Leaks from Valve’s Deadlock look like a pressed sandwich of every game around
Is there something new underneath a whole bunch of familiar game elements?
Kevin Purdy
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Microsoft completes $69B Activision Blizzard deal, its biggest merger ever
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick can now look forward to his next $375M chapter.
Kevin Purdy
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The Overwatch League ruled esports. Then everything went wrong
Activision-Blizzard’s ambitious, much-hyped initiative has stalled.
Will Bedingfield, wired.com
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Blizzard scales back Overwatch 2’s controversial phone number requirement
Those who have linked a Battle.net account can now avoid the “SMS Protect” system.
Kyle Orland
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Blizzard delays Diablo IV, Overwatch 2 amid exec departure
CEO says staff is seeing “increased competition… and higher voluntary turnover.”
Kyle Orland
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Overwatch’s cowboy will be renamed over namesake’s ties to Activision lawsuit
Announcement of name change comes day after new accusation in California lawsuit.
Matt Paprocki
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Diablo II: Resurrected tops BlizzCon announcement flurry
Expected announcements for Diablo IV, Diablo Immortal, Hearthstone, more.
Sam Machkovech
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GeForce Now loses all Activision Blizzard titles weeks after launch
Overwatch, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and more affected.
Kyle Orland
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Diablo 4 impressions: Soaking in dark atmosphere and feel-good combat
The atmosphere of Diablo 2 meets the tight action of Diablo 3.
Samuel Axon
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Video: How (and why) Blizzard finally ported Overwatch to Switch
We talked to the team and went hands-on to test framerate and more.
Samuel Axon
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Nintendo Switch will finally get SNES games—20 of them—starting tomorrow
Surprising classics announced for Switch: Doom 64, Jedi Knight II, more.
Sam Machkovech
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Report: Blizzard began making, then canceled, a StarCraft first-person shooter
Kotaku has the scoop on a Battlefield-like prototype that had been in dev for 2 years.
Sam Machkovech
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Amid layoffs, Blizzard won’t release a “major” new game in 2019
Work continues on existing titles, future Warcraft, Diablo games.
Kyle Orland
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Halo cosplay, Overwatch Outlaws, and animation royalty at RTX Austin festival
This may be the biggest gaming and Internet event you’ve never heard of (and it’s growing).
Nathan Mattise
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Video: How Blizzard makes Overwatch maps, and why tiny boats made Rialto more balanced
Assistant Game Director Aaron Keller explains what went into making Rialto fun.
Samuel Axon
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Video game loot boxes are now considered criminal gambling in Belgium
FIFA, Overwatch, Counter-Strike: GO could face fines and prison penalties.
Kyle Orland
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Overwatch director says it’s “scary” to be open with players
Amid threats and attacks, “It often feels like there is no winning.”
Kyle Orland
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Battleborn is Battledead: Updates halted after ~16 months
Servers will stay up, but Gearbox seems to be transitioning to Borderlands 3.
Kyle Orland
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Blizzard: Toxic Overwatch players are hurting the game’s development
This is why we can’t have nice things, apparently.
Kyle Orland
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Blizzard vows tougher policies to punish Overwatch trolls
Temporary “silences” to become suspensions, permanent bans will come more quickly.
Kyle Orland
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Dota 2’s first co-op campaign mode will launch in May for $10
Requires paid Battle Pass; campaign’s second half will launch in July.
Sam Machkovech
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Blizzard hints Nintendo Switch may not be powerful enough for Overwatch
But producer says he’s still “open-minded” about a port.
Kyle Orland
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How Blizzard distilled Overwatch’s hope from Project Titan’s failure
Finding “room for positivity and inclusiveness” in “a dark situation.”
Kyle Orland
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Overwatch director speaks out against console mouse/keyboard adapters
Kaplan wants Microsoft, Sony to ban “input conversion devices.”
Kyle Orland
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Overwatch continues its Team Fortress-ization with first PvE brawl
“Junkenstein’s Revenge” event arrives alongside Halloween-themed unlocks.
Sam Machkovech
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Blizzard ups the ante against Overwatch cheats by filing lawsuit
Hostilities reopen between Blizzard and longtime rivals Bossland.
Tom Mendelsohn
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Blizzard removes ability to “avoid this player” in Overwatch
System was being abused to isolate players that were too good.
Kyle Orland
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Ars’ scientific ranking of the most fun Overwatch characters
Keep your power tiers… we have a more important rating system.
Kyle Orland and Steven Strom
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“When it’s done”: How Blizzard dragged Overwatch across the launch threshold
Discussing betas, balance, and business amid the shooter’s anticipated release.
Kyle Orland
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Watch live: Ars aims its brightly colored guns at Overwatch’s launch day [Updated]
Tune into our YouTube Gaming feed at 7:30pm EDT today.
Sam Machkovech
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Overwatch early impressions: A shooter with character
The game’s intense character variety anchors a smooth and directed experience.
Steven Strom
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Blizzard takes zero-tolerance stance on Overwatch cheating
Publisher will issue permanent bans for first cheating offense, “full stop.”
Kyle Orland
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Overwatch has its sights set on e-sports, but it’s too much fun for that
Blizzard’s grand FPS-MOBA experiment hits open beta in May, and you’ll love it.
Lucy Orr
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Reboots, remakes, and sequels need not apply—Ars’ most anticipated games of 2016
Only original ideas allowed in this selection of upcoming titles.
Kyle Orland
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From Warcraft to Hearthstone: How Blizzard is leaving its 1990s PC gaming roots behind
At Blizzcon 2015, there were louder cheers for new Hearthstone cards than a new WoW class.
Robert Zacny
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From Warcraft to Hearthstone: How Blizzard is leaving its 1990s PC gaming roots behind
At Blizzcon 2015, louder cheers for new Hearthstone cards than a new WoW class.
Robert Zacny
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