[ad_1] Activision’s Q2 2022 period doesn’t meet or beat last year’s record highs as revenues slide by $652 million. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Call of Duty Vanguard and World of Warcraft were the major contributes to Activision’s recent earnings drop. Activision-Blizzard reported $1.644 billion in net revenues during the Q2 period, down 29% or …
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[ad_1] Blizzard Entertainment’s mobile segment earnings are up 462% year-over-year thanks to Diablo Immortal’s release in June. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Activision-Blizzard just posted up its Q2 2022 earnings, and while overall revenues and metrics are down, game segments like Blizzard are showing growth in key platforms. Blizzard’s mobile revenues hit $90 million in …
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[ad_1] Blizzard Entertainment is gradually branching out into mobile game and one of gaming titles it was bringing to smartphones is World of Warcraft. Now, a new report says that the gaming company has cancelled its World of Warcraft mobile game. Also Read – Microsoft brings Outlook to budget Android smartphones with Outlook Lite app …
[ad_1] A Diablo Immortal gamer has claimed to have spent $100,000 on upgrading his character but now is seemingly unable to play with any other players. JT from the jtisallbusiness YouTube channel posted a video at the end of last month where he claims that he has spent around $100,000 on upgrading his Diablo Immortal …
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Activision Blizzard’s turbulent summer isn’t over yet, as the company now faces yet another major lawsuit, filed in this case by the company’s own employees as the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union. The bombshell discrimination lawsuit leveled against Activision Blizzard in July has sparked some employee action at the ununionized publisher, including a one-day …
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The explosive discrimination lawsuit recently filed against Activision Blizzard has been a major PR black eye for the Call of Duty and WoW publisher, but thus far, we haven’t heard much about any real-world repercussions. Now-former Blizzard president J. Allen Brack fell on his sword, but thus far, that’s been it. Well, it seems heads …
Diablo IV and World of Warcraft Team Leaders Reportedly Fired by Blizzard Read More »
A new pair of in-depth reports from The Washington Post and Bloomberg have provided new details on the environment at Blizzard Entertainment that resulted in California filing a bombshell lawsuit against the publisher. Much of the WaPo and Bloomberg reports jive with what’s already been alleged – that Blizzard fostered an environment where women were …
Blizzard Harassment, Drinking Further Detailed, Activision Meddling Only Deepened Issues Read More »
Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack has fallen on his sword as the company continues to be embroiled in controversy after an explosive lawsuit was made public last week. Brack was relatively new on the job, taking over the reigns from Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime in 2018, but he’ll now be replaced by new co-leaders …
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Following the news of a lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing against Activision Blizzard for the harassment and discrimination practices conducted by some of its employees, former partner Bungie took to Twitter to speak against these practices and explain the company’s efforts to combat them. Bungie is built on empowering …
Blizzard is going through a bit of a rough transition period right now. Granted, Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 were announced at BlizzCon 2019, but both games seem to be progressing rather slowly and recently a spate of high-ranking Blizzard creators, including Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan, have left the company. It’s hard to shake the …
Blizzard Working on More than Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2, May Share Info “Before too Long” Read More »
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) have released their earnings for the quarter ending December 31, 2020, and the company continues to benefit greatly from COVID-19 providing a captive audience and the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut that is Call of Duty. Acti-Blizz delivered $2.43 billion in net revenue in Q4 (their fiscal year coincides with the regular calendar year), …
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Overwatch damage players who consistently find themselves having issues dealing with lengthy queue times are about to get a reprieve. Blizzard is introducing a new Priority Pass system that will help damage players specifically find games much quicker. Though the new queue system has largely assisted most players with getting into games quickly and efficiently, …
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Sometimes the reality of a situation is so stupid, it’s impossible to not just think “who left these rampant chimps in charge?” Sometimes, the reality of a situation was so easy to predict you have to wonder why people who get rewarded with millions couldn’t see it coming. Still, recent news shows that no matter …
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Announced mere moments ago, Blizzard has confirmed that they will cease active development on new content for StarCraft II, leaving some wondering what will happen to the decade-old RTS title. With ESL Gaming switching to an online-only Masters Series in 2020, the announcement comes suddenly less than a month after Italian team QLASH swept the …
Former Warcraft Creative Director, Chris Metzen, and Warcraft writer Christie Golden seem to fancy ‘The Witcher’ Henry Cavill as Arthas if the rumored new Warcraft 2 movie ever sees the light. Recent rumors claim that a second Warcraft movie is in development at Legendary Pictures, and whether these rumors are true or not, Metzen and …
Following yesterday’s delay announcement, Blizzard has now opened up refunds for those who pre-purchased the upcoming World of Warcraft Shadowlands expansion. In a post on the official World of Warcraft blog, Blizzard yesterday announced the delay of Shadowlands to late this year. A new launch date hasn’t been specified yet, but we do know that …
The upcoming World of Warcraft Shadowlands expansion has been delayed to later this year, Blizzard has announced. Some already might have seen it coming with the expansion initially slated for a release on October 26/27 and the pre-patch not having launched just yet, but the World of Warcraft team has now officially confirmed the delay. …
The Diablo IV development team put out a new quarterly update on the game’s official blog, detailing some of the progress that has been made on the highly anticipated new installment of the Diablo franchise. The main focus of this Diablo IV info dump is the brand new Skill System, which does seem to be …
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Blizzard has shared an official preview of the new WoW Shadowlands character customization options arriving with the Shadowlands pre-patch. Part of the upcoming Shadowlands expansion, and its pre-patch, are the new character creation screen and plenty of new customization options. Following the 9.0.1 pre-patch, Druids will be able to change the appearance of the their …
Back in 2018 longtime Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime shocked many fans when he announced he was stepping away from the company, and now we know what his next big move is. Today, Morhaime and number of other Blizzard veterans announced Dreamhaven, a new multi-studio company that is already in the midst of developing two games. …