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One World of Warcraft: Dragonflight player has unexpectedly received a Season 4 loot item called Dreadful Synchronous Timestrand ahead of schedule. The player shared their situation with the World of Warcraft: Dragonflight community, who are attempting to assist them in finding an explanation.

Diablo 4 has revealed that it will adjust Uber Lilith in the coming weeks, bringing several improvements, such as to the hitbox of her wave attacks. Diablo 4 receives regular updates to balance bosses and other aspects of the game. With these changes, Blizzard is constantly striving to offer a smoother and more satisfying gaming experience for Diablo 4 players.

Overwatch 2 developers reportedly received no profit share bonuses from the semi-annual Blizzard payout in March, which covers the second half of 2023. This fact paints a grim picture of Overwatch 2, and has led many to worry about the long-term health of the game.

World of Warcraft updated the tooltip for Empowered spells to no longer say “Only for Evokers,” indicating the new Dragonflight mechanic could appear in other classes in the future. While it may be a side effect of its new Plunderstorm game mode, World of Warcraft could be planning to spread these chargeable skills elsewhere.

Blizzard has spoken out about its intentions after players noticed a change in Overwatch 2 competitive play. The studio clarified that the adjustment, which affects the recently revised Overwatch 2 competitive progression system, was made to prevent players from throwing their matches.

World of Warcraft just added almost two dozen new Glyphs to the game that revert the appearance of some recently-updated abilities introduced during Shadowlands. These are the first Glyphs added to World of Warcraft in close to a year, and the largest batch players have seen in much longer.

World of Warcraft just announced the Plunderstorm Creator Royale, a battle royale tournament event where 60 streamers will compete for a cash prize of $50,000. These 30 teams of World of Warcraft content creators will face off for the chance to earn real-life plunder on March 30.

Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller revealed some of the changes coming to Colosseo in Season 11 later this year, which focus on the map's middle section and bridge sections. Keller also described some of the adjustments coming to Overwatch 2's Numbani sometime after Season 11.

World of Warcraft just increased the Plunder players get in almost every aspect of Plunderstorm. This welcome change makes farming all the rewards in the new World of Warcraft battle royale game mode much easier than before.

Now that Plunderstorm has been live in World of Warcraft for more than a day, fans have noticed the best way to earn rewards from it is to avoid the PvP aspect of the battle royale mode entirely. Though many World of Warcraft players have enjoyed their time in Plunderstorm so far, this strange detail has left many scratching their heads.

Diablo 4 revealed the preview of Season 4 on a new Campfire Chat, confirming big changes to the game's itemization and various other adjustments. With the live-service model, Diablo 4 follows a seasonal system similar to what players saw in Diablo 3. Each season has brought a new theme, characters, content, and features to keep Diablo 4's gameplay fresh.

Some Hearthstone fans have discovered an entertaining glitch with the new King Krush hero that causes him to receive an unintentional buff when the eponymous Legendary minion does. This unintentional interaction will likely be patched out of Hearthstone soon, but in the meantime, the comical glitch has led to some hilarity for Hunter players who use these cards.

Pirates make everything better, so if Blizzard's announcement that World of Warcraft now has a standalone battle royale mode isn't enough to get your tootsies twitching with excitement, then how about this: it's called Plunderstorm and is all about the piratical booty.

The World of Warcraft servers are officially live with Plunderstorm, bringing with it all the piratical rewards players can earn through the new game mode. By progressing through the Renown track, World of Warcraft fans can earn mounts, minions, titles, transmogs, and even Trader’s Tender.

World of Warcraft just revealed a new Twitch drop campaign to celebrate the release of the new Plunderstorm game mode. From March 22 until April 5, players can earn the bejeweled Fathom pet simply by watching four hours of World of Warcraft on Twitch.

The development team behind Diablo Immortal has taken a strong stance against any and all exploitation of the game's economy in a newly released statement. The Diablo Immortal team makes it very clear that they're cracking down on cheaters and hackers who exploit the game's in-game currency, warning players against engaging in prohibited activities.

Overwatch 2 just introduced a small update that walked back some of the buffs to Mauga, Sombra, and Symmetra from the mid-Season 9 patch. While each Overwatch 2 hero retains some of the adjustments from the previous patch, this hotfix seeks to dial back their power after a week of overperformance.

