The Wrath of the Lich King expansion was arguably the peak of World of Warcraft. The team was firing on all cylinders, coming off of the already impressive Burning Crusade, and growing its player base steadily. Then Cataclysm hit, and some folks were torn on its efficacy as a follow-up. Well, it’s back! In Classic …
Blizzard is planning an MCU-style future for the World of Warcraft. Chris Metzen, who only recently returned to the company as the executive creative director of Warcraft, has announced that the game’s next three expansions will make up a three-part interconnected saga. Since Blizzard typically releases expansions within two years of each other, “The Worldsoul …
During BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard revealed the future of World of Warcraft as a trilogy of expansions titled the Worldsoul Saga. Warcraft Executive Creative Director Chris Metzen made his return to the BlizzCon stage to offer a glimpse into what’s to come for the popular MMORPG. Next three expansions revealed Metzen described the Worldsoul Saga as …
During BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard revealed the future of World of Warcraft as a trilogy of expansions titled the Worldsoul Saga. Warcraft Executive Creative Director Chris Metzen made his return to the BlizzCon stage to offer a glimpse into what’s to come for the popular MMORPG. Next three expansions revealed Metzen described the Worldsoul Saga as …
World of Warcraft mobile game has reportedly been cancelled. Internal disagreements between Activision Blizzard and NetEase resulted in both parties axing the smartphone project three years into development. The WoW mobile title, codenamed ‘Neptune,’ was billed as a massively multiplayer online (MMO) role-playing game (RPG) set in the Warcraft universe. According to Bloomberg, the WoW …
Call of Duty and other Activision Blizzard games won’t appear on Xbox Game Pass until next year. On the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer claimed that players wouldn’t be seeing a big drop of those titles immediately, due to the lengthy regulatory challenges the company faced in its buyout attempt. Since it …
Chinese games publisher NetEase announced on Wednesday that it has declined Activision Blizzard’s proposal to extend their long-standing partnership for six months. This comes as Activision Blizzard, the US game developer, searches for a new partner. NetEase deemed the proposal “commercially illogical” and accused Activision Blizzard of wanting to “seek a divorce but still remaining …
The European Union (EU) has approved Microsoft’s $69 billion takeover bid for Activision Blizzard, despite previous opposition from the British competition regulator. However, the deal still faces challenges in the United States, where the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken legal action to block it. Microsoft’s bid for Activision Blizzard aims to create the world’s …