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• Why Are Fortnite’s Player Numbers Falling So Hard This Season?

  11-09-2026 22:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Ever since Fortnite started publicly posting player numbers back in 2023, the doomsayers have come out in full force any time there's a decline in concurrent or average player numbers. We're in exactly one of those situations right now, as player counts for the game's main mode, Battle Royale, have fallen significantly since Chapter 7 Season 4 started on August 14. After the summer season saw a big bump in engagement, thanks to some combination of the sprite-focused gameplay and the nearly entir
  
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• The Depths is the best part of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and it's the epitome of everything Zelda as a series has been building to

  13-09-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda is a video game as ritual. It's enlivened by ingenious variations from one game to the next, but Nintendo's adventures in the land of Hyrule remain absorbed in the pleasures of careful repetition. These games are curated as much as they are designed; they're gardens rather than wildernesses. And so, at the end of Breath of the Wild, the hero in green defeats Ganon, as he always does. But wait. This is not quite accurate. At the end of Breath of the Wild - delivered via DLC -
  
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• After countless memes, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss confirms that, yes, Fortnite partly inspired jumping out of the Highwind

  13-09-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After it was memed from the moment the game was announced, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has confirmed that jumping out of the Highwind Fortnite-style was indeed inspired by Fortnite, though only partly.The Highwind is set to be the central mechanic of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. The massive airship that transports the party around was a big part of the original RPG, but in the era of realism and immersion, you can't simply drop to the ground and teleport out of the ship as
  
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• Former Far Cry boss says it's "an honor" to take over StarCraft: "We won the cosmic lottery"

  13-09-2026 13:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  All the rumors were true - well, some of them were. StarCraft is finally making a return, but this time as an open-world shooter led by a developer who knows a thing or two about the genre. Former Far Cry boss Dan Hay is in charge of the project, and he told us he's taking the "honor" of bringing back the series "very seriously.""It is an honor," Hay says in an interview with GamesRadar+ at BlizzCon 2026. "We take that very seriously. It's an honor. You get a chance to work on something that so
  
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• Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is the game's final expansion as Blizzard focuses on "getting to Diablo 5"

  13-09-2026 13:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Diablo 5 on the horizon, Blizzard Entertainment doesn't have plans for any new Diablo 4 expansions.Last night's BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony brought rare good news for the permanently dark and dour world of Diablo. The fantasy series is officially getting an animated Netflix show, Diablo himself is finally coming to Diablo 4, and - surprise - Diablo 5 is set to come out sometime in 2029. But with so much going on in the world of Sanctuary, don't expect any new expansions for Diablo 4. Spe
  
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• Diablo 4 Season 15 Belial, Mephisto, Diablo, Baal and Moophisto Gameplay

  13-09-2026 03:30 via gamespot.com
  
  We got our hand on Season 15 of Diablo 4 early and take on the 3 prime evils as well as a new Moophisto boss!
  
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• StarCraft's 2030 release is proof "we're serious," says project lead and former Far Cry boss, and it's "a date that we feel really confident about"

  13-09-2026 02:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Well, folks, there's a new StarCraft on the way. We've had an inkling about there being a new entry in the series thanks to rumors that have been circulating for weeks now, but during BlizzCon 2026's Opening Ceremony, the project was confirmed. It's an open-world shooter, former Far Cry boss Dan Hay is in charge alongside associate director AnaLee Haertling, and it's coming out in 2030. Yes, 2030.I had the chance to sit down with Hay and Haertling after the announcement, and one of the first thi
  
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• Diablo 5's first confirmed classes are the Demon Hunter, Monk, and the all-new Plague Knight: Blizzard says the sequel has "more classes than ever before"

  13-09-2026 00:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard has unveiled the first officially confirmed Diablo 5 classes, and they include a brand new class that's never been included in a Diablo game before: the Plague Knight, which sounds deliciously morbid in a way that's definitively Diablo.ICYMI, Diablo 5! Yes, Diablo 5 was revealed in a surprise announcement during BlizzCon 2026. Although the game is still early in development and isn't due out until 2029, Blizzard dropped a surprising amount of details about the upcoming action RPG in a f
  
