Category: blizzard

‘Hearthstone’ is getting a classic format that takes the game back to 2014

World of Warcraft's Burning Crusade expansion isn't the only Blizzard property getting the classic treatment. As part of Hearthstone's upcoming Forged in the Barrens expansion, the studio will add a new mode to its collectible card game t… Source

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‘Diablo IV’ will see the return of the rogue class

We didn't get a release date for Diablo IV, but Blizzard did share details on a new playable class at BlizzConline 2021. And like the barbarian before it, the rogue is one fans of the series will know well. She was one of three classes you could… Source

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‘World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic’ comes out later this year

World of Warcraft Classic players will soon be able to replay the MMO's legendary Burning Crusade expansion. First released in 2007, Burning Crusade allowed WoW players to journey beyond the Dark Portal to visit Outland, the shattered home of the… Source

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Saudi Arabia has invested billions in Activision, EA and Take-Two

Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s controversial Crown Prince, has pushed his country to acquire stakes in three major video game publishers. Recent SEC filings spotted by Bloomberg show that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which bin Salman ch… Source

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Blizzard is gobbling up Vicarious Visions

Game publisher Activision is folding one of its oldest support studios into Blizzard. On Friday, the company told GamesIndustry.biz all 200 team members of Vicarious Visions are now employees of Blizzard. And moving forward, they’ll be “fully dedicat… Source

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Ten years later, Blizzard is done making content for ‘StarCraft II’

A few months after StarCraft II’s 10th year anniversary, Blizzard has announced that it’s moving away from creating new content for the title and focusing on “what’s next.” Blizzard VP Robert Bridenbecker said the developer won’t be producing for-pur… Source

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