GoKawiil - Tech News

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Jobs and Software Is Fucked (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | tags: blizzard, software engineer, job market

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Overwatch's Season 3 Kicks Off Today With New Damage Hero, Shion (cnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by See Full Bio | get Overwatch Collector's Edition → | tags: overwatch, shion, blizzard

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Blizzard Sues To Take Down Another Private World of Warcraft Server, Project Ascension (slashdot.org)

2026-06-14 | by Posted | get World of Warcraft Private Server Guide → | tags: blizzard, world of warcraft, project ascension

4.

Xbox CEO Says Current Margins 'Cannot Continue' (slashdot.org)

2026-06-11 | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: billion, blizzard, blizzard king

5.

After 10 Years, Overwatch Has Changed Me Almost as Much as Itself (cnet.com)

2026-05-29 | by See Full Bio | get Overwatch Collectible Figures → | tags: overwatch, blizzard entertainment, first-person shooter

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More Videogames Developers Consider Unionization - Some Spurred By Changes to Remote Work Policies (slashdot.org)

2026-05-24 | by Posted | get Game Developer Union Hoodie → | tags: call of duty, blizzard entertainment, wizards of the coast

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Russian hackers turn Kazuar backdoor into modular P2P botnet (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-16 | get Cybersecurity Network Monitoring Kit → | tags: kazuar, secret blizzard, turla

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Workers for Xbox studio Double Fine are forming a union (engadget.com)

2026-05-09 | by Mariella Moon | get Union Support T-Shirt → | tags: double fine, xbox, cwa

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Diablo IV players finally discover the game's secret cow level (techspot.com)

2026-05-08 | get Diablo IV Cow Level T-Shirt → | tags: diablo iv, blizzard, rod fergusson

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A quiet filing could decide what happens next inside one of gaming’s biggest studios (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-27 | get Gaming Studio Soundproofing Kit → | tags: activision blizzard, unionization, gaming industry

11.

Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming (theverge.com)

2026-04-23 | by Tom Warren | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: xbox, microsoft gaming, activision blizzard

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Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | by Justin Wagner | get Turtle WoW Classic Server Mug → | tags: world of warcraft, blizzard, turtle wow

13.

He Was Laid Off, Posted on LinkedIn — Then Scammers Started Impersonating Real Recruiters to Target Him (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | by Jonathan Small | get LinkedIn Profile Verification Badge → | tags: linkedin, epic games, cybercriminals

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Blizzard just made Overwatch’s best mode much worse (engadget.com)

2026-04-16 | get Overwatch Game Guide → | tags: overwatch, blizzard, mystery heroes

15.

Next Time You Order a Dairy Queen Blizzard, You May Be Talking to AI (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-16 | get AI Chatbot Assistant → | tags: dairy queen, blizzard, chatbots

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We're Getting a Bunch of New Stuff Dropping Today in Overwatch Season 2: Summit (cnet.com)

2026-04-14 | by See Full Bio | get Overwatch Collector's Edition → | tags: overwatch, blizzard, season 2

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In a Public Crisis, Knowing What to Prioritize (and Ignore) Is What Separates Leaders Who Execute From Those Who Stall (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-13 | by Bradley Akubuiro | get Crisis Management Notebook → | tags: activision blizzard, microsoft, regulators

18.

Check Out Sierra's Gameplay in This New Overwatch Trailer (cnet.com)

2026-04-09 | by See Full Bio | get Overwatch Collectible Figures → | tags: overwatch, blizzard, sierra

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Hackers are turning home routers into tools to spy on Microsoft 365 users (techspot.com)

2026-04-09 | get Wi-Fi Router Security Kit → | tags: microsoft 365, forest blizzard, storm-2754

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Thousands of consumer routers hacked by Russia's military (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-08 | get Wi-Fi Security Firewall Kit → | tags: mikrotik, tp-link, apt28

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Russia Hacked Routers to Steal Microsoft Office Tokens (krebsonsecurity.com)

2026-04-07 | get Router Security Kit → | tags: russia, microsoft office, forest blizzard

22.

Jason Blundell announces his new-new studio, Magic Fractal (engadget.com)

2026-04-03 | tags: call of duty, activision blizzard, magic fractal

23.

Here's How a Former Overwatch Pro Made the Support Hero He Always Wanted (cnet.com)

2026-03-30 | by See Full Bio | get Overwatch Support Hero Figurine → | tags: overwatch, jetpack cat, talon

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Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan returns with a Western survival shooter (engadget.com)

2026-03-12 | tags: overwatch, blizzard, jeff kaplan

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Diablo 4 Warlock Gameplay: Check Out the 4 Subclasses of the Apocalypse (cnet.com)

2026-03-05 | by See Full Bio | get Warlock → | tags: diablo 4, blizzard california, diablo's 30th anniversary

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‘World of Warcraft’ Just Upgraded Its Best City for the First Time in 20 Years, and Now It’s Perfect (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-02 | get City of Storms → | tags: world of warcraft, blizzard, silvermoon city

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Inside Microsoft’s big Xbox leadership shake-up (theverge.com)

2026-02-23 | by Tom Warren | get Xbox Series X → | tags: xbox leadership shake-up, xbox president, activision blizzard acquisition

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Microsoft’s Head of Gaming to Retire After 38 Years at Company (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-20 | get Xbox Series X → | tags: acquisitions, acquisitions minecraft, activision

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Microsoft Xbox chief Phil Spencer retires, replaced by AI executive Asha Sharma (cnbc.com)

2026-02-20 | by Jordan Novet | get Xbox Series X → | tags: xbox, gaming, microsoft

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Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer retires, replaced by ex-Instacart exec Asha Sharma (cnbc.com)

2026-02-20 | by Jordan Novet | get Xbox Series X → | tags: xbox, activision blizzard, gamescom