Blizzard Entertainment has partnered with Erve Europe to bring its two giant gaming franchises, Overwatch and World of Warcraft to its gaming portfolio. Under the new deal, Erve will serve the European market with an onslaught of Overwatch and World of Warcraft products, including t-shirts, sweatshirts, pyjamas, shorts, socks, hoodies, …
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Uniqlo, a juggernaut on the licensed fashion scene, has detailed a new partnership with Blizzard Entertainment to bring its popular gaming franchises Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Diablo III and StarCraft II to the apparel space. The newly released t-shirts are part of Uniqlo’s spring/summer 2019 collection. Across the range, …
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