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Blizzard is right to focus on Overwatch 2 and not a StarCraft shooter

Mike Minotti June 6, 2019 2:01 PM

Mike Morhaime recently retired as CEO of Blizzard Entertainment.

Mike Morhaime, cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, to be honored at Gamelab Barcelona

Dean Takahashi May 28, 2019 11:51 PM

Dr. Boom welcomes you to Rise of the Mech, a month-long Hearthstone event.

Hearthstone: Rise of the Mech event adds a free Legendary, buffs 18 cards, and ushers in Arena rotation

Jason Wilson May 21, 2019 10:00 AM

It's the Year of the Dragon in Hearthstone.

Hearthstone’s Year of the Dragon: Genn and Baku in Hall of Fame, better adventures, and year-long story

Jason Wilson February 28, 2019 6:00 AM

Kabam founder Kevin Chou believes blockchain will revolutionize game economics

Dean Takahashi February 26, 2019 9:30 AM

This is how fans feel about Diablo Immortal.

Blizzard is working on several Warcraft and Diablo games despite layoffs

Jeff Grubb February 12, 2019 4:16 PM

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 sales strong, but Activision expected more

Dean Takahashi February 12, 2019 2:03 PM

Starcraft II pros faced off against DeepMind's A.I.

DeepMind’s AlphaStar AI sweeps StarCraft II pros in head-to-head match

Jeff Grubb January 24, 2019 4:41 PM

Second Dinner has funding! And an office!

Ben Brode’s Second Dinner orders a Marvel license and $30 million from NetEase

Jason Wilson January 3, 2019 10:18 AM

Heroes of the Storm.

Blizzard cancels Heroes of the Storm esports, slows development

Dean Takahashi December 13, 2018 4:15 PM

Overwatch

Analysis

The FTC saunters into the loot box fight

Jeff Grubb November 28, 2018 4:56 PM

Ashe.

Overwatch’s latest hero Ashe is live for those who love to shoot

Jeff Grubb November 13, 2018 12:16 PM

Mike Morhaime (left) and J. Allen Brack at BlizzCon 2018.

The DeanBeat: A dust-up over Diablo: Immortal has far-reaching implications

Dean Takahashi November 9, 2018 7:30 AM

He is that kind of orc.

Feature

The RetroBeat: Why Blizzard is remastering Warcraft III — and what it’s changing

Mike Minotti November 8, 2018 7:00 PM

The Monk in Diablo: Immortal.

Blizzard denies it intended to show Diablo 4 at BlizzCon

Dean Takahashi November 5, 2018 11:15 PM

Hearhstone.

Hearthstone hits 100 million registered players and counting

Dean Takahashi November 5, 2018 12:14 PM

Angry Diablo fans right now.

Diablo: Immortal is a co-development project between Blizzard and NetEase

Mike Minotti November 3, 2018 12:59 PM

Crusaders of Light from NetEase.

Analysis

Diablo: Immortal looks like other NetEase games … that look like Diablo

Jeff Grubb November 2, 2018 4:31 PM

This is how fans feel about Diablo Immortal.

Diablo: Immortal team fends off fan backlash at BlizzCon

Jeff Grubb November 2, 2018 2:46 PM

Lucio-oh's are real.

Overwatch cereal Lucio-oh’s is coming from Kellogg’s

Jeff Grubb November 2, 2018 11:53 AM

Mike Morhaime (left) and J. Allen Brack at BlizzCon 2018.

Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime hands baton to J. Allen Brack at BlizzCon 2018

Dean Takahashi November 2, 2018 11:45 AM

J. Allen Brack is the new president of Blizzard Entertainment.

Blizzard president J. Allen Brack interview — Designing a company to last for generations

Dean Takahashi October 31, 2018 11:30 AM

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode.

Call of Duty’s Blackout is starting to chip away at PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

Jeff Grubb October 16, 2018 5:31 PM

Hearthstone’s in-game tournaments are on hold so Blizzard doesn’t disappoint you

Jason Wilson October 16, 2018 9:11 AM

Blizzard is selling a Lego Bastion model right now

Jeff Grubb October 10, 2018 10:59 AM

Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime leaves a legacy of quality and kindness for the video game industry

Dean Takahashi October 3, 2018 6:05 PM

Blizzard Entertainment cofounder Mike Morhaime steps down

Jason Wilson October 3, 2018 3:08 PM

Shoot her!

Overwatch, in block form! Blizzard partners with Lego

Jeff Grubb October 2, 2018 10:36 AM

The California Cup will make the Overwatch League's off-season events into a regional competition.

California Cup will create Overwatch esports rivalry between Northern and Southern California

Dean Takahashi September 21, 2018 10:00 AM

Humble Monthly subscribers are getting Overwatch just in time to spend a ton of money trying to get Witch

Overwatch enters the ‘Humble’ phase of its life

Jeff Grubb September 7, 2018 12:13 PM

Left to right: Kathee Chimowitz of BoomBit Games, Emily Greer of Kongregate, Dean Takahashi of VentureBeat, Peter Levin of Lionsgate, and Frank Soqui of Intel.

Gaming has gone mainstream, but it still has room to grow

Dean Takahashi May 10, 2018 6:25 AM

Esports panel at Milken event, left to right: Steve Cohen of AEG, Ann Hand of Super League Gaming, Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat, Ramon Herrera of Tencent, Nate Nanzer of Overwatch League, and Kent Wakeford of Gen.G.

How investors should think about the esports gold rush

Dean Takahashi May 9, 2018 7:25 AM

Overwatch’s Hanzo rework goes live today

Jeff Grubb May 3, 2018 11:01 AM

World of Warcraft fans take live-action role playing to another level.

World of Warcraft reenactors bring the game into the real world

Jeff Grubb May 1, 2018 4:31 PM

Ben Brode, out!

Hearthstone boss Ben Brode leaves Blizzard Entertainment

Jeff Grubb April 20, 2018 10:34 AM

(Left to right) The Leisure Economy panelists: Adam Sessler, Co-Founder of Spiketrap; Jon "Neverdie" Jacobs, CEO of Neverdie Studios; Gio Hunt, EVP & Executive Producer of Platform Technology & Experiences at Blizzard Entertainment; Philip Rosedale, Founder & CEO of High Fidelity; Craig Donato, CBO at Roblox

The Leisure Economy: Where we all get paid to play games

Dean Takahashi April 18, 2018 6:15 AM

Hearthstone’s Walnut Sprite helped set The Witchwood expansion’s playful, creepy tone

Jason Wilson April 9, 2018 1:05 PM

Carrion Drake is one of several new cards that might bring about Dragon Hunter in Hearthstone's Witchwood expansion.

Hearthstone: The Witchwood shows that dragons can hunt, too

Jason Wilson April 9, 2018 12:52 PM

Hearthstone’s design team has an obsession: top hats

Jason Wilson April 1, 2018 7:17 PM

Exclusive

Hearthstone: The Witchwood card reveal — Blackwald Pixie and Clockwork Automaton

Jason Wilson March 28, 2018 8:00 AM

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