World of Warcraft is finally adding Taivan, the loveable bakar, as a mount players can earn, but getting him requires fans to do virtually everything in Dragonflight. This highly-requested mount is unlocked via a new meta achievement coming to World of Warcraft in Patch 10.2.6.

Overwatch 2 will no longer be locking new heroes behind battle passes starting with Season 10. When free-to-play hero shooter Overwatch 2 first released in early access, it generated significant controversy for locking new heroes behind its battle passes. While it's always been possible for players to still earn new heroes in the game for free, they were buried deep in the battle pass, so anyone wanting instant access would have to pay.

Blizzard has teased the introduction of new maps to Overwatch 2 along with changes for existing ones. When Overwatch 2 launched, it introduced the new Push game mode, complete with its own maps. Plenty more new maps have been added to the game since launch.

After weeks of anticipation, World of Warcraft pulled back the curtain on Patch 10.2.6, titled Plunderstorm, which was highlighted by a new battle royale game mode that players can try out. The new game mode was kept under wraps by the World of Warcraft development team and is considered a limited-time event in which players can earn cosmetic pirate-themed rewards including outfits and more.

Overwatch 2’s PvE content may never come out, based on some new interviews with former Blizzard employees.

According to some former Overwatch 2 developers, the troubled development, poor reception, and recent layoffs have led to an uncertain future for the game's PvE Story Missions. What was once a headlining feature of Overwatch 2 may never get the opportunity to shine if these devs' fears come true.

Overwatch 2 players have discovered a new bug in the game that prevents the newest support hero Illari from using her Solar Rifle to heal Reaper while he's in Wraith Form. Now in its ninth season, Overwatch 2 put out a new update bringing its Cowboy Bebop crossover to the game. The recent patch also brought some changes to projectile size, passive role abilities, and more.

World of Warcraft players have discovered a hilarious glitch that lets fans make their Dragonriding mounts absolutely massive. The visual bug is easily-replicated, and can allow players to ride mounts the size of massive World of Warcraft dragons like Deathwing himself.

Overwatch 2 just began its second Quick Play: Hacked experiment, Double Trouble, for a limited time. For the next 24 hours, gamers who jump into Quick Play in Overwatch 2 can share heroes by having up to two copies of each character on a single team.

Overwatch 2 fans are disappointed with the lack of a hat for Cassidy's new Spike Spiegel skin, which puts his long, spiky hair on full display. The recently added skin is part of Overwatch 2's Cowboy Bebop collaboration that began on March 12.

Nvidia has announced the arrival of ray tracing support for Diablo 4 on March 26. This significant update promises to elevate the visual experience of Diablo 4 by introducing two ray-traced effects: accurate reflections and enhanced shadows.

With March midway through, World of Warcraft pulled back the curtain on Patch 10.2.6 and revealed that the anticipated «Pirate Patch» would arrive on Tuesday, March 19. Though little remains known about the next World of Warcraft update, Blizzard stated that 10.2.6 would feature a limited-time event for players to try out.

“A Friendly Rivalry,” a new Overwatch 2 short story set in Junkertown, teases the true nature of Junkrat’s secret treasure for the first time in eight years. While its exact nature is still shrouded in mystery, the Overwatch 2 short story seems to suggest it is a flying vehicle or device of some kind.

Making a spooky $666 million in its first five days, Diablo 4 has continued to attract players despite its pricey cosmetic microtransactions constantly making headlines. The game’s narrative and haunting atmosphere are as addicting as its predecessors, and according to a new post from Nvidia, Diablo 4 is about to be enhanced even further.

Blizzard and NetEase are allegedly planning on announcing the restoration of their partnership within the next few weeks. If the rumors are true, Blizzard may be able to restore access to its games in China via NetEase this year, possibly as early as April.

Overwatch 2 has seemingly delayed the start of Season 10 from April 7 to April 16. Though it did not have a concrete release date before, it seems like players will have to wait an extra week to try out Venture, the 40th hero in Overwatch 2.

