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| Blizzard Community Manager Talks Diablo III |  | Everybody knew that Diablo III was in the works but once the game was officially revealed, the true madness began. Of course, the rather lengthy trailer only proved that we’d indeed have a great title, but that was about it: many questions were left unans ... [read more >>] | | 25 July 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Activision Blizzard Thinks It Can Overtake Electronic Arts |  | There hasn't been media frenzy regarding the news that Activision and Blizzard have finally merged. A big reason might be that we have known of the move for quite a while, since the final part of 2007. Another might have to do with the fact that the me ... [read more >>] | | 24 July 2008, 03:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Blizzard Officially Confirms, Details WoW Achievements |  | Rumors regarding the introduction of achievements in the most popular MMORPG ever made, World of Warcraft, started spreading quite a while ago when Alpha testers of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion found them by using the "/achievement" command. However, immediate ... [read more >>] | | 21 July 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Activision's Q1 Financial Results, Higher than Anticipated |  | With all this E3 madness going on, guess which company is relaxed and is counting its money? If you have read the title, you already know: it’s Activision. And it seems that they're counting even more than expected which, combined with the Blizzard merger, will probably t ... [read more >>] | | 15 July 2008, 12:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero Could Be a Competitor to iTunes |  | Activision is probably entering the best period of its existence. Call of Duty 4 is one of the most important first person shooters on the market, still selling strong more than six months after launch. Guitar Hero is poised to evolve to the next level with the eminent release o ... [read more >>] | | 11 July 2008, 09:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Activision Blizzard Is Alive, Merger Is Complete |  | After we've reported that the Activision shareholders have approved the merger with Sierra Games, we're getting info that the entire process which was initiated last December is now complete. Activision Blizzard is officially the newest and biggest videogame de ... [read more >>] | | 11 July 2008, 02:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Activision Shareholders Approve Blizzard Merger |  | Publisher Activision has announced that its shareholders, who had been asked to vote in a special meeting, approved the merger between the company and Vivendi Games, which has ownership of Blizzard and Sierra Games. The announcement did not mention th ... [read more >>] | | 09 July 2008, 02:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Blizzard Is Focusing on the PC for the Foreseeable Future |  | The PC is not dead and it's not dying either. This is the position taken by Blizzard chief executive Mike Mordhaime during an interview he did with Eurogamer this week. The company is focused on creating complex AAA titles for the personal computer and it's unlikely that this position will change in the near future.
Mordhaime was very clear in his statements. He said that the "PC is the gaming platform with the ... [read more >>] | | 04 July 2008, 09:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Alleged Diablo III Demo Out in the Wild |  | Everybody knows that Blizzard has been working on a new Diablo sequel for a while (some of the rumors must be true!) but what we had no idea about was the possibility of a demo hitting the Internet this year. It seems that, according to the less known website Revolution, an official demo of the most anticipated hack and slash title of all times has leaked on a file sharing website (but don't just take it for granted, it coul ... [read more >>] | | 04 July 2008, 04:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sign up for the Wrath of the Lich King Beta Phase |  | With one segment of its faithful fan base secured with the announcement of the long awaited Diablo III and with a minor controversy regarding the new look of the game already brewing, Blizzard moved to offer reasons of interest to the biggest segment of players it has, ... [read more >>] | | 04 July 2008, 03:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Blizzard Announces Warcraft III Update 1.22 for Mac |  | The folks at Blizzard Entertainment have been keeping themselves awfully busy lately, announcing patches and updates for some of its most popular games, not to mention the big announcement on Sunday. Most recently, the giant developer has announced a new patch for Warcraft III Mac gamers adding new features, a slew of fixes and, best of all, new maps.
Yes, "announced" as in not available just yet. It looks like Blizz ... [read more >>] | | 02 July 2008, 18:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Blizzard Offers Downloadable Diablo II: Lord of Destruction |  | Blizzard entertainment is now offering Mac and PC users the chance to back-up their library of titles by entering an existing Blizzard game CD key. As such, gamers can grab a fresh downloadable copy of their favorite Blizzard game at no extra charge.
The developer's Accounts section has recently been updated, Inside Mac Games is ... [read more >>] | | 01 July 2008, 08:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Diablo III Confirmed for Mac |  | At its Worldwide Invitational in Paris, Blizzard Entertainment unveiled Diablo III for PC and Mac. The game will have tremendous replayability through randomness, destructible environments and, of course, a new class.
"It's just before lunch in Paris, and city of lights has been invaded by hordes of Blizzard fans, eagerly flowing into the Porte de Versailles Exposition Center," reads a Gamasutra piece. "They've ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 03:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Diablo III Officially Announced - Trailers and Screenshots Available |  | All the conspiracy theories can be put aside now because it’s here: Diablo III has been officially announced. The splash screen from Blizzard’s site has made everyone go berserk and until today everything seemed possible, even a merger between the Diablo and the Warcraft universes.
