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Unprecedented 'inside look' at Call of Duty matchmaking debunks fan theories on SBMM and confirms our assumptions: 'Skill is not the dominant variable'
By Morgan Park published
NEWS We finally know how Call of Duty's matchmaking works.
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Activision's Call of Duty general manager takes over as president of Blizzard
By Andy Chalk published
news Johanna Faries will take the reins at Blizzard next week, following the surprise departure of Mike Ybarra and Microsoft's mass layoffs.
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Stunned devs left scrambling for livelihoods in wake of yesterday's layoff bloodbath: 'In the end the contributions didn't matter'
By Joshua Wolens published
News Devs have found themselves adrift in the aftermath of swingeing layoffs across Activision-Blizzard and Xbox.
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Microsoft cuts 1,900 jobs at Activision Blizzard and Xbox, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves the company, and the studio's survival game has been cancelled
By Harvey Randall published
News Layoffs continue to tear through the videogame industry after an already difficult year in 2023.
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The only pal I want is my robot spider in Diablo 4's most challenging season yet
By Tyler Colp published
Robo-pal Season 3's traps and new enemy types have me feeling vulnerable again.
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2 months after killing the Overwatch League, Blizzard teams up with Saudi Arabia's esports org for 'a new era of Overwatch esports'
By Andy Chalk published
news Overwatch Champions Series competition will begin in February and culminate in two major tournaments at Dreamhack.
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Diablo 4 season 3's most powerful new items all drop off of its least popular boss
By Tyler Colp published
news Blizzard revealed where to get all five new unique items in season 3.
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Blizzard confirms you can't dress up your spider companions in Diablo 4 season 3, but at least you can pet them
By Tyler Colp published
news You can change how they fight, but not how they look.
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