Blizzard service Battle.net’s new social features are now live. Now players can customize their profiles, voice or text chat in groups and more.
Battle.Net Gets New Social Features
Blizzard’s Battle.net service is giving players what they want—access to their gaming friends on every device, whenever. It’s a push for hyper convenience, but will undoubtedly lead many players to wonder which chat service they should use.
Never Mind, Everybody, It's Called 'Battle.net' Again
Hey, remember when Blizzard callously killed the “Battle.net” name, a beloved moniker for its online service in games like StarCraft, Diablo, and Overwatch that dates all the way back to 1996? Well, the blue giant has now decided to un-kill it.
The Battle.net Launcher Is Just The Blizzard Launcher Now
Last year Blizzard announced it was doing away with the name Battle.net. The latest game launcher update puts that plan into effect, replacing the Battle.net branding and asking players to “Log in to Blizzard.”
Now You Can Farm WoW Gold For Overwatch Loot Boxes And Hearthstone Cards
Thanks to a change in the way Blizzard’s WoW tokens work, players can now farm World of Warcraft gold and apply it towards credit for Overwatch loot boxes, Heroes of the Storm character unlocks and Hearthstone cards.
Blizzard Is Killing The Name 'Battle.net'
It’s the end of an era for Blizzard, as the company announced today plans to say farewell to the name Battle.net, which they’ve used to refer to their internet platform since 1996.
The latest update to Blizzard’s Battle.net launcher allows players to stream games like Overwatch, Hearthstone and World of Warcraft directly to Facebook.
Tips For Playing Heroes Of The Storm
Blizzard’s up-and-coming MOBA Heroes of the Storm has finally come out. Better yet, it’s really fun! But like all MOBAs, it can be pretty overwhelming at times. Don’t panic. I’m here to help.
Heroes Of The Storm Is Changing Its Competitive Ranked Modes
The good news is that it sounds like Blizzard is changing most everything for the better. The frustrating news is that everyone’s current ranking is going to be reset.
Fan's Backstory For Heroes Of The Storm Is Better Than The Real Thing
Lore. It’s always the tricky part.
Heroes Of The Storm Needs A Mode Between Quick Matches And Ranked Games
In its quest to make Heroes of the Storm as approachable as possible, Blizzard has made one grievous error: they only offered players one competitive gameplay mode before become eligible for ranked “Hero League” matches. This hurts the game in a number of ways. Thankfully, it’s also easily fixable.
Why You Should Care About Heroes Of The Storm
“Well, that wasn’t good,” I said. My team had just been defeated in a game of Heroes of the Storm. “Eh,” my friend Alex replied as the colorful mush of the on-screen battle faded into a dark red “DEFEAT” screen. “It doesn’t feel any different if you win or lose in this game.”
Five Things I Love About Heroes Of The Storm
Heroes of the Storm is finally coming out at the beginning of June. I’ve been playing Blizzard’s up-and-coming MOBA pretty much nonstop for the past few weeks, and have developed a lot of feelings about the game during its extended beta as a result. Let’s start with the positive ones.
Lots of big changes are coming to Heroes of the Storm today. Blizzard's list of patch notes detail dramatic gameplay adjustments alongside the addition of a new hero, map, and ranked mode known as "Team League." The hero tweaks seem particularly interesting—Uther is basically being rebuilt with five new talents.
One Small Thing I Love About Heroes Of The Storm
I recently added Heroes of the Storm to the growing pile of MOBAs that I've become hopelessly addicted to. And while I find the characters in Blizzard's new game lacking in some ways (like their skins), one thing really impresses me about it in comparison to League of Legends: the way the heroes talk to one another.
Diablo III Player Reaches Level 1,000 Without Dying
Gaining 1,000 Paragon levels in Diablo III is no small feat and it's only accomplished by a very few amount of players. But doing it on Hardcore difficulty, where your character's death is permanent, that's some next level insanity. Ukranian player Nokieka is the first in the world to do it.
How EA, League of Legends & Battle.net Were Brought Down By Attacks
Last week, a group calling themselves DERP launched DDoS attacks on the servers of a number of the world's biggest games (and games companies). It seemed like an awfully big list of victims for such a simple and ancient form of attack, but as Ars Technica explain, there was a bit more to it than that.
Hackers Claim Takedown Of Battle.net, League Of Legends, EA [UPDATE]
A group of hackers going by the name DERP has launched DDoS attacks on a number of big games and websites today, bringing a number of them down, including the homepage of Electronic Arts.
Let Doc Brown Explain Warlords of Draenor's Confusing Timeline
The next WoW expansion, Warlords of Draenor will focus on orcs, but most importantly time travel. As if the lore wasn't already confusing enough, WoD will make sure we get lost in the history of orcs and humans. But thanks to Redditor trytech, we might have a saviour, none other than Doc Brown from Back to the Future.
