The Past, Present, And Future Of Diablo
On November 2, 2018, Blizzard closed its annual BlizzCon keynote by announcing, to scattered applause, a Diablo game…
BlizzCon 2018's Cosplay Was Out Of Control
Other shows might be bigger, but every year Blizzcon brings out the absolute best in cosplay.
Some Theories About The Diablo Immortal Backlash
Why was the Diablo Immortal backlash so severe? Why didn’t Blizzard see it coming? Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we…
Overwatch Probably Won't Get A Hero Wackier Than Wrecking Ball
There was a time, hard as it might be to remember, when Overwatch’s wackiest hero was a peanut-butter-loving science…
Jeff Kaplan's Plans To Combat Overwatch Fatigue
This year’s BlizzCon was an odd one on a lot of levels, but I was personally stricken by the number of friends and…
Blizzard Is Adding World of Warcraft References To Warcraft III: Reforged
At first glance, remastering 2002’s Warcraft III seems like a fairly straightforward task. Take the ugly bits and make…
Blizzard Explains Why Overwatch Still Doesn't Have A Black Woman Hero
Overwatch fans disappointed with Ashe should know that six new heroes are in the works, Blizzard has told Kotaku, and…
Overwatch's Ashe Is More Than Just Another Sniper
In many ways, Overwatch’s newest hero Ashe is a contradiction. She’s pinpoint-accurate at a distance, but she’s not…
The WoW Classic Demo Is The Hell We Asked For
Chuck Norris references. Anal jokes. Killing two dozen raptors to harvest ten raptor heads. The Barrens. Shit, after…
Blizzard Says It Wasn't Expecting Fans To Be This Angry About Diablo Immortal
Yesterday, during a BlizzCon Q&A shortly after the announcement of mobile game Diablo Immortal, a fan in a red shirt…
Diablo Immortal Is A Simplified Diablo—Maybe Too Simplified
At first glance, the upcoming mobile game Diablo Immortal looks a lot like Diablo III. Similar classes, similar…
World Of Warcraft's 'Rise of Azshara' Update Will Take Us To The Land Of The Naga
World of Warcraft’s first major post-Battle for Azeroth content update, Tides of Vengeance, launches on December 11,…
Behold, BlizzCon’s giant Lego D.Va statue. Yes, she’s made of Lego bricks. No, you probably won’t be able to buy this…
Eight Nations Face-Off In This Weekend’s Overwatch World Cup
In Overwatch, as in soccer, there’s annual league play and international World Cups. This weekend belongs to the…
Blizzard Announces Diablo Immortal For Phones
If you were hoping for Diablo 4, you’re going to have to wait a while longer. The next Diablo game is Diablo Immortal,…
Hearthstone’s next expansion, Rastakhan’s Rumble, will be out December 4. Here’s a charming musical trailer.
Warcraft 3 Is Getting Remastered
It’s no Warcraft 4, but Warcraft 3 sure looks good remastered in 4K. Warcraft 3: Reforged is coming out next year to…