Blizzard Entertainment has announced that it is bringing online a set of new competitive World of Warcraft realms that will allow players to enter a worldwide team-based tournament, with over USD 200,000 in cash prizes on offer.
A Blizzard community representative has confirmed on the US World of Warcraft forums that a number of jobs advertised by the company are for a new MMO project that isn't connected to World of Warcraft.
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced that Blizzard co-founder and CEO Mike Morhaime will be inducted into its Hall of Fame during the D.I.C.E. Summit
Blizzard Entertainment has posted a frequently asked questions document on its web site in which it sends out one clear message: It's business as usual.
Following yesterday's headline news that Activision and Vivendi have merged their games businesses to form a new company called Activision Blizzard, industry sources have indicated to <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that the deal was a surprise to all
Blizzard Entertainment has unveiled plans to open up a new call centre in Ireland, with support from the IDA Ireland, a government agency responsible for securing overseas investment.
In his Austin Game Developers Conference keynote, Blizzard's Michael Morhaime noted that real-world financial incentives have negative implications for games
During his keynote at the Austin Game Developers Conference, Blizzard president and co-founder Michael Morhaime said that the idea of regional taste in games is a myth
At a press conference during the BlizzCon convention in Los Angeles yesterday, Blizzard stated firmly that it had no plans to implement real money transactions in World of Warcraft - or any of its other games.
CMP has announced that Michael Morhaime, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, will deliver a keynote speech at this year's Austin Game Developers Conference.