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Diablo II
Diablo II: Resurrected Patch Notes - Scaling Game Creation Based on Server Capacity
New Diablo II: Resurrected patch notes continue to improve game stability during high traffic periods. New game creation will now be scaled by server capacity, and attempting to join a full game in progress will not prevent attempts to join another game.
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Activision Blizzard Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results - Diablo II: Resurrected Boosts Revenue by 20%
Activision Blizzard's third quarter financial results continue to exceed prior outlook, with Blizzard Entertainment maintaining a stable number of users and increasing revenue by 20%, while Activision and King experience minor decline.
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Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 Delayed, Presumed 2023 Launch Date
Activision Blizzard investor earnings report states Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 will be delayed, hinting at a 2023 release date. Mike Ybarra says the extra time will help increase the size of development teams ahead of launch, to ensure they follow up with substantial content updates.
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Jen Oneal Announces Departure from Blizzard Entertainment - Activision Pledges $1 Million to Women in Games International
Blizzard Entertainment co-leader Jen Oneal announced her departure from Blizzard Entertainment today in a message to the Blizzard community, leaving Mike Ybarra as sole leader of the studio. In her honor, Activision has pledged a $1 million grant to the Women in Games International non-profit organization.
Diablo II
Diablo II: Resurrected Updates - Queue Timers, Bug Fixes, and Character Save PTR Coming Soon
A handful of development updates to reduce database stress and improve game stability are coming to Diablo II: Resurrected, including queue timers, bug fixes, and a new regional character save system on the PTR.
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October 28th World of Warcraft News and Development Updates
Blizzard has updated their World of Warcraft News and Development blog recapping content updates for Shadowlands and Classic WoW, including the Season of Mastery on November 16th, Patch 9.1.5 on November 2nd, the new Sunwarmed Furline mount, and more!
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Bobby Kotick Takes Pay Cut and Waives Arbitration at ABK During Commitment to Change
CEO Bobby Kotick announced new commitments being made by Activision Blizzard, including waived arbitration, increased diversity hiring, and a pledge to cut his own salary and bonuses to the California minimum of $62,500 until changes have been achieved.
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Vicarious Visions to Drop Name as Part of Merger With Blizzard Entertainment
Vicarious Visions, the Activision studio which worked on Diablo II: Resurrected, will soon be dropping its name to reflect the permeance of its merger into Blizzard Entertainment. While no new name has been announced, some speculate that it will be renamed Blizzard Albany to reflect their office location in Albany, New York.
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Notorious Studios - New Video Game Startup From Former World of Warcraft Developers
Notorious Studios is a new video game studio startup founded by former World of Warcraft developers, named after their guild of 17 years. The small eight man development team is focused on building the next great multiplayer RPG game world.
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Activision Blizzard Request to Pause DFEH Investigation Denied - May Continue to Look Into Ethics Violation
While not barred from looking into whether professional ethics were violated, Activision Blizzard's expedited request to pause the DEFH discrimination lawsuit has been denied. Meanwhile, state and federal agencies continue to bicker.
Overwatch
Jesse McCree is now Cole Cassidy - Overwatch Hero to be Renamed on October 26th
Blizzard Entertainment has revealed that the gunslinging Overwatch hero formerly called Jesse McCree has been renamed and will now be known as Cole Cassidy.
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Activision Blizzard Cleaning House - Dozens Fired and Disciplined Following Internal Investigation
Activision Blizzard is cleaning house, revealing in a letter to employees that more than 20 individuals have been fired for misconduct and another 20+ are facing disciplinary action following a months-long internal investigation.
PTR
Oct 19th PTR 9.1.5 Development Notes - Mage Tower Testing & Timebound Rumination Follower Experience Buffs
Blizzard has updated the Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5 PTR development notes. Along with information on Mage Tower Testing and making the Available in Eight Colors achievement account-wide, the Timebound Ruminations now instantly raise a follower to level 30!
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Gorge the Corpsegrinder Reference Removed & Quest Dialogue Updates
Blizzard is continuing to make targeted sensitivity adjustments to the game on the Patch 9.1.5 PTR, renaming a reference to George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, while also changing dialogue in the quests Damsels Were Made to be Saved and The Day that Deathwing Came.
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Increase Follower Experience Using Anima with Timebound Ruminations
Players will be able to level covenant companions a bit faster in Patch 9.1.5, using the Timebound Ruminations to exchange 10,000 anima for 5,000 follower experience.
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Increased Relic Drops Throughout Korthia in Patch 9.1.5
Players still working on Archivist's Codex reputation and rewards will be able to obtain more Relics from caches, enemies, a new weekly quest, and a chance for rare monsters to drop relics on repeat kills in Patch 9.1.5.
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Finkle Einhorn Renamed; More Transphobic, Sexual, and Racially Suggestive Dialogue Removed from WoW
Continuing the developer's quest to update insensitive parts of World of Warcraft, Finkle Einhorn has been renamed to avoid a transphobic reference, many sexual jokes have been toned down, and several uses of the term "greenskins" have been removed.
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DFEH Expedited Request Denied, CWA Files Separate Intervention Against Activision Blizzard Settlement
The California Department of Fair Employment's request to expedite their motion to intervene has been denied, and the Communication's Workers of America has filed a separate intervention against Activision's $18 million discrimination settlement.
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California Intervenes Against Activision's $18 Million Discrimination Settlement, EEOC Reveals Conflict of Interest
After the California Department of Fair Employment filed an intervention against Activision's $18 million discrimination settlement, the federal Equal Employment Commission revealed that at least part of the DFEH investigation may have violated the California Rules of Professional Conduct.
Diablo II
Uber Diablo Clone Spawned on Battle.net Servers
Twitch streamer PapaChrisTV marshalled his community to spawn the first Uber Diablo Clone on Diablo II: Resurrected Battle.net servers, allowing players in every active Hell difficulty game the chance to obtain the unique Annihilus Charm.
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