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A new sidequest in World of Warcraft gives fans a choice that actually influences the game world in a tangible way. Though it is a small detail, this Patch 10.2.7 sidequest allows World of Warcraft players to physically shape Azeroth by deciding where a grave marker will permanently appear in the game.

World of Warcraft quietly removed a part of the WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria announcement that said it was adding new character slots to each player’s account. While this likely won’t affect many fans, those who already have 60 characters on their World of Warcraft account might want to make room before Patch 10.2.7 launches.

World of Warcraft: Plunderstorm will soon come to an end, as Blizzard confirmed that the limited-time battle royale will conclude its initial run on Tuesday, April 30. However, to tide World of Warcraft players over, Blizzard also stated that the reputation gained from taking part in Plunderstorm will be doubled starting with the April 16 weekly maintenance.

Mirrorwatch, the reversed reality game mode coming in Overwatch 2 Season 10, will be taking place from April 23 through May 13. For three weeks, players will be able to play villainous versions of their favorite Overwatch 2 heroes, and heroic versions of their favorite villains, with a unique twist on familiar abilities.

Season 10 of Overwatch 2 is scheduled to begin on April 16. Ahead of its release, Blizzard has released some patch notes to educate players on what they can expect to see when logging into the hero shooter tomorrow.

World of Warcraft recently confirmed that the Taivan mount will be returning to his full size soon. Though his sudden shrinking caused no amount of confusion and shock among World of Warcraft players, they can rest easy knowing the good boy will be re-embiggened in Patch 10.2.7.

Blizzard has pulled the curtain back on the full patch notes for Overwatch 2 Season 10, set to launch on Tuesday, April 16. Overwatch 2 Season 10 is a particularly exciting season for the hero shooter for a number of reasons. The headlining new addition in Overwatch 2 Season 10 is the long-awaited debut of brand-new Damage hero Venture.

An Overwatch 2 player recently shared an amusing screenshot where hero Reinhardt appeared without his signature long white beard and hair, all thanks to a quirky bug. This unexpected alteration to Reinhardt’s appearance sparked mixed reactions among Overwatch 2 players, who found themselves both amused by this alternate appearance and eager to help the player find a fix to the bug that caused it.

A talented Overwatch 2 fan has created skins inspired by DC Comics characters for Hanzo, Mercy, and nine other heroes from the game. Since the original Overwatch, Blizzard has released many creative skins for the hero shooter's characters. This potential for skins expanded even further with the release of Overwatch 2, which opened the door to crossovers with famous names from pop culture for the first time.

One Overwatch 2 fan created an impressive real-life collectible based on a rooster decoration on the Esperanca map. Many of the maps in Overwatch 2 draw inspiration from real-world locations, and it is exciting to see one of the game’s fans pay tribute to one of these locations in a detailed piece of fan art.

Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra recently shared his thoughts that players should be able to «tip» developers after completing a game, showing a little extra love to the creators. The price point of video games has been a hot-button issue for many gamers, especially since the start of the newest generation of consoles. Throughout recent years, many of the most popular releases have seen a raise in their standard pricing, with new games often now costing $70 USD instead of the previously standard $60 USD price tag. Now, a former Blizzard executive has his own opinions on game pricing.

A group of highly skilled modders have turned World of Warcraft into a virtual reality game. Called WoVR, their World of Warcraft VR mod is now available for download free of charge.

World of WarcraftRemix: Mists of Pandaria has a direct connection to the story of Dragonflight via the Infinite Dragons. In many ways, this new World of Warcraft PvE event is a continuation of the Bronze Reconciliation questline from Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.

The nostalgia hits keep on coming with World of Warcraft as Blizzard is not only adding Cataclysm to World of Warcraft: Classic, but also kicking off a new time-limited event that will feature arguably one of the game’s most well-received expansions: 2012’s Mists of Pandaria.

World of Warcraft is making some big changes to the Void Elf and Nightbourne starting areas in Patch 10.2.7. While it remains to be seen what these new details entail, this update is the first time these World of Warcraft locations have gotten attention in almost seven years.

