This will not go over well. Blizzard has posted over on Battle.net that starting this month, users commenting on official forums will do so using their real names. Here's a blurb: " ... in the near ...

I'd like to take some time to speak with all of you regarding our desire to make the Blizzard forums a better place for players to discuss our games. We've been constantly monitoring the feedback ...

Blizzard decides against forcing users to post Real IDs on Battle.net forums Blizzard has finally decided to cancel the idea of implementing real names on the Battle.net forums. The backlash from the ...

Blizzard has just announced that with the inclusion of the ReadID system in the upcoming StarCraft 2, this will also apply to the battle.net forums as well. Blizzard is adding everyone's RealID name ...

After 3 days and a ridiculous amount of negative feedback, Blizzard has scrapped plans for forcing official Battle.net forum contributers to do so under their real names. Today, Blizzard CEO Mike ...

Survival & Crafting Hytale won't be on Steam when it launches into early access: Developers want to focus on the game, not 'on negative reviews from players that aren't as well-informed yet about what ...

Blizzard is moving all of their forums to the Real ID system. This means there are major changes coming to the official forums, ones that we all need to be aware of. The first and most significant ...

During GDC Online, Blizzard's Battle.net project director Greg Canessa presented a "postmortem" for the latest version of the service, which enables online play and discussion for Blizzard's titles, ...

Wilson announced his retirement on the Battle.net Diablo 3 forums on Jan. 17. The response, which spans more than 170 pages, drew some ire from users, prompting Pardo to respond in turn. “This thread ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. How do you stem the tide of a forum flooded with flame wars, trolling, and other unpleasantness? Just do what Blizzard is about to do in the official ...

Blizzard Entertainment's Battle.net service suffered a DDoS attack on April 13, impacting servers for all of the developer's big games, including World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and StarCraft II.