| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.08.2024 | The Rise of Celebrity-Driven MVNOs: Larissa Manoela's LariCel and Its Impact on the Telecom Landscape | In a world where social media reigns supreme, celebrities are not just entertainers; they are entrepreneurs. Larissa Manoela, a Brazilian actress and influencer, is the latest to step into the telecom arena with her mobile virtual network o... |
| 23.08.2024 | The Virtual Reality Revolution: Gaming's New Frontier | The gaming world is on the brink of a seismic shift. Virtual Reality (VR) is no longer a distant dream; it’s a vibrant reality. This technology is reshaping how we play, connect, and experience games. Imagine stepping into a world where you... |
| 22.08.2024 | The Digital Gold Rush: Sharing Knowledge in a Competitive World | In the vast landscape of the digital age, knowledge is the new currency. Sharing it can feel like a gamble. Will it bring competition or camaraderie? The story of a gamer turned UX designer sheds light on this dilemma. Imagine a world where... |
| 22.08.2024 | NetEase Announces Second Quarter 2024 Unaudited Financial Results | HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES and HKEX: 9999, "NetEase" or the "Company"), a leading internet and game services provider, today announced its unaudited financial results for t... |
| 22.08.2024 | MSI and Blizzard launch limited edition NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER for World of Warcraft’s 20th anniversary | MSI has teamed up with Blizzard Entertainment to release a special edition graphics card, the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12G GAMING SLIM World of Warcraft Edition, at PAX West. This launch coincides with the 20th anniversary of World of Warcraf... |
| 18.08.2024 | Почему я не боюсь плодить конкурентов, когда делюсь ценной информацией, связанной с профессией | Есть такая игра — Diablo. В её третью часть я похоронил много часов своей жизни. Ни о чём не жалею, было весело. Кстати, раз уж об этом зашла речь: когда я раньше в неё заигрывался, то иногда думал, что это что-то плохое — вот так сливать в... |
| 13.08.2024 | The Rise and Fall of Corsairs 3: A Cautionary Tale in Game Development | The gaming industry is a tempestuous sea, where fortunes can change with the tide. The story of "Corsairs 3" is a vivid illustration of this reality. Born from the ashes of its predecessor's success, it embarked on a journey fraug... |
| 11.08.2024 | Как создавали «Корсары 3» | После триумфа второй части «Акелла» почивала на лаврах недолго. Но понимания, что дальше делать, пока не было. Вот отрывок из сообщения на форуме 2009 года от Юрия «Ursus`а» Рогача:
Первый месяц после выхода в продажу ПКМ был очень тяжёлы... |
| 08.08.2024 | Meta* закрывает студию-разработчика игр Ready at Dawn спустя 21 год после её основания | Meta* закрывает студию-разработчика игр Ready at Dawn спустя 21 год после её основания, пишет Android Central. Решение приняли, чтобы другое подразделение корпорации Reality Labs могло оставаться в рамках недавно установленных бюджетных огр... |
| 06.08.2024 | RAGE The venue went wild for “RAGE SUPER MATCH Powered by Rakuten Optimism,” the largest turnout in histor y for both “STREET FIGHTER 6” and “Overwatch 2.” | RAGE
The venue went wild for “RAGE SUPER MATCH Powered by Rakuten Optimism,” which had the largest turnout ever for both “STREET FIGHTER 6” and “Overwatch 2.”
There are long lines every day at the product sales corner! Be glued to the “mira... |
| 06.08.2024 | RAGE The venue went wild for “RAGE SUPER MATCH Powered by Rakuten Optimism,” the largest turnout in histor y for both “STREET FIGHTER 6” and “Overwatch 2.” | - |
| 31.07.2024 | The Rise of Labor in Tech: A New Era for Workers | In the heart of America, a quiet revolution is brewing. Workers in the tech industry are banding together, seeking better conditions and fair treatment. This shift is not just a ripple; it’s a wave. Recent developments show that labor movem... |
| 31.07.2024 | Геймдев наносит ответный удар | В начале года мы писали о тяжёлом положении дел в геймдеве и массовых увольнениях, темпы которых не собираются падать. Не обошла стороной эта участь и некоторые игровые студии, которыми владеет компания Microsoft.
