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World of Warcraft’s original prairie dog is tiny, angular and wonderfully awkward—a strange piece of early game design that fans still remember fondly.
World of Warcraft: Forever captures classic questing brilliantly, but its new Skyborne race exposes the difficulty of expanding an established MMO world.
Chris Metzen missed BlizzCon 2026, but his absence is no reason for Warcraft fans to panic. His creative work can continue away from the stage.
Blizzard’s platform messaging for Diablo 5 and StarCraft is unusually uneven, with PC implied for one game and Xbox confirmed for the other.
BlizzCon 2026 ended without a promise of a 2027 return, signalling that Blizzard’s long-running annual convention schedule may be over.
World of Warcraft Forever combines classic design with controller support, realm-free play, a permanent level cap and new content for returning and casual players.
Warcraft 3: Reforged’s new Forsaken Kingdom campaign brings expanded global networking, but removes offline play and LAN mode from the remaster.
Warcraft 3: Reforged’s new Forsaken Kingdom campaign brings fresh story content, but launches with divided graphics options and English-only voice acting.
Sombra’s move from Damage to Support in Overwatch Season 5 has divided players, raising questions about balance, identity and who the rework is really for.
The Forsaken Kingdom trades Warcraft 3’s familiar base building for RPG storytelling, while Blizzard considers how community feedback could shape future campaigns.
Warcraft 3: Reforged hides two undiscovered bonus levels in its Forsaken Kingdom campaign, challenging players to uncover their secrets.
A first BlizzCon visit becomes memorable through guildmates, themed World of Warcraft pizzas and the community that turns online friendships into real-world connections.
Diablo 5 brings back procedural overworlds, adds overlay maps at launch and aims to make exploration more varied than Diablo 4’s static world.
Blizzard has revealed long-range plans for Diablo 5 and a new StarCraft, promising major releases in 2029 and 2030 while facing significant pressure.
Blizzard has ended plans for further Diablo 4 expansions, but seasonal stories will continue as the studio prepares Sanctuary’s next chapter in Diablo 5.
World of Warcraft: Forever expands the Classic formula with subtle quests, updated presentation, flexible systems and a strange new dungeon experience.
Blizzard’s MOBA receives its first new hero since 2020, with Xal’atath’s arrival potentially signalling renewed support for Heroes of the Storm.
Blizzard has announced a Diablo animated series for Netflix at BlizzCon 2026, while teasing possible future adaptations of Overwatch and Warcraft.
Blizzard has announced an animated Diablo series for Netflix, but release timing, animation partners and story details remain unconfirmed.
Blizzard has confirmed StarCraft will return in 2030 as an open-world shooter, marking a major departure from the celebrated real-time strategy series.
Blizzard has confirmed Diablo 5 for spring 2029, promising a post-apocalyptic Sanctuary, Diablo’s return and more details at BlizzCon 2026.
Warcraft 3: Reforged receives a free visual and feature overhaul alongside Forsaken Kingdom, a paid campaign following Arthas and Sylvanas after Lordaeron’s fall.
Blizzard has confirmed World of Warcraft Forever, a level-60 Classic Plus experience with new zones, quests, dungeons, raids and a November launch.
Warcraft 3 returns to its story-driven roots with Forsaken Kingdom, a two-part campaign and major free update for Reforged.
Blizzard has unveiled World of Warcraft: The Last Titan, the 12th expansion and final Worldsoul Saga chapter, due sometime in 2027.
Blizzard has revealed Diablo 5’s Plague Knight, a disease-spreading warrior, alongside new details about the caravan hub and procedurally generated dungeons.
Diablo 4: Age of Hatred Collection brings the complete action RPG to Switch 2, with stable handheld play and confirmed Joy-Con 2 mouse support.
World of Warcraft is bringing back Wrath of the Lich King in a limited-time remix, with rapid progression, unusual powers and rewards arriving in 2027.
BlizzCon 2026 could deliver major World of Warcraft news, a mysterious Camelot reveal and the long-awaited return of StarCraft.
World of Warcraft players can earn four BlizzCon 2026 rewards by watching eligible Twitch or YouTube streams for a limited time in September.
Overwatch’s Unvaulted Passes have been delayed to Season 5, giving Blizzard more time to test the long-requested return of missed battle pass rewards.
Blizzard’s StarCraft website contains cryptic Terran messages and visual glitches, fuelling speculation about a new game before BlizzCon 2026.
Overwatch’s third Le Sserafim collaboration adds six new skins, music and emotes, with Mizuki and Moira joining the September event lineup.
A new report suggests Nexon may develop the next StarCraft game for Blizzard, with a sequel or shooter potentially revealed at BlizzCon 2026.
Lifeweaver has vanished from Overwatch after a gameplay issue, leaving mains to cope with replacement heroes, competitive-match disruption and plenty of jokes.
Diablo 3 overcame a troubled launch to become the series’ most approachable, polished and enjoyable entry, especially for console co-op and endless replayability.
Venture’s new pre-match banter suggests an unexpected crush on Roadhog, while both voice actors add fuel to an entertaining Overwatch pairing.
Overwatch is changing its battle passes, making rewards easier to target and bringing selected older cosmetics back without their original seasonal deadline.
Overwatch Season 4 lets allies cancel Life Grip with jump, while slowing long-distance pulls and creating new risks for Lifeweaver’s emergency saves.
Overwatch 2’s season 4 battle pass offers more reward choice, but pushes free coins and Mythic Prisms behind a much longer progression grind.
World of Warcraft: Midnight’s patch 12.1 replaces roaming world bosses with queueable lairs, adding structured encounters and Mythic difficulty for groups.
Blizzard’s D.Mon joins Overwatch as a mobile melee tank, bringing a Plasma Sword, personal shield, mech recall and a leadership role in MEKA Squad.
Overwatch’s D.Mon arrives in Season 4 with sword-and-shield combat, resource-based mobility and a leadership-focused identity separate from D.Va.
Overwatch’s D.Mon brings a damage-amplifying ultimate called Limit Break, but Blizzard says the name is about her visuals—not a Final Fantasy link.
A report claims Diablo 4 could reach Nintendo Switch 2 in September, with ratings listings and a US$69.99 code-in-a-box edition pointing to a possible launch.
Blizzard has revealed the first glimpse of D.Mon, a new Tank hero joining Overwatch as its 53rd character when Season 4 launches.
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