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• StarCraft: Everything we know so far about Blizzard's new open-world, story-driven shooter

  12-09-2026 22:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard Entertainment just revealed a brand new StarCraft game. It isn't a sequel to 2010's StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, nor is it a real-time strategy game – this is a story-driven shooter set in an open world, taking place some 70 years after the StarCraft 2 campaign. StarCraft was revealed at BlizzCon 2026 with an exceptionally pretty cinematic trailer. We've pulled everything you need to know about the new game into one place, including the first cinematic and screenshots. So keep o
  
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• Diablo 4 is finally getting its big final boss next week, new Amazon class coming 2027

  12-09-2026 21:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  After more than three years, Diablo 4 is finally getting its big, bad, final boss: Diablo himself is coming to the game next week in season 15, alongside familiar characters, locations, and items inspired by all eras of the APRG's history.Diablo was a huge focus of this year's BlizzCon 2026, mostly headlined by the announcement of Diablo 5. Blizzard managed to keep the lid on Diablo 5 ahead of the event, so its reveal was quite the surprise indeed, but the studio made it very clear that it's not
  
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• World of Warcraft: Forever is a whole new WoW game launching in November that'll live alongside Classic and Vanilla

  12-09-2026 21:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  For months, World of Warcraft fans have been speculating that something is about to happen to WoW Classic. Blizzard Entertainment has now put those theories to bed and announced World of Warcraft: Forever - an all-new version of the MMORPG that lives alongside Classic and Vanilla. The best part? It comes out in seven weeks, on November 4.Executive producer Holly Longdale revealed the game at tonight's BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony presentation, describing it as "a new beginning that never ends"
  
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• WoW Forever Will Add All-New Content To Classic Azeroth This November

  12-09-2026 21:04 via gamespot.com
  
  World of Warcraft Forever is Blizzard's next iteration on WoW Classic, one that will add new content in the form of zones, quests, dungeons, raids, and even a new playable race while keeping the old-school MMORPG's world and gameplay intact.Revealed during BlizzCon 2026's opening ceremony, WoW Forever is Blizzard's attempt to give WoW Classic fans the "forever" game they've wanted for years. However, instead of the MMO progressing to the game's subsequent expansions and their new areas, as Class
  
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• World of Warcraft: The Last Titan launches 2027 and Blizzard says it's the "culmination of over two decades" of MMO storytelling

  12-09-2026 20:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Worldsoul Saga comes to an end with World of Warcraft: The Last Titan, the MMO's next expansion that's heading our way in 2027. Blizzard Entertainment finally pulled the curtain back on The Last Titan at tonight's BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony stream, unveiling both a release window and a short teaser. Blizzard first announced World of Warcraft: The Last Titan three years ago, alongside the two other expansions that make up The Worldsoul Saga's overarching trilogy - The World Within (2024)
  
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• Warcraft Getting Its First New RTS Campaign In Two Decades–And It’s Playable Today

  12-09-2026 20:51 via gamespot.com
  
  A new Warcraft 3 campaign exploring the origins of the Forsaken and the formation of the Undercity will be live later today, Blizzard announced as part of its BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony announcements.Titled Forsaken Kingdom, the DLC campaign will put a spotlight on the last days of Lordaeron after it fell to Arthas and how it became the home of the Forsaken many players are familiar with in World of Warcraft. The campaign will be available in Warcraft 3: Reforged, Blizzard's once-maligned re
  
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• WoW: The Last Titan Cinematic Ups The Stakes, But First, Xal’atath

  12-09-2026 20:44 via gamespot.com
  As is BlizzCon tradition, a new World of Warcraft cinematic premiered during the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony, setting the stage for the MMORPG's next expansion, The Last Titan.In a departure for BlizzCon, that glimpse was just about all fans learned about the new expansion, with Blizzard instead looking to put the focus more on the final content patch of the game's current Midnight expansion.That update, titled Eclipse, will consist of a climactic showdown with the franchise's current main vi
  
