Blizzard Announces New Update For Battle.net

Battle.net launched at the release of Diablo at the turn of 1996 and 1997. In October, we reported on Battle.net's new community features. The latest changes are set to go much further. On January 14, a major update was announced that will significantly change the look of the application.

The announced features will cover practically the app's entire UI. The list of changes includes items such as:

• Improved navigation and layout - games can be added to favorites and arranged in our own order. Games will be visible as large, easy to read tiles.
• News and game content section - will be expanded after the update and will be viewable in full page view.
• Social Dashboard - increased visibility of friends and their activities on individual game cards.
• Accessibility improvements for people with disabilities - the launcher can be operated using only the keyboard. Also improved color contrast and support for screen readers for the visually impaired.
• New notification center for messages and game download status.

UI changes will include our game collections and community panel.

Currently, the refreshed look of Battle.net is available to those in North America as part of beta testing. Once the application is stable, the players from other regions will gain access to it. For now, we can only be patient - Blizzard ensures that the update will be available to the general public in the coming weeks. It's possible that we'll see more changes to Battle.net this year, as the authors promise that this is just the beginning.

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