Blizzard is cutting out the middleman with Diablo III. Instead of players turning to eBay to sell their virtual wares, they will now be able to sell items in an auction house within the actual game. Gamers will be able to sell these items either for gold to use within the game or actual, real-life [...]
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Blizzard Looking For PS3 Specialists For Diablo 3
June 5th, 2011
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If Blizzard’s job board is anything to go off of, as it has hinted at in the past, gamers can expect to have the chance to play Diablo III on the PS3 whenever Blizzard gets around to setting a release date. One of Blizzard’s job postings calls for a “Senior Software Engineer, Console — PlayStation [...]
External Diablo 3 Beta In Q3 2011
May 9th, 2011
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“We began internal company-wide testing last week. The game looks great, and we’re currently targeting a Q3 launch for external beta testing.” The above quote is from Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime, via an Activision conference call, concerning the much-anticipated Diablo 3. Gamers everywhere rejoiced. The next installment in the blockbuster franchise, Diablo 3 has been in development [...]
Blizzard Donates $800k to Make a Wish [Awesome]
May 7th, 2011
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PHOENIX (May 5, 2011) – The Make-A-Wish Foundation today announced a $800,000 donation from Blizzard Entertainment, a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software. The donation is based on 50 percent of the total sales during November and December 2010 of a special in-game pet, the Moonkin Hatchling, for Blizzard’s award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing [...]
Activision Blizzard’s George Rose Sounds Off On CA Violent Games Case
January 3rd, 2011
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Over the years, we have all heard threats to retailers to stop carrying violent video games. In 2005, California Governor Schwarzenegger tried to pass the current bill into effect. Thanks to our clever court systems, the bill was barred from affecting retailers while the lawsuit is being carried out. More recently, Activision Blizzard chief public [...]
World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Is The Fastest Selling PC Game Ever
December 13th, 2010
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Beating the record set by World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, WoW’s latest expansion Cataclysm sold 3.3 million copies in the first 24 hours it was available. Making it the fastest selling PC game ever. World of Warcraft continues to be the biggest pay-to-play MMO with over 12 million active subscribers.
Blizzard’s 5-Year Plan Leaked
December 9th, 2010
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To be successful, it’s a good idea to write down your goals and cross them off as you achieve them. It seems as though Blizzard did just that, and someone leaked those goals to the press. A document of Blizzard’s business plans from 2010 to 2015 got out and has been circling the web. The [...]
Diablo III Coming to a Console Near You?
November 17th, 2010
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Looking for work? Blizzard recently posted an ad, “looking to fill a few senior console-related positions on the Diablo III team,” according to a post on the official community on Diablo III’s website. In case you missed it, the key words are “console-related.” With Blizzard’s massive success in the PC market, why the shift to push [...]
Stories We Missed Roundup!
May 4th, 2010
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I guess I should say, stories I missed roundup. Anyways, you probably already know all this, but if 4PC happens to be the only place you go for your video game news, here’s some stuff you missed. StarCraft II is out on July 27th, which really isn’t that far away. 160 Microsoft Points gets you [...]
StarCraft II Collector’s Edition Revealed
April 8th, 2010
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Blizzard makes spectacular collector’s editions and while I have some interesting things to say about this one in particular I am going to save those thoughts for tonight’s recording of Bullshot! Instead I’m just going to tell you what comes in this behemoth of a box for $100. Of course you get the game, but [...]