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At least four Korean studios are trying for the Blizzard IP.

Blizzard is apparently receiving several new pitches for a new Starcraft game from no fewer than four Korean development studios. This report comes to us from Asia Today, who says that companies NCSoft, Nexon, Netmarble, and Krafton are all competing to create a new game based on the StarCraft IP.

A few of the studios have reportedly traveled to Irvine, California to visit Blizzard in person to make their pitches....

Get access to a new bundle that includes special mounts and an exclusive pet.

Razer and World of Warcraft are partnering up for a special collaboration. Those that purchase select Razer peripherals will get access to an event bundle for the retail version of World of Warcraft that includes access to two mounts and a pet.

Specifically, players will get a bundle that includes: Iron Skyreaver (mount), Coral-Stalker Waveray (mount), and Razeshi B (pet).

This...

First come, first served.

Blizzard shares that the final stop of the Warcraft 30th Anniversary World Tour will take place on May 10, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. This celebration of three decades of Warcraft invites fans of any and all of the Warcraft games to the Royale Boston, with doors opening at 7pm ET.

Tickets for this event are free, but it's on a first come, first serve basis. The first wave of tickets will be offered on Thursday, March 27 at 10am PT (1pm ET)....

Time to take on Gallywix.

Season 2 for World of Warcraft: The War Within is now live. Season 2 is packed with new content for players that includes a new raid, new Delves, a new rotation of Mythic+ dungeons, and a new season for PvP. There are even some new raid achievements, Keystone Master achievements, new Mythic+ rewards, and Gladiator rewards for PvP.

The highlight of this release is the Liberation of Undermine raid. Players will take the fight to Jastor Gallywix,...

A few new upgrade bundles are available to prepare for your return.

The Mists of Pandaria expansion is set to return later this year, this time for World of Warcraft Classic. To prepare players for Mists of Pandaria Classic, Blizzard released three new optional bundles and services through the Battle.net shop.

As noted, these are optional bundles. To access Mists of Pandaria Classic you still only need to have an active subscription for World of Warcraft. Like the previous...

Many players are actually quite excited for this.

Blizzard shared a glimpse at the future of Overwatch 2 yesterday. The future, apparently, includes the return of loot boxes along with several other changes and additions coming to the game.

Come the start of Season 15, Overwatch 2 players will once again be able to earn loot boxes. These loot boxes will again be earnable by playing the game normally. Upon opening said loot box, you will be rewarded with random Overwatch...

For when you need that extra edge.

If you're in the market for a new or an additional pair of gaming glasses and you're a fan of Overwatch then I have some good news for you. Gunnar Optiks and Blizzard have announced that they are collaborating on a new pair of Gunnars that are inspired by Reaper from Overwatch.

The Overwatch Reaper glasses start at $69 for non-prescription lenses. There are options for prescription lenses as well as straight up sunglasses, also with...

First we had Sharknados. Now it's time for the Plunderstorm.

A special limited-time competition is now live in World of Warcraft. Blizzard calls it Plunderstorm. I also call it Plunderstorm because that's what its name is. This is a "competition of wits, prowess, and survival."

Plunderstorm was originally introduced to Warcraft players back in Dragonflight. This is Warcraft's take on the battle royale genre. Each match takes about 10-15 minutes to complete...

Blizzard to launch the new season on January 21.

Bust out the broomsticks and giant iron pots, because the Season of Witchcraft is just around the corner in Diablo 4. Starting January 21, Diablo 4: Season of Witchcraft will kick off and with it will come new activities, new content, and new items to earn.

Heads have been stolen from the Tree of Whispers and the Witches of Hawezar need your help in tracking them down. In exchange for your services you will be able to...

Can you resist the call?

A new content update for World of Warcraft: The War Within came out yesterday evening. Those with The War Within expansion can now explore a new area, Siren Isle, where they will face new enemies with new rewards. This content update, 11.0.7, offers up a new zone, new currency and rewards, new gear, new story content, and new character customizations.

Blizzard also talks about new class balance changes, racial perk updates, UI changes, and tons...

GOG says they'll still preserve them forever anyway.

Blizzard is pulling the original versions of Warcraft and Warcraft 2 from GOG. This comes a very short time after remasters for Warcraft were released by Blizzard as part of their 30th anniversary event.

GOG says that both Warcraft and Warcraft 2 will be pulled from purchase at GOG on December 13. That date is exactly one month after Blizzard released the remasters of these two games on their own Battle.net client....

Plus get a free boost to level 50.

Blizzard kicked off their Black Friday deals early for Diablo 4. You can save up to 40% on the base version of Diablo 4 and up to 25% off of all Vessel of Hatred editions. This sale also means that you can purchase both Diablo 4 and the Vessel of Hatred expansion for 35% off, or just $44.99. Then you also have things like the Deluxe and Ultimate Editions of Vessel of Hatred if you want.

If you don't yet own Vessel of Hatred but want...

It's time for a fresh start... again.

Blizzard just launched the 20th Anniversary Edition realms for World of Warcraft: Classic. These realms are a totally fresh start where players will create new characters and progress through content phases over the course of several months. These realms launch with some quality of life improvements (detailed below) that were made since the launch of WoW Classic in 2019.

These fresh servers are for those who want to experience what...

From player housing in WoW to Warcraft Reforged 2.0.

Blizzard celebrated 30 years of Warcraft with a huge streamed event today. The Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct included a plethora of announcements for several different Warcraft products. These ranged from new housing announcements for World of Warcraft, to Hearthstone expansions, to a massive 2.0 update for Warcraft 3: Reforged.

Another big thing to keep an eye on is the new Warcraft Battle Chest that includes the...

Warcraft turns 30 this year.

While World of Warcraft is only turning 20 this year, its namesake is actually turning the big 3-0. Yep, the original Warcraft came out almost 30 years ago now and Blizzard just announced a little celebration to mark the occasion.

On November 13, Blizzard will host the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct. It starts at 10AM (PT) on Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok. The Direct will feature an unspecified number of Warcraft developers as they reflect...