World of Warcraft recently shared a short video detailing some amazing one-month statistics for Plunderstorm, with over half a million games and counting. The new battle royale game mode in World of Warcraft has been wildly popular, and these stats back up just how successful the experiment has been.

Overwatch 2 has just released its big blowout trailer for Season 10, named Venture Forth, which shares the name of the game's newest DPS hero, Venture. Players recently had the chance to go hands-on with Venture for a trial weekend, giving the Overwatch team an opportunity to see how the new hero performs live in-game. Venture will also be the firstnew Overwatch 2 hero to be unlocked automatically for everyone without requiring them to purchase the Battle Pass.

From April 23 until May 13, the limited-time Mirrorwatch event in Overwatch 2 will reimagine its beloved heroes as villains, and vice versa. The game’s tenth season begins on April 16 and will introduce the new hero Venture to the roster.

Blizzard has confirmed new social features coming in Overwatch 2's Season 10, including Wide Groups that allow friends with different Competitive ranks to play together, more penalties for leaving a match early, and a revamped Streamer Protect option. Blizzard also teased more Overwatch 2 social improvements coming sometime after the next major update.

World of Warcraft is working on fixing the Primal Storms event spawns, but the fix might take a short time to implement. Once this issue is resolved, World of Warcraft fans should be able to earn the achievements associated with the Primal Storms much more easily.

World of Warcraft just announced a new limited-time PvE event called WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria. This brand-new activity takes players back to Mists of Pandaria in a big way, giving them a chance to relive the expansion, all while earning new rewards for regular World of Warcraft.

Over a year after its exit from China, Blizzard announced its return to the country thanks to a new partnership agreement with NetEase. Starting in the summer of 2024, fans of Blizzard and Microsoft games in China can expect to see the return of titles such as World of Warcraft and Hearthstone that were part of the previous NetEase agreement.

World of Warcraft Classic is steadily embarking on its time-travelling trip through WoW of old. The next stop is apocalyptic 2010 expansion Cataclysm, which we now know is due to, uh, re-shatter Azeroth at the end of next month.

Blizzard games are set to return to China, thanks to a new agreement with publisher NetEase.

Blizzard and NetEase have formally announced they have renewed their partnership to bring Blizzard games back to China.

Blizzard and NetEase’s new deal was not just for Blizzard games to come to China. As it turns out, it could go the other way too.

World of Warcraft recently implemented a restriction for new accounts in Classic Season of Discovery that stops them from trading with other characters, using the auction house, or sending and receiving in-game mail. These limitations, imposed on World of Warcraft accounts until they have had a paid subscription for at least 30 days, were added for similar reasons as last year’s restriction on WoW token purchases.

Overwatch 2 has revealed changes to 10 heroes that will be available in Season 10, including adjustments to the upcoming hero Venture. Overwatch 2 Season 10 is highly anticipated due to the number of changes announced by Blizzard. These tweaks promise to change Overwatch 2 significantly, shaking up the current state of the hero shooter.

The Gladiator’s Ragged Armor, a new World of Warcraft cash shop transmog ensemble, hid the fact that it will be coming to the Trading Post in the future in a distant corner of the advertisement. The fact that this important piece of information was buried so deep has irritated many World of Warcraft fans, who hope this is not a sign of things to come.

World of Warcraft just revealed an ambitious roadmap for Cataclysm Classic that will blitz through the iconic expansion in under a year. Starting with the Cataclysm Classic Pre-Patch on April 30 and its full release on May 20, World of Warcraft players will experience a new major update every few months until the final patch releases in January 2025.

World of Warcraft just drastically reduced the size of the new Taivan mount it added in Patch 10.2.6. This unpopular change has been quite controversial with World of Warcraft players who are striving for the mount, as Taivan’s colossal size was a core aspect of both his story and his appeal.

While trying out the new features and changes coming to Diablo 4 on the Public Test Realm (PTR), some players discovered a major change that will impact Helltide events. As the PTR allows players to test the new mechanics from Diablo 4 Season 4, this change to Helltide events should soon be available for all players on the Diablo 4 main servers.

NetEase is reportedly about to bring Blizzard’s games back to China.

