With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all hopes of Blizzcon taking place in person this year were thwarted months ago. But if you've been looking forward to updates on its games, the developer will now ...

On Monday, Blizzard announced BlizzConline, an all-digital convention that will serve as a replacement for BlizzCon 2020. In May, Blizzard announced the cancellation of BlizzCon 2020 — which joined a ...

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. It’s been a rocky couple of years for Blizzard’s annual fan celebration, with the 2020 and 2021 shows canceled due to the ongoing covid-19 epidemic.

Blizzard has made the decision to rebrand its long-standing Battle.net service. Moving forward, it will simply be known as the Blizzard online service. While not all users have reported seeing the ...

Robert Bridenbecker, Blizzard’s VP of online technologies, has said he's “surprised” by the reaction of Diablo fans over the always online requirement to play Diablo 3. Speaking with MTV, Bridenbecker ...

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 ...

Developing a game that requires and always-on Internet connection, while a great way to combat piracy, is also one of the biggest hindrances to gamers' enjoyment of said title. Couple that feature in ...

Activision Blizzard Inc.’s announcement earlier this week that it will soon require that subscribers to its World of Warcraft and Starcraft forums use their real names when posting comments has ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Diablo III's always-online requirement was a design choice made from the onset of development, and is not going to change, said Blizzard Entertainment ...

Video game developer Blizzard Entertainment has announced it will replace the previously canceled BlizzCon 2020 with an all-online alternative called BlizzConline. “Attune your chronometers, flip your ...