Blizzard teams up with ESL and Dreamhack for Starcraft 2, Warcraft 3: Reforged esportsBlizzard announced some pretty big news for Starcraft 2's esports aspirations, as the company is teaming up with ESL and Dreamhack on delivering Starcraft 2 and Warcraft 3: Reforged esports competitions, with more than $4.6 million in play.JANUARY 7
World of Warcraft patch 8.3 mounts - where and how to get themWorld of Warcraft is getting 26 mounts through various activities, including Rares in the world, achievements and PvP. Here is a full list and a showcase of the new things to ride, be it on land or air, and their origins.JANUARY 7
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reportedly blocked in IranSome Iranian players over at Reddit claim that they have been blocked from using Call of Duty: Modern Warfare servers and have not been offered a refund for the blocked services.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 7
Call of Duty Mobile dev posts Firing Range guide and tipsActivision's latest blog post on Call of Duty Mobile is all about Firing Range, one of fan favourite maps from Black Ops that is turning back the clock in the mobile version, and they even posted a useful set of tips for newer players.JANUARY 6
Overwatch - Lunar New Year 2020 possible start dateOverwatch's Lunar New Year is just around the corner. While we don't know the exact start date of the event, it's safe to assume the Year of the Rat will bring a bevvy of new skins, highlight intros, emotes and much more.JANUARY 6
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare update with "all of the fixes" is coming this weekInfinity Ward are set to release another major update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare this week. According to Co-Design Director of Multiplayer Joe Cecot, the update brings "all of the fixes".Semir OmerovicJANUARY 6
Next Call of Duty won't feature jetpacks, Treyarch confirmTreyarch studio are already working on the next Call of Duty game and according to the lead designer David Vonderhaar, the game will not feature the unpopular jetpacks gadget.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 6
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare gets new multiplayer Grind modeCall of Duty: Modern Warfare has introduced a brand new multiplayer mode named Grind. It's a combination of Kill Confirmed and Hardpoint and the mode first appeared in Call of Duty: Ghosts.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare getting more custom loadout slotsAlthough the holidays are officially behind us, Santa's still working on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare it seems. Now, players' pleas to add more custom loadout slots have been answered by Infinity Ward's art director, who said they're coming soon.JANUARY 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players are getting killed by chairsForget killstreaks, vehicles and enemy players, the biggest threat in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are office chairs, which apparently, are on a huge killing spree lately.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 31
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare glitch lets you skip tiers for freeCall of Duty: Modern Warfare has a new glitch that lets players skip tiers. The exploit requires one controller, two accounts and some patience. Reddit users who have been trying it have skipped from tier 6 to 51 in around one hour.DECEMBER 27
Overwatch is giving away five Winter Wonderland loot boxesFive Winter Wonderland loot boxes are now up for grabs in Overwatch. The boxes contain holiday-themed items from this and previous years. The festive sprays skins and emotes are available until the event comes to an end.DECEMBER 25
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Drop Zone and Snowfight game modes liveDrop Zone and Snowflight are now live in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The Drop Zone game mode is similar to Hardpoint and other objective-based modes. Snowfight will replace the players' weapons with two types of deadly snowballs.DECEMBER 24
Fireplace Jeff Kaplan is back, likely to tease SojournOverwatch's Jeff Kaplan is keeping the tradition alive by sitting in front of a fireplace and being an almost inanimate object but some activities happen from time to time during the stream. A big announcement, such as the 32nd hero is suspected.DECEMBER 24
Modern Warfare's Ground War matchmaking is broken after the latest updateGround War does not rotate maps anymore after the latest Modern Warfare update which means that if you start playing Palace or Farmland you will play that map until you back out and leave the lobby.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 21
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare patch brings improvements to clipping bugsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare has received a minor patch that brings several improvements to clipping issue and also fixes for some map exploits.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 21
BlizzCon 2019 schedule revealedBlizzard revealed the schedule for BlizzCon 2019, complete with sections for various games and esports, as well as a panel with voice actors, which is something the company skimmed on with the cancelled Overwatch launch event for Switch.DECEMBER 20
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Nikto now live - meet the other OperatorsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare's newest addition to the team - Nikto is now live. The new Operative's faction is Spetsnaz. This gave us the chance to see what the other half of the Armistice global taskforce in Special Ops looks like.DECEMBER 19
New Modern Warfare video shows just how horrible Shipment spawns areCall of Duty: Modern Warfare has a lot of problems with spawns on certain maps, mostly smaller ones but the latest introduction of the good old Shipment revealed just how big of an issue the spawn system actually is.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 19
CoD: Modern Warfare is most played CoD multiplayer on current-gen consolesBy now it's pretty clear that Infinity Ward knocked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare out of the park but if player reactions weren't enough, how about some data from Activision, who revealed that multiplayer numbers hit new highs in just 50 days.DECEMBER 18
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season One Refresh trailer lists new featuresThere's a lot going on in Infinity Ward and Activision as the two announced a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season One content refresh with a traditionally bombastic trailer, which should get you up to speed on what to expect this week in CoD-land.DECEMBER 17
Call of Duty: Mobile Battle Royale - how to kill Zombie SantaCall of Duty: Mobile is hosting its own holiday parade complete with Santa Claus and his helpers. The parade floats that appear throughout the game bring the players face-to-face with Kriss Kringle and a bunch of zombies.DECEMBER 16
Normal Gunfight is returning to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare soonAnother unpopular decision in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is soon to be reverted. The normal Gunfight mode that was replaced with Gunfight OSP will return in a future update.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 16
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to fix clipping issue in future updatesInfinity Ward are working on improvements to clipping issue that has been one of the most annoying problems in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Co-Design Director of multiplayer Joe Cecot confirmed that improvements won't be perfect though.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 16