Overwatch 2 is offering the Calavera Reaper skin and its accompanying cosmetics for free via Twitch Drops from now through March 19. This Overwatch 2 skin is the latest in a series of cash shop items that have been given away for free not long after they were originally sold for real money.

Diablo 4 just got a new update that brings lots of fixes and improvements for players. Blizzard's latest entry in its action RPG series continues to roll on since its launch last year. Diablo 4 is still getting regular updates and new content, and fans are now enjoying the third season of the game. While the title has arguably experienced its ups and downs since release, Blizzard is plainly working to improve it over time and give gamers a reason to keep coming back.

Overwatch 2 recently updated the Play menu to feature a larger button for Hero Mastery, but a smaller button for Missions. This small adjustment seems to suggest a change in priority for Overwatch 2, and could mean new PvE missions are a long way off.

World of Warcraft recently hotfixed the Hearthstone crossover event so Whizbang spawns the boss NPCs in Stormwind, Orgrimmar, and Valdrakken simultaneously every hour. This should make farming the World of Warcraft event much easier than it was on the first day.

Overwatch 2 just rolled out its mid-Season 9 patch, featuring buffs to almost half of the game’s playable heroes. This update, which also includes the PvE Hero Mastery: Gauntlet game mode, a nerf to the DPS passive, and new features for competitive play, is live in Overwatch 2 right now.

With the launch of Patch 10.2.6 approaching, Blizzard posted some changes to dungeons in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Season 4, which will up the difficulty and rewards for Heroic and Mythic dungeons. The changes will make Heroic and low-rank Mythic Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight more relevant for the remainder of the expansion and into The War Within.

Overwatch 2 recently confirmed Wrecking Ball is getting a small rework in Season 10. Players can expect this challenging Overwatch 2 Tank hero to play a little differently after Season 9 ends in early April.

Overwatch 2 is bringing back Quick Play: Hacked with Double Trouble – a game mode that removes the one hero limitation on each team. Players can expect to see this new gameplay experiment sometime before Overwatch 2 Season 9 ends in early April.

World of Warcraft began its celebration of Hearthstone’s 10-year anniversary, but the crossover event is so crowded that players are having trouble participating in it. With many of its features reminiscent of the Greedy Emissary collaboration for Diablo 4’s launch, this new World of Warcraft event is off to a rocky start.

An Overwatch 2 fan has created a concept for what a Masters of the Universe Skeletor crossover would potentially entail with Reaper, one of the game's deadliest close-range damage heroes. Currently in the midst of its ninth season,Overwatch 2 has added a mythic Moira skin as part of its Eldritch Horror Battle Pass, and has revamped Competitive Play, resetting everyone's progress and adding the Champion rank.

An Overwatch 2 fan spotted a real-life tribute to a popular Overwatch League team, reminding players about the golden age of Overwatch 2’s esports scene. While Blizzard officially shut down the Overwatch League last November, the Overwatch 2 community continues to be active and fans regularly share their best memories of the Overwatch League.

The next Overwatch 2 crossover event will see the popular hero shooter collaborating with the hit anime series Cowboy Bebop, and now all the collab's skins have been revealed. Blizzard announced the Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop crossover last week, though it was first teased with the Season 9 reveal trailer. The collab will go live on Tuesday, March 12, but it's not the first time Overwatch 2 has crossed over with an anime series.

A creative Diablo 4 player has crafted a build inspired by Asajj Ventress from Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Utilizing Diablo 4's character customization features and Transmog System, the player recreated the iconic Star Wars character within the game's universe.

Overwatch 2 hero Bastion recently got a new Rikimaru Ramen skin and an eagle-eyed player has noticed a funny little detail that the designers have managed to sneak in. As creative forms of artistic expression in the game, a good number of new Overwatch 2 skins are well-designed looks that go beyond mere palette swaps or simple additions to a costume.

Blizzard has revealed the official patch notes for Diablo 4 update 1.3.4. The upcoming release will introduce over two dozen changes to the game, most of which will arrive in the form of Diablo 4 bug fixes.

Overwatch 2 and Porsche reveal a new crossover, bringing fresh skins to the team-based shooter game inspired by the car manufacturer's designs. Before the official announcement, the Overwatch 2 Twitter account teased the collaboration in a tweet, sparking fan speculation about what this crossover could bring to the table.