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• Hearthstone’s First New Class In 4 Years And A More Story-Driven Journal Are On The Way

  12-09-2026 20:33 via gamespot.com
  
  New class additions to Hearthstone don't come often, but the next one has been announced during BlizzCon 2026's Opening Ceremony: The Monk is coming to the card game, leaving just the Evoker as the lone class to be left out.The Monk's upcoming addition was one of several major pieces of news for Hearthstone revealed. A new expansion called Reign of the Black Empire that is set 10,000 years in the past will focus on the Black Empire and a struggle between the Old Gods and the Titans.
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• Diablo 5 is coming in 2029, and "Diablo has won"

  12-09-2026 20:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 5 is coming in spring 2029, Blizzard has announced.Blizzard blew the lid off of BlizzCon 2026 with the surprise announcement that Diablo 4 is officially getting a full-blown sequel. It was widely expected that we'd see a new hero revealed alongside a new expansion, and we did see that, but Diablo 5 was truly unexpected. Naturally, we're still in the early development stages at this point, but we did get a brief cinematic trailer teasing a horrifying world where "Sanctuary has fallen, and
  
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• Diablo 5 Is Coming In 2029, Will Actually Star Diablo

  12-09-2026 20:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Diablo 5 is coming in Spring 2029, and it will take players to a world where Diablo himself reigns supreme.Announced via a short teaser during the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony, Blizzard revealed it's already at work on the next installment of the series. Set 100 years after the defeat of Mephisto in Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, Diablo 5 will see the Lord of Terror return. However, instead of stopping him from destroying all of Sanctuary, he will actually have already won. Blizzard teased Dia
  
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• Overwatch Season 5 turns Sombra into a support hero, reworks Roadhog to be less annoying, and adds "cool" vampire Doctrine to the roster

  12-09-2026 20:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  BlizzCon 2026 brings big news for reigning hero shooter champ Overwatch. Season 5 will introduce a new "cool vampire" hero called Doctrine, it'll finally rework Roadhog to become less annoying, and in a very surprising turn, Sombra will become a support hero. First things first, Doctrine. Game director Aaron Keller introduced the crowd to the game's upcoming support hero with an animated trailer that shows him joining forces with bad guy Doomfist and his entourage. He can apparently heal and dis
  
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• Diablo 4’s Next Class Is What You Expect But Isn’t Coming With A Full Expansion

  12-09-2026 20:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Diablo 4's next class is Amazon, Blizzard announced during the BlizzCon opening ceremony, but it won't be coming as part of a new expansion. Instead, Blizzard will sell the Amazon as a separate DLC class pack in the first half of next year.The addition of the Amazon isn't exactly a surprise. First, it's an iconic class from Diablo 2, so it's a bit of a no-brainer there. Alongside the nostalgia factor, Diablo 4's latest expansion, Lord of Hatred, also took players to the literal home of the Amazo
  
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• Overwatch Is Reworking Two Of Its Most Criticized Characters

  12-09-2026 20:15 via gamespot.com
  After years of complaints, Overwatch is finally reworking two of its veteran heroes. Announced during BlizzCon 2026's opening ceremony, both Roadhog and Sombra will be receiving major reworks, with Sombra pivoting to being a support hero and Roadhog undergoing changes to make him more of a team player.
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  Overwatch director Aaron Keller has yet to share the specifics on how the pair will reworked, but mentioned players will be far less annoyed by Roadhog'
  
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• Overwatch’s Newest Blood-Sucking Character Pushes The Game Even Further Into The Fantasy Genre

  12-09-2026 20:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Since its inception, Overwatch has positioned itself as an optimistic, science fiction-driven world. Although some characters have introduced an element of the fantastical--the addition of the magical Wuxing University being the most notable tonal shift--the team behind the hero shooter has always prioritized scientific explanations for its heroes incredible abilities. Its newest character, however, seems to venture further into fantasy than ever before.
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• StarCraft returns in 2030 with an open-world shooter, the legendary Blizzard series' first new game in almost a decade

