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Blizzard says 'There's actually millions of people that still play Diablo 3' and those players have the right idea

Return to monk.

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In the best thing Overwatch has brought to the world in years, fans flood the internet with edits of their own pets cosplaying as Jetpack Cat

IRL Jetpack Cats as far as the eye can see

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WoW Midnight's Prey system is a "don't AFK mode" on its nastiest difficulty, says Blizzard dev who was "surprised" to learn "players really liked being ambushed"

Be careful where you park your World of Warcraft character when the next expansion comes out

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Blizzard is already nerfing Overwatch's Jetpack Cat as the hero continues to suffer from constant bans: "She can be very, very lethal"

Jetpack Cat nerfs are coming next week and in a mid-season patch

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Warlocks have taken the throne as Diablo 2's best class 26 years later, and Blizzard seems to be OK with letting them have their fun for now

The older classes aren't as far behind as you might think, though.

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It took 25 years for Diablo 2 to get a new class, and less than 2 weeks for players to figure out how to become invincible Warlocks with demon meat shields

And all it takes is two spells

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After cutting down World of Warcraft classes, Blizzard "heard loud and clear from players that it was not what they were looking for," so it has already walked back some changes

MMO players yearn for complication

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Blizzard pleads with World of Warcraft fans not to judge the removal of combat mods too early, because Midnight was designed with it in mind: "We changed some of how we build encounters"

It'll be different when "all the new content comes"

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Blizzard tightens its grip on Overwatch's revived fanbase, slips more lootboxes and bonus XP into players' hands as a thanks "for a warm reception to Season 1"

Blizzard's FPS is firing on all cylinders

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Overwatch fans think a RuPaul's Drag Race winner and Doctor Who star is teasing another new hero: "I'm immediately maining them"

Jinkx Monsoon's been pleading for a role in Blizzard's FPS for years

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Diablo 2 player discovers the key to immortality on the new warlock class is to use a pet demon as a shield

Don't tell Blizzard!

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"The ultimate sign of respect": Path of Exile co-creator says Blizzard locking Diablo 2's base game updates to paid Warlock DLC isn't about "selling copies," it's "about preserving a museum piece"

"The team seems fully aware of the care that needs to be taken around this important piece of gaming history"

GamesRadar

Blizzard made "a strategic mistake" releasing Diablo 2's Reign of the Warlock without "substantial new exploration content," Path of Exile co-creator says

It leaves out players who want more story

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Overwatch's evil faction suffers a huge blow in a new Helldivers 2-style event, and it's all thanks to the Jetpack Cat cosmetics tempting everyone to switch sides

The hierarchy of power in the Overwatch universe is about to change

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WoW's classes were pruned for Midnight because many were 'built in a world' where its devs assumed they'd be using addons

"We settled into an expectation."

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1 week after Diablo 2 got its first new class in 25 years, the playerbase is already fractured on whether it's perfectly OP or "completely unacceptable"

"It's a cheap trick to get us to spend our money"

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Determined not to lose the Overwatch players it just won back, Blizzard turns on the free loot tap as server issues plague the hero shooter’s big return event

You get a lootbox, and you get a lootbox

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After a glitch botched Overwatch's first big post-reboot event, it's sending out the rewards—including 14 lootboxes—out to players anyway

Mmm, sweet lootboxes.

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Blizzard drops Overwatch Jetpack Cat lore and everyone agrees there's something fishy with that feline: "No regular cat would be able to coordinate and operate machinery like that"

"She's gotta be a villain or spy of some kind"

PC Gamer

Thanks to Diablo 2, Blizzard might've found a way to fix Diablo 4's loot fatigue in its next expansion

The Horadric Cube might be a bigger change than the two new classes.

GamesRadar

Blizzard "looking at" giving World of Warcraft's older races the customization overhauls they deserve, but it's not happening "soon"

Turns out changing things in a game that can legally drive is hard

Windows Central

Microsoft is on a win streak with nostalgia games — Who thought we'd have new Age of Empires 2 and Diablo 2 expansions in the same week?

For veteran gamers who have been at it for decades, this week's new content for Age of Empires 2 and Diablo 2 feels like time travel. Kudos to Microsoft for preserving these games the right way.

Windows Central

World of Warcraft's inviting players to show off their Player Housing creations through a special collaboration with Pinterest — here's how to do it

Player Housing has taken World of Warcraft by storm, and it's only in early access. So, Blizzard is driving up the hype for the full version by inviting players to show off their virtual homes through a special collaboration event with Pinterest.

PC Gamer

Blizzard isn't going to let World of Warcraft players suffer from outdated character customization for long, but it's going to take some time to fix

The team is very aware that there's a bias towards newer playable races.

Windows Central

World of Warcraft leads pledge more player customization — housing, race updates, custom animations, and glyphs to merge with transmog?

We spoke to Maria Hamilton, Design Director and Jay Hwang, Principal Artist on World of Warcraft's bigger emphasis on player housing, customization, and what we could see next from the game.

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