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Overwatch 2 during today’s Summer Game Fest stream.Aaron Keller, Overwatch’s new game director at Blizzard Entertainment, came out on stage to talk to Geoff Keighley about some of the character model improvements for the sequel. He mentioned that a lot has gone into reinvigorating said character models for Overwatch 2, with new hair shader tech on the model of Baptiste, for example.Sombra’s new look was quite challenging for the team at Blizzard as well, due to the multiple layers of hair, clothing, and technology present on her character model.

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‘World Of Warcaft Classic’ player levelled 60 characters to 60 before new expansion launched

World Of Warcraft Classic player levelled 60 characters to level 60 before the launch of The Burning Crusade.The player, Rommildrey, took to World Of Warcraft‘s Reddit page to explain their reason for deciding to level so many characters in the MMORPG before the launch of the latest expansion.Rommilfrey explained that they “love grinding” and found the experience “just a super chill grind the whole way through until I was nearing the end and closer to pre-patch”.According to the player, it took them “about a year and a half” to complete the challenge and finished two days before The Burning Crusade pre-patch. They claim to have never used a character boost, and they never quested, “just grinding rested exp”.

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Investment group claims Activision Blizzard CEO is still being paid too much

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick.The investment group which represents shareholders at Activision Blizzard has criticised a revision to the salary of CEO Bobby Kotick, claiming that it is still unfairly high.This follows previous issues with his salary that were highlighted earlier this year.After company shareholders publicly criticised the salary in March, Kotick agreed to cut his salary by 50% – while also signing an agreement that secured his job until March 2023.The changes claimed that the proposal: “Reflects shareholder feedback, incorporates market best practices, and continues to directly connect pay to performance.”The salary was reduced by $875,000 in value, and included reductions to his annual bonus that could total

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‘Hearthstone’ Grandmaster ragequits during tournament finals

Hearthstoneplayer has quit from one of their matches during a tournament instead of properly conceding.During the Hearthstone Grandmasters playoff match Zakarya “xBlyzes” Hail disconnected from the server instead of conceding the game, after having a run of poor draws against his opponent Frenetic.The community calls this kind of disconnection a “ragequit” due to the combination of anger and frustration that leads to the player leaving the game through less official means than conceding the match.Commentary during the stream said: “My heart goes out to him. It’s a brutal way to lose the series”.

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Here’s when you can play ‘World Of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade’

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is set to launch today and for those eager to get started, Blizzard Entertainment has released official launch times.The Burning Crusade Classic expansion is set to launch globally on June 1 at 11pm BST, 3pm PDT, 6pm EDT, and 7pm BRT.This translates to June 2 at 6am CST, 7am KST, 8am AEST, and 12am CEST.The Burning Crusade pre-patch launched in May and gave players the chance to get started on the latest expansion before it officially launches.The release date for the new Classic expansion was accidentally leaked by Blizzard Entertainment earlier last month but the company confirmed the launch date shortly after.World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic was announced in February during the

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Blizzard cancels BlizzCon 2021, but plans a “global event” for early 2022

Blizzard Entertainment has officially cancelled BlizzCon 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The studio today (May 27) shared the news via a blog post.

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Major changes revealed for ‘Overwatch 2’ as hero reworks and new modes are announced

Blizzard has announced a complete rework for several heroes in Overwatch 2, along with major changes to the overall gameplay.In a blog post recapping yesterday’s (May 20) Overwatch 2 stream, Blizzard confirmed several upcoming changes to the highly anticipated game.Heroes like Mei will receive power dampening, making them less overpowered and allowing for ‘fairer’ play.

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‘Overwatch’ heroes Moira, Baptiste, and Sombra receive anniversary skins

Blizzard Entertainment‘s hero focussed shooter Overwatch is celebrating its fifth Annivesrary this month, and the developer has announced three new Anniversary skins.Overwatch is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month, and players are now able to get their hands on three exclusive anniversary skins. Baptiste will receive a funky ’70s themed outfit, Moira gets a venus flytrap styled skin, and Sombra gets an understated, stealthy black cat skin.Light up the dance floor.Groove past your enemies as Funky Baptiste when Overwatch Anniversary returns on May 18.

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‘Word of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade’ release officially confirmed

Blizzard Entertainment has officially confirmed the release date for the World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic expansion as June 1.Earlier this week (May 4) the release date for The Burning Crusade was seemingly leaked by Blizzard itself however, the leak appears to have been true because it’s now confirmed that the upcoming expansion is set to launch next monthA new Blizzard community post has been updated with brand new details regarding the launch of the next expansion.Before the release of The Burning Crusade launches, beginning on May 18 after each regional scheduled maintenance, The Burning Crusade Classic pre-expansion patch will be released, and “each character must choose whether to advance onward to Burning Crusade, move

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‘World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade’ release date leaked by Blizzard

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic expansion has seemingly been leaked by Blizzard Entertainment.According to a new Reddit post, as spotted by PC Gamer, several people pointed out that the World of Warcraft Classic Battle.net launcher briefly featured a notice for its upcoming Burning Crusade Classic expansion, indicating the release date as June 1.The new expansion is set to release some time this year, however Blizzard is yet to confirm the leaked date.World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic was announced in February during the annual BlizzCon, along with a brand new trailer.

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Jeff Kaplan departs Blizzard Entertainment after 19 years

Overwatch, and the vice president of Blizzard Entertainment, has announced that he is leaving the company after 19 years.Kaplan took to Twitter to announce his departure today: “I am leaving Blizzard Entertainment after 19 amazing years.

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Blizzard’s ‘Diablo II: Resurrected’ technical alpha starts this week

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that the technical alpha test for Diablo II: Resurrected will begin this Friday, April 9.Per a press release, Blizzard has confirmed that players who have opted in for the alpha test will get to experience the game from 3pm BST on April 9 until 6pm BST on April 12.The alpha test will focus on single-player mechanics, with three character classes being made available – Barbarian, Amazon and Sorceress.

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RTS game in development from ex-Blizzard staff “feels like an evolution”

Blizzard developers are working on an RTS game that “feels like an evolution of Blizzard RTS games”.Frost Giant Studios was created in 2020 from a team of ex-Blizzard employees who had worked on StarCraft II, Warcraft III, and Diablo IV. The launch came after Blizzard announced they were ending content production for StarCraft II.Frost Giant Studios’ aim is to “build the next great PC real-time strategy game”, according to their official website, and a recent interview with OP Attack revealed further plans to create an RTS “that feels like an evolution of Blizzard RTS games”.“Our influences will include Warcraft III, Broodwar, and StarCraft II.

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