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World of Warcraft just increased the amount of experience points players gain in Follower Dungeons. This change came less than a day after the new World of Warcraft feature went live in Patch 10.2.5.

World of Warcraft just had its first in-game kiss in one of the Dragonflight epilogue cinematics. This adorable and unprecedented moment is shared between two iconic World of Warcraft characters, and was added as a part of the Seeds of Renewal update.

Seeds of Renewal is live in World of Warcraft, bringing the Dragonflight epilogue chapters, expanding Dragonriding, adding new history to learn, world events, Follower dungeons, and more.

Diablo Immortal is beginning to roll out its latest content update, with Season 22: Plague Reaper and a new Battle Pass,returning events, balance changes, and feature updates included.

In Diablo 4 Season 3: Season of the Construct, you will be tasked in entering a new type of dungeons called Vaults, but you also get interesting new rewards, in the form of Seneschal Companions.

Diablo 4 launched without WASD movement options for PC players and now, three seasons in, Blizzard is finally listening and responding to the community’s wish. If you aren’t excited about anything else coming in Diablo 4 Season 3, at least you can be excited for WASD movement.

After numerous teases, Blizzard finally confirms Diablo 4 Season 3 as Season of the Construct and reveals all of the new content players can expect to see when it launches on January 23, 2024. Embracing the live service model, Blizzard is attempting to keep Diablo 4 players logging in well after the main storyline comes to an end thanks to a seasonal model that introduces new stories, additional content, rewards, and even some new gameplay mechanics. For the past few months,Diablo 4players have been utilizing vampiric abilities in addition to the normal skills of their chosen class.

The new Follower Dungeons feature in World of Warcraft Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal, will have a daily limit of 10 instances per account. This limit is ostensibly being created to prevent the new feature from being abused and the servers from being overloaded, all while fighting bots in World of Warcraft.

Warbands in World of Warcraft: The World Within make reputation account-wide, but not every faction will be included in it right away. While World of Warcraft might eventually make all reputation shared across every character, The War Within will only be adding this particular feature for the expansion’s new factions to begin with.

World of Warcraft is getting some helpful quality-of-life improvements soon, including one that shows how much time is remaining to complete Traveler’s Log activities tied to holiday events. Though Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal, introduces tons of big changes to World of Warcraft, some of its smallest ones will be the most impactful.

The developers of Overwatch 2 received heavy backlash after revealing there were new healing changes coming to the FPS without providing much context. They now want to let the fans know this was a mistake, and explain themselves just a bit better in the interim. 

The Overwatch 2 game director apologized after announcing controversial new changes coming with the game's next seasonal update. Overwatch 2's Season 9 is expected to launch on February 20th.

Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker, is getting a bow version in the upcoming World of Warcraft update, as two cosmetic items inspired by the legendary weapon were datamined on the test realms for Patch 10.2.5. One of the first legendary weapons introduced to World of Warcraft, Thunderfury holds a special kind of notoriety among fans. Not only did multiple classes fight over the rare drops needed to forge Thunderfury, but the wind-kissed blade has since become the subject of several memes due to a tradition of players incessantly spamming its name in trade chat.

The latest event to come to Overwatch 2 launched this weekend only, where players got a taste of fast paced matches that upped the ante for new and old players alike. The developers have released a Directors Take , discussing their plans for the future and how fans have responded to the latest test event. 

A hilarious Overwatch animation highlights how the tank meta has unfolded between both games. Overwatch tanks can range from annoyingly good to frustratingly bad, and this animation shows how they stack up next to each other.

On January 12, 2024, the latest season for Diablo III titled Season 30: The Lords of Hell was released, which is the first season to utilize the new season theme rotation system. 

Overwatch 2 has confirmed that Mauga and Orisa will get changes to adjust their power level. Overwatch 2 is always changing to make the meta as balanced as possible, although it's not uncommon for heroes to become headaches for players.

Almost every MMORPG player with a scrap of ethics hates bots, and has since the dawn of time. We see them taking up space in our hubs, running around, stealing mobs away from new players, smacking them for currency, and completing quests to try to sell on online black markets for real money, while us players have to endure the grind ourselves while already paying a subscription fee. 

Overwatch 2 announced that in Season 9 all Tank and Damage heroes will receive a self-healing passive ability. This will likely cause a significant shift in Overwatch 2's meta. Its development team further explained this new change.

Diablo 4 fans will want to mark Thursday, January 18 on their calendars, as that's the day that the Developer Update video will be released for the game's upcoming Season 3. Diablo 4 is a live service game that Blizzard hopes to support for years. The most exciting Diablo 4 updates will be its premium DLC expansions that give players substantial new content to experience, but in between those big drops will be seasonal updates that are smaller, but should still give hardcore fans reasons to boot up the game.

