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Paladins developers calling out Blizzard for apparent hero plagiarism

After years of people claiming Paladins copied Overwatch, Hi-Rez Studios president Stew Chisam has accused Blizzard of plagiarism by saying the new hero Brigitte looks almost identical to Paladins' hero Ash.

MARCH 2

Blizzard tweet confirms rumour for Diablo III Switch port?

Okay, Blizzard is so good at assembling and operating hype trains that we're unsure what to think after the company's latest Diablo III flavoured tweet It shows a hand switching off a Diablo III head-lamp.

MARCH 2

ESRB will label all games that feature micro transactions

The United States Entertainment Software Ratings Board has finally updated its stance on games containing loot boxes, whereby instead of clearly labeling such games, they will simply label all games that feature micro transactions.

FEBRUARY 28

'Sombra' patch now live in Overwatch, and it's on purpose

Overwatch's live servers got a new patch. The update tweaked Mei, Doomfist and Mercy a bit, and made some bigger changes to Sombra. Players will have to get used to slower EMP charges and stop relying on the Ult ability as much.

FEBRUARY 28

Hearthstone getting annual refresh, will feature three expansions

It's that time of the year for Hearthstone, when Blizzard's card wielding addiction machine sheds the decks of old and comes out with the new. This time around, we'll have three expansions, a new hero, private matches and more.

FEBRUARY 28

New Sledgehammer Games studio head wrote an optimistic letter to fans

After leaving Sledgehammer Games, Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield have left Aaron Halon in charge of the studio. Mr Halon recently posted a letter on the studio's webpage. He said that he is 'committed to staying focused' on the fans.

FEBRUARY 27

Tony Hawk says he's no longer involved in Tony Hawk Pro Skating franchise

We can already assume how the latest tweet by famous skater Tony Hawk came about, seeing as how it does more than hint at the reason. It starts off with "To anyone asking me to 'remaster' old games", which was enough to make us chuckle.

FEBRUARY 27

Bethesda tops Metacritic's 8th annual game publisher rankings

There's been some reshuffling on Metacritic's list of top publishers in the year 2017, with Bethesda proudly sitting at the helm, despite the fact the company hasn't had any new IPs in 2017. They're not alone though.

FEBRUARY 27

FIFA 18 tops the UK sales charts yet again, for a total of six weeks

FIFA 18 is celebrating two consecutive weeks at number one on the UK sales chart. Grand Theft Auto V has climbed back to second place last week. Activision's Call of Duty: WWII rounds off the top three.

FEBRUARY 26

Overwatch's upcoming hero could be Torbjorn's daughter form Honor and Glory

After teasing Emre Sarioglu and Dr Harold, Blizzard have doubled down on Operation White Dome. This time, we got a letter sent by an injured Torbjorn to his pregnant wife. The letter informs her that Reinhardt will be the girl's godfather.

FEBRUARY 26

Overwatch has teased a new hero, just in time for the Uprising event

Overwatch has started teasing a new hero. Hero 27 could go live in the game at the end of March, just like Orisa did in 2017. Overwatch's Twitter account shared a photo of a declassified report that mentions a new name - Emre Sarioglu.

FEBRUARY 23

Call of Duty: WWII DLC release date

Activision released a new trailer for Call of Duty: WWII's first DLC. The Resistance will feature three new maps, one new Operation and a continuation of the Nazi Zombies story line. PC and Xbox One players will get the DLC in March.

FEBRUARY 23

Destiny 2 reshuffles release schedule, pushes back features

Bungie say all the features announced in the recent roadmap are still there, it's just that they had to move things around so as to ensure a "sufficiently high quality bar". Well, I know what I'd call a quality bar, right?

FEBRUARY 22

World of Warcraft transmog loot issues will be fixed with War for Azeroth

Blizzard have introduced controversial ''personal'' loot for dungeons in patch 7.3.5 that essentially prevented transmog hunters from obtaining skins not linked to your character's class. In other news, there will also be frog mounts.

FEBRUARY 22

Twitch giving away items to Overwatch League viewers but charging for Twitch emotes

Twitch's reward system will start giving away League Tokens to viewers who tune in to Overwatch League's Stage 2. The tokens can be used to purchase in-game skins. Additional skins and Twitch emotes are available in exchange for Bits.

