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CultureNewsCultureNewsOverwatch 2's Phone Requirement: 'It's Like Being Punished For Being Poor' [Update: Gone For Most]Blizzard's FPS should be free-to-play, but it keeps propping up barriers to entryByAshley BardhanPublishedOctober 5, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsBlizzard Screws Up Overwatch Comp Rules, Teams 'Strike' In ProtestChanging the rules halfway through a game is never a good lookByLuke PlunkettPublishedJuly 28, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsBlizzard Boss Defends Diablo Immortal, Feels ‘Really Good’ About Its LaunchWarcraft publisher’s president defends Immortal’s controversial in-app purchasesByZack ZwiezenPublishedJuly 7, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsNew Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Endured By Woman For YearsThe lawsuit details new allegations, including that Activision Blizzard is still retaliating against a victimByEthan GachPublishedMarch 24, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsBlizzard Outlines Plans To Improve After 'Challenging' 2021'Our top priority—now and into the future—is the work we are doing to rebuild your trust in Blizzard'ByLuke PlunkettPublishedJanuary 20, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsReport: Vicarious Visions Changing Its Name After Blizzard MergerThe studio was founded all the way back in 1991, so this sucksByLuke PlunkettPublishedOctober 27, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsBlizzard's Chief Legal Officer Quits Amid LawsuitClaire Hart, who had been the company’s top lawyer for three years, resigned FridayByAri NotisPublishedSeptember 21, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsWorld Of Warcraft Achievements Remove References To Hoes, Giant SacksBit by bit, Blizzard continues to remove off-color references from WoWByMike FaheyPublishedSeptember 7, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsBlizzard’s Top HR Guy Out Following Lawsuit And Widespread CriticismActivision Blizzard employees have reported major issues with the company’s HR, previously run by Jesse MeschukByEthan GachPublishedAugust 3, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision Blizzard Workers: Leadership Isn’t Actually Meeting Our DemandsEmployees are displeased with the union-busting WilmerHale and the official response to harassment lawsuitByIan WalkerPublishedAugust 3, 2021
CultureCultureBlizzard Sends Cease-And-Desists To Diablo II: Resurrected ModdersSeveral mods for last month’s Diablo II: Resurrected alpha test were recently pulled offline following a wave of…ByIan WalkerPublishedMay 27, 2021
CultureCultureHearthstone Esports Suspends Player Following Abuse AllegationsHearthstone Esports announced today that it has suspended one of the game’s Grandmaster tournament players, Paul…ByLisa Marie SegarraPublishedApril 8, 2021
CultureCultureEverything Blizzard Announced During BlizzConline's Opening CeremonyIt sure as heck isn’t BlizzCon, but until we can safely gather together again in the stew of scents and juices that…ByNathan GraysonPublishedFebruary 19, 2021
CultureOdds and EndsCultureOdds and EndsWoW Pacifist Picks "Millions" Of Flowers To Hit New Level CapDoubleagent, the world’s most famous pacifist (in World of Warcraft), has just hit the game’s new maximum level cap…ByLuke PlunkettPublishedDecember 13, 2020
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryI'm Juggling Four Alts To Get All The Loot In World Of Warcraft: ShadowlandsWorld of Warcraft’s Shadowlands expansion asks players to choose between one of four Covenants, each with its own…ByMike FaheyPublishedDecember 11, 2020
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryWoW’s Revendreth Makes Me Question If Bad People Deserve To Go To HellI really didn’t want to have to think about my country’s carceral state while playing a video game and yet, while…ByAsh ParrishPublishedDecember 7, 2020
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsWorld Of Warcraft Shadowlands’ Alt-Leveling System Is A Refreshing ChangeUnlike World of Warcraft’s Legion and Battle For Azeroth expansions, which gave players a choice on which zones to…ByMike FaheyPublishedDecember 3, 2020
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryAfter A Disappointing Start, WoW: Shadowlands’ Story Picks Up Big-Time In MaldraxxusThe more I think about Bastion, the more I’m glad I put the golden fields and star-dotted skies of that deceptively…ByAsh ParrishPublishedDecember 1, 2020
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryWorld of Warcraft: Shadowlands Manages To One-Up War Crimes in New QuestlineI can’t imagine a fate worse than death, but thankfully, the writers of World of Warcraft don’t suffer from my same…ByAsh ParrishPublishedNovember 25, 2020