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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

Overwatch's free weekend is coming up

Blizzard is throwing another free Overwatch weekend. The Weekend starts on Friday, 16 February, 2018. PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players will all have access to the game's heroes, maps and The Year of the Dog Lunar Event.

FEBRUARY 13

Egress, a Dark Souls inspired multiplayer game announced

Battle royale genre is going to get enriched by another title later this year - Egress, a game focusing on hardcore intense melee action akin to Dark Souls, developed and published by Fazan.

FEBRUARY 10

Activision Blizzard up by over $4 billion

Activision Blizzard's revenue from "in-game net bookings" reached $4 (£2.90) billion for 2017. Half of the money came from Candy Crush operator, King, and the other half came via their PC and console titles. EA reported $787 million in what it calls "live services" for the latest quarter.

FEBRUARY 9

Destiny 2 devs spread the love with Crimson Days event

Destiny 2's development team decided to throw its own Valentine’s Day themed event dubbed the Crimson Days, starting Tuesday, 13 February, 2018. While there are certainly some teamwork oriented goodies here, it strikes us as incredibly ironic to preach a holiday of love to people looking to 'shoot mans'.

FEBRUARY 8

Sweden might ban loot boxes by 2019

Sweden has joined the legislative battle against loot boxes. The minister of civil affairs, Ardalan Shekarabi, suggested the mechanic could be banned by 2019. A study from the University of Hamburg prompted the German Youth Protection Commission to also take action.

FEBRUARY 8

Overwatch skin changing update

Overwatch's Year of the Dog event kicks off on 08 February 2018. Along with the new map dedicated to Capture the Flag and the new Legendary skins, Blizzard has added the option to choose a different skin for your hero just before the match starts.

FEBRUARY 8

Monster Hunter: World dominates the UK charts

Capcom's new RPG Monster Hunter: World is at the top of the UK sales charts for the second week in a row. The game is currently available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Dragon Ball Fighterz dropped from number two all the way down to number six.

FEBRUARY 5

The next COD will be Black Ops 4

According to a tweet by an industry insider, Activision might be working on a new Call of Duty game. The rumors say that the upcoming title will be called Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The new game could end up being a modern, boots on the ground type of a COD title.

FEBRUARY 5

Overwatch's Lunar New Year Event 2018

Blizzard recently shared that Lunar New Year 2018 will be the Year of the Dog. The event will kick off on 08 February and probably bring a new game mode, as well as some new skins and sprays.

FEBRUARY 2

CoD: WWII The Resistance community event

Along with The Resistance - Call of Duty: WWII's first DLC, Activision is throwing a community event. The event is available to all players until 27 February, and offers new game modes, weapons and uniforms.

JANUARY 31

Overwatch dev update reports on toxicity

After polishing up their report feature, the Overwatch development team has seen an increased rate of player reports, as well as a decrease in abusive chat behaviour. Jeff Kaplan also talked about changes that are coming for Mercy and Hanzo. He touched on the topic of buffs for Mei and Symmetra.

JANUARY 26

Overwatch - Blizzard World is almost here

Blizzard will soon launch Overwatch's latest map - Blizzard World. In addition to the new map, the game's standard Loot Boxes will offer up some fresh cosmetic items. Lunar New Year and Uprising events are set to make a comeback in 2018.

JANUARY 22

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Activision Blizzard - Page 81

Activision Blizzard NEWS - Page 81

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

Overwatch's free weekend is coming up

Egress, a Dark Souls inspired multiplayer game announced

Activision Blizzard up by over $4 billion

Destiny 2 devs spread the love with Crimson Days event

Sweden might ban loot boxes by 2019

Overwatch skin changing update

Monster Hunter: World dominates the UK charts

The next COD will be Black Ops 4

Overwatch's Lunar New Year Event 2018

CoD: WWII The Resistance community event

Overwatch dev update reports on toxicity

Overwatch - Blizzard World is almost here

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