World of Warcraft fans have discovered unused spells, mechanics, and other features that were relics of previous iterations of Plunderstorm. These features were left on the cutting room floor, but they suggest World of Warcraft nearly gave players a very different type of battle royale than the piratical clash they received.

Engineers in World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery can unlock several crafting recipes that are usually restricted under the Goblin or Gnomish specializations. By completing a special quest from Season of Discovery Phase 3, World of Warcraft players can craft both Goblin and Gnomish Engineering items on the same character.

World of Warcraft’s Primal Storms have been acting strangely over the past several days, with the event occasionally spawning twice at once, or not popping up at all. This erratic behavior has made it difficult for some World of Warcraft players to complete its accompanying achievements.

An inventive Overwatch 2 fan has created a skin concept that turns Venture into an Inkling from Splatoon 3. In its near-two-year journey, Overwatch 2 has received exciting collaborations with famous names that have turned into content for Blizzard's shooter. Among this content is the skins released for the heroes of Overwatch 2, changing their appearance to characters equally beloved by fans of pop culture.

Overwatch 2 released a special April Fools' Day update, giving players access to a wacky game mode in the Arcade as well as adding Googly eyes to the characters, though it appears this update also impacted NPC characters as well. For many fans, April Fools' Day can be a double edged sword, as many companies come up with some elaborate pranks that many only wish were true. For example, CD Projekt RED revealed a fake special Limited Floppy Edition of Cyberpunk 2077, putting the game on 97,619 3.5in diskettes.

Xbox is reportedly the «number one platform for Diablo 4 players».

Hunter players in World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery can obtain a special item that lets them tame Core Hounds in Phase 3. Though fans could tame these fiery beasts in retail World of Warcraft for a while, this is the first time Hunters have been able to get one in Classic Era.

World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery Phase 3 opened the gates of Blackrock Depths, but only half of the massive dungeon is available for players to complete right now. However, some of the bosses from the latter part of the sprawling World of Warcraft dungeon can be found relaxing in the tavern within the instance.

One of the Diablo 4 devs has revealed that rewards for Tormented Bosses will be tweaked before the release of Season 4. Diablo 4 is in Season 3, which has introduced players to the new villain Malphas, new quests, enemies, and the long-awaited debut of the Gauntlet and Leaderboards. But Diablo 4 players' attention is currently focused on the upcoming season and all the hype surrounding it.

World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery’s new Nightmare Incursions PvE event uses some old assets from the game’s original Emerald Dream zone idea. After nearly two decades, these old World of Warcraft items are finally getting the chance to see the light of day in Classic Season of Discovery Phase 3.

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 3’s new Sunken Temple raid is extremely challenging, having walled players with its difficulty far longer than any other in Classic history. For the first time in World of Warcraft, a Classic raid hasn’t been conquered in a matter of hours, making the Sunken Temple one of the hardest raids in it to date.

World of Warcraft Classic just shared a short video previewing the Sunken Temple raid in Season of Discovery Phase 3. This 20-player version of the infamous World of Warcraft dungeon is available in Season of Discovery Phase 3 right now.

As part of Overwatch 2's newest teaser for Season 10, Blizzard hinted at what seems to be a Mythic Mercy skin coming to the game soon. The potential Mythic skin would be the tenth of its kind added to Overwatch 2.

World of Warcraft just buffed the drop chance for the Noble Flying Carpet mount from the Noblegarden event. From now until the event ends on April 8, fans have a better chance of looting this rare World of Warcraft mount, with an even higher chance on the first kill of the day.

A Drake’s Big Basket of Eggs, a World of Warcraft toy added to Noblegarden last year, now works with Dracthyr, allowing the characters to carry the basket in their mouths just like their Dragonriding mounts. This hilarious and adorable interaction was made possible thanks to changes to the Dracthyr Soar racial ability in a previous World of Warcraft patch.

The new Duck Disguiser toy added to the Noblegarden event in World of Warcraft takes six years to get all of its color variations. This bizarre unlock process is not account-wide, causing no small amount of frustration among World of Warcraft players.

Warcraft Rumble just teased the arrival of the Darkmoon Faire, a new PvE event coming to the mobile game. The iconic creepy carnival from World of Warcraft will be making its debut in Warcraft Rumble soon.