Последние пару недель озна... |
| 29.07.2024 | Blizzard’s Hearthstone to return to China on September 25 | American video game company Blizzard announced on July 28 that the turn-based collectible card game Hearthstone will return to the Chinese market on Sept. 25. All Chinese server players, including new registrations, who log in will receive ... |
| 25.07.2024 | International gaming giants flock to ChinaJoy
Competition held to stop voice deepfakes scams | ChinaJoy 2024, Asia's premier gaming expo opens on Friday, drawing industry leaders eager to tap into the Chinese market and forge international partnerships.
Over 600 exhibitors from around the world are showcasing their latest offerings a... |
| 28.06.2024 | NetEase apologizes after World of Warcraft classic server launch in China faces login issues | On Thursday, World of Warcraft’s classic server Wrath of the Lich King returned to China, with the addition of new servers Jaina and Deathstalker alongside the return of some other previously available editions. Due to the high volume of pl... |
| 27.06.2024 | World of Warcraft to Return to China on Aug. 1, Report Says | (Yicai) June 27 -- Blizzard Entertainment has reportedly said World of Warcraft, its popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, will return to the Chinese market on Aug. 1.
In addition, the servers for World of Warcraft: Wrath ... |
| 25.06.2024 | Российские игры: нулевые. Часть 1 | Девяностые были хоть и сложным периодом для страны, но игры хорошие всё же появлялись. Зарождалось такое явление, как «русский квест», образовывались новые студии. О том, каким был отечественный геймдев в нулевые — в этом материале.
Хорошие... |
| 24.06.2024 | Stagwell (STGW) Celebrates Lions from 72andSunny, Assembly, Forsman & Bodenfors, and Buentipo Anchor at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity | "Room for Everyone" from Mastercard with Assembly as technology partner wins the Grand Prix for Creative Data
NEW YORK, June 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, ce... |
| 03.06.2024 | Новый взгляд на старые игры. Часть 5. WoW в Warcraft III. 8 кампаний, переносящих сюжет MMORPG в классическую стратегию | В 2004 году Blizzard Entertainment сделали серьёзную ставку на по сей день здравствующую MMORPG, на многие годы отодвинув на задний план планы про продолжению стратегического ответвления в контексте противостояния известных фракций. Спорный... |
| 23.05.2024 | NetEase Announces First Quarter 2024 Unaudited Financial Results | HANGZHOU, China, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES and HKEX: 9999, "NetEase" or the "Company"), a leading internet and game services provider, today announced its unaudited financial results for th... |
| 23.05.2024 | NetEase Announces First Quarter 2024 Unaudited Financial Results | HANGZHOU, China, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES and HKEX: 9999, "NetEase" or the "Company"), a leading internet and game services provider, today announced its unaudited financial results for th... |
| 22.05.2024 | Разбирая бэклог. Часть 11. Эксперименты Silicon and Synapse или краткий экскурс по Blizzard Arcade Collection (2021) | Не утихающая в последние годы мода на различного рода ремастеры не обошла и титана игровой индустрии в лице Blizzard. Неоднозначный ремастер Warcraft III: Regorged (2020) собрал вокруг себя много шума, в то время как другой релиз, как мне п... |
| 20.05.2024 | Недельный геймдев: #174 — 19 мая, 2024 | Из новостей: Final Fantasy XVI не оправдала ожиданий Square Enix, Square Enix переходит к мультиплатформенной стратегии, продажи Helldivers 2 достигли 12 миллионов копий, Герман Хульст и Хидеаки Нисино возглавят PlayStation.
Из интересносте... |
| 30.04.2024 | Ежегодное игровое шоу Xbox Games Showcase пройдёт 9 июня | Ежегодная игровая презентация Xbox Games Showcase 2024 состоится 9 июня. Сразу после главной части мероприятия компания пообещала Direct с «глубоким погружением в следующую часть всеми любимой франшизы». О какой франшизе речь, не уточняется... |
| 28.04.2024 | Игровой жанр MOBA. История, особенности, примеры и сравнение | Жанр MOBA, что в переводе означает "Многопользовательская онлайн боевая(Б) арена(А)", зародился как поджанр стратегий в реальном времени (RTS). Сегодня это один из самых популярных и быстро развивающихся жанров компьютерных игр. В... |
| 26.04.2024 | Blizzard отменила BlizzCon 2024 | Компания Blizzard заявила, что после тщательного размышления в течение 2023 года приняла решение не проводить BlizzCon в 2024 году. По словам компании, это решение было принято нелегко, поскольку BlizzCon остаётся особенным событием для ком... |
| 26.04.2024 | Как «оптимизация» зарплат вредит бизнесу, и что делать | Оптимизация фонда оплаты труда (далее - ФОТ) в долгосрочной перспективе вредит компаниям, ухудшает их положение и усиливает кризисы.