The Blizzard Invitational was to be the perfect opportunity for a Diablo III announcement as it fitted right in the timeframe, with Diablo 2 launch ... [read more >>] | | 28 June 2008, 08:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Weekend Bashing: Why, Oh Why Isn't World of Warcraft Dead Yet? |  | Let’s face it, Blizzard is not the best developer in the world and I have to say, from my perspective, it has only released mediocre games so far. I know many will disagree and I’m sure I’ll get my share of bashing, but I truly believe World of Warcraft is the reason why the gaming world today is in such a poor state.
Blizzard began its journey with Radical Psycho Machine Racing for SNES in 1991 and continued with various games, most o ... [read more >>] | | 27 June 2008, 20:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Big Blizzard Announcement Regarding World of Warcraft Security |  | You know that big teaser page on Blizzard's website that we talked about a few days ago? The one that reveals a new piece of information, taking fans of the company to the edge. The one that some think marks the announcement of Diablo III. The one that spawn ... [read more >>] | | 27 June 2008, 08:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Play "I am Murloc" from World of Warcraft on Your Guitar Hero |  | Even if there's no news of the official merger between Vivendi Games and Activision and with even less news regarding the future of certain key Vivendi Games property - like Prototype - once the merger goes through, there are signs that the process of integratin ... [read more >>] | | 26 June 2008, 03:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| World of Warcraft Considered the Free to Play MMO Model |  | How do you feel about MMOs and having to pay a subscription each month to play them? Developers seem to know that there are some gamers out there that would like their online multiplayer experiences to be free of subscription, supported through advertising, micro-transactions or a combination of the two. There are currently projects that would create such MMOs for the mainstream Western audience but, in a move which might surpris ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2008, 02:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Warhammer Online Will Not Challenge World of Warcraft |  | John Riccitiello, the head of Electronic Arts, has talked about the upcoming Warhammer Online aka WAR, at an investor meeting. He sought to limit the expectations of those present at the William Blair & Company by saying that the Mythic created MMO is not going to dir ... [read more >>] | | 23 June 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Diablo II Patch Eliminates CD Hassle, Fixes Intel Bug |  | Diablo II fanatics, Blizzard Entertainment has just issued an update for you, eliminating the hassle of using the game CD every time you want to play. If all required Diablo 2 '.MPQ' files are also available in your Diablo II directory on your Mac's hard drive, you can finally put that D ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 07:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Balance Board Adapted to World of Warcraft |  | With the crowd of games that are in development and aiming to use the Wii Balance Board somehow, it was just a matter of time before someone with considerably high engineering skills managed to get the Balance Board working in games it was not specifically designed for.
[AD ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 19:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Arena Season 4 Announced by Blizzard |  | Blizzard is announcing that a new Arena Season is in the works and will begin on June 24, just after the third Season of the event is closed up by the company. Eyonix has posted the details regarding the new season of the Arena concept on the official forum.
The Arena contest is separate from the normal progression of ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Activision Blizzard Will Sell 5 Billion Dollars Worth of Games |  | Activision has announced that on July 8 its shareholders will vote on and, most likely, approve the merger with Vivendi games, and that will result in arguably the biggest videogame publisher and developer in the world. Michael Patcher from Wedbush Morgan has announced that he ... [read more >>] | | 12 June 2008, 05:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Kotick Responds to Rock Band Jab |  | Bobby Kotick from Activision took the stage at the D: All Things Digital conference and talked about a range of issues, including ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Starcraft II System Specs Rumor Denied by Blizzard |  | Starcraft II is set to be one of the biggest games of 2008. With the original game still getting regular multiplayer play from a whole lot of people, and with South Korea close to declaring Starcraft a national sport, everyone is keeping an eye out for news regarding the sequel, which Blizzard h ... [read more >>] | | 28 May 2008, 10:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vivendi Sells Less, Expects More |  | Two days ago, we talked about the financial results of Electronic Arts, which surprised most people by selling more games but recording a loss, rather than a profit. Yesterday we talked about the financial results the PlayStation 3 maker ... [read more >>] | | 16 May 2008, 18:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BlizzCon 2008 Announced |  | What's better than playing Starcraft II and maybe, just maybe, Diablo III? Some would say that going to a BlizzCon is one experience that can't be matched by playing games, a one in your lifetime opportunity to go deep into the gaming nexus that is Blizzard. If you&# ... [read more >>] | | 13 May 2008, 03:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| European Union Clear Activision and Vivendi Games Merger |  | The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, has given the all clear in regard to the attempted merger between Activision and Vivendi Games, part of the Vivendi Universal conglomerate.
