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Blizzard teases the next Overwatch hero with a silhouette, and fans suspect Frankie from the Deadlock Rebels; a full trailer is set for April 8 as the game ties new heroes to its ongoing Talon-centric storyline.
The U.S. Coast Guard and local responders rescued a snowmobile operator stranded on ice near Mackinac Island, Michigan, after blizzard conditions prevented an aerial rescue; the rider had mild hypothermia but is in stable condition, and officials warned the weather was worse than a whiteout.
Blizzard's Titan was an overly ambitious, one-server MMO that blended sim-like daily-life elements with action gameplay, but hubris and leadership clashes doomed the project. With an estimated $83 million spent, Titan was cancelled in 2013 after years of scope creep and internal push-pull; Jeff Kaplan says the failure was a multifaceted leadership mistake, and its remnants helped birth Overwatch and steer Blizzard's post‑Titan strategy.
A Bloomington Kennedy High School choir is raising about $30,000 in public donations to cover new flights and buses to return 126 students home after a winter blizzard canceled their Los Angeles trip.
Northwest Iowa is experiencing blizzard conditions with 30-50 mph winds and icy, snow-covered roads, and travel is not advised. Storm Lake has declared a Snow Emergency from March 15 at 10:00 p.m. to March 18 at 6:00 a.m., restricting overnight parking on certain streets to help plow crews clear streets.
A historic March storm is delivering a Midwest blizzard along with East Coast severe weather, triggering tornado watches/warnings, widespread power outages, and massive travel disruption. Cancellations and delays at major airports pile up (thousands canceled, tens of thousands delayed) as ground stops and storm bands ripple from the Midwest to the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Forecasters warn of damaging winds, possible tornadoes, and dangerous travel conditions across a broad swath of the country as the system unfolds.
A historic winter storm blankets Wisconsin with blizzard warnings through March 16, prompting a state of emergency and Milwaukee County snow emergency, widespread school closures, travel advisories, and ongoing power outages as officials warn of up to 30 more inches of snow and winds up to 50 mph.
A major weekend snowstorm is winding down across Minnesota with heavy accumulations concentrated in the southeast, including 20.5 inches in Wabasha and 14 inches in Rochester; the Twin Cities area logged substantial totals in suburbs like Prior Lake (about 13.7 inches), Maple Grove (10 inches) and Bloomington (9.5 inches). Winds are driving blizzard conditions, prompting MnDOT to issue a no-travel advisory for southern Minnesota while the National Guard stands by for potential rescue operations.
A winter storm brings heavy snow and gusty winds to the Chicago area, prompting Blizzard Warnings for Boone, DeKalb and McHenry counties through 1 p.m. and Winter Weather Advisories for Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Livingston and Will; 3–5 inches expected in Blizzard zones and 1–4 inches in advisory areas, with gusts up to 45 mph, causing flight cancellations at O’Hare (about 336) and Midway (23) and heavy travel impacts as Tollway plows operate; reports of downed trees, power outages, and a partial house collapse linked to the storm.
A major winter storm moving from the High Plains to the Great Lakes could dump 2–4 feet of snow in parts of northern Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Minnesota, with blizzard conditions, near-zero visibility, and power-outage risk through Sunday into Monday; southern areas may see a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain, while some bands could produce 1–3 inches per hour in heavy snowfall areas and trigger travel disruptions tracked by an address-based snowfall map.
A rapidly strengthening bomb cyclone is causing widespread havoc from the Midwest to the East: historic blizzards with 60–70 mph winds, widespread power outages, and massive travel disruptions as major hubs implement ground stops and airlines struggle to rebook flights; tornado watches and warnings are in effect across the South and East, with temperatures likely to plunge behind the storm.
A rapidly intensifying storm is bringing blizzard conditions to the Northern Plains and Upper Great Lakes while a separate system spurs severe storms from the Midwest to the East; meanwhile the West is forecast to endure an unusually early heatwave with record highs and elevated wildfire risk, accompanied by travel disruptions and widespread alerts.
A powerful late-winter storm nicknamed a 'March megastorm' is forecast to sweep the central United States from Wyoming toward the Great Lakes, bringing blizzard-like snow (1–3 feet in the upper Midwest), 50 mph wind gusts, freezing rain, and widespread severe weather from the Midwest to the Deep South through March 16, with travel and power disruptions likely.
Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan revealed on Lex Fridman’s podcast that he left Blizzard in 2021 due to corporate pressure, notably the Overwatch League’s profit-driven push and a CFO-mandated revenue target that threatened mass layoffs. He says the shift diverted creative work, even though he supported Overwatch 2 and had a plan for live updates; Kaplan is now developing The Legend of California at his new studio, while still praising Blizzard as a place for game development.
Jeff Kaplan discusses his 2021 departure from Blizzard on Lex Fridman’s podcast, detailing investor pressure and a CFO-mandated revenue target that allegedly prompted the decision to ship Overwatch 2, with layoffs threatened if targets weren’t met. Kaplan, who spent nearly 20 years at Blizzard, is now working on a new project, while Blizzard continues Overwatch 2 and its crossovers.