After almost 10 years, Hearthstone is finally adding Therazane the Stonemother, an important character in the framework of World of Warcraft, and the only Elemental Lord who hasn’t been printed as a card yet. Therazane is coming as the headlining neutral Legendary card in the Delve into Deepholm Mini-Set for the Showdown in the Badlands Hearthstone expansion.

Though the Seeds of Renewal content update has not been released, World of Warcraft gave players a glimpse of what to expect thanks to the 10.2.5 patch notes. The patch notes went over some of the features coming to World of Warcraft and touched upon some pending class changes that will go into effect when the patch goes live.

World of Warcraft recently shared a video highlighting the major features coming in Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal. The short and sweet preview goes through the content coming in January 16’s World of Warcraft update, and provides some new details players can look forward to.

Blizzard has announced that the Quick Play mode in Overwatch 2, for this weekend, will be changed into Quick Play: Hacked – Quicker Play. For this weekend, the new mode, inspired by Sombra, features faster capture speeds, payloads, and respawn times. Check out the full list of changes for the new game mode below.

Blizzard has announced that the next major content update for World of Warcraft, titled Seeds of Renewal, will be released on January 16. The update, numbered at 10.2.5, will bring a host of story content to the game, essentially acting as an epilogue to the storyline in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight.

Overwatch 2's newest feature aims to get you to improve with your favorite heroes, with its new Hero Mastery course taking root. The new single-player mode kicks off this week, starting with Lucio.

With Season 2 of Diablo 4 soon coming to a close, what can we expect with Season 3, and when is the release date?

Anyone who plays the Auction House in World of Warcraft Dragonflight knows that gold can be a bit tricky to come by in mass quantities. The latest vendor to hit the streets, or caves, of Valdrakken has one of the highest prices ever recorded in a vendor's history. 

Diablo Immortal delivers on promises for even more storage and more new features, along with returning events in this week’s new update.

The first major update of 2024, World of Warcraft islaunching Seeds of Renewal on January 16th, bringing with it Dragonriding Azeroth-wide, Dragon Isle Epilogues, and more.

The January World of Warcraft Trading Post details are out, and afterthree months of class transmog sets, there are new beginnings, including a chance to earn a new achievement and a new transmog set. New items in the general rotation include new mounts, a pet, plus weapon and armor transmog.

Blizzard has released a spontaneous patch for Diablo 4 that has doubled the drop rate of Uber-Uniques from the Echo of Duriel. This loot drop will not last forever, though, as the developers state, the rates will only remain in place for a limited time. 

Blizzard President Mike Ybarra is sharing a look back at 2023,a very big year for the company in many ways. In the annual year-end blog post, Ybarra shares details on new and bigger milestones, community stats, and an update on company culture before looking ahead to 2024.

With Blizzard having revealed its World of Warcraft 2024 roadmap, they included the windows for the upcoming releases of The War Within and Cataclysm Classic. With that, they’re already opening up signups for beta testing the most infamous expansion.

Blizzard has detailed one of the major new features coming to World of Warcraft with next year’s The War Within expansion—Hero Talents. The new system will have players level up with a new progression track that changes depending on the character theme that the player wants to go with.

‘Tis the season to be an Overwatch 2 player, as the latest Winter Wonderland event will soon be underway! This latest event brings not only fun new arcade games but also loot boxes filled to the brim with items sure to bring the holiday spirit to the players. 

Blizzard has unveiled its content update roadmap for both World of Warcraft and World of Warcraft Classic for 2024. The roadmap includes major content updates for both titles, as well as the release of new expansions—The War Within for World of Warcraft, and Cataclysm for World of Warcraft Classic.

The rapid pace at which playersuncovered all of the secrets in World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery wasn’t too surprising. The community is dedicated, so it was only a matter of time. Blizzard is shedding some light on the overall stats overall, with a new video detailing the adventures so far.

Activision Blizzard will pay over $50 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit filed by the state of California alleging that the video games giant discriminated against women by offering them lower pay and fewer promotion opportunities.

With World of Warcraft: Dragonflight winding down and getting ready to start prepping us for The War Within , it feels like a good time to look back at the highs and lows before we plunge headfirst into new things. Dragonflight did what it needed to do for me, which reminded me why I love World of Warcraft so much. It hasn’t all been perfect, but it’s worth taking stock of what was done well and what might need more iteration.

