Apple is almost always embroiled in an acquisition rumour, and the latest predictions put Netflix – amongst others – in the Silicon Valley store window. This week, we learned that Apple now has cash reserves totalling an ...
Blizzard Collectibles to feature premium pieces designed and produced directly by Blizzard, starting with Overwatch's Widowmaker. Video game publisher Blizzard Entertainment, known for such international hits as World of Warcraft and ...
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Since it launched last year, Heroes of the Storm has become one of the most popular MOBAs in the world. Its success can be put down, in part, to how the game pulls its playable characters from all four of Blizzard’s main franchises. ...
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From Warcraft to Overwatch, Starcraft to Diablo, there’s no shortage of Blizzard games yearning for a VR makeover. But while Blizzard has its eye on virtual reality gaming, we can exclusively reveal that it’s not happening any ...
At Blizzcon 2016, Blizzard announced a brand new expansion for Hearthstone – the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan. The fourth Hearthstone expansion is set in the town of Gadgetzan, a port city from the Warcraft universe. It will see new ...
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Heroes of the Storm is about to get two brand new heroes from the Warcraft: Varian Wrynn and Ragnaros. Both characters were available to play at Blizzcon 2016, and I had plenty of time to find out how they perform in practice. The good ...
The full line debuts at Toys R Us stores across the US before heading to mass retailers coinciding with the release of the film this month. Jakks Pacific has launched a full line of collectable figures and role-play items based on the ...
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As China's Internet giants rewrite the rules of the game for the traditional film industry, a new big player backed by the world's largest game company recently tapped into the booming market. Tencent Pictures, a subsidiary of Tencent ...
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Blizzard has announced it’s going to be doling out miniature Orc statues to its most loyal World of Warcraft players. The game studio says that anyone who has been playing the game since its launch will be eligible for the gift. ...
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Winning Moves is seeing massive growth in the video game licensed gaming area, driven by innovative new properties and a loyal fan following. The latest licensed game will be a new version of Monopoly, inspired by the popular title, ...
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Critics of the U.S. National Security Agency's bulk collection of U.S. residents' telephone records should offer a better way to track terrorists and protect the country against attacks, the agency's director said Wednesday. The NSA's ...
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The oriental epic online game"Asura"appeared on New York Times Square billboards on June 20 in a high-profile display of the characteristics of Chinese online gaming and its progress.This game was developed by China's largest online game ...
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A Chinese hacking ring, which has been active for four years, has been stealing data from players of more than 30 massively multiplayer online (MMO) role-playing games. That's according to research by security software vendor Kaspersky ...
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Blizzard has revealed its latest extension of the World of Warcraft video game series, with a new collectable card range. Called Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, the digital/physical game will be based upon a range of cards that players ...
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Artificial intelligence, a field of programming employed by video game developers to make characters smarter and improve their decisions, still has a ways to go before it actually yields intelligent characters. "There are AI games with ...
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