The Commission has been investigating the merger on th ... [read more >>] | | 17 April 2008, 03:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| World of Warcraft, One Million in China |  | Blizzard's MMO phenomenon World of Warcraft didn't really get the huge numbers in Asian countries until now, but it was only a matter of time until this was going to happen, right? Well, Blizzard has just confirmed that one million concurrent players from Chi ... [read more >>] | | 14 April 2008, 02:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vivendi Needs More Money for Activision Takeover |  | Creating the biggest game company in the world is no easy thing to do. Even if it was announced last year that Blizzard and Activision would become one body and one soul, the move is set to go through only sometime in June this year. And it costs a lot of money and expertise ... [read more >>] | | 03 April 2008, 03:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Diablo 3 Rumors: MMO, 3D and Class Info |  | Every now and then, some info regarding one of the most anticipated games of all times that still has to be officially announced pops up and drives everybody crazy. The problem is that most of these rumors, even though considered "strong" by those who start spreading them, ... [read more >>] | | 24 March 2008, 05:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Play Starcraft 2 Before the Release Date |  | When faced with a choice of seeing Paris, with its beautiful coffee joints, Le Tour Eiffel, the breathtaking boulevards and the sumptuous museums, or going nearby to Versailles to attend the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, what would you do? That's a question that can separate a gamer from a normal man. I would definitely go and see what ... [read more >>] | | 18 March 2008, 05:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Watch Out for the Zerg |  | There's no question in anyone's mind that Starcraft II is going to be huge. Even if the original is old, with dated graphics and some outdated gameplay mechanism, it has a huge followers on-line and playing Starcraft is a veritable way of life in countries like South ... [read more >>] | | 11 March 2008, 05:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| No Advertising in Starcraft II |  | Last week Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision, soon to become Activision Blizzard, was a guest speaker at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference. Interested gamers picked up some juicy tidbits from his speech, which is to be expected as Kotick is now one of the most i ... [read more >>] | | 10 March 2008, 03:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| WoW Update Nearly Here! |  | The next World of Warcraft update, numbered 2.4 for the math aficionados out there, is named Fury of the Sunwell and is currently undergoing public testing. With its deployment not too far away, it's worth looking at what it will bring to the players.
The 2.4 patch ... [read more >>] | | 06 March 2008, 04:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero Future Revealed |  | Activision has moved to trademark the name DJ Hero planning to use it both for a game and for a piece of hardware. The trademark protection, filled on February 8, makes sure that no other entity snaps up the name and uses it, and it also might reveal Activision's plans for its Guitar Hero line of products.
Activision Blizzard wants to dominate the rhythm based game world with its Guitar Hero series. Did I say "Guitar ... [read more >>] | | 20 February 2008, 06:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iHaloStats-Like WoW Version for iPhone? |  | A post-DICE interview with Blizzard cofounder, Frank Pearce, has revealed that the developers of the most popular MMORPG on the planet are thinking of a mobile version for WoW. Naturally, only la crème de la crème of mobile phones will be able to support Blizz ... [read more >>] | | 14 February 2008, 08:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| People, Get Ready for Diablo 3! |  | The beginning of 2008 couldn't ever get better! Really, now, we can all go to sleep and wait. Because the God of Gaming, in this particular case – ... [read more >>] | | 04 January 2008, 05:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rumors About Starcraft II on Xbox 360 |  | In a very interesting and surprising piece of news, Altgn reveals some information received from one of their users. It's actually a hint about a potential Xbox 360 release for ... [read more >>] | | 03 January 2008, 03:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mike Morhaime, Blizzard's President Enters the Hall of Fame |  | Mike Morhaime, the president, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment is the 11th person inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. To enter the Hall of Fame (one person per year), you should be voted on ... [read more >>] | | 13 December 2007, 03:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The New Language of WoW: Russian |  | It wasn't long ago when we found out that World of Warcraft could be actually made in Turkey. Even though, in a way, that is still true, the Russians are those who will have their own version of ... [read more >>] | | 11 December 2007, 06:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| WoW - Feast of Winter Veil 2007 Features Disclosed |  | This year's World of Warcraft holiday event is no much different than past ones, but that doesn't mean it's not going to feature new stuff as well. For example this new item you can obtain "by /kiss –ing a ... [read more >>] | | 07 December 2007, 04:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Call of Duty 5 and Guitar Hero IV Confirmed! |  | Activision Blizzard has barely been announced (as a newborn company) and already they're confirming titles to be released under its label, although the label itself won't be stamped on any of the games' covers, as Blizzard's President and CEO Mike Morhaime ... [read more >>] | | 04 December 2007, 08:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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