Less than a year after mysteriously changing "Battle.net" to the "Blizzard app," Blizzard Entertainment has doubled back. The Blizzard app, formerly known as Battle.net, has been renamed as "Blizzard ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. In a move that could shake longtime gamers to their core, ...

Twenty years ago Blizzard launched Battle.net as an online service for the original Diablo on PC. Now Blizzard is apparently making its move to retire the name for good, scrubbing all mention of the ...

Blizzard has made the decision to rebrand its long-standing Battle.net service. Moving forward, it will simply be known as the Blizzard online service. While not all users have reported seeing the ...

Blizzard is retiring Battle.net after 20 years, but only the branding. According to a new blog post from the developer, the moniker Battle.net will be gradually phased out and eventually called, ...

Blizzard now lets players convert in-game gold from World of Warcraft into Battle.net credit that can be used across other Blizzard titles, including the popular Overwatch and Hearthstone, the company ...

Blizzard Entertainment has dumped the iconic Battle.net branding from its popular games launcher. An update, which users first encountered late last night, changes the client’s icon from the ...

Blizzard has just announced and posted a FAQ about its upcoming Battle.net feature BattleTag, a feature separate from Real ID that connects players across all of Blizzard's games with a screen name ...

Battle.net is Blizzard Entertainment's answer to providing online games, a social network, digital distribution, and digital rights management from a single app. It's been around since 1996, but today ...

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Michael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment. Say your goodbyes to “Battle.net.” Blizzard Entertainment said ...