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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

Overwatch League's opening week audience

Overwatch League has kicked off and north of 10 million people watched. The league's first season will have matches each Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Playoffs and finals are scheduled for July.

JANUARY 18

Overwatch League partners up with Twitch

Overwatch League and Twitch announced a two year partnership deal. The League's first season will run until June. Playoffs and finals are scheduled for July. In-game skins themed around each team available.

JANUARY 10

Symbiosis of gambling and gaming is at its peak

Dust from the stampede of enraged gamers is high up in the sky these days, following atrocious exploitation policies from two publisher/developer tag teams - EA/DICE and Activision/Bungie. Yet while these two outfits are taking the heat over the gambling controversy, there are others doing just the same but going unchecked.

JANUARY 2

Diablo 3's 'Darkening of Tristram' is back

Blizzard will celebrate Diablo III's 21st anniversary with a new Darkening of Tristram event. The event will bring unique transmogrification effects, achievements, portraits, pets, and more. Darkening of Tristram will start on 01 January.

DECEMBER 29

Destiny 2 DLC plans for March 2018 leaked

In case your wallet managed to survive Curse of Osiris and The Dawning, worry not, Bungie and Activision have you covered. Destiny 2 will be getting a new DLC named Gods of Mars, come spring 2018.

DECEMBER 28

Overwatch is giving away free loot boxes

Blizzard is giving each Overwatch player five loot boxes for logging into the game. The giveaway is a part of the Winter Wonderland event. The loot boxes will contain items relevant to the event.

DECEMBER 26

Call of Duty: WWII The Resistance DLC

Activision will release Call of Duty: WWII's first DLC pack in January. The DLC will bring new maps, a new mode and a continuation of the Nazi Zombies saga. PlayStation 4 owners will be the first to give the DLC a go.

DECEMBER 20

Destiny 2: The Dawning is now live

Destiny 2's traditional holiday event is now live across all platforms. The event brought back the Mayhem matches, new decorations and fresh items. The Dawning will also let you craft gifts for other players.

DECEMBER 20

Overwatch players are toxic because Blizzard says so?

Overwatch's toxicity issue continues to become more and more serious. A banned player started a thread on the Battle.net forum and Overwatch Game Director responded. Jeff Kaplan's response completely missed the point and blamed the ban on the player's toxic chat behaviour instead of his poor play-style.

DECEMBER 19

Call of Duty: WWII - the Xmas No1

Call of Duty: WWII is 2017's Xmas number one. The franchise has now matched the number of Xmas number ones set by EA’s ‘FIFA’. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds for Xbox One debuted at number four. Super Mario Odyssey claimed the title of the top-selling Switch Santa title.

DECEMBER 19

Overwatch: Winter Wonderland 2017 patch

Winter Wonderland 2017 patch has introduced a new notification system to Overwatch. Players will now receive in-game notifications instead of e-mails. New character skins, highlight intros and emotes are available.

DECEMBER 13

Destiny 2 endgame locked behind Curse of Osiris

Do you like the content you had in the base game? Do you like endgame you had until Tuesday? Did you purchase Curse of Osiris, no? Well too bad, you don't get to play the Destiny 2 endgame you previously paid for. It is locked until you pay Bungie's toll. I mean, buy the expansion.

DECEMBER 8

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Activision Blizzard - Page 82

Activision Blizzard NEWS - Page 82

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

Overwatch League's opening week audience

Overwatch League partners up with Twitch

Symbiosis of gambling and gaming is at its peak

Diablo 3's 'Darkening of Tristram' is back

Destiny 2 DLC plans for March 2018 leaked

Overwatch is giving away free loot boxes

Call of Duty: WWII The Resistance DLC

Destiny 2: The Dawning is now live

Overwatch players are toxic because Blizzard says so?

Call of Duty: WWII - the Xmas No1

Overwatch: Winter Wonderland 2017 patch

Destiny 2 endgame locked behind Curse of Osiris

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