Этот вопрос мы рассмотрим на основе изучении проблем в Boeing и Blizzard, с разбором жёсткого поведения Ama... |
| 25.04.2024 | Кошмар нефалема. Исследуем ошибки в коде эмулятора сервера Diablo 3 | Преследуя Диабло, нефалем попадает в очередную западню Белиала. Погруженный в смертельный кошмар владыкой обмана, герой должен повторить былые победы над воплощениями зла, чтобы пробудиться. Однако в этот раз из-за необъяснимых искажений ре... |
| 25.04.2024 | BlizzCon 2024 is Canceled, Blizzard Confirms—But Why? | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 25 April 2024, 10:04 pm
The gaming company has canceled the much-anticipated annual showcase from Blizzard Entertainment, particularly BlizzCon 2024, and the event will no longer happen this year.
The company canc... |
| 23.04.2024 | Diablo TV Series Coming? Blizzard Boss Reveals Adaptation ‘Could Work’ | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 23 April 2024, 12:04 am
Blizzard is not a stranger to its games and franchises getting adaptations, with a recent revelation pointing to its renowned Diablo franchise teasing that this series development "cou... |
| 22.04.2024 | Видеоигры призвали к порядку | - |
| 22.04.2024 | World of Warcraft Console Version Still Being Considered—From Tabletop to PC to Consoles | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 22 April 2024, 12:04 am
Blizzard's iconic MMORPG game, World of Warcraft, is still considering a console version of the game, best known for its early beginnings twenty years ago as a PC game.
There have been sign... |
| 12.04.2024 | Познание и применение: учимся жизни через World of Warcraft | В юности, с 14 до 17 лет я очень увлекался World of Warcraft [WoW].
В первой части моего рассказа я поделюсь впечатлениями об игре и моими собственными приключениями в ней.
Описания игровых моментов могут показаться слишком детальными, поэт... |
| 11.04.2024 | AI gadgets shine at medical tech show in Shanghai
Nubia launches affordable phone with AI technology
Blizzard games to return to Chinese market under new deal with NetEase
Shanghai-developed driverles... | Gadgets powered by artificial intelligence, including ultrasound diagnostic equipment and blood pressure monitors, were the highlight of a medical equipment show in Shanghai, representing deep integration between the medical and high-tech i... |
| 11.04.2024 | Pixelworks Brings New Mobile Gaming Experience to "Diablo Immortal", a Co-developed Game by Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase | One-click activation of 120fps, high frame-rate gaming, featuring ultra clarity and low power consumption, takes consumers on immersive adventures in the Diablo universe
SHANGHAI, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXL... |
| 10.04.2024 | Blizzard games to return to China as Microsoft Gaming and NetEase build strategic partnership | Blizzard China announced today a renewed game publishing deal with NetEase to re-introduce Blizzard games to Chinese players. Blizzard China posted a new group photo on the microblogging platform Weibo, in which NetEase CEO Ding Lei, Blizza... |
| 10.04.2024 | Игры Blizzard снова станут доступны в Китае летом 2024 года | В январе 2023 года после продолжительных, но безуспешных переговоров о продлении лицензионного соглашения Blizzard закрыла доступ к своим продуктам на территории КНР.
