In addition to their interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, PC Gamer also announced that the Battle.net 2.0 update for the Activision Blizzard games launcher would be going live in North America. This may not be news to some, since many of us have been enjoying this version since it entered beta in November of 2019, but it appears to finally be going out to the public.

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Last month, Activision Blizzard began their Holiday Giving Initiative, in which each employee was given $200 to donate to a charity of their choice. With more than 8,000 participants across Activision Blizzard, Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, and King, the company announced today more than than $1.6 million donated across 3,211 different charities!

“At Activision Blizzard, we recognize our responsibility to give back to the communities where we operate.

At the moment, it looks like Caranthir of the guild <Welcome> on US Realm Kromcrush might have completed the first Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian on Classic WoW! A massive achievement for Caranthir and Welcome! To complete Atiesh after only 6 weeks of clearing, you would need an average drop of about 6.7 Splinters per week!