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The first video footage of Blizzard’s long-rumoured Battle.net launcher beta has hit the internet. What it shows is basically something that looks very much like EA’s Origin client or even Ubisoft’s uPlay. As well as allowing gamers to launch their Blizzard titles such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft II or …
Read More »Blizzard files trademark for "Cute But Deadly"
Blizzard has filed a US trademark for something labeled ‘cute but deadly’ for use across a range of goods and services. GameSpot reports on the listing, pointing out that upon further review it doesn’t appear to be related to a new Blizzard IP. In fact, the filing doesn’t mention video …
Read More »Vivendi seeks payout after Acitivision Blizzard sale fails
French telecoms giant Vivendi is reportedly looking for ways to extract cash from Activision Blizzard. The company currently owns a 61 per cent stake in the Call of Duty publisher, but has been trying to sell this over the past few months. With no interest from other parties, Vivendi is …
Read More »Blizzard mulling World of Warcraft microtransctions
Premium in-game items are being considered for World of Warcraft, according to a Blizzard rep. Community representative Jonathan Brown wrote on the possibility via Battle.net forums – specifically noting that only certain regions are being considered for the additions at this time. We are currently exploring the possibility of adding …
Read More »Blizzard mulls World of Warcraft microtransactions
Developer looking at adding in-game purchases in certain regions
Read More »Report: MLG walks away from StarCraft II WCS hosting contract
Major League Gaming will no longer host Blizzard’s North American StarCraft II World Championship Series. PCGamesN reports MLG has backed out of its agreement with the developer, and at least one man in the know believes it’s because of a lack of support from Blizzard. After coordinating on WCS America …
Read More »Diablo III arriving on PS3 AND Xbox 360 on September 3rd
Blizzard’s console port of its hit PC dungeon crawler Diablo III has finally been dated. The game will be released on PS3 on September 3rd. The surprise move is that it will also hit Xbox 360 on the same day. Diablo III was released on PC in May 2012 and …
Read More »Blizzard appoints new Diablo III game director
Former Ubisoft and Relic director Josh Mosqueira steps up responsibilities on dungeon crawler
Read More »Blizzard ‘resets’ next-gen MMO Titan, cuts team size by 70 per cent
The next-gen MMO from the makers of World of Warcraft is now unlikely to arrive until 2016 at the earliest”. That’s according to VentureBeat which has word that Blizzard has decided to push the reset button” on the game known as Titan. It has also cut its development stream from …
Read More »Blizzard reboots Project Titan with 30 devs
Work restarts on MMO as developer makes large design and technology changes to game
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