  12-09-2026 20:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  After multiple credible rumors and a glitched out website, Blizzard Entertainment has finally revealed the return of StarCraft. The next game in the legendary sci-fi series is coming sometime in 2030, and unlike the strategy hits that made StarCraft a household name, this one's an open-world shooter.Announced at BlizzCon 2026's Opening Ceremony, details on the new StarCraft game are light. It's called StarCraft, it's an open-world shooter, and it's being led by former Far Cry lead Dan Hay - but
  
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• StarCraft Is Officially Back, But It’s Taking A Much Different Form

  12-09-2026 19:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Following numerous rumors dating back many months, it's official: StarCraft is returning with a new game, but that game won't be in the traditional real-time-strategy genre the franchise is known for. Instead, the new StarCraft game is described as an open-world shooter.The news was revealed as part of BlizzCon's opening ceremony. However, that's essentially all we know, as the new game-referred to only as StarCraft--won't be released until 2030. As such, there were no further details shared abo
  
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• Diablo is getting an animated Netflix series as Blizzard teases Overwatch and Warcraft adaptations

  12-09-2026 19:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard has announced a Diablo animated TV series coming to Netflix, and it's teasing similar adaptations for Overwatch and Warcraft as well.Blizzard president Johanna Faries took the stage at BlizzCon 2026 and revealed the Diablo TV show as one of the big opening announcements, putting the emphasis on Blizzard Entertainment. The only confirmed TV show so far is Diablo, but Faries very explicitly said to watch out for news on adaptations of Overwatch and Warcraft as well."As a big Diablo player
  
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• Diablo Animated Series Coming To Netflix, Other Blizzard Franchises Teased

  12-09-2026 19:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Well, that was unexpected. As part of the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony, studio president Johanna Faries announced that Blizzard is partnering with Netflix on an animated Diablo series.
  The announcement was made as Faries emphasized the studio is called Blizzard Entertainment, meaning it doesn't intend to limit itself to games. Overwatch and Warcraft were also specifically mentioned after the Diablo series' announcement, though Faries did not say if anything is official or concrete at this stag
  
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• For The First Time In 6 Years, Blizzard Is Bringing A New Character To Heroes Of The Storm

  12-09-2026 19:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's MOBA mashup of its various franchises, has largely remained unchanged since its developers moved onto other priorities back in 2022. But as WoW's long-running storylines are moving toward a conclusion that involves Xal'atath, that character is set to be added to HotS, and she arrives quite soon.Blizzard revealed the new addition as part of the BlizzCon Opening Ceremony. Xal'atath will join the Public Test Realm beginning this Monday, September 14, with a full rele
  
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• BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony: All The Biggest Announcements And Games

  12-09-2026 19:15 via gamespot.com
  
  BlizzCon is a big deal if you're a fan of all things Blizzard, as the weekend event kicks off with a traditional opening ceremony full of announcements and reveals for the company's biggest games. The show is about to begin, and if you're curious, we'll be keeping track of all the announcements as they happen for the 2026 edition.
  While Blizzard hasn't revealed which of its games will be in the spotlight, we're expecting World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo to be today's main-eventers, and i
  
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• BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony live report – all the Blizzard news and announcements as they happen

  12-09-2026 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  The BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony is one of the biggest moments in the gaming calendar. Blizzard Entertainment is a notoriously secretive organization, one which works quietly and capably until it's ready to reveal its work to the world. That's why an event like BlizzCon is always so exciting. It's a rare opportunity for key development teams within Blizzard – working across the Diablo, Overwatch, StarCraft, and Warcraft franchises – to give the community a little glimpse into what'
  
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• BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony live report – All the Blizzard announcements as they happen

  12-09-2026 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  The BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony is one of the biggest moments in the gaming calendar. Blizzard Entertainment is a notoriously secretive organization, one which works quietly and capably until it's ready to reveal its work to the world. That's why an event like BlizzCon is always so exciting. It's a rare opportunity for key development teams within Blizzard – working across the Diablo, Overwatch, StarCraft, and Warcraft franchises – to give the community a little glimpse into what'
  
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