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Microsoft Merger with Activision Blizzard Deadline Extended to October 18th
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have agreed to extend their merger deadline to October 18th, allowing additional time to resolve regulator concerns.
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Preliminary Injunction Denied - Microsoft Beats FTC in Court & Ready to Close Activision Merger
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has lost its case for a preliminary injunction against the $68.7 billion merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, failing to convince the court that the merger would substantially lessen competition. With this decision, Microsoft may close the deal as early as July 14th.
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BlizzCon 2023 Tickets Overview and Purchase Process
Blizzard has released some additional BlizzCon information detailing differences between the General Admission and Portal Pass tickets, as well as the AXS ticketing system purchasing process.
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BlizzCon 2023 Tickets On-Sale July 8th and July 22nd
Blizzard has announced that BlizzCon 2023 tickets will be going on sale on July 8th and July 22nd!
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Scheduled Maintenance for Blizzard Games - World of Warcraft & Diablo Titles
Blizzard has released this week's
maintenance schedule
, which will affect all versions of World of Warcraft, as well as Diablo 4 and Diablo Immortal.
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Battle.net App Now Updated with Diablo 4 Characters and Classes
The Battle.net app has recently been updated adding player avatars that depict each class from Diablo 4 as well as characters from the story, such as Lilith, Inarius, Neyrelle, and Donan!
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Battle.net Friend Cap Increased to 400
President of Blizzard Entertainment Mike Ybarra has announced that the Battle.Net Friend cap has been doubled from 200 to 400!
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Disable Last Played Bar in Battle.net Client Patch 2.22.0
Blizzard has pushed an update to the Battle.net client, allowing players to disable the Last Played bar!
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McFarlane Toys to Develop New Line of Diablo IV, World of Warcraft, & Arclight Rumble Collectibles
McFarlane Toys has announced a partnership with Blizzard Entertainment to develop new lines of collectible figures for Diablo, World of Warcraft, and Warcraft Arclight Rumble, with an initial product launch coming this fall!
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Brian Holinka Leaving Blizzard This Friday to Join Greg Street at Unnamed Independent Studio
After 11 years, Lead Combat Designer Brian Holinka has announced his departure from Blizzard Entertainment, sharing plans to begin a new adventure with former mentor Greg Street (aka Ghostcrawler).
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China Unconditionally Approves Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has unconditionally approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, making it the 37th country to support the deal.
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Blizzard Pride 2023 "Show Your Colors" Merchandise Now For Sale, Benefiting the National Center for Transgender Equality
Blizzard Entertainment and the
Blizzard LGBTQ+ Employee Network
bring this year’s Pride collection to the community. Net proceeds that Blizzard receives from Blizzard’s e-commerce store operator from purchases towards Pride collection products, will be donated to the
National Center for Transgender Equality
for sales made from May 16 through June 30, 2023.
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BlizzCon 2023 Dates Revealed: November 3rd and 4th
Blizzard has officially announced that BlizzCon 2023 will happen November 3-4, 2023!
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European Commission Approves Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
EU regulators have cleared Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, finding the deal would have no incentive to refuse to distribute games to Sony or harm console competition. The UK remains opposed, though an appeal on Tuesday could overturn.
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BlizzCon 2023 Details to Be Revealed Within Two Weeks
Blizzard Entertainment President Mike Ybarra once again took to Twitter to share BlizzCon 2023 news is coming soon, within two weeks.
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Activision Blizzard First Quarter 2023 Financial Results - Strong Performance From Blizzard and Mobile Games
Activision Blizzard has released first quarter financial results for the year of 2023, announcing strong earnings and double-digit growth in total mobile revenue - led by Candy Crush, CoD: Mobile, and Diablo Immortal.
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UK Competition Markets Authority Moves to Block Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The U.K. Competition Markets Authority has moved to block Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard, citing concerns over competition in cloud gaming. Calling it far from the final word, Microsoft and Activision are working on an appeal.
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NetEase Isn't Suing Blizzard - A Disgruntled Gamer Is
Following news that NetEase was suing Blizzard Entertainment for $43.5 million in refunds, Activision Blizzard responded by stating no complaints have been received. We've since discovered that NetEase isn't suing Blizzard at all - a disgruntled gamer is.
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NetEase Files Lawsuit Against Blizzard Entertainment... Or Did They? New Updates
Former Chinese publishing partner NetEase has filed a lawsuit against Blizzard Entertainment, seeking ¥300 million Yuan (roughly $43.5 million USD) in refunds for discontinued games and services to more than 1.12 million players since the shutdown last January.
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Authenticator Now Part of the Battle.net Mobile App for iOS
In a recent update, Blizzard has included the Authenticator as part of the iOS version of the Battle.net mobile app.
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