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Blizzard cuts more than 200 US jobs as part of Activision restructure
IT and marketing sees most layoffs, Overwatch firm's cuts account for more than a quarter of planned 800 redundancies
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DeepMind AI beats StarCraft II pro players
Professional human players won just one match in 11 against Google's AI computer
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Over 100 Blizzard staff accept buyouts
Cork, Ireland customer service employees taking publisher up on repeated offers to leave for as much as a year's worth of pay
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Concern growing about Activision's influence at Blizzard - Report
Recently departed employees point to executive personnel changes and pressure to keep costs down
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Blizzard acknowledges the mobile reality
Diablo Immortal didn't go down well at Blizzcon, but Blizzard's Asian following makes a high-profile mobile strategy a necessity, not an option
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Blizzard's Diablo mobile game meets community backlash
NetEase co-developed Diablo Immortal sparks online petition, Blizzard categorises response as fan "passion"
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World of Warcraft: Classic free to WoW subscribers
Recreation of original World of Warcraft due out in summer 2019
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Blizzard to champion diversity at BlizzCon 2018
Inclusion Nexus to feature talks from LGBT community, people with disabilities, the Women's Advisory Council, and the Blizzard Veterans Group
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J Allen Brack succeeds Mike Morhaime as president of Blizzard Entertainment
Morhaime to remain in advisory role as Ray Gresko and Allen Adham also step into new senior executive roles
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Battle for Azeroth is the fastest-selling World of Warcraft expansion
Day-one global sales surpass 3.4 million
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Blizzard: "Who is your 'Red Shirt Guy'?"
At Devcom this week, Blizzard's Saralyn Smith advised developers to find and celebrate the stars in their communities
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Blizzard makes WoW base game and expansions free to subscribers
New subs now only have to pay an extra fee for the latest expansion, Battle For Azeroth
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Chinese Overwatch League team practices for twelve hours, six days a week
Team with the "most intensive training scheme" in the league has so far not won a single game
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Overwatch celebrates second anniversary with 40 million player milestone
Continued success may be buoyed by Overwatch League popularity, improved community management tools
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Blizzard to donate more than $250,000 to Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Overwatch's Pink Mercy charity skin will drive fundraising, alongside livestreams and more merchandise
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Hearthstone game director leaves Blizzard
Ben Brode spent ten years working on the popular card game
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Overwatch League team drops player
Boston Rising terminates contract of Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez after allegation of sexual communications with a minor
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Overwatch League team releases twice-banned player
Dallas Fuel cuts ties with Félix "xQc" Lengyel after he follows up suspension for homophobia with suspension for racism
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Overwatch League hands down fines, bans
Pro players disciplined for racism, homophobia, and account sharing; Felix "xQc" Lengyel receives his second suspension of inaugural season
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World of Warcraft, world of inspiration
Why I Love: Lightseekers senior designer Ana Steiner traces her history with the MMO that convinced her to pursue a career in games
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Blizzard embraces its legacy with World of Warcraft: Classic
New version of the MMO will "replicate the game experience" from when it first launched
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Starcraft II goes free-to-play
New WoW expansion announced alongside new business model for Blizzard's hit RTS
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Blizzard knuckles down on community as Valve fiddles
A few graphs won't fix review bombing and abuse; if Valve wants tips, it could look to the tough decisions and hard work Blizzard is doing on Overwatch
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Blizzard has taken disciplinary action against 480,000 Overwatch accounts
Jeff Kaplan's team devotes "a tremendous amount of time and resources to punishing people," and it's slowing progress of the game