often impenetrable genres and making them accessible to the mass market. In 2004, it launched World of Warcraft to critical acclaim: millions signed up to play Blizzard’s take on the MMO. And as recently as 2014, the firm has given …
Read More »Blizzard: We hope fans will love Overwatch as much as Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo
Publisher Blizzard hopes that its brand new shooter IP Overwatch becomes one of its pillar franchises. Speaking to MCV, senior game designer Michael Chu said that his aspiration is for Overwatch to be up there with Blizzard’s other huge IP, such as Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo. Overwatch launched on May …
Read More »Blizzard thanked by fan with cerebral palsy for ‘endless control customisation’ in Overwatch
‘Because of your extensive options I am able to play every character in the roster and it feels great,’ wrote Zak. ‘Because of you I made my first snipe in a video game today’
Read More »Battleborn price dropped as Overwatch arrives worldwide
UK High Street retailers have dropped the price of 2K shooter Battleborn just in time for the arrival of Blizzard’s rival team shooter Overwatch. Supermarkets such as Sainsburys and Tesco have dropped the game to 30. Online retailers such as Amazon, GAME, ShopTo, Gameseek and GameStop have all dropped their …
Read More »Blizzard artist turns kid’s Overwatch drawing into polished concept art
Fans of upcoming character-based shooter are now campaigning for the inclusion of ‘Birst’ in the game
Read More »Blizzard: There’s no place for racism, sexism or harassment in our community
Mike Morhaime has once again stepped up and proven he is one of the few leading gaming executives unprepared to sit by and tolerate hate and discrimination in the games community. His latest stand comes after last week’s DreamHack Hearthstone tournament where finalist Terrence Miller, who is black, was the …
Read More »Overwatch releasing a day early at US stores
US gamers who intend to buy the physical version of Blizzard’s Overwatch will be able to get their hands on the game a day early. The game officially launches on May 24th, but GameSpot reports that Best Buy has been informing its customers that they will be able to grab …
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