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Blizzard Buckles on Forced Real ID

Just a few minutes ago, Blizzard's CEO and cofounder Mike Morhaime announced that Blizzard is in fact NOT going to enforce Real ID real names on the forums.

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Fyzzu5810d ago

Hurrah. The only sane option.

Leord5810d ago

You said it.

Hehe, pretty much the opposite you said to the first reply in the massive forum thread.. where they said it was an insane option..

Or am I not remembering right?

Porco5810d ago

I see what you mean, but I think you misremember a little bit :)

Djorgo5810d ago

I wonder if they will look back on this and learn or just head in to the next corporate decision in the same way?

HolyOrangeCows5810d ago

Good to hear. Gaming doesn't need "World of Warcraft gamer kills so-and-so" on the news because of Real ID making it easy for raging dorks to find people.

Dorjan5810d ago

YAY! And they say internet petitions don't work!

syrinx5810d ago

Agreed, I didnt think they would cave in on this. There is hope for petitions yet.

Djorgo5810d ago

I will remember this day a long time...

Hehe, it IS possible to change Blizz decisions with enough momentum!

Dac2u5810d ago

I think this had more to do with their decision then the petition.

"Blizzard's Bashiok first victim of the Real ID

According to the website Gamona, Blizzard community manager Bashiok posted his real name on the official World of Warcraft Forums, in an attempt to defend the controversial Real ID. Within minutes, forum users revealed all the important stages of his life, his phone number, address, age, preferences...even the name of his wife and the school of his children. This obviously shows that the Real ID is quite questionable."

http://n4g.com/news/560501/...

danielle0075810d ago

I really agree. That article was kind of terrifying.

Redempteur5810d ago

woah internet petitions works ??
i need to wake up

syrinx5810d ago

whoah they actually caved in. wow.

Djorgo5810d ago

I was starting to doubt they would buckle :)

Leord5810d ago

Well, I wonder if this was a real Blizz decision or if ActiZard felt they might lose revenue?

SCFreelancer5810d ago

That doesn't really matter much now does it, as long as its changed ;)

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Blizzard Wants Faster Diablo Releases and More Expansions

Blizzard reveals plans to speed up Diablo releases with more frequent expansions and updates as the franchise moves toward a live-service future.

QuantumMechanic97d ago

All I want is a physical disc release of remastered D2 that doesn't require online check-ins.

VonAlbrecht97d ago

Ah, more and fast - the antithesis of careful and good

Christopher97d ago (Edited 97d ago )

I've lost complete interest. Too much FOMO with seasons as it is, now it's expansions? No thanks.

Michiel198997d ago

what fomo? everything gets reset each season and you start new characters unless you're playing on the regular servers and then you're already maxxed anway and just need to participate in the new season stuff.

Michiel198996d ago

i played only during launch and i found the ones in that battlepass to be absolute dogwater, the only ones that looked somewhat cool were the paid ones in the store and i wont bother with either. The game itself was just so hollow, there were no cool builds cause every synergy was just "x or y skills does more dmg or has this extra effect" almost no experimentation needed, couldnt give a rats ass about armor if the core of the game is boring af.

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Blizzard Quality Assurance Workers Ratify Video Game Union Contract With Microsoft

A strong majority of quality assurance workers at Blizzard’s Albany and Austin locations overwhelmingly voted to ratify a union contract at Microsoft, ensuring lasting protections in the workplace.

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Blizzard Reveals Their 2026 Showcases

Blizzard has revealed their showcase schedule for 2026.