World of Warcraft is open to bringing back Plunderstorm in the future, either as a direct repeat, or with new twists. According to Blizzard, the future of the popular new World of Warcraft game mode will rely on what fans want from it.

Though Season of Discovery Phase 3 in World of Warcraft Classic is not scheduled to launch until April 4, some players pointed out that one of the update's main features, dual talent specialization, was secretly added early into the game. But at the time of writing, the new World of Warcraft Classic feature is reportedly buggy, so players may want to hold off on unlocking dual-spec until Phase 3 is released.

Blizzard has said that it doesn’t make use of generative AI to make content for World of Warcraft. Speaking with IGN at GDC, Warcraft franchise director John Hight said that, while the studio has made use of machine learning to do things that might be cumbersome – like trying to fit armour sets on the game’s different playable races and classes – the more artistic elements of World of Warcraft are still made by actual artists.

Overwatch fans eagerly wait for the release of the April Fools Update every year, and the event is back with some hilarious changes. The Overwatch 2 event is well-known for the googly eyes as well as the comical voice lines, but fans look forward to the ability changes the most.

In a recent announcement, Blizzard confirmed the imminent addition of trios to World of Warcraft's Plunderstorm battle royale game mode. The introduction of this battle royale mode via Patch 10.2.6 seems to have garnered an overall positive response from the community, prompting World of Warcraft's developers to take this progressive step forward.

Blizzard has more plans to bring future experimental game modes and content to World of Warcraft. The new experiences will be added in future World of Warcraft updates and seasons to keep players interested and engaged with the game.

An Overwatch 2 player has discovered a Venture combo that allows them to quickly defeat enemy Widowmakers. Widowmaker has been a force to be reckoned with since before Overwatch 2 was released, even after some nerfs, but the new hero may be a perfect counter against the sniper.

Overwatch 2 players have created a new custom game mode to recreate Overwatch 1's signature 6v6 matches within the game. The game mode appears to be the most authentic way to experience 6v6 matches in Overwatch 2, as a dedicated fan ensured the mode carries over aspects of the final release version of the original Overwatch game.

Overwatch 2 fans think that the upcoming Revenant skin in Apex Legends is allegedly ripping off the Cyber Demon Genji skin. Overwatch 2 features a wide range of skins for each hero, which show off unique designs that give them more personality.

April 12 is going to be a big day for players of Diablo 3, as the critically acclaimed hack and slash is set to receive a new update on that day. Blizzard Entertainment's third mainline entry in its beloved series of action RPGs was released over a decade ago, but the title still continues to receive new content and tweaks even after the launch of its successor, Diablo 4, last year.

Some World of Warcraft fans have discovered an exploit in Plunderstorm that makes it so a Duo team can keep resurrecting each other while in the Storm. This cheap tactic is only possible thanks to a recent hotfix, but it allows World of Warcraft players to survive indefinitely while out of bounds in the battle royale.

World of Warcraft executive producer and vice president Holly Longdale stated that players focused on PvE content will have a new experiment to play with in the coming weeks. The announcement from Longdale came just over a week after World of Warcraft launched Patch 10.2.6 and the limited-time Plunderstorm battle royale event.

Xbox Game Pass has added three new games today, including one promising day-one release and Diablo 4. The latter is the first Activision Blizzard game to reach Xbox Game Pass since Microsoft acquired the company in late 2023.

Season of Discovery has always been about making bold changes to the World of Warcraft Classic formula, and Phase 4 is set to completely rework endgame tier sets for all classes. Whereas the original intent behind World of Warcraft Classic was about preserving and allowing players to experience the content as it used to be, Season of Discovery embraces its experimental side. New class combinations, new items, new events, and new raids have managed to breathe life into Classic servers, as World of Warcraft subscriptions are on the rise.

The new Los Muertos weapon skins in Overwatch 2 change color depending on whether the character is in light or shade. This awesome detail sets these weapon skins apart from any other Overwatch 2 cosmetic, and showcases some exciting technology that could be used in the future.