Китайская технологическая компания NetEase распространяла в стране такие ... |
| 02.04.2024 | Capcom's Newest RPG Dragon's Dogma 2 Sells Over 2.5 Million Copies, Beating Sales Milestone in Record Time | John Lopez, Tech Times 02 April 2024, 01:04 pm
Capcom's latest RPG sensation, Dragon's Dogma 2, has shattered records, selling over 2.5 million copies in just 11 days since its release on March 22, 2024, the company revealed on X. This impr... |
| 01.04.2024 | Blizzard Assures Fans GenAI Is NOT Being Used for World of Warcraft Content | Aldohn Domingo, Tech Times 01 April 2024, 11:04 pm
Blizzard has reportedly assured fans that, while the company is indeed using machine learning, generative artificial intelligence is not being used to make content for the studio's biggest ... |
| 22.03.2024 | «Мы понимали, что "Игры будущего" будут еще лучше, громче, ярче» | - |
| 11.03.2024 | VideoMost Awarded 2023 Excellence Award by INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine | VideoMost: TMC Internet Telephony 2023 Excellence Award
VideoMost Honored For Delivering Exceptional IP Communications Solutions DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, March 11, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- VideoMost announced today that TMC, US-based ... |
| 11.03.2024 | Тестировщики Activision Blizzard создали крупнейший геймдев профсоюз в США | 8 марта 2024 года профсоюз Communications Workers of America (CWA) сообщил, что к ним присоединились около 600 QA-инженеров из Activision Blizzard, разработчика игр Call Of Duty, Warcraft, Diablo. Таким образом, новый профсоюз Activision Qu... |
| 09.03.2024 | Unleashing the Potential of Online Gaming: Explore the Hottest Internet Games Today | Share
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Prepare to step into a realm of thrilling online adventures! Whether you crave action-packed battles or cerebral challenges, we’ve got the lowdown on the top internet games captivating gamers worldwide. It’s ti... |
| 08.03.2024 | Steamroller Taps Shawn Dunn For Chief Technology Officer | Shawn Dunn headshot
Steamroller Animation has announced that Shawn Dunn will be joining the studio as Chief Technology Officer. Dunn will be responsible for guiding and overseeing the studio's technology vision, most notably Steamroller's c... |
| 08.03.2024 | The new Macan is coming to the popular Overwatch® gaming universe | Stuttgart/Austin, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Porsche and game developer Blizzard Entertainment® announced a new collaboration today at South by Southwest® (SXSW®), for their hit game Overwatch® 2. Later this spring, players will be ... |
| 27.03.2023 | Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick's Taxable Income For 2001 Gets A $35 Million Boost | SANTA MONICA, CA-113012- Robert Kotick, also known as Bobby Kotick, CEO, President, and a director ... [+] of Activision Blizzard a gaming Company. He is considered by many a controversial figure in the gaming community. Photo by J. Emilio ... |
| 17.03.2023 | 'Diablo 4' Beta Early Access: Here's How to Get It | Urian B., Tech Times 17 March 2023, 08:03 pm
Diablo 4's Open Beta weekend is a few short days away, and diehard Diablo fans worldwide are ready to get their hands on the game. The highly anticipated game will be available for PC, Xbox One, ... |
| 05.05.2022 | Как установить ботов для StarCraft II
Лабораторный стенд
Установка и подготовка игры
Играем против ботов
Архитектура StarCraft II и организация API
Развертывание среды разработки (Python)
Дополн... | (с) Blizzard Entertainment
В StarCraft II есть встроенные боты, и все с ними хорошо, за исключением того, что они немного тупые, но речь пойдет не о них. В 2017 году разработчик игры компания Blizzard Entertainment опубликовала API, позволя... |
| 27.04.2022 | How To Set Up Twitch Drops For Guaranteed Overwatch 2 Beta Access | The first Overwatch 2 beta will run for around a month. Blizzard Entertainment |
| 25.04.2022 | The First Overwatch 2 Beta Will Run Until May 17, Here’s How It Works | Many players will get their hands on Overwatch 2 for the first time tomorrow. Blizzard Entertainment |
| 08.12.2021 | ‘After I Complained of Sexual Harassment, I Was Demoted’: Blizzard Employee Speaks Out | A current Blizzard employee accused the company of ignoring reports of sexual harassment and of retaliating against her in a press conference outside the video game publisher’s headquarters in Irvine on Wednesday morning.
