Tag: Activision Blizzard

Former Call of Duty boss is now in charge of Blizzard, and she knows what she’s walking into

Former Call of Duty…

In somewhat surprising news, Johanna Faries has been appointed as the head of Blizzard Entertainment. Faries is mostly known…
Diablo 4 igneous core: How to farm season 3 boss materials

Diablo 4 igneous core:…

Diablo 4's newest boss summoning item, Igneous Core, is your ticket to the Vault of the Loom and its…
Unprecedented ‘inside look’ at Call of Duty matchmaking debunks fan theories on SBMM and confirms our assumptions: ‘Skill is not the dominant variable’

Unprecedented ‘inside look’ at…

Call of Duty's matchmaking is no longer a mystery. Last year, Activision promised fans that it'd finally open up…
Blizzard’s late-night emergency patch saved Diablo 4’s most controversial season yet

Blizzard’s late-night emergency patch…

Last week, Blizzard learned just how little Diablo 4 players want to avoid traps while doing dungeons. Reddit and…
Diablo 4: Blizzard is already making Season 3’s most annoying mechanics..

Diablo 4: Blizzard is…

Blizzard rolled out patch 1.3.0a for Diablo 4 on Friday, making it the first update to arrive following the…
Call of Duty, Palworld, And More Of The Week’s Best Gaming Takes

Call of Duty, Palworld,…

For a game we’ve all been calling “Pokémon with guns,” turns out there aren’t all that many guns in…
Layoffs at Toys for Bob and Sledgehammer Games affect between 30% and 40% of staff, insider says

Layoffs at Toys for…

Crash Bandicoot developer Toys for Bob and Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer Games have reportedly lost around 40 per…
Blizzard’s cancelled survival game, Odyssey, reportedly killed due to its engine

Blizzard’s cancelled survival game,…

This has not been a good week for game developers in general, but that’s especially true for the 1,900…
Microsoft cuts 1,900 jobs at Activision Blizzard and Xbox, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves the company, and the studio’s survival game has been cancelled

Microsoft cuts 1,900 jobs…

As if 2023's historic volume of gaming layoffs wasn't enough, 2024 is starting in the exact same vein—studios including…
Activision Blizzard cancels survival game as Mike Ybarra and Allen Adham leave the company

Activision Blizzard cancels survival…

Activision Blizzard has reportedly cancelled its in-development survival game, as well as waving goodbye to both president Mike Ybarra…