‘Crash Bandicoot 4’ comes to PC on March 26th

Posted on 12/03/2021 by Engadget

As of today, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S (with free upgrades from PS4 and Xbox One), as well as Nintendo Switch. Although Activision Blizzard said the game would arrive on PC later this yea...

Don’t expect ‘Overwatch 2’ or ‘Diablo 4’ this year

Posted on 04/02/2021 by Engadget

First, the bad news: Neither Overwatch 2 nor Diablo 4 will not come out in 2021, according to publisher Activision Blizzard.Executives shared the information during the company’s Q4 2020 earnings call, and they didn’t provide a release window for eit...

Blizzard is gobbling up Vicarious Visions

Posted on 22/01/2021 by Engadget

Game publisher Activision is folding one of its oldest support studios into Blizzard. On Friday, the company told GamesIndustry.biz all 200 team members of Vicarious Visions are now employees of Blizzard. And moving forward, they’ll be “fully dedicat...

The fastest-selling PC game ever is a ‘World of Warcraft’ expansion

Posted on 08/12/2020 by Engadget

When you think of hot-selling PC games, you probably think of the annual Call of Duty refresh or Rockstar’s latest magnum opus. However, the all-time record just went in a (somewhat) unexpected direction. Blizzard claims that World of Warcraft: Shado...

Blizzard’s virtual BlizzCon will be free to watch

Posted on 03/11/2020 by Engadget

Like most other events over the last eight months or so, Blizzard’s BlizzCon didn’t go ahead as usual. Tens of thousands of fans would have attended. Instead, they'll have to make do with an all-digital replacement in February: BlizzConline. Unlike w...

What Activision’s YouTube deal says about Call of Duty esports

Posted on 25/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

This January, Activision signed a multi-year deal with YouTube, making it the exclusive home of both the Call of Duty and Overwatch leagues, ditching Twitch entirely. The Call of Duty League has 1.1 million YouTube subscribers, and its 2020 champions...

AT&T reportedly backs away from selling Warner Bros. Interactive

Posted on 01/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

For the time being, AT&T has reportedly decided against selling its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment gaming division to another company. According to Bloomberg, the telecom concluded the unit was too valuable to ditch, even if a sale would...

Activision Blizzard reports a record quarter amid growing wage dispute

Posted on 04/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Activision Blizzard reported another quarter of record-setting financial results, with each of its core franchises delivering better-than-expected returns, including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Overwatch and Candy Crush. Activision...

Overwatch League’s online-only playoffs start on September 3rd

Posted on 15/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

If something is working, don't fix it. That's the approach Blizzard is taking to Overwatch League's upcoming playoffs, which will start on September 3rd. After the success of its May Melee and Summer Showdown series, OWL is once again adopting a high...

Remastered ‘Tony Hawk’ games add eight new pro skaters to the roster

Posted on 24/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

EA may have lit a fire under video game skateboarders with news that the Skate series will return, but before that happens Activision is going to deliver its remastered collection of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2. Now the company has announced that no...

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