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BlizzCon 2025 isn't happening, meaning the event will miss its 20th anniversary, but it will return in 2026 to 'meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration'
By Rick Lane published
News It's the second year running Blizzard's event hasn't happened.

When to watch the BlizzCon 2023 opening ceremony
By Lauren Morton published
Blizz Is On Here's when and where to catch the keynote for BlizzCon 2023 and what we're expecting to hear about.

BlizzCon 2024 isn't happening
By Andy Chalk published
news Blizzard says it plans to "bring BlizzCon back in future years," but 2024 "doesn't line up."

Blizzard's job is to satisfy impatient players who want 'new stuff every day, every hour,' says studio head
By Tyler Wilde published
news Mike Ybarra says that Blizzard is trying to keep the quality up while keeping the content flowing to players who always want more.

World of Warcraft director says players who pay for early access to the next expansion won't have a 'long-term advantage'
By Heather Newman published
news Players are not happy that WoW is hopping on the special edition early access trend with its next expansion.

Phil Spencer shows up at BlizzCon to address his new subjects
By Tyler Wilde published
news "We will nurture the essence of what has made Blizzard unique," promises King Phil.

Hearthstone is adding new 'Catch Up' packs containing up to 50 cards, Battlegrounds to get a 'Duos' mode early next year
By Tim Clark published
Deck Both Hearthstone changes seem aimed at luring new and lapsed players to the game.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s next update adds an ancient realm players have wanted to explore for years
By Andy Chalk published
news Blizzard says patch 10.2, as it's more prosaically known, will go live just a few days after BlizzCon.

Whoops: Blizzard leaked the name of the next Hearthstone expansion on a t-shirt
By Andy Chalk published
news A new t-shirt for something called Showdown in the Badlands briefly appeared on Blizzard's Gear Store.

Chris Metzen returns to Blizzard full-time to create 'the next generation of adventures' in World of Warcraft
By Andy Chalk published
news Metzen retired from Blizzard in 2016, but took on an "advisor" role in 2022—and now he's back for real.

WoW Classic's Season of Discovery will break rules that have existed for 19 years
By Tyler Colp published
news It's not quite "Classic+", but it's the next best thing.

Blizzard announces World of Warcraft's next 3 expansions: 'We ain't screwin' around,' declares Chris Metzen
By Tyler Wilde published
news "We are working to establish a thundering heartbeat for this franchise," the returning WoW creative director said.

Diablo 4 queue times 'unusually long' as Season 1 kicks off
By Tyler Wilde published
news After a controversial patch, Diablo 4's first seasonal realm is live, and players are piling in.

StarCraft could return, according to Blizzard president, but not necessarily as an RTS
By Fraser Brown published
News It's been 13 years since StarCraft 2 launched.

Diablo 4 plans to celebrate its first birthday with a festival of free stuff
By Jody Macgregor published
News Happy birthday, mother.

Diablo 4 developer hints that the search for the secret cow level is going in the right direction: 'If people have picked up any items from their cow campaigns, they should hang on to them'
By Dave Jones published
News Mooving in the right direction.

Why Diablo 4's loot filter isn't ready yet: 'Every perceivably simple decision has some kind of crazy cause and effect'
By Heather Newman published
news Blizzard wants to finish making planned changes to items before it tries to implement a sorting system.

Overwatch harnesses the dread power of K-Pop
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Overwatch's first in-game musical collaboration will be appropriate, if you're D.Va.

Overwatch 2 gets a set of World of Warcraft 20th anniversary crossover skins
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Taking a pleasant trip to Blizzardworld.

WoW's 20th anniversary event will bring Blackrock Depths as a revamped raid, a return to the opening of Ahn'Qiraj, classic dungeon timewalking, and modernized Tier 2 transmogs
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Congratulations to paladins on once again having WoW's best armor set.

Overwatch 2 prepares to share 'Groundbreaking PvP gameplay changes,' and players can't decide whether this means we're getting 6v6 back or skill trees
By Elie Gould published
News Or will Moira finally cross over to DPS?

After 12 years at Blizzard, Warcraft general manager John Hight announces departure: 'I've been so honored to serve all of the heroes of Azeroth'
By Heather Newman published
News Hight's legacy at Blizzard will be the people he encouraged: "This goofy little guy saw my potential and gave me a shot."

'It's about time!': Hearthstone is getting a StarCraft crossover set starring Raynor, Kerrigan and Artanis
By Tim Clark published
NEWS The Heroes of StarCraft mini-set will arrive in January, and Blizzard has also teased all three of next year's full expansions.

Here's how to watch today's Diablo 4 season 1 announcement livestream
By Joshua Wolens published
Stay Awhile Blizzard is set to drop a whole bunch of details about Diablo 4's first season and battle later on today.

63 corpses lie at the feet of WoW Classic Hardcore permadeath tournament winner as he claims $50,000 prize
By Tyler Colp published
news One Warlock player has survived WoW Classic's deadliest tournament.

World of Warcraft: The War Within's art direction leans into Warcraft's history and a 'feeling of nostalgia', says lead artist
By Heather Newman published
news Blizzard looked at WoW Classic to inspire the new zones.

Blizzard secretly made a battle royale game inside World of Warcraft to 'break the rules' it's had for 20 years
By Heather Newman published
news Plunderstorm will live on a separate server than your regular characters.