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Blizzard has released an updated set of plans for the Arena World Championship 2020, which will be done completely online Like a lot of esports organizations, the staff was forced to take things remotely after COVID-19 put a stop to everything Which includes the AWC Battle for Azeroth season being held entirely online According to[...]

You can see the full list of changes below as the Hunter, Rogue, and Warrior classes are also getting slight nerfs, while the Paladin and Shaman classes are getting buffed. Credit: Blizzard Hearthstone Balance Updates Aldor Attendant: Old: [Cost 2] 2 Attack, 3 Health → New: [Cost 1] 1 Attack, 3 Health. Torrent: Old: [Cost 5] → New: [Cost 4]. Shattered Rumbler: Old: 4 Attack,[...]

Grab your friends and prepare for a month of leveling up as Blizzard has announced Overwatch's fourth-anniversary event The devs may be hard at work putting together a sequel to the game, but it doesn't mean they've completely abandoned all plans for the current title as they still have several events to go The reality[...]

Days of Wonder, the board game company credited with creating Ticket To Ride, has announced the official release of Small World of Warcraft, a crossover game with Blizzard Entertainment, a video game company known for Overwatch, Diablo and, of course, the Warcraft series Small World of Warcraft was previewed at BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard's official annual[...]

Would you like to see Blizzard release a remaster of the longtime favorite Diablo 2? If the latest rumors are correct, you will very soon Regardless of what you may personally think of the franchise then or now, there's one thing that's very hard to deny, and that is that Diablo 2 is the king[...]

Blizzard and Funko have announced a new Funko Pop from the iconic Diablo series Coming out of the High Heavens, the night and powerful Archangel of Justice Tyrael has arrived He is humanity's greatest defender and Funko as brought him to life with an amazing new Pop Diablo fans will be excited to get their[...]

We all may be in self-quarantine, but that didn't stop Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan from giving an Overwatch Developer Update Recorded at his house with an iPhone taped to a cardboard box, Kaplan sat down and gave us one of his usual straight-to-camera updates about the game, even though he and much of the Blizzard staff are[...]

While the developers at Blizzard may be working on a sequel, they haven't forgotten people are still playing Overwatch Because of this, the devs appear to have moved into a new phase of development between the two after the addition of Echo to the roster The devs released a new quality of life patch into[...]

Blizzard Entertainment decided to do something fun and different as they held a virtual version of Take Your Child To Work Day The company basically hosted a few different little activities that you can do with your kids Since, let's be honest with each other here, every day in self-quarantine from the coronavirus is basically[...]

Blizzard revealed a new addition to World Of Warcraft Classic this week as players can now head to the ancient troll city of Zul'Gurub The latest content takes players back to one of the more memorable missions in the game, they have resorted the intense20-player raid complete with a slew of new rare and epic[...]

This week, Blizzard released the full schedule for the upcoming Hearthstone Grandmasters, which will be done entirely online The company introduced seven new players who joined the ranks, along with the new schedule and all of the events that will be taking place over a two-month period Season One kicks off globally on Friday, April[...]

Blizzard revealed a brand new event today for Heroes Of The Storm, as players will be going back into the shadowed ground with Dark Nexus II The company launched a brand new update today with a ton of content, the biggest part of it being the new event of the game which will probably run[...]

After a couple of weeks on the PTO, Blizzard has officially added their latest Overwatch hero Echo to the roster today On top of that, the developers announced they would be launching a new Competitive Mode known as Competitive Open Queue in the Arcade The new mode will run for roughly four weeks, and will[...]

Blizzard posted an open letter to their fans today regarding their upcoming plans for BlizzCon 2020, basically saying its too early to tell While the coronavirus has forced many to cancel their plans up until August 2020, there are many events that are still holding out hope that the year will have a significant change[...]

Today, Blizzard Entertainment and Penguin Random House revealed the cover for the upcoming novel World Of Warcraft: Shadows Rising The book has been in the works for a minute now as this prequel has been written by author Madeleine Roux World Of Warcraft: Shadows Rising is the next tale in the novel series, which takes[...]

