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Download the Original StarCraft for Free

Nam BuiApr 19, 2017April 19, 20170

After a long period of fixing and testing, Blizzard has officially released the critically-acclaimed real-time strategy game StarCraft for free. Everyone can download both the

Blizzard Servers Under Authentication Issues, Resulted in Long Login Queue

Nam BuiApr 16, 2017April 16, 20170

Players around the world encountered sudden problems when trying to log onto Blizzard game services from 10am GMT today. When opening the Blizzard app, the program

World of Warcraft Nostalrius Return Set for December 17th

Stephen JacksonDec 5, 2016December 5, 20160

The vanilla World of Warcraft Nostalrius servers will make a long awaited return later this month, courtesy of the Elysium Project. After several months of

Can Overwatch Compete as an eSport?

Niall McKennaJun 13, 2016June 14, 20161

Overwatch has captivated the gaming world. Its open beta was one of the largest in gaming history, and in the week since launch it has

Overwatch Has Over 7 Million Registered Players, One of Blizzard’s Most Successful Global Game Launches

Stephen JacksonJun 3, 2016June 3, 20160

Overwatch launched on PS4, Xbox One, and PC less than two weeks ago on May 24th, and in that time over 7 million people have

World of Warcraft and other Blizzard Games Taken Offline Following DDOS Attack

Stephen JacksonApr 14, 20160

Blizzard has been hit by a DDoS attack overnight by “hacker” group Lizard Squad which has seen servers for games such as World of Warcraft,

Overwatch character Tracer now has a new pose following last week’s shenanigans

Stephen JacksonApr 6, 2016April 6, 20160

The story which made the most headlines last week was undoubtedly the controversy surrounding Blizzard’s decision to remove a victory pose from Overwatch character Tracer

Blizzard has Patched out a Masturbation Joke from Overwatch

Stephen JacksonMar 27, 2016March 27, 20160

It’s amazing some of the easter eggs and hidden jokes you can find in video games and Overwatch is no exception to that. However eagled

The Future of eSports

Diane LapierreJan 23, 2016January 23, 20160

Just before the turn of the New Year we heard about Activision Blizzard’s purchase of the popular eSports tournament organization; MLG. This raised many questions

5 points of Gaming: Candy Crush, Black Ops 3, and more

Sean MorgeNov 8, 20150

Hello and welcome back to the 5 points of gaming. I was sick last week, so I might have missed the latest Konami scandal. Luckily

World of Warcraft: Legion opening cinematic released

IsaacNov 7, 20150

More news coming right out of BlizzCon 2015, with Blizzard officially releasing the opening cinematic for the upcoming expansion to the massively popular MMORPG World of

Blizzard announces Overwatch and World of Warcraft: Legion collector’s editions

IsaacNov 7, 20150

Well, it’s that time of the year folks – BlizzCon 2015 is officially underway, and of course that means plenty of Blizzard announcements and reveals

Activision purchases Candy Crush developer for $5.9bn

Stephen JacksonNov 3, 20150

Activision has announced that it has purchased King, famous for developing the huge hit Candy Crush for $5.9bn (£3.8bn). The deal is expected to be

Overwatch beta to be streamed this Thursday

Dan ChoppenOct 13, 2015October 13, 20150

Blizzard has announced that the much-anticipated Overwatch Beta will be streamed on Twitch this Thursday (October 15th), live from Blizzard HQ in California. The game

World of Warcraft: Legion is WOW’s latest expansion

Stephen JacksonAug 7, 20150

World of Warcraft: Legion will be the next and sixth expansion for Blizzard’s juggernaut MMO, World of Warcraft, Blizzard has announced. The expansion will focus

World of Warcraft loses 1.5 million subscribers

Stephen JacksonAug 5, 20151

World of Warcraft has continued to lose subscribers in recent years, with numbers falling to 5.6 million players who are currently subscribed to Blizzard’s juggernaut