FEBRUARY 22

Sledgehammer Games' founders leave Call of Duty for 'new executive duties' in Activision

Sledgehammer Games' founders, Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield, have decided to leave the studio in Aaron Halon's hands. The duo took Activision up on their offer of "new executive duties" within the company. Sledgehammer Games was founded back in 2009.

FEBRUARY 21

WC3 players invited to secret event

News of Blizzard inviting Warcraft 3 veterans to a secret event has rapidly snowballed into an avalanche of speculation, so it is only fair to remind our readers of the few lonely facts that served as launchpad for the hypestronauts.

FEBRUARY 19

Overwatch will host a Puppy Rumble

Overwatch is hosting a Puppy Rumble, an event inspired Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl and the game being in the middle of Lunar New Year celebrations. A teaser showing puppies dressed as Overwatch heroes has been shared on the game's Twitch channel.

FEBRUARY 19

Overwatch's Year of the Dog event

Overwatch's Year of the Dog event is going to have a map dedicated to the CTF game mode. The mode's rules have been somewhat revised and last year's draws will not be making a comeback. The CTF competitive season will reward the top 500 players with a special spray and a player icon.

FEBRUARY 19

GammaNow uses your GPU to mine cryptocurrency

GammaNow is an app that uses your computer's CPU and GPU to mine cryptocurrency. Aurora, the company that developed the app gives you 'Gamma points' as rewards.

FEBRUARY 16

US Senator says loot boxes cause addiction

United States senator Maggie Hassan has sent a letter and met with the Entertainment Systems Ratings Board and the Federal Trade Commission, respectively, in an attempt to address the issue that, in her words, leads to children being addicted and more susceptible to addiction.

FEBRUARY 15

Overwatch patch now on PTR, instead of live

Blizzard have accidentally released a patch meant for the PTR along with their Year of the Dog Overwatch update. The changes to Sombra, Mei and Doomfist have since been moved to the PTR. The Overwatch team is looking at some changes to Hanzo's Scatter Arrow.

FEBRUARY 15

Blizzard is hiring talent for a new Diablo project

Blizzard are hiring people for their Diablo team and it's evident they're creating more content for the series, either in the form of Diablo 4 or expansions for Diablo 3.

FEBRUARY 14

Hawaii proposes loot box law

It seems like the anti-loot box bandwagon is seriously gaining traction and now Hawaii has climbed aboard as well. I know that the stereotype of a Hawaiian you immediately thought of most certainly ain't no gamer, but their state representative says he's been playing games his whole life.

FEBRUARY 13

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Activision Blizzard - Page 81

Activision Blizzard NEWS - Page 81

Paladins developers calling out Blizzard for apparent hero plagiarism

Blizzard tweet confirms rumour for Diablo III Switch port?

ESRB will label all games that feature micro transactions

'Sombra' patch now live in Overwatch, and it's on purpose

Hearthstone getting annual refresh, will feature three expansions

New Sledgehammer Games studio head wrote an optimistic letter to fans

Tony Hawk says he's no longer involved in Tony Hawk Pro Skating franchise

Bethesda tops Metacritic's 8th annual game publisher rankings

FIFA 18 tops the UK sales charts yet again, for a total of six weeks

Overwatch's upcoming hero could be Torbjorn's daughter form Honor and Glory

Overwatch has teased a new hero, just in time for the Uprising event

Call of Duty: WWII DLC release date

Destiny 2 reshuffles release schedule, pushes back features

World of Warcraft transmog loot issues will be fixed with War for Azeroth

Twitch giving away items to Overwatch League viewers but charging for Twitch emotes

Sledgehammer Games' founders leave Call of Duty for 'new executive duties' in Activision

WC3 players invited to secret event

Overwatch will host a Puppy Rumble

Overwatch's Year of the Dog event

GammaNow uses your GPU to mine cryptocurrency

US Senator says loot boxes cause addiction

Overwatch patch now on PTR, instead of live

Blizzard is hiring talent for a new Diablo project

Hawaii proposes loot box law

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