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Blizzard Co-Lead Jen Oneal Resigns, Announces New Career Focus On Exploring How “Games And Diversity Intersect”

November 4, 2021

Blizzard co-lead Jen Oneal, who was promoted to her position alongside Mike Ybarra following former company president J. Allen Brack’s own exit amidst the ongoing Activision Blizzard sexual harassment investiga...

Blizzard Says Ongoing World of Warcraft Content Edits Being Done In Service Of Being “Inclusive”

Spencer Baculi

October 1, 2021

Video Games

Amidst their ongoing effort to stealthily edit various World of Warcraft elements now deemed too ‘uncouth’ by the game’s more offense-prone players, Blizzard has finally addressed the situation and revealed tha...

Blizzard Censors ‘Sexualized’ Background Paintings Featured In World of Warcraft Since Launch

Spencer Baculi

September 21, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

A pair of paintings featured in World of Warcraft since the game’s initial launch, one slightly sexualized and the other a bikini pinup, have been censored by Blizzard. Source: World of Warcraft: Shadowland...

Overwatch Announces It Will Change McCree’s Name Following California’s Lawsuit Against Blizzard

John F. Trent

August 26, 2021

Video Games

Overwatch announced they will rename their cowboy-themed fighter, McCree, following a lawsuit against the game's parent company, Blizzard. Source: PlayOverwatch.com Overwatch posted the announcement that...

Former World of Warcraft Dev Mark Kern Responds To Rumors of Blizzard Turmoil: “The Attitude Described About Monetization, How Devs View Gamers, And Hate Of Streamers Is True Overall In AAA Dev”

Spencer Baculi

July 14, 2021

Video Games

In response to rumors that Blizzard is currently bleeding players and struggling to retain interest in their titles, Em8er developer and original World of Warcraft team lead Mark Kern recently offered his opini...

As Monthly Active Users For Blizzard Decline In The Millions, World Of Warcraft Reveals Classic Character Is Transgender

John F. Trent

May 17, 2021

Video Games

World of Warcraft Narrative Lead and Principal Narrative Designer at Blizzard Steve Danuser confirmed that the classic World of Warcraft character Chromie is transgender. The character's transgender reveal c...

Wokies Accuse New Overwatch MMA-Themed Skin Of Racism For Depicting Mei With Cornrow Hairstyle

Spencer Baculi

May 4, 2021

Video Games

A newly announced mixed martials arts themed character skin for Mei has sparked outrage amongst the Overwatch fanbase, as many believe the skin’s depiction of a non-black individual with a cornrow hairstyle to ...

Diablo II: Resurrected Alpha Test Reveals Blizzard Censorship And Poor Art Direction Of Upcoming Remaster

Spencer Baculi

April 15, 2021

Video Games

The discovery of censorship in Diablo II: Resurrected, along with the game’s questionably poor art direction, has led to frustration and outrage among players who had hoped that Blizzard would refrain from maki...

Multiple World of Warcraft Authors Including L.L. McKinney And Catherynne M. Valente Express Racist Anti-White Beliefs

Spencer Baculi

October 6, 2020

Books, Video Games

Following the rediscovery of anti-white, anti-male tweets by World of Warcraft: Shadows Rising author Madeleine Roux, fans have discovered that similar rhetoric has been shared on the Twitter profiles of four a...

World of Warcraft To Introduce Transgender Character and Gay Pirate Couple In Upcoming Shadowlands Expansion

Jorge Arenas

July 10, 2020

Video Games

World of Warcraft recently announced they will be introducing a transgender character as well as a gay pirate couple in their upcoming Shadowlands expansion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4gBChg6AII Ea...

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