Fans of the Diablo franchise know that most of the updates and seasons come free of charge since the base game costs a pretty penny. The developers at Blizzard Entertainment have released a survey for the players, and it has raised quite a few red flags for the fan base.

Familiars will arrive in Diablo Immortal’s last major content update of the year, Splintered Souls. The update is set to be available across all regions by tomorrow. It opens the new Southern Dreadlands zone, new daily event, a free trial for Gems, and much more.

The holidays are going to Hell, when Diablo 4 opens up Midwinter Blight tomorrow, December 12th. The Blightfiends are celebrating, so it’s your turn to join them, and clean things up by slaying as many as you can. 

Diablo Immortal’s next major update, Splintered Souls, is bringing Familiars into the fray. In addition to the addition of Familiars, the update, coming December 14th, Adds a new zone, questline, a brand new event, additional Inferno difficulties, events, and more Helliquary bosses.

Diablo Immortal is preparing for its next major content update, but before that arrives, here comes the Season 20 Battle Pass and seasonal theme: Unholy Passengers.

Diablo 4 will open up another round of the Mother’s Blessing event next week, for a slew of special bonuses. Blizzard is also thanking the Diablo 4 community for hitting the goal in the recent Blood Harvest donation campaign, with another gift and a new contest.

Samwise Didier, senior art director at Blizzard Entertainment, has announced his retirement from the firm.

Overwatch 2 players have discovered a strange bug that essentially traps players against an invisible wall, stopping them from moving and leaving them exposed to competitors.

Blizzard’s Samwise Didier is retiring after more than three decades of shaping the look and feel of several of the biggest franchises on the planet.

After some patch day maintenance was needed,and extended a couple of times, World of Warcraft’s Guardians of the Dream update has successfully gone live. Now’s your chance to explore a new zone, continue Dragonflight story, open Season 3, chase some new gear, and stop Fyrakk’s plans.

With the new ‘Vessel of Hated’ expansion revealed, Blizzard also said that it will release a new class. Certain Diablo 4 leaks hint to a new class called Spiritborn.

This week, Diablo Immortal adds some new features, including two affecting gems, a camera improvement, balance tweaks, and some returning events. The update also sets the foundation for the upcoming Harvest Bounty event.

Along with adding five new Unique Rings to the game, Diablo 4’s next patch, which goes live on December 7th, will also contain adjustments for Season of Blood. It will increase the pillar health in the Sanguine Battery Event from 75 to 85 percent, and the repair time will decrease from three seconds to one second.

While Diablo 4’s next season and first paid expansion launch next year, players won’t have too long for new content. The Abattoir of Zir runs from December 5th to January 23rd, offering a new challenge for level 100 players. Before that, five new Unique Rings will go live on November 7th and allow for adding powers from Season of the Malignant to one’s build.

Blizzard has revealed that it considers bringing World of Warcraft to consoles «all the time».

World of Warcraft   is telling a big story. so big, that the team announced The Worldsoul Saga at BlizzCon, which will tell a story over three expansions. The first, The War Within , got a new cinematic and will be out in 2024.

AtBlizzCon 2023, the World of Warcraft community received some great news when Executive Producer Holly Longdale unveiled the latest chapter for World of Warcraft Classic: the Season of Discovery. This new seasonal experience will change the classic gameplay with some new features and twists, encouraging players to embark on a novel journey of within their beloved realm of Azeroth.

It's no secret that the buzz around Blizzard has waned in recent years. From the various scandals that have rocked Activision Blizzard since the Pandemic to the lukewarm response to the games themselves, we've seen the once galvanized fanbase somewhat muted in recent years.

WarCraft Rumble, the mobile free-to-play strategy game set in the WarCraft universe, is out earlier than expected. Originally slated to drop at this year's BlizzCon, WarCraft Rumble appears to already be available for download on Apple's App Store and Google Play Store.

After a spooky selection for October, the World of Warcraft Trading Post has now been updated with new goods to collect, including the latest round of class sets. 

Blizzard has released a new update for Diablo 4. Numbered at patch 1.2.1, the update brings with it a host of bug fixes, a training dummy, and the ability to respec the entirety of the Paragon Board at the click of a button.

Blizzard has announced the complete schedule for its upcoming BlizzCon 2023 event. Slated to take place on November 3 and 4, the event will feature just about every game that the company is currently supported.

BlizzCon is just a week away, and Blizzard has confirmed the schedule for the two-day event and live stream for those who aren’t making it out to California.

Dataminers have seemingly discovered that the first major expansion release for Diablo 4 will likely revolve around Mephisto. According to the dataminers, the expansion is set to be called Lord of Hatred.

