Clocked News Activision steals art for ‘Call of Duty’ dog skin, apologises when called out by Alastair Cairns Call of Duty publisher/developer Activision is in hot water again, this time for stealing art to create a Samoyed dog soldier skin. Understandably, the artist isn’t impressed. Activision, the video…
Clocked News ‘Overwatch 2’ transitions to free-to-play model, still wants all your money by Alastair Cairns Overwatch 2 is transitioning to a free-to-play model that will likely still end up costing players a significant amount of money. One of the biggest challenges faced by the Overwatch…
Clocked News Blizzard quietly remove pro-Russian ‘Z’ symbol from Overwatch character by Alastair Cairns Blizzard has removed the letter ‘Z’ from Overwatch character Zarya’s costume after it became linked with pro-Russian sentiment during the invasion of Ukraine. Blizzard has had a dreadful period of…
Clocked News Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $95 billion in biggest ever gaming deal by Chloe Maddren Microsoft is buying the video game company, Activision Blizzard, as a part of the biggest industry deal. Activision, which owns games like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Candy Crush, has…
Clocked News Blizzard changes upcoming Warlock armour set due to KKK resemblance by Glenn Lai World of Warcraft dataminers have reported that an upcoming Warlock armour set looks a lot like the garb of the KKK. The upcoming World of Warcraft Shadowlands patch 9.2 is…
Clocked News PlayStation boss Jim Ryan says Activision have “not done enough” to end toxic workplace culture by Alastair Cairns PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan has reportedly thrown some shade at Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick’s recent response to allegations that he knew about his company’s toxic culture, didn’t do anything…
Clocked News Blizzard Scandal: employees stage second walkout over CEO Bobby Kotick by Alastair Cairns The Blizzard scandal continues as employees staged a second walkout today in response to new information, appearing in a Wall Street Journal report, that paints Activision CEO Bobby Kotick as…
News The online BlizzCon 2022 has been cancelled by M. Scott Blizzard have decided to cancel their 2022 plans and “reimagine” what BlizzCon may look like in the future. Activision-Blizzard’s California lawsuit has left an ever increasing impact on the company….
Clocked News Diablo 4: release date rumours, classes, and everything else we know (updated) by Iain Lew Though not expected to come for some time, Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that Diablo 4 is in the works. In the meantime, a whole load of information regarding it is…
Clocked New ‘Overwatch’ content delayed to accommodate McCree name change by Alastair Cairns New Overwatch content has been delayed due to controversy surrounding the in-game character based on disgraced ex-Blizzard game designer Jesse McCree. It has just been announced that some new Overwatch…
Clocked News ‘Diablo IV’ director Luis Barriga let go as Blizzard controversy continues by Alastair Cairns Diablo IV needed a setback like it needed a bullet to the neck. But justice waits for no release schedule, and the game’s director Luis Barriga, along with Jesse McCree…
Clocked News Popular content creator Preach Gaming quits ‘Word of Warcraft’ due to Activision Blizzard scandal by Alastair Cairns Preach Gaming has been a respected and influential member of the World of Warcraft community since its early days. But the Activision Blizzard culture scandal, and a product of diminishing…
Clocked News Overwatch 2: all the details and speculation in one place by Alastair Cairns Overwatch 2 has gargantuan hype. However, release details suggest that it will be a sequel like no other. We investigate how it’s all coming together. Overwatch 2 has been billed as…
