Blizzard Maintenance to Impact User Gameplay and Services
Blizzard has announced scheduled maintenance for its datacenters, which will affect most of its games and services on June 24th from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM PDT.
Affected Games and Services
The following games and services will be impacted during the maintenance period:
- Battle.net
- Battle.net Shop
- Diablo II: Resurrected
- Diablo III
- Diablo IV
- Diablo Immortal
- World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
- World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic
- World of Warcraft: Classic
- Hearthstone
- Overwatch 2
- Heroes of the Storm
- StarCraft
- StarCraft II
- WarCraft III: Reforged
- Call of Duty
Expected Impact
Battle.net: New logins will be unavailable.
Battle.net Shop: Services will be unavailable.
Games: Games may experience limited features and services, such as matchmaking, starting new multiplayer games, and completing in-game purchases.
Reasons for Maintenance
Blizzard states that the maintenance is primarily focused on Battle.net infrastructure in the Americas region but anticipates disruptions across multiple global services. Routine maintenance is necessary to enhance platform performance and ensure a positive user experience.
Call of Duty and Diablo 4 Not Down
The maintenance does not indicate an outage for Call of Duty or Diablo 4. Only the PC versions of these games will be affected by the Battle Net maintenance, and players will be able to enjoy them again as usual after the maintenance is complete.
Community Response
Players are advised to be patient during the maintenance period and to check Blizzard’s official channels for updates. Some users have expressed frustration with the timing of the maintenance, but others understand the need for routine maintenance to improve the overall gaming experience.
Activision Blizzard’s Future
The maintenance announcement comes as Activision Blizzard, the parent company of Blizzard, prepares to launch the next Call of Duty game, Black Ops 6. This title is expected to release on October 25th and will be the first game in the series to be released entirely under Microsoft’s ownership following its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.