Neowin News Feed for: Battle.net

Blizzard hit with lawsuit over Battle.net security

John Callaham — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:31:04 +0000

Blizzard has been hit with a lawsuit, claiming that it fails to tell users of its Battle.net service that it should also use an authenticator to keep their account safe. Blizzard says it will fight it Read more...

Battle.net accounts compromised

Nathan Tsui — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 02:14:24 +0100

Battle.net has been breached, and encrypted passwords, email addresses, personal security question answers, and authenticator information has been taken. Update your passwords. Read more...

"Several thousand" Diablo III cheaters banned [Update]

John Callaham — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:06:48 +0100

Blizzard has announced that the company has now banned "several thousand Diablo III players" that Blizzard said violated the terms of its Battle.net service by using bot programs or by cheating. Read more...

South Korean government launches Diablo III probe

John Callaham — Thu, 31 May 2012 23:41:45 +0100

The government of South Korea has launched an investigation into Diablo III after receiving complaints from many of the game's players about the issues surrounding the launch of Blizzard's action-RPG. Read more...

Diablo III gets third party Android server checker app

John Callaham — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:31:59 +0100

Owners of Android devices that also play Diablo III can now download and use a third-party app that will check to see if the Battle.net servers for the game are up and running. Read more...

Diablo 3 starter guide and FAQs

Nathan Tsui — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:27:53 +0100

Get a head start in Diablo III with our starter guide, covering all the important information you need to know before jumping into the game. Includes a FAQ covering basic questions. Read more...

Blizzard still working on fixing Diablo III launch issues

John Callaham — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:28:43 +0100

Blizzard is still dealing with the post-launch issues for Diablo III since its launch less than 24 hours ago, including taking down the Battle.net servers for extended periods of time. Read more...

Diablo III launch day issues hit some players

John Callaham — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:13:17 +0100

The long awaited launch of Diablo III today was hit with a number of issues, mainly due to the massive rush of players trying to sign onto Blizzard's Battle.net servers. Read more...

Diablo III to offer global online play

John Callaham — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:47:12 +0100

Blizzard has announced that Diablo III gamers will be able to play against other people outside the player's home region, although they will have to create new characters for those regions. Read more...

Blizzard defends Diablo III's online only gameplay

John Callaham — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:52:56 +0100

Blizzard tries to defend its unpopular decision to make its upcoming action-RPG sequel Diablo III playable only if it is connected online to Battle.net Read more...

Blizzard kicked over 320,000 hackers from Battle.net

Brandon Boyce — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:05:36 +0100

Blizzard posted an official annoucement on their forums that they have kicked over 320,000 accounts from Battle.net they found were violating the terms of service. We’ve recently banned over 320,000 Warcraft III and ... Read more...

Blizzard bans nearly 54,000 on Battle.net

Todd Tanner — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 01:06:53 +0100

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On the Warcraft III Battle.net website news comes that Blizzard has taken action against 53,928 accounts and CD keys on Battle.net for hacking or cheating. 3,331 of these accounts have been banned permanently from ladder... Read more...