Christine, who ask... |
| 10.11.2021 | Upper Deck Announces Multi-Year Agreement For World Of Warcraft®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, Overwatch® And Hearthstone® Trading Cards, Collectibles And More | CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Upper Deck, the worldwide leader in authentic trading cards, memorabilia and premium collectibles, announced today a new multi-year agreement that will allow the company to produce trading car... |
| 20.08.2021 | 5 livros baseados em jogos de videogame | Que alguns jogos de videogame foram adaptados de obras literárias nós já sabemos, mas e quando o contrário ocorre e um jogo faz tanto sucesso que dá origem a livros baseados em sua história ou que expandem seu universo? Para quem é fã de ga... |
| 21.01.2021 | Lithuanian Game Marketplace Eneba Has Taken the World by Storm, Looking to Expand With New $8M Funding | Eneba is a Lithuanian game marketplace that uses machine learning algorithms to protect its users from fraud, something that has plagued its competitors. The company is the fastest-growing company in its field and has recently accrued $8M i... |
| 24.12.2020 | How to get a refund from Blizzard's Battle.net gaming platform | You can get a refund on Battle.net for purchases you made at its online store as long as you meet certain requirements.
You will more than likely be able to get a refund on a game if you've purchased it within the last 3 days and haven't pl... |
| 12.12.2020 | How to change your Battle.net name on the Blizzard Entertainment gaming platform for free | You can change your Battle.net name, known as a BattleTag, once for free or again at-cost on the Blizzard Entertainment platform.
BattleTags don't need to be unique, and you can change it once for free, with a fee for additional changes.
To... |
| 26.11.2020 | Blizzard oferece descontos e brindes de jogos em Black Friday | Já estão valendo as ofertas e brindes digitais da Blizzard para Black Friday, até dia 1 de dezembro, via Battle.net. Games de PC (Windows e Mac) podem ser comprados mais baratos, enquanto outros oferecem benefícios para quem fizer a compra,... |
| 29.01.2020 | Blizzard owns your Warcraft 3: Reforged custom games | The next Auto Chess or DOTA probably isn’t going to happen in Warcraft 3: Reforged. And if it does, Activision Blizzard is automatically going to own it. The publisher just launched the updated version of its real-time-strategy classic yest... |
| 29.01.2020 | Blizzard owns your Warcraft 3: Reforged custom games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The next Auto Chess or DOTA probably isn’t going to happen in Warcraft 3: Reforged. And if it does, Activision Blizzard is automaticall... |
| 14.11.2019 | Immortals Sells Overwatch League’s Houston Outlaws To Radio Broadcaster Beasley | The Overwatch League Grand Finals at Barclays Center on July 27, 2018, in Brooklyn, New York.Hannah Smith/ESPAT Media/Getty Images |
| 25.02.2018 | Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime foresees a long road ahead for esports | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Blizzard Entertainment scored big with the debut of its Overwatch League. The official esports league for Overwatch players drew more t... |
| 25.02.2018 | Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime foresees a long road ahead for esports | Blizzard Entertainment scored big with the debut of its Overwatch League. The official esports league for Overwatch players drew more than 10 million viewers in its debut week in January. Blizzard (a division of Activision Blizzard) continu... |
| 13.06.2017 | LA offers a fertile playing field for esports investments | Minard Hamilton Contributor
Minard Hamilton, is a partner at BITKRAFT Esports Ventures, an early stage investor and incubator with offices in both Berlin and Santa Monica.
It’s 78° and sunny in Venice. The southwest swell is drawing surfers... |
| 19.05.2017 | Why Destiny 2 is on Blizzard’s launcher, not Steam | Destiny 2 is coming to PC … eventually, but it’s not coming to Steam. But this doesn’t signify that Activision Blizzard is preparing to battle Valve over selling third-party games.
Bungie unveiled Destiny 2 yesterday, and the blockbuster ga... |
| 19.05.2017 | Why Destiny 2 is on Blizzard’s launcher, not Steam | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Destiny 2 is coming to PC … eventually, but it’s not coming to Steam. But this doesn’t signify that Activision Blizzard is preparing to... |
| 04.05.2017 | Александр Румянцев инвестировал в сервис по оказанию услуг для геймеров | UPD: Основной владелец компании «Гейм Буст» Владимир Денисенко сообщил Inc., что сервис не приветствует передачи игровых аккаунтов. Он отметил, что в компании всегда пытаются убедить заказчиков не передавать аккаунты. «И поэтому 90-95% зака... |
| 01.10.2016 | What you need to know about the imminent threat of IoT botnets | What do security analyst Brian Krebs, French hosting giant OVH and famous gaming company Blizzard have in common? They’ve all been the recent victims of massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, assaults that involve disabling o... |
| 01.10.2016 | What you need to know about the imminent threat of IoT botnets | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
What do security analyst Brian Krebs, French host... |
| 26.09.2016 | Blizzard and NetEase renew their lucrative online gaming partnership in China | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase announced that they have renewed their online games partnership in China.
