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==Incidents==

===Starcraft 2 Not including LAN Play (2009)===

In 2009, it was announced that Star Craft 2 would not include local area network multiplayer. This came as a shock since LAN play had been a staple of Blizzard's multiplayer games. Blizzard would justify the decision by stating that using their Battle.net service would be the preferred way to play. <ref>https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250315040559/https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html |archive-date=15 Mar 2025 |title=Blizzard Announces No LAN Support For Starcraft II}}</ref>

In 2009, it was announced that Star Craft 2 would not include local area network multiplayer. This came as a shock since LAN play had been a staple of Blizzard's multiplayer games. Blizzard would justify the decision by stating that using their Battle.net service would be the preferred way to play. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241115171542/https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan |archive-date=15 Nov 2024 |title=StarCraft 2's Non-existent LAN Support Explained, Piracy Cited as Key Reason}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250315040559/https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html |archive-date=15 Mar 2025 |title=Blizzard Announces No LAN Support For Starcraft II}}</ref>

===Diablo III Always-On DRM (2011) and Error 37 (2012)===

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 ==Incidents==
 ===Starcraft 2 Not including LAN Play (2009)===
-In 2009, it was announced that Star Craft 2 would not include local area network multiplayer. This came as a shock since LAN play had been a staple of Blizzard's multiplayer games. Blizzard would justify the decision by stating that using their Battle.net service would be the preferred way to play. <ref>https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250315040559/https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html |archive-date=15 Mar 2025 |title=Blizzard Announces No LAN Support For Starcraft II}}</ref>
+In 2009, it was announced that Star Craft 2 would not include local area network multiplayer. This came as a shock since LAN play had been a staple of Blizzard's multiplayer games. Blizzard would justify the decision by stating that using their Battle.net service would be the preferred way to play. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241115171542/https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan |archive-date=15 Nov 2024 |title=StarCraft 2's Non-existent LAN Support Explained, Piracy Cited as Key Reason}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250315040559/https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html |archive-date=15 Mar 2025 |title=Blizzard Announces No LAN Support For Starcraft II}}</ref>
 ===Diablo III Always-On DRM (2011) and Error 37 (2012)===