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Tim Sweezy - Mon, Nov 13, 2023
Fans of the iconic Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game franchise had high hopes for the third installment, but critics and gamers alike are already ripping into it. Modern Warfare 3 picks up where the second left off with Captain Price...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Oct 13, 2023
The UK has given its blessing to Microsoft to acquire Activision-Blizzard after the tech giant agreed to exclude cloud gaming rights from the deal. The new deal has Ubisoft acquiring cloud gaming rights instead of Microsoft.
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Tim Sweezy - Sun, Aug 13, 2023
Blizzard is putting teeth behind its warning against cheating in Diablo IV, and thousands of players have since been banned. One of the better-known examples of players cheating involves an exploit called the "Seasonal Exploit," which...
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Tim Sweezy - Wed, Jun 28, 2023
Blizzard has released a patch for its highly-popular Diablo IV game that delivers buffs for all five classes and fixes a plethora of issues across PC, Xbox, and PS5. The game developer said it will continue to monitor class performance and...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Jun 23, 2023
Microsoft's attempt to acquire Activision-Blizzard-King reaches a new height of drama as the deal faces the scrutiny of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in court. The first day of the hearing was filled with a jaw-dropping email and...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Even though it's barely been out a week, Diablo IV is already one hell of a success. In fact, four days of early access was all it took for the latest installment in the popular franchise to become Blizzard's fastest-selling game of all...
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Nathan Ord - Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Who could have expected that it would be rather difficult to spend $69 billion to acquire another company? Despite the green light from the European Union for Microsoft to acquire Activision-Blizzard last month, the Redmond-based company...
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Tim Sweezy - Mon, Jun 05, 2023
As Diablo IV officially releases today, Blizzard has sent out a few tweaks to the game adding class balance and addressing some stability issues. Fans of the Diablo franchise who purchased either the Deluxe or Ultimate versions of the game...
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Aaron Klotz - Wed, May 17, 2023
When Overwatch 2 was announced back in 2019, the developers unveiled big plans for the game, including the addition of a high-quality PvE gaming experience that would broaden the game’s scope well beyond its PvP assets. However, according...
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Tim Sweezy - Mon, May 15, 2023
Microsoft's attempt to acquire Activision-Blizzard-King has a new lease on life, as the EU gives its seal of approval. European Union regulators say Microsoft offered remedies that alleviate any concerns it may have had concerning the $69...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, May 12, 2023
UK's watchdog Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced its final decision concerning Microsoft's attempt to acquire Activision-Blizzard-King late last month. That finding stated the deal had "significant shortcomings," as well as...
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Tim Sweezy - Wed, Apr 26, 2023
UK watchdog Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) dealt a huge blow to Microsoft's attempt at acquiring Activision-Blizzard-King. The final decision from CMA stated Microsoft's solution had "significant shortcomings," and that the deal...
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Ryan Whitwam - Fri, Apr 21, 2023
Blizzard gave anxious gamers two chances to try Diablo IV a few weeks back, but the preview and beta weekends didn't quite give developers everything they wanted. So, anyone who missed those tests or just didn't get their fill of...
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Aaron Klotz - Thu, Apr 13, 2023
Overwatch 2 Season 4 introduced a new ranking system to the game — on top of the controversial hero Lifeweaver — that would no longer cause seasonal rank resets and rank decay. However, due to miscommunication between the community and the...
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Zak Killian - Wed, Apr 12, 2023
First-person shooters may have originated on the PC, but for many years they've been most-played on game consoles. PC gamers typically use their mouse and keyboard to play the games, while console gamers are expected to use the standard...
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Ryan Whitwam - Fri, Mar 24, 2023
Got plans this weekend? If you intend to spend time playing the Diablo IV open beta, you might want to come up with a backup. Blizzard says you can expect "unprecedented" queue times thanks to all the other gamers who want to experience...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Mar 03, 2023
Microsoft seems to have positioned itself well with EU regulators after recent deals it closed with Nintendo and NVIDIA. The deals with the two companies guarantee access to the coveted Call of Duty franchise for at least 10...
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Lane Babuder - Wed, Mar 01, 2023
The second developer live stream for Diablo IV happened yesterday, and we're still reeling from all the info dropped. We'll review just about everything we can from the video and blog post associated and provide you a way to watch it...
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Lane Babuder - Mon, Feb 20, 2023
It's been 27 years since the first Diablo game was released. The game received numerous awards, and every sequel of the Blizzard title has garnered almost the same success. The most recent iteration of Diablo was Diablo: Immortal. This...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Feb 10, 2023
The bid for Microsoft to buy Activision-Blizzard continues to devolve as Sony accuses its biggest competitor of obvious harassment. The accusation comes on the heels of the U.K.'s competition regulator provisionally concluding that the...
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Lane Babuder - Wed, Feb 08, 2023
It's only been four months since launch and the remake of Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II has broken yet another record. After being the fastest title in the series to reach $1B in sales, the game is now also the proud owner...
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Tim Sweezy - Wed, Feb 08, 2023
Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick sends a message to UK regulators ahead of its provisional findings on the $69 billion Microsoft acquisition. Kotick believes opposing the deal would cause the UK to become a "Death Valley" for...
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