Blizzard Entertainment Net... |
| 26.09.2016 | Blizzard and NetEase renew their lucrative online gaming partnership in China | Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase announced that they have renewed their online games partnership in China.
Blizzard Entertainment NetEase have partnered on the operation of games in China including Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, StarCraft ... |
| 12.09.2016 | Blizzard loses a 22-year veteran as executive Chris Metzen retires | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Blizzard Entertainment said so long to 22-year veteran Chris Metzen on Monday. In a blog post on the company’s forums, Metzen said that... |
| 12.09.2016 | Blizzard loses a 22-year veteran as executive Chris Metzen retires | Blizzard Entertainment said so long to 22-year veteran Chris Metzen on Monday. In a blog post on the company’s forums, Metzen said that he has decided to retire so that he can rest.
The 42-year-old Metzen has certainly earned some rest afte... |
| 01.08.2016 | Made In China: The Lucrative Future Of Film In The Middle Kingdom | Performers dressed as Star Wars characters are seen at a booth of the 16th Ani-Com and Games... [+] exhibition in Hong Kong on July 25, 2014. The five-day festival of games, comics, animation and cosplay expects to attract over 700,000 visi... |
| 01.07.2016 | Diablo III director Josh Mosqueira exits Blizzard, hunt for his replacement begins | No, Blizzard didn’t accidentally reveal a new game or expansion.
Blizzard fans grew excited recently when they noticed a job listing on the company’s site for a director for a new project in the Diablo series. However, Blizzard told GamesBe... |
| 01.07.2016 | Diablo III director Josh Mosqueira exits Blizzard, hunt for his replacement begins | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
No, Blizzard didn’t accidentally reveal a new game or expansion.
Blizzard fans grew excited recently when they noticed a job listing on... |
| 06.06.2016 | Facebook teams up with Blizzard to take on Twitch | Blizzard users will be able to log on via Facebook, and stream their games to their NewsFeeds
People really like watching other people play video games. It may seem a little odd, or even counterintuitive, but the space has become big busine... |
| 06.06.2016 | Blizzard integrates Facebook login and live video into Overwatch | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Blizzard Entertainment and Facebook have teamed up to weave Facebook identity and social networking services into the enormously popula... |
| 06.06.2016 | Blizzard integrates Facebook login and live video into Overwatch | Blizzard Entertainment and Facebook have teamed up to weave Facebook identity and social networking services into the enormously popular Overwatch PC and console video game as well as other popular Battle.net games.
For Facebook, which has ... |
| 11.11.2015 | Blizzard Sues Bot Maker For Copyright Infringement | Over the years video game developer and publisher Blizzard Entertainment has released many popular game titles.
However, to the disappointment of the developer and the majority of its customers there exists a small subgroup of players who a... |
| 05.11.2015 | Blizzard Wants To Bring 'StarCraft,' 'Diablo 2' And 'Warcraft 3' Back ‘To Glory,’ Is Hiring Engineers To Do That | Vincent Lanaria, Tech Times 05 November 2015, 08:11 pm
Good news, fans of classic Blizzard games, as Blizzard Entertainment will be bringing back some old titles to run on modern computers better. Currently, the game developer is looking fo... |
| 04.11.2015 | King acquired for $5.9 Billion By Activision Blizzard | In Call of Duty publisher Activition’s largest acquisition since buying Blizzard, the publisher has now acquired Swedish Candy Crush maker King.com for $5.9 billion.
