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Overwatch League Players Fined $1000 Each for “Inappropriate Chat During a League Match”

April 10, 2020

Two Overwatch League players were fined $1000 apiece this past weekend for “inappropriate chat during a league match” after mistakenly believing their respective chats could not be seen. On April 4th, the ni...

Blizzard Finally Responds To Consumer Outrage Over Warcraft III: Reforged

Jorge Arenas

February 6, 2020

Video Games

Blizzard has finally responded to the massive consumer revolt against Warcraft III: Reforged. In a long and detailed post on their official forums. Blizzard Community Manager Kaivax breaks down what went wrong ...

Blizzard Now Appears to Be Offering Refunds for Warcraft III: Reforged After Massive Consumer Revolt and Threats of Government Action

Jorge Arenas

February 3, 2020

Video Games

Warcraft III: Reforged has been an unmitigated disaster for the once-beloved Blizzard Entertainment. But it seems that the game has other issues than just bugs and terrible graphics. Following numerous repor...

Warcraft III: Reforged Might Have Ruined The Entire Franchise

Jorge Arenas

January 31, 2020

Video Games

Warcraft: III Reforged is shaping up to be a beautiful disaster for a studio that was once a titan in RTS games. Warcraft III: Reforged was released, months late, and filled with a whole host of bugs. To mak...

Rumor: Blizzard Losing Key Employees From World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Starcraft

Drew Taylor

November 20, 2019

Video Games

A new rumor details that Blizzard is losing key employees from World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Starcraft. The rumor comes from YouTuber The Quartering, who notes many of these high profile employees left d...

Overwatch Director & Blizzard VP Jeff Kaplan Believes blitzchung’s Hearthstone Suspension “Should be Reduced More or Eliminated”

Spencer Baculi

November 12, 2019

Video Games

Jeff Kaplan, the Vice President of Blizzard Entertainment and Director of Overwatch, stated in a recent interview that he believes the suspension of player Ng Wai "blitzchung" Chung from competitive Hearthstone...

Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Offers Non-Apology to Blizzard Fans Regarding Blitzchung Situation at Blizzcon

Spencer Baculi

November 8, 2019

Video Games

After facing weeks of backlash from fans over the company’s decision to ban Hearthstone eSports player blitzchung due to a post-game expression of support for the protestors in Hong Kong, Blizzard president J. ...

US Congressman Lou Correa Calls on Blizzard to “Remedy” Racism in World of Warcraft

Spencer Baculi

November 8, 2019

Video Games

A US Congressman has called on Blizzard to take action against “online radicalization” and racism in World of Warcraft after a screenshot of players engaged in what he describes as a racist costume contest was ...

Blizzard Accused of Lying About World of Warcraft Prize Pools at BlizzCon

Jorge Arenas

November 1, 2019

Video Games

Fans and players are accusing Blizzard Entertainment of lying about their investment into the BlizzCon prize pool for the World of Warcraft Arena World Championship (AWC) and the Mythic Dungeon International (M...

Poll Suggests Blizzard Employees Support Punishment of Hearthstone Player Blitzchung And Censorship on Behalf Of Chinese Government

Jorge Arenas

October 28, 2019

Video Games

Recently released poll data shows that Blizzard employees supported the company's decision to punish Hearthstone player Blitzchung. The data also suggests that employees do not believe in having a free speech p...

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