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Diablo III breaks records on PC

Diablo III breaks records on PC

NEWS

Games developer Blizzard has announced that Diablo III is now the fastest selling PC game of all time, shifting 3.5m copies worldwide in its first 24 hours.

Helen French
by Helen French
on May 24th 2012 at 10:39AM
Diablo 3 gets a date at last

Diablo 3 gets a date at last

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Blizzard has at very long last given a release date for the keenly anticipated dungeon crawler sequel Diablo 3, now set to arrive on Windows, Mac and PlayStation 3 on ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 16th 2012 at 3:42AM
Diablo 3 cinematic released

Diablo 3 cinematic released

NEWS

Blizzard released a tantalising cinematic for the upcoming Diablo 3 at the Spike TV video game awards, teasing fans who have waited nearly 12 years for the sequel.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 14th 2011 at 6:48AM
Blizzard offers 'virtual tickets' for upcoming BlizzCon 2010

Blizzard offers 'virtual tickets' for upcoming BlizzCon 2010

NEWS

BlizzCon 2010, the annual gaming expo of multi player developer giant Blizzard, is due to kick off this coming weekend with the firm selling virtual tickets to gaming fans. 

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 19th 2010 at 3:31AM
Blizzard adds Plants vs Zombies homage to World of Warcraft

Blizzard adds Plants vs Zombies homage to World of Warcraft

NEWS

The upcoming World of Warcraft Catalysm expansion will feature a homage quest to PopCap's Plants vs Zombies called 'Peacebloom vs Ghouls'.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 23rd 2010 at 2:38AM
Blizzard: We're not giving up on PC gaming

Blizzard: We're not giving up on PC gaming

NEWS

Games publishing powerhouse Blizzard has said that while the PC faces a lot of challenges as a games platform, it refuses to turn its back on it, following the launch ...

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Aug 10th 2010 at 4:14PM
Starcraft II breaks records

Starcraft II breaks records

NEWS

Blizards's Starcraft II sold 1.5 million copies in its first 28 hours of release last week, already making it the best performing PC game of 2010, and the fastest selling ...

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Aug 4th 2010 at 12:37PM
Starcraft II lands in the UK

Starcraft II lands in the UK

NEWS

12 years on from the release of its incredibly popular predecessor, Activision Blizzard has finally released the hugely anticipated PC and Mac strategy game Starcraft II.

by Nicky Trup
on Jul 27th 2010 at 11:41AM
Blizzard forums dump anonymous names

Blizzard forums dump anonymous names

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Blizzard have announced changes to the company's discussion forums which will require posting under gamer's real names. 

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jul 7th 2010 at 8:03AM
Korean Air brands jets with StarCraft II

Korean Air brands jets with StarCraft II

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Blizzard has teamed up with Korean Airlines to brand airliners ahead of the upcoming launch for the keenly anticipated real-time strategy game.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jun 28th 2010 at 8:11AM
11.5 mil World of Warcraft subscribers

11.5 mil World of Warcraft subscribers

NEWS The ever popular MMO World of Warcraft now boasts 11.5 million users worldwide, according to the latest figures from publisher Blizzard.

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Dec 31st 2008 at 10:00AM
Blizzard talks about World of Warcraft's future

Blizzard talks about World of Warcraft's future

NEWS This month, PC Retail sat down with Blizzard's COO Paul Sams to talk about its latest release World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, as well as what the ...
by Ben Furfie
on Dec 3rd 2008 at 12:21PM
WoW title storms to top of UK PC games market

WoW title storms to top of UK PC games market

NEWS World of Warcraft add on Wrath of the Lich King has become the fastest selling PC game of all time, beating the record previously held by Championship Manager 4 since ...
by Ben Furfie
on Nov 27th 2008 at 10:24AM
Record turnout for World of Warcraft launch

Record turnout for World of Warcraft launch

NEWS Over 2,500 gamers turned out last night to HMV on London's Oxford Street last night to celebrate the launch of what is hotly anticipated to be one of the biggest ...
by Ben Furfie
on Nov 13th 2008 at 10:27AM
WoW: Wrath of the Lich King date announced

WoW: Wrath of the Lich King date announced

NEWS World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is set hit stores on November 13th, Blizzard has announced today.

by Ben Furfie
on Sep 15th 2008 at 2:08PM
Blizzard: 'Microsoft can do more for PC gaming'

Blizzard: 'Microsoft can do more for PC gaming'

NEWS Microsoft's focus on the Xbox 360 is hurting gaming on the PC. That was the message Blizzard's chief operating officer Paul Sams sent to Microsoft yesterday.

by Ben Furfie
on Jul 2nd 2008 at 11:30AM
Blizzard shows Uwe Boll the door

Blizzard shows Uwe Boll the door

NEWS Blizzard categorically showed infamous games-to-movie director Uwe Boll the door when he approached it after he heard it was considering bringing its multi-million PC franchise to the big screen.

by Ben Furfie
on Apr 23rd 2008 at 11:56AM
US PC CHART: COD 4 holds off Warcraft

US PC CHART: COD 4 holds off Warcraft

NEWS Activision's Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has taken the top spot in the US's PC chart for the week of January 13th – 19th, according to NPD data.

by Ben Furfie
on Jan 29th 2008 at 11:39AM
Activision and Vivendi to merge

Activision and Vivendi to merge

NEWS In a shock move, the publisher of World of Warcraft, Vivendi has merged with Activision, creating the world's biggest publisher, Activision Blizzard, worth an estimated $18.9billion.

by Ben Furfie
on Dec 3rd 2007 at 11:34AM