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Tencent's Buying Spree Continues With Majority Stake In Battlerite developer Stunlock Studios
20.7.2021
Yesterday, Kotaku reported that Tencent wants to buy British game maker Sumo Group for an eye-watering $1.3 billion. Today, we’re reporting that the Chinese conglomerate acquired a majority stake in Stunlock Studios.Based in Sweden, Stunlock Studios is best known for free-to-play Battlerite, which...
Call of Duty: Warzone Players Are Going Invisible Again Using Red Doors
19.7.2021
Glitches cycle in and out of Call of Duty: Warzone like stray cats through an abandoned house, but invisibility has caused players more headaches than most. And despite past fixes, Call of Duty’s battle royale players once again appear to be getting shot by opponents they can’t see, this time...
Tencent Buys Sumo Group For $1.3 Billion
19.7.2021
British company Sumo Group, whose various studios have worked on everything from Hitman to Forza to Disney Infinity, has been bought by Chinese giant Tencent for a whopping $1.3 billion, Reuters report.Read more
Blizzard představil další úpravy Diabla II: Resurrected
14.7.2021
Justice Department Investigating Overwatch League
3.7.2021
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into the Overwatch League’s soft salary cap policy that punishes teams who pay players too much, according to a new report by Dot Esports.Read more
Vzali mu půl platu, stejně má prý moc. Šéf Activisionu dráždí investory
23.6.2021
Přestože vydavatelství Activision Blizzard pod vedením Bobbyho Koticka zažívá rekordní úspěchy, snížili jeho plat na polovinu. Ani to však téměř polovině investorů nestačí a přejí si další krácení
Activision Shareholders Vote To Keep Paying CEO Bobby Kotick A Ton Of Money
21.6.2021
Long-time Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick eked out another lucrative victory today at the company’s annual shareholder meeting with a narrow vote of 54% in favor of maintaining his generous salary and millions in annual bonuses. The win comes after a year-long campaign by CtW Investor Group...
Diablo II: Resurrected Releases September 23
13.6.2021
Diablo II: Resurrected, a remastered version of the classic action RPG, got a new trailer today courtesy of, Blizzard Entertainment at E3 2021. It will be released on September 23, 2021 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. Read more
Overwatch Adds Crossplay
9.6.2021
Where once Overwatch players were divided along the lines of both platform and whether or not they’d push the damn payload, now they can at least not push the payload together.Read more
Investors Still Think Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Makes Too Much Money
9.6.2021
Grass is green, the sky is blue, and Bobby Kotick is still rich. Earlier this year, Activision halved the CEO’s pay and annual bonus target after he spent years pulling in tens of millions of dollars (even after laying off employees), resulting in sustained pressure from investors. A group...
Hearthstone Grandmaster Ragequits During Grand Finals Match
8.6.2021
The grand final in the Hearthstone European Grandmasters tournament ended dramatically when France’s Zakarya “xBlyzes” Hailintentionally disconnected from the match against Spain’s David “Frenetic” Neila.Read more
Historie herní legendy: Blizzard, 30 let na špici
4.6.2021
Historie herního giganta, jenž má na svědomí Diablo, World of Warcraft, Overwatch nebo Starcraft, je klasickým garážovým příběhem a splněním amerického snu. Letos oslavil Blizzard třicet let existence a stále udává tempo
EA Hires Call Of Duty Boss To Lead Battlefield Team
3.6.2021
Electronic Arts has appointed Byron Beede as the new SVP and general manager of the Battlefield series. Beede previously spent nearly 20 years at Activision Blizzard, where he most recently worked as the executive vice president and general manager of the Call of Duty series.Read more
Veteráni z Blizzardu dělají hry, které už Activision Blizzard nechce
3.6.2021
Žánr real-time strategií, díky kterému se Blizzard kdysi proslavil, už současnému vedení Activision Blizzardu nevoní, protože nevydělává závratné sumy peněz. Veteráni tak raději odešli a založili vlastní studio
I'm Waiting For World Of Warcraft's Dark Portal To Open All Over Again
1.6.2021
Fine, World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic. I’ll sit with dozens of other players in the Blasted Lands, waiting for the glowing green portal to open at 6 p.m. Eastern time. I will weather this plodding déjà vu but know this: There’s no way in hell I’m leveling a Blood Elf or Draenei...
Blizzard Sends Cease-And-Desists To Diablo II: Resurrected Modders
27.5.2021
Several mods for last month’s Diablo II: Resurrected alpha test were recently pulled offline following a wave of cease-and-desist letters. One creator says Blizzard even went as far as to send a private investigator to his home to serve the warning in person.Read more
BlizzCon, svátek fanoušků her od Blizzardu, ani letos nebude
27.5.2021
Ani letošní ročník herního svátku BlizzCon kvůli přetrvávající pandemii nebude. Blizzard ovšem chystá náhradu
BlizzCon Is Skipping 2021 Due To Continuing Covid-19 Concerns
26.5.2021
Citing the complicated nature of coordinating a live event for thousands of people, evolving California in-person event guidelines, and the fluctuating status of the global covid-19 pandemic, Blizzard has announced BlizzCon will be skipping another year. Read more
Report: Netflix Looking To Hire Video Game Executive
21.5.2021
Netflix, the streaming service responsible for episodic masterworks like Selling Sunset and Too Hot To Handle, is looking to hire veteran gaming industry execs, according to a new report in The Information.Read more
Big Time Studios Aims to Bring NFTs to the Masses, Set to Raise $21 Million in Funding
14.5.2021
The Los Angeles-based company Big Time Studios has announced the company is set to raise $21 million in two funding rounds backed by a number of investors. The company’s founder Ari Meilich was the CEO and co-creator of the Ethereum metaverse Decentraland. Big Time Studios aims to bring...