Enlarge / A cinematic intro to the WC3 human campaign? That’s cool. Too bad fans had to step in to create this, since Blizzard doesn’t appear poised to add anything substantial to WC3R ever again. (credit: InsaneMonster) WarCraft III: Reforged has not received a patch or official announcement since April 2021, and its handlers at […]
Enlarge (credit: Blizzard Entertainment) The corporate-behemoth organism that is Blizzard Entertainment, which exists in a symbiotic state next to megaton game publisher Activision, became blurrier on Friday with a surprise announcement: It has absorbed a game studio within the Activision family, effective immediately. Vicarious Visions, a longtime game studio that was acquired by Activision in […]
Enlarge / Is there any chance WarCraft III: Reforged might receive another reforging this year? (credit: Aurich Lawson / Blizzard) You may have heard that 2020 wasn’t the greatest year—an issue we try not to belabor when covering the fun and escapism of video games at Ars Technica. But “disappointing” games are different than bad […]
Expand It looks like every couple of months, we hear word about a brand new studio created by Blizzard Entertainment experts, that is not always newsworthy. However, after a tough stretch for Blizzard’s roster of real time strategy matches, the most recent cast of Blizzard specialists beginning a new store has set a glowing fresh […]