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During the company's fourth-quarter financial results conference call, Activision Blizzard CFO and president of emerging businesses Dennis M. Durkin confirmed that Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV will not launch in 2021. He also confirmed that we're getting a new Call Of Duty title in 2021 Here are some of the highlights from the meeting (via Gemat...
The champions of Azeroth, the defenders of Sanctuary and the Koprulu Sector, and the heroes of Overwatch and the Nexus are invited to a virtual celebration of community, creativity, 30 years of Blizzard gaming, and the epic adventures yet to come at BlizzConline 2021. BlizzConline is an all-digital community event and exhibition of all things Bl...
In May 2020 earlier this year, BlizzCon 2020 was cancelled, and tentative plans were revealed to host an online event in early 2021. In September 2020, Blizzard Entertainment announced BlizzConline 2021, an all-digital convention that will serve as a replacement for BlizzCon 2020. BlizzConline will run from 19 to 20 February 2021. Acco...
Blizzard Entertainment has announced BlizzConline 2021, an all-digital convention that will serve as a replacement for BlizzCon 2020. In May 2020 earlier this year, BlizzCon 2020 was cancelled, and tentative plans were revealed to host an online event in early 2021. BlizzConline will run from 19 to 20 February 2021. However, Blizzard has yet to...
Sad that BlizzCon 2020 isn't happening thanks to COVID-19? No worries, there's going to be an online BlizzCon due for early next year. According to a recent Activision-Blizzard second-quarter earnings call, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack confirms that the online plan is a-go. "We are planning on channelling the spirit of BlizzCon into a virtua...
Bad news: there wouldn't be a BlizzCon 2020. At least on the physical space. Blizzard will still hold its annual fan convention in Anaheim this coming November, but it may be cancelled if the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing. Can't have huge crowd gatherings if it's a virus that can spread through physical contact, right? Our guess?...
Overwatch lead writer Michael Chu is leaving Blizzard Entertainment after spending the past 20 years working at the studio. If you're a fan of Overwatch, Chu was a major contributor to the game's lore and story content. His other writing credits at Blizzard include the likes of Diablo 3, World of Warcraft, and the currently-in-development Overwatc...
Overwatch is getting a sequel. We've all known that since it was officially announced during BlizzCon 2019. They even released a cinematic trailer. What they didn't give us was a release date. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKXS_YA9s7E&w=560&h=315] A lot of fans have been speculating that Overwatch 2 is coming out this year and ...
Blizzard Entertainment has recently published a new Overwatch short story focusing on Mercy. Titled 'Valkyrie', it is 24 pages long and told from the perspective of Dr Angela Ziegler (Mercy's real name) as she works at an aid camp in Cairo, Egypt. Other Overwatch characters also make cameo appearances in the story, including Soldier: 76 and Ana. M...
If you're wondering why the past few Overwatch updates are severely lacking in meat the past few years or so, wonder no more. It's because of Overwatch 2, as many folks have suspected since the leaks. Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan said during a Kotaku interview that it hasn't been easy for the development team to split its focus on Ove...
After many leaks and speculation, Overwatch 2 is finally announced to the joy of many. The sequel is basically the long-sought-after PvE content that many fans of the Blizzard shooter franchise have been clamouring for since 2016. After all, the game's many cinematics and Pixar-esque quality trailers did hint at a much broader storyline. This news...
Blizzard finally announced Overwatch 2 earlier today, and we already know several details about the upcoming game, including the fact that it will introduce new progression system mechanics in the brand new PvE modes. These include a levelling system and new unique talents (skills/abilities) to unlock. Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan has clari...
Update: full gameplay via ohnickel below. You don't want to miss it. Update #2: added a simple infographic that makes comparisons between OW1 and OW2. https://youtu.be/K5m-DAVJ7oc During the BlizzCon 2019 opening ceremony, Blizzard finally officially announced Overwatch 2, the sequel to 2016's multiplayer arena shooter Overwatch. The upcoming ga...
Another year, another BlizzCon....is what we would have said were it not for recent events that transpired the past few weeks. Still, this year's expo might turn out to be the most interesting one yet. Here's what you can expect for this weekend and what time you should be awake to check it out. All times are in GMT+8 (Malaysia, Singapore, Philipp...
As more leaks surrounding the debut of Overwatch 2 keep trickling down our newsfeed, we're greeted with yet another alarming piece of news. ESPN Esports has reported that Overwatch 2 will finally be unveiled at BlizzCon 2019. https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1188477659719884804?s=20 The news comes from esports consultant Rod "Slasher" Breslau w...
Blizzcon 2019 will take place this coming weekend from 2 to 3 November 2019. We still don't know what Blizzard has in store for this year's edition of its biggest annual event, especially with the company still under fire for the recent incident where Hearthstone pro player Blitzchung was suspended and stripped of his prize money after being caught...
The StarCraft franchise has lost its lustre over the years, as developer Blizzard doesn't seem to care much about this legendary RTS series anymore. They have reportedly cancelled a StarCraft first-person shooter title which has been in development for the past two years. According to sources close to the developer (via Kotaku's Jason Schreier), t...
There has been an alarming lack of news for Diablo 4, and fans are worried that it might not be in development at all. Fortunately, a new report claims that Blizzard employees have already seen part of the highly-anticipated game, which means that the game does indeed exist. According to French publication Le Monde (via PCGamesN), Blizzard employe...
Turns out that not only was Blizzard working on a first-person shooter based in the StarCraft universe for the past two years but was cancelled recently, according to sources at Kotaku. The reason is that the company wanted to put in more resources for the next Diablo and, get this, Overwatch titles. Here's what we know so far: The cancelled Sta...
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