Jun
01
2011

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm features mutating DNA, yetis from space

The first chapter of the StarCraft II trilogy launched late last year, and it'll likely be quite some time before we can finally play ...
May
09
2011

Blizzard "driving hard" for Diablo 3 in 2011, beta coming Q3

With StarCraft 2 in stores and World of WarCraft continuing to be a license to print money, a company's fancy may turn towards a ...
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Apr
13
2011

BlizzCon 2011 ticket prices go up, are still underpriced

Blizzard has announced details on
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Feb
10
2011

Star Wars vs. Azeroth: Blizzard and Bioware talk competition

As Bioware works on its upcoming massively multiplayer role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic, the company faces questions about just how well it ...
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Feb
10
2011

Blizzard CEO talks new, unannounced title

In Las Vegas yesterday, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime was asked about a certain unannounced project that the company has been working on for a ...
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Feb
09
2011

Swan Song: Activision Drops Guitar Hero

Put your mullet away and tell Slash to go home — Guitar Hero has strummed its last note. Activision Blizzard announced Wednesday afternoon that it will close down its music video game division, which means the Guitar Hero franchise is toast. ...
Dec
22
2010

Feature: Shattering does a world of good: Ars reviews WoW: Cataclysm

World of Warcraft's newest expansion, Cataclysm, dropped on December 7, and brought a slew of big changes with it. The ...
Dec
14
2010

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm breaks PC gaming sales records

Activision Blizzard is enjoying an amazing holiday season. Not only has Call of Duty: Black Ops been an amazing success, ...
Dec
08
2010

Azeroth burns, we play in the ashes: World of Warcraft Cataclysm is here

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is upon us, and Azeroth is not wanting for turmoil. The entire landscape and structure of the original game launched ...
Dec
06
2010

Digital, real world rewards: unboxing the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm CE

Blizzard created a high standard for itself with the StarCraft 2 collector's edition, but will the company be able to create something just as ...
Nov
16
2010

A console Diablo 3? Blizzard hiring talent, looking at possibility

The original Diablo made its way to the PlayStation back in 1998, and it looks like the upcoming Diablo III may be doing the ...
Oct
19
2010

Blizzard sues group selling StarCraft 2 hacks

Blizzard is involved in yet another court case over the use of third-party programs in its games, and this time the company is suing ...
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Oct
18
2010

The Forecast for the World of Warcraft Includes Cataclysm with a 30% of Rain

So the next Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm, is due out on December 7th, and Blizzard has released the above cinematic of Deathwing the Big-Ass Dragon breaking a lot of shit in anticipation. Apparently, ...
Oct
18
2010

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm gets epic, dragon-filled cinematic

This video doesn't show you anything about the game play, and it may not sell you on the game if you weren't interested before... ...
Oct
13
2010

"Cataclysmic" WoW patch brings big changes to Azeroth

Blizzard released a patch of epic proportions for World of Warcraft on Tuesday, its first step toward the game's third expansion, Cataclysm, ...
Aug
12
2010

The Starcraft 2 Collector’s Edition and Why Battle.Net 2.0 is Weak

The Starcraft 2 Collector’s Edition is a fun little package. It has some epic wrapping, comes with some pointless and some great goodies. I felt that it was a well compliment in terms of their special editions so far. The ...
Jul
21
2010

Stracraft II Trailer: Ghosts of the Past – Awesome.

Likely the last trailer before the hotly anticipated Starcraft II,  Ghosts of the Past is about our lady Kerrigan, Jim Raynor, and the beginning of the rebellion against the Dominion and it's epic as hell. I may just start waiting ...
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