It’s only a bit over a year ago that Microsoft acquired Minecraft creator... |
| 27.10.2015 | NetEase sees promise in Finnish developer Reforged Studios’ ‘West Coast-style startup’ | Two interesting bits of game funding news hit my inbox the other day. Both involved separate Asian companies leading a funding round for Finland-based game developers, who happened to not have a previous title in their portfolio. But both d... |
| 07.08.2015 | Blizzard registers ‘Compete’ trademark for an esports product | Blizzard Entertainment recently applied for a new trademark “Compete,” relating specifically to esports.
The trademark application makes sense, as many of the publishers’ games have thriving esports components. The company does esports work... |
| 15.10.2013 | Video Game Jobs, and Where to Find Them | Article content
This is an ongoing blog about game culture, development and a primer for an introduction to the professional gaming world. We’re Boximals Studios – a video game studio in Vancouver, passionate about making games, the industr... |
| 12.02.2013 | Surface Pro Can Run Diablo III, Portal 2, Other AAA Games - Why Isn't Microsoft Evangelizing This? | Microsoft Surface Pro with Wedge Touch Mouse | Photo: Jason Evangelho |
| 25.01.2013 | Isle video game aficionados should be in play, firm says | COURTESY QUINCY SOLANO
Last year’s Hawaii Social Media Summit featured a gaming event and soft launch of eSportsHawaii LLC.
A trio of entrepreneurs is working to get Hawaii and its gamers into the worldwide limelight of online game play, wi... |
| 13.08.2012 | Why hacked Blizzard passwords aren’t as hard to crack as company says | Battle.net reader comments 134 with 83 posters participating
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| 10.08.2012 | Blizzard hacked for real this time -- change your passwords NOW! | In May we read that game maker Blizzard, developer of a series of popular games including World of Warcraft, Diablo III and Starcraft, was hacked, but that turned out to just be individual compromised accounts from some of its users. Now we... |
| 09.08.2012 | Blizzard’s mobile and dial-in authenticators breached in hack | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Before logging into Diablo 3, Starcraft II, or World of Warcraft this evening, you may want to change your Battle.net password. Video g... |
| 11.06.2012 | Blizzard forces two-factor authentication for Diablo III real-money auctions | reader comments 66 with 49 posters participating
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| 28.05.2012 | Game Over for GameStop and Video Game Retailers? | Before it even launched, Diablo III had sold 2 million copies, making it the biggest game release of the year by far. The same week, though, video game retailer GameStop announced a worse-than-expected quarter of falling revenues led by plu... |
| 11.05.2012 | If Walmart.com’s horrible copy writers were to describe 2012’s biggest games… | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
[UPDATE: Walmart has replaced the original product description with text copied directly from Blizzard. Luckily, I took a picture (belo... |
| 30.04.2012 | Why Casual Games Won’t Kill Hard-Core Gaming | Mass Effect. Grand Theft Auto. Halo. Farmville?
The gaming industry has long been dominated by franchises with hardware-crushing graphics, hundreds of hours of tightly scripted gameplay, and multiyear development budgets of $50 million or m... |
| 20.03.2012 | Blizzard and Netease.com renew deal for World of Warcraft in China | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.com have renewed their deal to publish World of Warcraft in mainland China. The deal will now last a... |
| 07.01.2012 | Getting into the Game: Social Gaming in the Google+ Era | Social gaming has come a long way since your friend asked you to check out her farm on Facebook. Some estimates suggest that over a million developers worldwide are busily adding to the more than 50,000 games and applications already availa... |
| 29.12.2011 | Blizzard makes $26M on World of Warcraft security authenticators [update] | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Update: As pointed out below in the reader comments, these estimates are likely off by a sizable amount as they do not take into accoun... |
| 29.11.2011 | World of Warcraft patched as Blizzard Entertainment tries to reverse declining subscriptions | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Blizzard Entertainment released a huge patch on Tuesday for its hit game World of Warcraft, as part of an effort to turn around a signi... |
| 08.11.2011 | Blizzard’s flagship game World of Warcraft loses 800K subscribers in Q3 | Subscribers for Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft online game have fallen to 10.3 million in the third quarter, the company said today. That’s a dramatic drop from the 11.1 million it had in the second quarter.
The rate of loss is ... |
| 08.11.2011 | Blizzard’s flagship game World of Warcraft loses 800K subscribers in Q3 | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Subscribers for Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft online game have fallen to 10.3 million in the third quarter, the company sa... |