Overwatch Anniversary Event DetailsBlizzard is slowly teasing us with the new content set to arrive to Overwatch in honour of the game's first anniversary. New skins, maps, voice lines and emotes are being shared on the Overwatch social media around the world.MAY 19
Updated: Destiny 2 gameplay & PC specsDestiny developers Bungie did their best to break the internet with their worldwide gameplay reveal of Destiny 2 today. With PC gamers getting a shot at it it too, it's shaping up to be even bigger and better than before.MAY 18
Why disclose when you can "leak"?Hype is cheap, reliable, self-perpetuating and most importantly, has a very generous gap between risk and reward. But why is the video game industry becoming so fond of the practice? Well, hold on to your posterior, as we dive into the swamp of mildly substantiated clarification.MAY 17
Overwatch art bookBlizzard partnered up with Dark Horse to release an Overwatch art book. The book will come in two editions: Standard and Limited, and feature some never-before-seen art. An anthology collecting the first 12 of Overwatch comics will also be available in October.MAY 15
Overwatch: Game of the Year editionOverwatch's first year anniversary is going to happen on 24 May. Data miners scanned the Xbox Store and found the details about the Game of the Year edition as well as some info on the Anniversary Event.MAY 11
MLG to focus on the Overwatch LeagueActivision Blizzard acquired the North American eSports league, MLG in January this year. Now they have made an esports division in the company, so the Major League Gaming will be in charge of Overwatch and Call of Duty leagues.MAY 10
Overwatch raked in more than a billionActivision Blizzard released their earnings report and, boy, it's a doozie. Overwatch has been named the "8th billion-dollar franchise in Activision Blizzard's portfolio".MAY 5
Black Ops 3 getting some zombiesSome new information has come to light regarding Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Zombies Chronicles. Features of the Zombie pack have been decrypted and shared on Reddit.MAY 5
Destiny 2 special for PCDestiny 2 will have some features "that are bespoke to the PC community". Additionally, the game will have at least two expansions in its first year, and Bungie is flirting with the idea of free seasonal events.MAY 5
Overwatch's patch 1.11 now liveOverwatch patch 1.11 is now in the PTR. Patches usually stay in the PTR for two or three weeks, and after that they are released into the wild on a Tuesday. This patch will probably go live a day before the game's first anniversary.MAY 4
Call of Duty: WW II will feature female soldiersIn a move that might spark just a little bit of controversy, the presence of female soldiers in the upcoming Call of Duty: World War II, has been confirmed by Sledgehammer games. No word yet on multiplayer customisation.MAY 2
The Last Bastion received high honoursLast summer's The Last Bastion released by Blizzard, won the People’s Voice award for “Best Writing in Film & Video.”. Other nominees included: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”, "Honest Trailers" and “Save Our Snowmen”. The official Webby went to “Great Performers: L.A. Noir” by The New York Times.APRIL 28
COD WWII is Saving Private Ryan The GameActivision's reveal of the first trailer for Call of Duty World War 2 is a visceral slice of war movie as game.APRIL 26
The Nexus Challenge 2.0 quest chainHeroes 2.0 update is live on Heroes of the Storm. Also live are the latest quest chain and the loot chest rewards for veteran players.APRIL 26
Heroes 2.0Heroes of the Storm's latest update will be in the open beta for four weeks. The update brings a new progression system and some cosmetic rewards. Before the update rolls out, a hero from Diablo 2 will join the nexus.APRIL 26
Expanding the Overwatch playgroundOverwatch's game director, Jeff Kaplan stated that there are six new maps under development. An exact release date is still unknown.APRIL 24
StarCraft is now freeBlizzad made their hit game StarCraft and its expansion StarCraft: Brood War available for free. They made this move because the remastered version of the game is set to release sometime this summer.APRIL 19
Genji and Hanamura visiting the NexusAfter Lucio, Genji is the next hero from Overwatch to join the Heroes of the Storm Nexus. He'll retain his abilities from his original game but they'll be tweaked a bit. Genji is also bringing over a map from Overwatch.APRIL 17
Aim smoothing patch is on its wayConsole versions of Overwatch are getting an update to fix the problems with the control scheme and to add the option to turn aim smoothing off. A time-limited PvE event set in the past is currently in effect.APRIL 14
Necromancer closed beta is now liveDiablo 3’s Necromancer closed beta went live yesterday. The beta will stay closed for its entire duration. If you've applied, there should be an e-mail waiting for you.APRIL 12
Persona 5 - number one in the UKPersona 5 is the most successful JRPG to launch in the UK since 2013. ME: Andromeda saw a severe drop in sales due to the issues with Denuvo. Overwatch is again among the top ten on the UK game sales chart.APRIL 10
StarCraft II lead gameplay designer is moving to a new projectStarCraft II lead gameplay designer David Kim is moving to a new project within Blizzard after several long and fruitfull years. No word yet as to what that project might be.APRIL 8
A new Call of Duty mobile game is in the worksCany Crush develper King is hiring additional staff for work on a Call of Duty mobile game. Activision is really doing everything in their power to restore the franchise to its former glory.APRIL 7
Overwatch comicUprising is the twelfth Overwatch comic and deals with the events leading up to the fall of Overwatch. In the comic you can see a young Tracer as a cadet and a slew of familiar faces to boot.APRIL 6