Tag archive: blizzard entertainment

It looks like fans of Diablo III will have to wait a little longer for the game to hit shelves. Try to act surprised. But really, it’s already been 12 years, what’s a few more months/years/decades? The thing that makes this delay especially troubling is the amount of work that Blizzard suggests still needs to be done. Typically, when a game is delayed for technical reasons (as opposed to marketing reasons) it is just a matter of fixing glitches… Read More

It’s pretty safe to say we are all eagerly awaiting the official announcement and release date of Blizzard’s upcoming sure-to-be-mega-hit, Diablo 3. But according to PC Gamer, it looks like the folks over at Blizzard had to wait for an announcement themselves as one of the more seemingly controversial aspects of the upcoming sequel, its real money in-game auction house, was a stumbling block in Blizzard’s quest to get South Korea’s ratings… Read More

Blizzard Entertainment used its annual BlizzCon fan festival to tease fans of its massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, World of WarCraft, with the latest expansion to Azeroth. Dave Kosak, lead quest designer for World of Warcraft, talks about what’s in store for WoW fans with this latest expansion pack, Mists of Pandaria. “We have the Pandaren race and the Monk class, which lets everybody live out their martial art movie fantasies,” said… Read More

After teasing StarCraft II fans with the prospect of expansion packs over a year ago and a trailer earlier this past summer, Blizzard Entertainment used its annual BlizzCon fan festival to unveil the latest details on Heart of the Swarm. Chris Sigaty, production designer on StarCraft II, said the event makes the perfect announcement platform because Blizzard can get immediate feedback from its most passionate fans. Players are a resource For… Read More

Besides giving us a peek at how Blizzard factors valuable fan input into StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, the developer also gave us a closer look at the new unit types that will arrive with the long-awaited expansion. Here’s the lowdown: Terrans Issues and weaknesses Thor is too slow and clumsy Race has difficulties in handling mass zealots in late game New units and abilities New “battle mode” for hellion – transforms… Read More

BlizzCon 2011 is a celebration of all things Blizzard Entertainment. The game publisher and developer was on hand at the fan festival to reveal the latest information on the much-anticipated role-playing game, Diablo III. With a new early 2012 launch time frame, attendees were able to get quality time with the new game over the two-day event. And for those who already play World of Warcraft, Blizzard is offering an incentive to those who… Read More

Oh Blizzard. You love to tease us. The developer's upcoming PC RPG Diablo 3 has been a hotly anticipated since before it was even announced, thanks to the popularity that its two predecessors enjoyed and still do enjoy, albeit with a much smaller audience now. The third game in the series is meant to win back fans of the previous game, which is now more than 10 years old. Consoles have become a much bigger deal in the time since Diablo 2,… Read More

World of Warcraft is such a tremendous force in the gaming industry that many simply take its dominance for granted. Like any other business though, it sees its share of ups and downs. Blizzard Entertainment is dedicated to following those trends for reasons that should be fairly obvious, and one thing that's been noted is a dip in subscriber numbers during the time between expansion pack releases. More alarmingly, the window between an… Read More

Well, good news and bad. The good news is that Blizzard cofounder and executive vice president Frank Pearce confirmed that the company was working on a brand new massively multiplayer online role-playing game, with the working title of “Titan”. The bad news is that it is Blizzard, so don’t expect too many details, or even a confirmed release date anytime soon. In a video interview with Destructoid at the VGAs, Pearce confirmed the project,… Read More

World of Warcraft publisher Blizzard Entertainment has announced its expansion pack for its popular World of Warcraft MMORPG game, The Burning Crusade, will go on sale at midnight, January 16, 2007. Although the company is still vague about pricing, the standard edition is expected to carry prices around $40, while a special collectors edition will reportedly run around $250. To celebrate the release, Blizzard's development team… Read More

Blizzard Entertainment has officially reversed itself, apologizing for threatening to expel a World of Warcraft player promoting an in-game guild friendly to gay, bisexual, and transgender players. The World of Warcraft massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) offers a feature called “guilds,” which encourage online community-building as well as providing a mechanism for players to help each other through… Read More

Building on its record-breaking debuts in North America, Korea, and Europe, “World of Warcraft” has reached global peak concurrency – the number of subscribers playing at the same time in each market – of more than 500,000 players. “All of us at Blizzard are extremely gratified and amazed at the international demand for 'World of Warcraft,'” said Mike Morhaime, president of Blizzard… Read More

The fastest-growing massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) has also shattered all previous concurrency records in North America, achieving over 200,000 simultaneous players duringthe holiday period. “The public's response to World of Warcraft has been simply amazing,” said Mike Morhaime, president of Blizzard Entertainment. “We are very proud and excited to see such an overwhelming demand for the game,… Read More

Though it's been around since last August at the latest, new developer Ready at Dawn Studios decided to announce its existence today. Founded by three veterans of Naughty Dog and BlizzardEntertainment, Ready at Dawn has an unannounced console project in the works to debut some time in the near future. The developer's three founders are Didier Malenfant, former senior programmer for Naughty Dog, fomer Blizzard senior software… Read More