Overwatch 2 just revealed a slew of changes coming in the mid-Season 9 patch, including a slight nerf to the new DPS passive, and buffs to Ana, Lifeweaver, Doomfist, and Mauga. These changes and more will arrive in Overwatch 2 on March 12.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic is adding a new option to improve the graphical fidelity of the nostalgic servers. This new Uprezzed Graphics toggle has appeared on the beta client, leaving World of Warcraft fans divided on how far Classic should take things.

Blizzard has announced Overwatch 2's newest collaboration, a crossover with the popular animeCowboy Bebop that begins on March 12 and brings skins, emotes, and more inspired by the franchise. One of the new Overwatch 2 skins can be unlocked for free by completing various challenges.

World of Warcraft just set a dangerous precedent by putting Ash’adar, Harbinger of Dawn, the first free reward from the Trading Post, in the cash shop for a limited time. This has led World of Warcraft fans to fear the Trading Post is transforming into a FOMO nightmare due to monetization and exclusivity.

Xal’atath, the main villain of World of Warcraft: The War Within, may have just made her second appearance in Classic Season of Discovery. Though the Shadowy Figure’s agenda is currently shrouded in mystery, some World of Warcraft fans think she is planning something big in Season of Discovery that could link it to the next retail expansion.

World of Warcraft Classic has released a new update for Season of Discovery, which primarily deals with class tuning, but also makes some important changes to the Stranglethorn Vale boss. While it's safe to say that Season of Discovery has been a major success for World of Warcraft Classic, the experiment is still ongoing. Its premise has allowed the developers to reinvent the Classic experience, divided into five distinct phases, each being capped off with an endgame raid instance appropriate for its level cap.

World of Warcraft’s executive producer recently shared her thoughts on the lack of communication the game has had surrounding Patch 10.2.6. Though World of Warcraft sought to have some fun with the mysterious “Pirate Patch,” she recognized how frustrating the radio silence has been for players and content creators alike.

World of Warcraft recently banned a Hunter player for having a Carrion Bird pet that still used the default name. Though the bizarre scenario is comical in some ways, World of Warcraft fans were left puzzled and frustrated by the inexplicable ban.

An Overwatch 2 fan just broke the game with Roadhog’s Chain Hook by transforming the iconic ability into a teleporter that seemingly brought its target to two places at once. This mind-bending Overwatch 2 clip gets more confusing the longer players look at it.

World of Warcraft Classic players are enjoying Season of Discovery, as it has allowed Blizzard to add unique and memorable content to the game – such as a powerful sword that can drop from the new Stranglethorn Vale boss. A contrast to Retail, World of Warcraft Classic hearkens back to a simpler time, offering gameplay that emphasizes exploration and cooperation. It's an experience that's less structured than Dragonflight, and it's been the primary reason behind its popularity since its launch in August 2019.

An Overwatch 2 fan has shared some mockups of souvenirs dropping when a hero is killed. Souvenirs are a rarely-used Overwatch 2 collectible that was added in Season 1, but this player has an idea to make them stand out more.

An Overwatch fan makes a huge collector's find at a garage sale, snagging a great deal on a Widowmaker statue at the sale. The expansive roster of characters from the Blizzard team shooter has served as one of the most popular facets of the franchise since its debut, with characters like Tracer and Genji becoming fan-favorites. The game's popularity has led to a wide variety of merchandise, featuring everything from Overwatch figures and statues to apparel. Now, one fan has found a particularly rare piece of Overwatch merchandise at a garage sale.

Season of Discovery has given the developers free rein to reinvent World of Warcraft Classic, as the latest update brings major buffs to Mages and Hunters, as well as Paladins, Warlocks, and Warriors to a lesser degree. Though retail certainly found success with Dragonflight, World of Warcraft Classic players have seen Hardcore Mode and Season of Discovery added to the game, two different approaches to Classic content that have both resonated with the World of Warcraft community.

The Gauntlet is coming to Diablo 4 next week.

Diablo 4 has revealed the patch notes for update 1.3.3, which will arrive on March 5 for all platforms. Announced at the most recent Campfire Chat, this will be the fifth Diablo 4 update released this year. The patch will bring general improvements, several fixes, and anticipated features by the Diablo 4 community.

