Blizzard has been very clear (opens in new tab) on cheating in Overwatch (opens in new tab): don’t. You’ll get banned (opens in new tab), even if it’s your first offense. Some players, however, either didn’t get the memo or decided to tempt fate and cheat anyway. Many of those …
Read More »Overwatch dropping the avoid player option after it wreaks havoc on matchmaking
You might notice a certain option missing from your next match of Overwatch (opens in new tab). Game director Jeff Kaplan explained this week that an upcoming “silent patch” will remove the game’s Avoid feature, which lets you, well, avoid other players. The system was designed to help players filter …
Read More »Mists of Pandaria launch events planned, Chinese release confirmed
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that they will be hosting a special launch event for Mists of Pandaria the evening before it launches on September 25, 2012. Beginning at 9pm Pacific Time at the Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine, California, Blizzard will be hosting an evening of presentations, entertainment, giveaways, and …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria release date, collectors editions announced
Blizzard finally announced today the answer to the question that every World of Warcraft player on the planet(and every competitor in the MMO genre)has been asking since the launch of Cataclysm: when is Mists of Pandaria coming? Today blizzard revealed that Pandaria (opens in new tab) will be going live …
Read More »Diablo III class guide
Sure, you may have beaten Diablo and maybe you’re sitting on a pile of loot big enough to make a dragon blush. But in Diablo III that’s only half the battle (actually, a quarter of the battle, to be exact). You’ll have to go beyond normal mode and conquer three …
Read More »Diablo III open beta weekend announced
The doors of Sanctuary are opening early to Battle.net subscribers this weekend. Today, Blizzard issued a call to Diablo III fans, inviting them to take part in an open beta event beginning today, Friday April 20, at noon (PDT). The free trial will run until Monday, April 23 at 10am …
Read More »Diablo 3 wont have PvP at launch, reveals Blizzard
Here’s some good news and bad news for fans eagerly awaiting Diablo III. “We’re counting down the days until we’re ready to announce a release date,” promises lead developer Jay Wilson, and you’ll have the single-player game before too long. However, as you may’ve caught from our careful wording of …
Read More »World of WarCrafts new Guardian Pet provides officially-sanctioned cash-for-gold trading
Blizzard’s upcoming addition to World of WarCraft, the tradable Guardian Cub pet, serves a dual purpose besides providing players with some animal company on long treks across Azeroth. Thanks to a loophole in the game’s rules regarding item trading and gold selling, the Guardian Pet is Blizzard’s way of allowing …
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