Game Sales Down in March Despite Blockbuster Launches
Despite the release of multiple prominent platform exclusives and third-party launches, game sales continued to decline in March.
Blizzard Lays Off 600 Employees
In a recent press release, Blizzard has announced that it will be laying off 600 employees worldwide. More information on the layoffs is included after the jump.
Though Blizzard has explicitly stated that World of Warcraft development team is unaffected by the staff reduction, it does admit that around 60…
No BlizzCon in 2012
The city of Anaheim just lost a major source of summer revenue for this year. Blizzard’s first annual Battle.net World Championship eSports tournament is taking the place of the canceled BlizzCon this year. The event, taking place in Asia, was announced via Battle.net blog post, and will…
Blizzard Announces “Arcade” Platform for ‘DOTA’
Fresh from a ground-up reboot, Blizzard DOTA is looking to be the centerpiece for a new Indie Marketplace-style distribution platform called “Blizzard Arcade”. Originally manifesting as the StarCraft 2 marketplace, a distribution model for user-created mods and maps, the current plan for Arcade is to expand the…
The Elder-Geek.com 2010 Game of the Year Awards
Grab a drink. Kick back and let the haters hate. Here’s our recap of 2010.
Blizzard Bans More StarCraft 2 Hackers
Don’t think Blizzard gets tired swinging their ban hammer. The mega-developer just released the fury on a new collection of StarCraft 2 hackers and illegal players. No details were released on this specific mass-ban, but it appears that the situation is similar to the previous bans earlier…
Kotick Proposes Sale of Cutscene Movies
At the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications, and Entertainment Conference, Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has stated that he expects his company to start selling the cutscenes contained in videogames separately to users within five years. Kotick believes that the quality of cutscenes as found in games like…
StarCraft II Review
It took twelve freaking years…but it’s here and ready to Zerg rush its way into your free time.