World of Warcraft Classic is adding a way for Priest players to learn every race-specific spell in Season of Discovery. Once this new feature makes its way to Season of Discovery in Phase 4, World of Warcraft Priests will be able to combine certain spells in ways that have never been possible before.

Blizzard has officially pulled the curtain back on Venture, the new Damage hero coming to Overwatch 2 in Season 10. Overwatch 2 players have known about Venture for quite some time, as the new hero was confirmed for the game back at BlizzCon. At the time, Blizzard revealed a few details about Venture, but now fans have a full-blown gameplay trailer to check out, along with a proper rundown of the new hero's abilities.

During the gameplay trailer for Venture, Overwatch 2 teased a new map that seemingly revisits the Temple of Anubis in a brand-new way. This could indicate Overwatch 2 is planning to add a new version of this iconic battlefield – potentially as early as Season 10.

World of Warcraft Classic is nearing the release of Phase 3 for Season of Discovery, and the next stage is scheduled to add the Sunken Temple as a Level 50 raid, and give players a powerful world buff for braving its depths. It's fair to say that World of Warcraft Classic struck gold with Season of Discovery, as the number of subscribers has risen steadily ever since its debut in November 2023. Whereas adding a Hardcore Mode was insanely popular for streamers and grizzled Classic veterans, Season of Discovery was made with a broader appeal in mind.

Overwatch 2 might be working on introducing new types of Mythic cosmetics besides skins. While Overwatch 2 hasn’t confirmed anything yet, a recent interview response seemed to suggest these customizations were a distinct possibility.

An Overwatch 2 player has created an impressive crossover concept for X-Men cosmetics. X-Men is making a huge comeback with the release of X-Men '97, and this Overwatch 2 crossover idea shows the potential of bringing some of the characters to the game.

Diablo 4 has released update 1.3.5, the highlight of which is the addition of support for Nvidia's ray tracing technology. Although Diablo 4 welcomes ray tracing months after its release, another Nvidia technology has been available since Diablo 4's launch. Specifically, players had already been able to enjoy the DLSS 3 features in Diablo 4, a technology designed to improve aspects such as frame rate during gameplay and resolution on low-end GPUs.

Diablo 4 is coming to Game Pass on March 28, 2024, but players on PC will also need to install Battle.net in order to access the latest hack-and-slash title from Blizzard Entertainment. It's been almost six months since Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard was finalized, and one of the benefits that players have been looking forward to the most has been the possibility of playing Blizzard franchises through the Game Pass. The first title to earn this privilege happened to be Diablo 4, which saw its initial release in June 2023, and is now in the middle of its third season.

World of Warcraft fans just discovered a secret Plunderstorm achievement called Plunderkind that requires them to gather 1,000,000 Plunder. This hidden Feat of Strength offers no tangible rewards, and is incredibly hard to obtain, but some World of Warcraft players are already shooting for the bragging rites it offers.

World of Warcraft recently held a retrospective panel at a Games Developer Conference that reflected on the rise, fall, and recovery of the MMO over the last several years. During the lecture, World of Warcraft admitted to the mistakes it made during Shadowlands, and revealed the subscription trends between each expansion.

World of Warcraft Classic just announced Season of Discovery is beginning Phase 3 on April 4. This next update increases the level cap for the World of Warcraft servers to 50, adds new Rune engravings for the Helm and Bracer slots, and adds a raid, PvE event, and more for players to discover.

Starting on March 26, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic will allow players to take part in Operation: Gnomeregan and Zalazane's Fall, two battles that will grant the gnomes and trolls a new starting zone in Cataclysm Classic. The battles will periodically occur in World of Warcraft: Classic until the Cataclysm Classic pre-patch goes live.

A new report from Jason Schreier at Bloomberg claims that Overwatch 2’s PvE content is already cancelled.

An inventive Overwatch 2 fan has shared their idea for a Mythic Lucio skin, which would see players customizing the music the hero plays. Since the first Overwatch, Blizzard has released countless skins for the characters within its hero shooter, but with the release of Overwatch 2, the devs have introduced a new skin tier with a unique feature.

Overwatch 2's beleaguered PvE content has reportedly been scrapped.