The US gaming giant behind the popular Warcraft and Diablo series and long-time partner NetEase are expected to announce a new deal on Wednesday.

Tencent says Valorant is its ‘most important game published this year’ and will be made available to players on the mainland from Wednesday.

The lawsuit demands US$45 million as compensation for refunds that NetEase paid to affected local gamers after Blizzard Entertainment suspended services on the mainland from January 23.

Blizzard games have been popular among Chinese players for years. But as its partnership with Netease ends, some gamers say they are ready to move on.

Operations of popular Blizzard games on the mainland, including World of Warcraft and Overwatch, will be suspended from January 23.

The Shanghai team’s dissolution quashes speculation on Chinese social media that Blizzard and NetEase might strike a last-minute deal.

Chinese gamers have reacted with disappointment as Blizzard Entertainment is set to end its 14-year partnership with Chinese gaming giant NetEase.

Activision Blizzard’s launch of its highly anticipated Overwatch 2 was plagued by connectivity issues reportedly caused by DDoS attacks, resulting in long queue times for players.

People in Texas ‘cough on us’, shout racist slurs and keep trying to pick fights, says the Overwatch player, who competes for Dallas Fuel.

Gaming has seen a huge boost in business during the pandemic. Millions are playing Call of Duty, Overwatch and Candy Crush, sales of the Switch console doubled since last year, and mobile gaming could grow by 12 per cent in 2020.

Gamers disappointed in Blizzard’s games look forward to its anime

Two China-based Overwatch League teams are looking to relocate to South Korea

Tencent recently won US$6.4 million from the makers of a CrossFire clone, a breakthrough in a country known for clones of popular games like PUBG and Overwatch

Shanghai court fines makers of Heroes of Warfare and another Chinese game for copying Blizzard’s blockbuster shooter

Blizzard president J. Allen Brack apologized at BlizzCon in the wake of the Blitzchung Hearthstone controversy, but it was vague enough for alternate interpretations

Fans angry at Hearthstone and Overwatch developer Blizzard say they plan to dress up as Hong Kong protesters and political leaders, but it’s not clear how many will actually show up

The new hero shooter from Tencent also draws from Apex Legends and Borderlands

Following the success of NYXL, Sterling.VC invested millions in a Call of Duty franchise. Andbox will operate both teams

Here's an alternate profession for female gamers... but one that also highlights terrible gender stereotypes. Josh paid US$4.50 an hour to play games with three different women, and learned their stories along the way. The whole experience sounds quite unsettling, to be honest. He was showered with praise and flattery, while his (expert) paid partners defended and healed him in the games. Even the way he selected a companion was extremely sexist: A parade of women offered their services in a chatroom, while Josh's avatar sat in a spot called "the Boss Couch."

The esports industry honored Overwatch League's massive success and the Fortnite craze in London

The third OWL expansion team, based in Hangzhou, will likely be named Spark

French team snags SoOn and ShaDowBurn along with Contenders talent

After their historic losing streak in Overwatch League's inaugural season, the Chinese team is looking for help

With eight new expansion teams joining the OWL 2019 season, players and organizations have a lot of reshuffling to do, and free agents are up for grabs.

Shanghai Dragons let go of 8 out of 11 team members, but Geguri, Diya and Fearless will remain with the team

Representing your city at the World Cup is an amazing opportunity, but preparing for an international esports tournament in Hong Kong is tougher than you think

We tried out Hammond (briefly), healed with the power of a terrifying manicure, and fell into an existentialist discussion about the circle of life

Dust off your Lúcioball skills, and pray for some loot box luck