World of Warcraft executive producer John Hight believes in the power of video games to help unite people and ease the divisions in the world amid a time of great unrest. He also stressed that Blizzard has a responsibility to make WoW the best possible social network it can be …
Read More »Destiny 2: Where Is Xur This Week? Exotic Items / Location Guide (Feb. 19-23)
Destiny 2 had an explosive week with a new Exotic mission, Presage, bringing Dead Man’s Tale to the game. But as always, there are more Exotics to be had if you visit everyone’s favorite snake-faced weekend Exotic vendor, Xur, and gear up. Head to the EDZ, to the Winding Cove …
Read More »WoW Classic's Success "Surprised" Blizzard, Dev Thought It Would Only Appeal To Core Fans
When Blizzard announced World of Warcraft Classic, the developer had no idea it would become the hit that it is now. The developer thought bringing back the OG WoW would be something appealing to hardcore fans but not many more than that. As it turned out, that wasn’t the case, …
Read More »Blizzard Arcade Collection Allegedly Rated Ahead Of BlizzCon Online
Ahead of BlizzConline later today, it seems a three-pack of classic Blizzard games called the Blizzard Arcade Collection was rated on a European ratings board. [Update: BlizzCon has brought confirmation of the Blizzard Arcade Collection.] The Blizzard Arcade Collection seemingly contains The Lost Vikings, Blackthorne, and Rock N’ Roll Racing. …
Read More »Hearthstone's Next Expansion, Forged In The Barrens, Adds 135 New Cards
Blizzard detailed its plans for the upcoming year of Hearthstone content at BlizzConline 2021, starting with the next expansion, Forged in the Barrens. This will be the first expansion of the new annual rollover, which this time has been dubbed the Year of the Gryphon. The Barrens expansion will take …
Read More »Silent Hill Could Be Getting Two Reboots, With One From The Medium Dev – Report
Konami might not be preparing one, but two new Silent Hill entries, with one Japanese developer preparing for a reveal this summer. The report, compiled by VGC, suggests that Konami might be preparing two different reboots of the popular horror franchise, with one already well into development at a Japanese …
Read More »New Overwatch 2 Maps, Mechanics, Abilities Revealed
Blizzard has shown off an Overwatch 2 behind-the-scenes featurette and, as part of that, given fans a glimpse at new additions and improvements being made for the sequel. During the flurry of BlizzConline 2021 announcements, Blizzard showed a behind-the-scenes featurette video for Overwatch 2, which revealed new details about the …
Read More »Fortnite: Where To Destroy Inflatable Tubeman Llamas
The new challenges for Fortnite’s Season 2, Week 12 are live, and they vary pretty wildly compared to the Valentine’s Day theme of last week. One of these tasks you to destroy inflatable llamas near gas stations, and if you don’t know where to find the gas stations that have …
Read More »Diablo 4's Rogue Class Shows Off Its Skills In New Trailer
During BlizzConline 2021, Blizzard debuted a new trailer for Diablo IV. The trailer reveals the Rogue class, which will be included in the upcoming action-RPG at launch. In the new trailer, you can see the Rogue joining the other three available starting classes–Barbarian, Sorceress, and Druid–around a campfire. Just a …
Read More »New Mortal Kombat Arcade1Up Cabinet Comes With 12 Classic Midway Games
Arcade1Up is adding to its lineup of legacy cabinets with a new machine featuring 12 games from Midway’s heyday. The Midway Legacy Edition arcade cabinet was revealed alongside the first trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie. Arcade1Up already revealed three legacy cabinets at CES earlier this year–Capcom, Bandai Namco, …
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