Blizzard revealed this morning that there would be changes coming to both the Hero Pools and Map Pools in Overwatch next week The basic details are that the Hero Pools will be getting some changes while Map Pools will be retired from both the regular game and competition On April 13th the devs will be[...]

Blizzard has revealed more about the latest addition to Hearthstone in "Ashes Of Outland" with the introduction of the new Demon Hunter class The new class is the first of its kind, in that it is the first new class to be added to the game since it originally launched The story behind the character[...]

After Blizzard already made the call to cancel the event in Indonesia and moved it to Los Angeles for an online-only tourney, the same has been done to the next two events So now both the Masters Tour Jönköping and the upcoming Asia-Pacific Masters Tour will take place completely online It appears the company has[...]

If you had to pick an expansion pack to come to World Of Warcraft Classic, would you choose The Burning Crusade? Blizzard wants to know According to several players on social media, the company has been sending out feeler surveys on Battle.net The first of which asks you as to whether or not you'd be[...]

We have Blizzard's official record of the final matchup for you below, but the big takeaway is that xBlyzes has raised the bar a bit Not only is he the first to win more than one Masters Tour titles, but he's also the first to win back-to-back championships after taking the Arlington title back in[...]

Credit: Blizzard At long last, a new Overwatch hero character has been added to the game. Welcome Echo, who actually made their appearance back when Ashe was originally added to the game The intelligent AI has been apparently on the back burner ever since then, but now she's got her very own reveal to enjoy. Introducing Echo. An evolutionary[...]

Credit: Blizzard Hearthstone is getting a new expansion next month, and it looks like there's going to be plenty of content to explore. For the "Year of the Phoenix," Hearthstone will add Ashes of Outland, which is set to debut in early April Meant to take players "beyond the Dark Portal" to the lands originally introduced in[...]

Credit: Blizzard Overwatch 2 may have been announced already, but it looks like Blizzard has a few more surprises up its sleeve for the original game still. According to a new tweet from the original Twitter account, there might just be a new character coming sooner than we may have thought. The tweet appears to tease a new[...]

Another company that has decided to let their staff work from home during all of the coronavirus panic is Blizzard Entertainment The company didn't go into massive amounts of detail like others have, simply posting a message on Twitter about what they've done for both of their offices in America. Credit: Blizzard Entertainment To protect the health[...]

Blizzard has officially launched its Archives 2020 event, bringing a brand new story for you to explore as well as all of the previous events to play Like previous missions, you have a fun story to work with involving four of the members of the team from a specific point in time You can check[...]

One of Blizzard's longest-running creative minds is now gone as Michael Chu has departed the company this week Chu posted the news on his blog, letting fans know of the decision as he has moved on He has had a hand in several Blizzard projects, which primarily include World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, and Overwatch[...]

Blizzard sent out the information below on their website, letting players and fans know of their decision, effective immediately There's no word yet as to whether or not those dates will be rescheduled or if they're a complete loss It will all depend on what takes place over the next couple of months The move[...]

Yet another change made in light of the coronavirus, as Blizzard has changed what they'll be doing with the Hearthstone Masters Tour Los Angeles The company released the info you see below about the event, switching everything to an online format for the event happening from March 20th-22nd Originally the event was set to be[...]

You wanted dragons and now you've got them as a new update from Blizzard has added a ton of dragons to Hearthstone: Battlegrounds The game has added several new hero cards and a multitude of minion cards that all revolve around dragons You can read more below and check out the trailer as the 16.4[...]

Here's the details of how to get them in Overwatch. Credit: Blizzard Ashe Mardi Gras Challenge: PLAY TO EARN Your wins in Quick Play, Competitive Play, or Arcade will earn you new player icons, a new spray, and a new epic skin: Mardi Gras Ashe (and Bob)! Win 3 Games | 2 Player Icons Win 6 Games | 1 New[...]