World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore players are furiously trying to avoid the permadeath, but almost three million characters have left Azeroth, never to return in the course of its life since launching this summer.

Diablo Immortal is getting ready for its Season 19 Battle Pass, Spawn of Destruction. This week’s update also adds new Legendary items, several feature improvements, and returning events. 

Diablo 4 is available as a timed trial for Xbox players this weekend. The trial will be available to play until October 22, and will have a time limit of 10 hours of gameplay. According to Microsoft, the addition of the Diablo 4 timed trial is a new addition to its Free Play Days. Other games as part of this weekend’s Free Play Days are NBA 2K24, Lawn Mowing Simulator, and Hokko Life.

It’s the Season of Blood in Diablo 4, and Blizzard is using the vampiric themed season to do some good. They’re running a monthlong campaign to encourage real-life blood donation. If the community hits certain donation goals, Blizzard will give out a number of in-game rewards and launch a sweepstakes for a brand new PC.

Diablo 4 has a brand new season live now, Season of Blood, and there are new Unique items, new story questline, and of course, lots of vampires to learn to defeat by using their own blood powers. There’s also a Xbox Free Play Days weekend starting today, including Diablo 4.

Sadly, us Diablo 4 fans must wait just a little bit longer, since Season 2 is delayed due to technical issues. As of right now, we’re not sure what these technical issues are, but Patch 1.2.0 is at least live. Diablo 4 Season of Blood was supposed to arrive alongside the Patch 1.2.0 on October 17 at 1PM EDT, but it seems like the launch didn’t work properly.

Blizzard has revealed some of the content that players can expect in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight with its 10.2 patch, which is slated to go live on November 7. The update, arriving just a week before Dragonflight‘s third season kicks off, will bring with it a new rotation for Mythic+ dungeons, a new raid, and an entirely new zone.

Diablo 4 Season of Blood is upon us, and there are some exciting new Twitch Drops coming. If you’re looking to get into Season 2 of Diablo 4, and want some cool free items, there are some weapons you can get from the Oricalchum collection. There are a few steps you need to take to earn these in-game items, so here are all the Diablo 4 Season of Blood Twitch Drops and stream dates.

World of Warcraft 10.2, Guardians of the Dream, will be out the week of November 7th, following BlizzCon the previous weekend. Dragonflight Season 3 will begin on November 14th.

The decision in Microsoft's legal case against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a historic one, but for those who don't have a law degree, it can be hard to understand. The case surrounds the Microsoft Corporation's attempt to purchase the game developing and publishing powerhouse Activision Blizzard, Inc., an enormous conglomerate that counts,, and among its flagship properties. Microsoft first announced its plans to buy Activision Blizzard in January 2022, and the FTC's review began shortly thereafter. The legal battle began in earnest by June 2023, when the FTC filed its first documentation in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Diablo 4 global community manager Adam Fletcher has taken to social media platform X to announce that the upcoming Steam release of the action RPG will launch with support for the Steam Deck. Fletcher has stated that Diablo 4 will be Steam Deck Verified when it’s out on Steam on October 17.

Season of Blood for Diablo 4 adds a ton of new changes, features, and even Unique items. These items are pretty rare, and have their own special abilities. While there are tons already in the game, Blizzard has added quite a few more alongside the release of Season 2. Here are all the Unique items coming to Diablo 4 Season 2 with patch 1.2.0.

World of Warcraft’ s most recent charity efforts, selling charity pets, Sunny and Flurky, have raised $1.5 million to help the people of Ukraine. Blizzard announced details on the charity efforts, including where all of the money from the WoW-BlueCheck Ukraine partnership will be going.

With the seventh Season of Overwatch 2 finally dropping, players are getting a look at the new cosmetics. While some are available through the Battle Pass, some free and others not, many skins are only available through the digital store. Advertised alongside the new Season was a Diablo 4 crossover, except it’s not exactly cheap. Overwatch 2 players are upset about the Season 7 exclusive skin bundle’s pricing, and complaining about it online.

The newest cosmetics in Overwatch 2 have been the subject for quite a few player criticisms. The cosmetics, part of a bundle priced at $39.99, bring with it a new Moira skin themed after Diablo 4‘s Lilith, and a new Inarius-themed Pharah skinned.

With Diablo 4 Season of Blood dropping October 17, we’ve already got a handful of changes and improvements from the patch notes. The most recent campfire chat with the developers demonstrated some of these updates, such as the class balances. All of the five classes received some changes in the 1.2.0 update, but what are they? Here are all the major class balance updates in the Diablo 4 Season 2 patch notes.