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Scholomance Academy - Hearthstone's "Warcraft" Master Class
Class is in session! On August 7th, Hearthstone's newest expansion, "Scholomance Academy", hit the servers and reimagines one of Warcraft's most infamous dungeons: Scholomance.
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Blizzard Workers Organize List of Workplace Requests for Management Including Fair Pay
Following the
Bloomberg report
that Blizzard employees created a spreadsheet to share salaries and document being underpaid in the video games industry, we now have a
follow-up report from Bloomberg
that Blizzard workers are creating a list of workplace demands to present to management, ranging from fair pay to increased sick time.
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Activision Blizzard Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results Exceed Expectations
Activision Blizzard just finished their second-quarter financial results conference call, announcing surpassed expectations with second quarter revenue growing 38% to $1.93 billion. Blizzard in particular noted enthusiastic response to
Shadowlands
, with pre-expansion engagement at its highest point point in a decade.
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Bloomberg Report Reveals Blizzard Employees Are Underpaid
Frustrated by wage disparities and poor compensation, Blizzard employees have started a spreadsheet documenting their underwhelming salaries and pay increases,
as reported by Jason Schreier for Bloomberg News
.
Edit: Added an alleged spreadsheet with values.
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New Blizzard Gear Shop Merch Drop for SDCC 2020 - Vol'jin Statue, Midsummer Art Print, Shadowlands T-Shirts
SDCC 2020 may be cancelled, but that hasn't stopped Blizzard from launching a new line of summer collectibles including a Midsummer Art Print and Vol'jin Statue.
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Community Tributes to Byron 'Reckful' Bernstein
We are saddened to hear of Byron 'Reckful' Bernstein's passing. He was a pillar of the WoW community and inspired so many players. From his 3000 rating in PvP to trailblazing the way on Twitch for other World of Warcraft players, he was a role model for so many in our community.
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Replacements for Damaged World of Warcraft Charity Server Blades Set to Ship July 2020
Emails are going out from the Blizzard Shop announcing that players who received damaged World of Warcraft Charity Server Blades will have their replacements ship in July.
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Small World of Warcraft Board Game Now Available for Pre-Order
Small World of Warcraft
, a new board game bringing
World of Warcraft
to the Small World universe, is a now available for pre-order on the
Blizzard
and
Days of Wonder
stores.
Blizzard
Blizzard Announces Actions to Support Black Community, Colleagues, And Partners
Blizzard President, J. Allen Brack, has published an article talking about actions to support the Black Community in Blizzard games.
Blizzard
Felfire Festival - Hearthstone Topdecks Coverage
Looking for some more Warcraft-themed content? Check out Hearthstone's Felfire Festival, set in a zany version of the Burning Crusade with Outland and the Rusted Legion!
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Activision Blizzard Pledges $4 Million to Fight Against Systemic Inequality
Activision Blizzard issued a statement on Twitter, pledging several million in donations to the United Negro College Fund, the Equal Justice Initiative, and Management Leadership for Tomorrow, with a stated goal of raising $4 million for those organizations. Blizzard Entertainment quickly followed with a statement of further support, citing this was just the beginning.
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BlizzCon 2020 Cancelled - Possible Virtual Event Early 2021
Blizzard has officially announced that there won't be an edition of BlizzCon in 2020 in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic. However, they are planning an event for early 2021 to have in its place.
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Small World of Warcraft - New Board Game Coming Soon
Blizzard and Days of Wonder have teamed up for Small World of Warcraft, a board game designed for 2-5 players based on the Small World universe. Days of Wonder is a board game publisher owned by Asmodee, which has also created the popular games Ticket to Ride and Memoir'44.
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J. Allen Brack on the World of Warcraft Social Experience
While answering a question regarding sustaining subscriber trends during the Activision-Blizzard earning report, president J. Allen Brack asserted that World of Warcraft is just as social as the day it launched.
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Blizzard Hiring for Unannounced Mobile Project
Blizzard has put up new job listings for an unannounced mobile project, reminding us of the BlizzCon 2018 claim that more mobile titles are in development across all Blizzard IPs.
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Activision Blizzard Q1 2020 Earnings Report - Warcraft's Active Player Community Growing
Activision Blizzard had its 1st Quarter 2020 Results Conference Call today, highlighting the company's results for the first three months of 2020. For those unfamiliar with those conference calls, they are held by Activision Blizzard to inform their investors about financial results every three months, including highlights from their games and plans for the future. Keep in mind that these results pertain to all of Activision Blizzard and their subsidiaries, of which Blizzard Entertainment is just one studio.
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Mike Morhaime on Accessibility and Declining Social Experiences in WoW
Mike Morhaime, cofounder and former CEO of Blizzard Entertainment, spoke with Seth Schiesel of the New York Times at the
VentureBeat GameBeat Summit
yesterday, and while many topics were discussed, the former president had some interesting things to say about the evolution of World of Warcraft and the MMO genre.
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Blizzard's Virtual Take Your Child to Work Day - Samwise Didier Tutorials, Chris Metzen Storytime
Blizzard shared their virtual Take Your Child to Work Day celebration, which included art tutorials by Samwise Didier, and a video of Chris Metzen reading his book Snow Fight: A Warcraft Tale.
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A Note About BlizzCon 2020 - BlizzCon Might Not Be Feasible
Blizzard has posted an official note about BlizzCon 2020 on its website, explaining the current situation. Currently, due to the Covid19 pandemic, they aren't sure if the event will happen and are still evaluating the situation. They will share more information as soon as it is decided to prepare the community.
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Ashes of Outland - Hearthstone goes Burning Crusade
With the upcoming Year of the Phoenix and its first expansion, Ashes of Outland, a phoenix called Hearthstone once again rises from the nutritious ashes that are the roots of the Warcraft universe.
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