As the fate of Blizzard-developed games in China hangs in the balance, NetEase has declined a six-month extension of its publishing agreement with Blizzard, citing unequal and unfair treatment. It was announced late last year that Blizzard had elected not to renew its deal with NetEase, which for over 14 …
Read More »Scalebound Revival Could Happen Following Reported Talks Between Xbox And Platinum Games
Active development on Scalebound, a dragon-focused action-RPG title slated to be an Xbox One console exclusive before being canceled in 2017, may continue after talks between Microsoft and developer Platinum Games, according to a new report. The news comes via Nick ‘Shpeshal’ Baker, who states on the XboxEra podcast that …
Read More »In Diablo Immortal's Lunar New Year Event, Giving Gifts Is Just As Good As Receiving Them
The latest update for Diablo Immortal is around the corner, and it’s set to ring in the Lunar New Year with an event that will have players rewarded for their generosity. They say that the act of giving a gift is its own reward, and that is certainly true of …
Read More »PS5's Big 7.00 Update Will Include Full Discord Support And Ability To Stream PS5 Games – Report
PlayStation 5’s 7.00 update will bring two major features to Sony’s console in the form of full Discord integration and the ability to stream PS5 games via the cloud, according to a new report. As reported by Insider Gaming, the major firmware update is currently scheduled for March 8, 2023, …
Read More »New League Of Legends Cinematic Is So Bad, Riot Is Officially Apologizing For It
The latest season of League of Legends is off to the races, but a new cinematic trailer meant to hype up players for the year to come looks to have had the opposite effect, with developer Riot Games since acknowledging the trailer “missed the mark.” Every year since 2018, Riot …
Read More »WoW: Dragonflight's First Major New Feature Arrives February 1
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s first new content is arriving on January 24 with patch 10.0.5, but fans will have to wait an extra week to check out the update’s big new feature–the Trading Post. As previously detailed, the Trading Post is a new, free battle pass-like feature for Blizzard’s longrunning …
Read More »The Marvel Snap Card With The Worst Win-Rate Might Surprise You
Marvel Snap features hundreds of cards with unique powers and effects inspired by the Marvel universe, but which cards have the best and worst track records? Now thanks to developer Second Dinner’s internal data, fans have a definitive answer when it comes to the card that appears most frequently in …
Read More »WoW: Wrath Of The Lich King Classic Gets An All-New Dungeon Difficulty On January 17
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic players will soon be able to tackle an all-new dungeon difficulty created just for Blizzard’s re-release of the game’s most popular expansion. As outlined in a new blog by Blizzard, starting January 17, Titan Rune dungeon difficulty will be coming to …
Read More »Lost Ark's Wild Witcher Crossover Event Starts January 18
Lost Ark’s ambitious Witcher crossover event will go live on January 18 and run through February 22, bringing with it new story quests, Witcher-themed cosmetics, and a limited-time Twitch Drop to the popular free-to-play MMORPG, Amazon has announced. We already knew some details about the crossover, which sees Geralt and …
Read More »Leadership at WoW Support Studio Proletariat Won't Voluntarily Recognize Union
Leadership at Proletariat, the developer behind Spellbreak that was acquired by Activision Blizzard to assist on World of Warcraft, won’t voluntarily recognize worker unionization efforts. Instead, leadership has filed for a union vote through the National Labor Relations Board. Members of Proletariat formed the Proletariat Workers Alliance with help from …
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