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Blizzard believes that targeting mobile platforms, rather than virtual reality platforms, could be the best way to grow the company and its audience. Speaking toVentureBeat, execs from the World of Warcraft firm identified smartphones and tablets as one of the most promising development sectors, providing they can bring something different …
Read More »Mobile, not VR is Blizzard’s next ‘big opportunity’
Execs believe real-time strategy reinvention could be the key
Read More »Blizzard might offer free copies of WoW to Warcraft moviegoers
Buying a ticket to Duncan Jones’ upcoming Warcraft movie might also grab you a free copy of the MMO. PCGamesN reports that Blizzard sent a survey to players of the game. In it was touted the possibility of offering anyone who buys a ticket to see the film an ‘Ultimate …
Read More »Blizzard ushers in big changes to Hearthstone
Many of the most popular cards in the Hearthstone library will be excluded from what Blizzard will position as the new standard ranked play mode for its card battler. The developer last night announced some big changes to the title, not least of which is its split into two types …
Read More »Blizzard pumping $4m into Heroes of the Storm eSports circuit
Blizzard are fronting $4m in total across this year’s spring, summer and fall seasons of MOBA Heroes of the Storm. The money will be split across the three seasons leading up to BlizzCon’s Global Championship in autumn, and shared among the seven regions of localised competition around the world. Joining …
Read More »Overwatch post-launch content to be free of charge
Blizzard says that heroes and maps coming to its team shooter Overwatch after the game is out will be entirely free. In a video on the Overwatch YouTube channel (below), game director Jeff Kaplan addressed questions from the title’s community, specifically how the developer would be approaching post-release content. Kaplan …
Read More »Blizzard to offer Overwatch content for free ‘to alleviate player concerns’
Full-priced game will be supported with post-launch heroes and maps
Read More »War of words between Blizzard and bot maker heats up
Bot maker Bossland has accused Blizzard of illicitly obtaining the source code to one of its cheating products. Blizzard recently filed a lawsuit against the company concerning its bot software Buddy, which allows gamers to cheat at a range of titles including World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm and …
Read More »Blizzard settles Overwatch trademark dispute with Innovis Labs
Blizzard has settled a trademark dispute with Innovis Labs over the use of the Overwatch name. Polygon reports litigation proceedings were dimissed upon Innovis filing paperwork last month – in which the company stated it was handing the trademark over to Blizzard. What specifically happened for the settlement to take …
Read More »The next Hearthstone expansion is coming out this week
Blizzard made a shock announcement at Blizzcon this weekend – there’s a new Hearthstone expansion, and it will be released this week. Less than four months after it’s The Grand Tournament expansion introduced 132 new cards, this Thursday will see the release of League of Explorers which will bring with …
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