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Blizzard drops ‘2’ from Overwatch ahead of season reset

Old name, new era.

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Lost on Diablo 4’s story? This recap gets you ready for Lord of Hatred

Here's a rundown of all the events leading to Diablo 4's newest expansion, Lord of Hatred.

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Overwatch 2 drops the 2 with a colossal overhaul — the Reign of Talon begins with 5 new characters dropping next week and a freakin' Hello Kitty collab

Blizzard's new Overwatch Spotlight presentation revealed that Overwatch 2 is dropping the 2, and now has a completely new live-service structure.

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Blizzard renames Overwatch 2 to Overwatch, 4 years after deciding Overwatch was Overwatch 2, because "Overwatch is more than just a digit: it's a living universe," called Overwatch

Overwatch 2 is now Overwatch after being Overwatch which was Overwatch 2

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Overwatch 2 drops the 2 and goes back to being Overwatch as Blizzard launches its biggest update ever next week: 'We want to gain players' confidence, we want them to have trust in the game'

The future of Overwatch looks brighter than ever before.

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Overwatch's biggest season ever kicks off with 5 new heroes all at once, including a cat with a jetpack who can toss you off the map

2026 is going to be a big year for Overwatch.

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World of Warcraft lead says Blizzard has "a bigger vision" than simply just being an MMORPG and the Warcraft IP has "been underutilized"

Holly Longdale wants to bring Warcraft "to as many people as possible"

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Player housing tools are so good, WoW's design director hopes the game will have quests where you build things in the future: 'We really want to use them'

Home is where the heart(hstone) is.

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Blizzard could add more homes per account to World of Warcraft's player housing in the future, but 'we have to be conservative at the start with these things'

"It's good that they want more, we're just trying to figure out how to give you more."

PC Gamer

'World of Warcraft' expansion roadmap detailed, goes free until Feb 1st — Midnight includes mega solo dungeon Labyrinths, mini raids, and more

At the World of Warcraft "State of Azeroth" event, Blizzard detailed the future of the Midnight expansion, touted as the dark middle act of the Worldsoul saga.

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World of Warcraft: Midnight's new roadmap includes prop hunt, mega-dungeon sized delves, and a new experimental game mode from the folks who brought you Remix and Plunderstorm

The experimentation continues.

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World of Warcraft's player housing will eventually get a copy/paste, mass select, and import/export feature for your kitbashed creations: 'This is just the ground floor for housing in WoW'

Home improvement.

PC Gamer

World of Warcraft lead teases there'll be "a lot of death" for "important characters" during the MMO's Worldsoul Saga, so pray for your favorites

It's been the subject of much debate within Blizzard

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WoW's expansion pre-patch event has buffed its rewards after being a little stingy at first, and I am running out of ways to phrase these sorts of headlines without plagiarising myself

Set your watch.

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"These people are just delusional": Blizzard says World of Warcraft players can keep selling services for in-game currency unless their business is "non-traditional," and GDKP raiders are furious

It might be time for a different side hustle

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Blizzard isn't "walking back" plans to remove World of Warcraft combat and UI mods: "Our goal was never to stamp out the addon ecosystem"

"This was always the intent"

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You can expect some of WoW's big timers to bite it during the Worldsoul Saga trilogy: 'It’ll be a lot of death, I’m afraid'

I see… only darkness… before me.

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Nearly 20 years ago, the makers of Age of Empires tried to make a Halo MMO, and then the studio closed: 'I still feel like no-one has really done the action MMO I see in my mind'

The audacious quest ended all the way back in 2008 after five years of development.

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Redesigns for both Orgrimmar and Stormwind are on the table if World of Warcraft: Midnight's Silvermoon overhaul is well received

"If it’s positive, I think it opens up a bunch more storytelling opportunities."

TechRadar

'The next chapter begins' — Blizzard announces several showcases that will share plans for the future of World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and Hearthstone

Blizzard Entertainment has announced a series of special showcases that will reveal the plans for its four biggest franchises, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and Hearthstone.

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World of Warcraft Midnight pre-patch follows tradition with a colony of bugs, filling the sky with dragons and turning hills into squishy gray lumps: "I just expect them to try and do better for once"

Here we go again

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The Diablo reveal Blizzard has been teasing now has an official date — alongside big announcements for Overwatch, World of Warcraft and Hearthstone

Blizzard has locked in dates for a new multi-part showcase event covering all of its major franchises.

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Blizzard's teases "the next chapter" for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone, and Diablo, as StarCraft fans enter year 11 of their desperation

The studio says these weeks of showcases "aren't updates in isolation," but a peek at "where Blizzard is heading"

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WoW's rough 2.0 transmog overhaul is mostly fixed, and I'm left wondering why Blizzard didn't just take the easy win

This could've all been avoided!

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"We probably should've done something sooner": World of Warcraft director says the MMO's addon changes have been a long time coming, but better late than never

"The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second-best time is today."

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