The Nvidia GeForce Now library has expanded to encompass a handful of high-profile Activision Blizzard games, including Diablo 4 and multiple recent Call of Duty entries. These additions are just the tip of the streaming platform's late winter content iceberg, with GeForce NOW already confirming nearly two dozen new arrivals for March 2024.

Diablo 4 is bringing some changes in a midseason update, specifically bringing back new abilities that the game had introduced in the previous season. The new update will also finally deliver some specific features the team had promised for season three of Diablo 4.

Overwatch 2 briefly experienced a DDoS attack which caused problems for players, according to an official announcement from Blizzard. The followup to Blizzard's first PvP hero shooter officially left early access last year and it's built a strong and passionate fanbase since. Despite some criticism regarding ways in which it departed from the original, Overwatch 2 managed to draw more players than its predecessor on release and continues to see success.

World of Warcraft just improved Follower Dungeons by drastically increasing the daily instance limit and removing the experience penalty for teaming up with NPCs. Now, players can enter up to 50 Follower Dungeons a day in World of Warcraft, effectively removing all restrictions from the new feature.

Blizzard games may be coming back to China soon via leased servers from South Korea. According to a trusted source, an unnamed Korean company believes it can operate Blizzard games in China through these servers, albeit at a high cost.

Some World of Warcraft fans have pointed out that the Hero Talent trees coming in The War Within don’t give every playable race equal treatment. Though the new player power feature seems exciting at baseline, some World of Warcraft fans are worried the disparity of themes between Hero Talents like Elune's Chosen and the Herald of the Sun could become problematic.

World of Warcraft Classic just revealed that both the unnamed Season of Discovery Phase 3 raid and Molten Core will require 20 players to complete. Fans will need to recruit more World of Warcraft players for their raid teams come Phase 3, but once they reach the endgame, they will be able to challenge Molten Core with half as many people as they have historically.

World of Warcraft Classic is increasing the new 50% experience boost in Season of Discovery to 100% and applying it to all characters, regardless of level. This massive change is coming to World of Warcraft on March 5, and will make leveling up in Season of Discovery easier than ever before.

World of Warcraft just revealed eight more Hero Talent trees coming in The War Within. Druid, Evoker, Paladin, Rogue, Warlock, and Warrior players now have a better idea as to how their World of Warcraft classes will play once The War Within releases later this year.

World of Warcraft players can add the Tabard of Frost to their collections until March 26 as part of the ongoing Prime Gaming campaign that started in the spring of 2023. Though the Prime Gaming promotion is winding down soon, the latest reward arrived at a busy time for World of Warcraft players.

World of Warcraft Classic just teased some of the first details about how it would preserve characters and content from Season of Discovery after the experiment runs its course. Season of Discovery may not last forever, but World of Warcraft already has plans to keep some of the itemization from the popular Classic servers after the season ends.

World of Warcraft Classic recently added some new rewards to the Waylaid Supply factions in Season of Discovery. By gaining reputation with these factions, World of Warcraft players can pick up a 16-slot bag, as well as powerful accessories that can be passed along to their alts.

World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery is keeping 40-man raids around in its later seasons. These iconic raids may undergo some changes when they are added in future phases, but World of Warcraft players can safely expect 40-man raids in Season of Discovery.

The recently-released Season 9 of Overwatch 2 has been both an exciting and controversial time for the game, but the new mythic skin it introduces brings with it a cool feature that adds to the level of quality fans feel has been missing from the game's recent mythic skins. As usual, Overwatch 2 fans won't be able to snag this new skin without first purchasing the latest season's premium battle pass, which itself offers a whole batch of freaky new skins.

Overwatch 2 just teased some more updates coming to Competitive Play in Season 10. The ranked PvP mode may have just received some huge updates in Season 9, but Overwatch 2 already has plans to make more improvements in the near future.

Overwatch 2 is making some changes to the Push, Flashpoint, Hybrid, and Escort game modes to make them faster-paced. These speed adjustments are being made in response to positive feedback during the recent Quicker Play test Overwatch 2 held as a part of its new Quick Play: Hacked feature.