Layoff rumours have been growing over the past week and today Activision Blizzard pulled the trigger and around 8% of the workforce at Activision, Blizzard, and King are being let go. This amounts to around 800 people. It’s not great news for Blizzard staff, especially those not working directly in game development.
Season 16 is now live for Diablo 3 but in other news, the latest version of Median XL has also been released for Diablo 2.
Blizzard is releasing a few new books this autumn which includes The Art of Diablo book. The book includes concept, design, and environmental art from the franchise.
The latest patch for Diablo 3 is live and kicking with quality of life changes and class set changes.
It has been an age since we last were here wasn’t it? To see amazing Diablo Fan Art from across the community. Lets dive back in and see what amazing artwork has been around since the last time we came back.
Blizzard released a statement today which announced they will not be pursuing Heroes of the Storm Esports activities next year for the MOBA leaving pro teams and players in shock.
Blizzard really doesn’t have a handle on a lot of things and the latest competition to win a Nintendo Switch is incredibly ill-conceived. In order to win a Nintendo Switch and Diablo 3, you need to send in a picture of you playing Diablo 3 on a Nintendo Switch. The community has found this competition most amusing.
Blizzard has posted details of the end date for Season 15 and revealed the start date for Season 16. There’s also a reset date for the Era leaderboards.
Blizzard went rather quiet after BlizzCon but we know there are other Diablo projects in the works. A further post from Blizzard today reiterates that.
In new Diablo related article, there is some insight into how Blizzard viewed Diablo 3 and what they have been doing with Diablo 4. There are some interesting comments from inside “sources”, and as we all suspected, Diablo 3 really wasn’t viewed as a huge success inside Blizzard.
Tomorrow a PTR patch test will be going live for Diablo 3 which includes a few quality of life changes among other things. Read on for the notes.
While the world of Diablo is still in turmoil after BlizzCon, there is something to look forward to for Diablo 2 players as the next Season gets a launch date.
It’s always a sign things have not gone well when another company uses your missteps, in this case Diablo Immortal, to promote their own offers. Dominos in Malaysia has done just that with their latest pizza offering.
Activision Blizzard’s earnings call took place last night and there’s a lot to digest directly relating to their direction with mobile gaming and of course Diablo Immortal.
The official forums have been crammed with complaints and grievances since the Diablo Immortal announcement and the Blizzard Blue team has been rather absent until today.
