Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment is a 30-year-old video game company that has created four major video game franchises: Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and Overwatch. Their longest-running MMORPG World of Warcraft was released back in 2004 and is still played globally. At eXputer you will find the best Blizzard Entertainment-related video games guides, news, PC Settings, error fixes, and more.
- Year Founded: February 8, 1991
- Founder: Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, Frank Pearce
- Subsidiaries: Vicarious Visions, Proletariat, Inc., Blizzard North
- Parent Company: Activision Blizzard
- CEO: Bobby Kotick
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News
Overwatch’s Battle Of Olympus Event Is An Utter Disaster
Only mere days after its launch, players have started to call "Battle for Olympus" the worst event in the history of Overwatch.
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Industry
Blizzard Patents A New System To Calculate User Rankings In Games
Blizzard has patented a new method to calculate in-game user rankings of players by using two separate internal and external scores.
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News
75% Of The Public Response To The CMA Is In Favor Of The Microsoft-Activision Buyout
The Consumer Markets Authority received over 2100 public comments over the Microsoft-Activision deal during its review of the acquisition
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Games
Diablo IV’s Limited Collector’s Edition Comes Without The Game
Diablo IV's collector's edition will release at a hefty price of $96.66, but without one main item: The game.
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Games
Overwatch 2 Partners With Microsoft To Bring Free Overwatch Coins
Microsoft and Overwatch 2 have partnered to bring a new way to earn Overwatch Coins. A custom Ramattra-skinned Xbox Series X can also be won.
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News
The FTC is Suing to Block Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision-Blizzard
The FTC is suing to stop the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. This puts a wedge in Microsoft plans, but the fight isn't over.
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Games
Diablo IV Release Date Leaked By Reliable Microsoft Insider
Diablo IV has had its release date leaked and will apparently come out on June 5, 2023, with a whopping file size of 80GB.
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Industry
Split Vote At FTC Gives Microsoft-Activision Merger New Life
The four-member FTC panel blocking the Microsoft-Activision merger is divided about the deal, which can lead to them approving the merger.
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News
Chinese World Of Warcraft Players Are Invading Servers Of Neighboring Regions
Chinese World of Warcraft players are allegedly invading the servers of neighboring regions to turn them into a second Chinese server.
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Games
Overwatch 2 Patch Notes Adds Crossplay Aim-Assist For Consoles
Overwatch 2 has seemingly integrated crossplay aim-assist for consoles in the latest patch notes. The competitive mode does not include it.
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Games
Blizzard Entertainment Is Shutting Down Its Game Services In China
The licensing agreement between Blizzard and NetEase is about to end, leading to the pull-out of most Blizzard services from mainland China.
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Games
The Overwatch 1 Disc Finds Purpose Again, Gets Turned Into A Pizza Cutter
After the release of Overwatch 2, the first Overwatch game is no longer functional, unless you're using it for an entirely different purpose.
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eXputer Originals
Overwatch 2 Halloween Event Skins Are Ridiculously Expensive
Overwatch 2's new Halloween event introduces many skins at a ridiculous price. The game also puts some of the old skins back in the store.
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Games
Hours of Diablo 4 Closed Beta Footage Just Leaked Online
In a piece of news that will surprise no one, it appears that multiple hours' worth of footage of the Diablo 4 Beta has just leaked online.
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Games
Overwatch 2 Withstands First Weeks Of Controversy, Breaks Overwatch’s Record
Overwatch 2 has preserved the first weeks of mismanagement and has now had a daily player count triple to the peak tally of its predecessor.
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Games
Overwatch 2 Crosses 25 Million Players Just 10 Days After Launch
Well, the success of Overwatch lead the team to work on its sequel, and after its release, its been garnering a large amount of popularity.
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Games
The Newest Overwatch 2 Patch Fixes Some Of Its Biggest Bugs
The newest Overwatch 2 patch has addressed many minor issues, most of which are bug fixes and a couple of Hero changes to keep things balanced.
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Games
Overwatch 2 Won’t Let You Play If You Own a Pre-Paid Phone
After a huge outcry from a ton of players, Blizzard has eased on these absurd phone requirements for Overwatch 2.
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Games
Overwatch 2 Under Several DDoS Attacks On Launch Day
The many issues plaguing the game currently such as drops, long ques, login errors, among others, are due to multiple DDoS attacks.
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Industry
Activision Blizzard Criminally Held Back Raises From Unionizing Workers
Apparently, in retaliation to this new union, Activision Blizzard withheld raises from employees of Raven Software which made the union.
