After weeks and weeks of frustration within the Hearthstone community, Blizzard Entertainment on Monday afternoon revealed how they plan on tweaking the updated rewards track that players can use to unlock in-game cosmetics and content.
An attempt at a light-hearted, community-driven event turned sour on Wednesday afternoon when Blizzard Entertainment's Old Gods Ask Me Anything (AMA) announcement was met with frustration from members of the Hearthstone community.
On Monday afternoon, the Heroes of the Storm community was greeted by the 90th playable hero to enter the nexus as Hogger, the gnarly, nasty gnoll, was announced on the game's official Twitter account.
When Madness at the Darkmoon Faire launched on Tuesday, things were a little different. While many were talking about cool cards and decks they were experimenting with, more were focused on an announcement Blizzard had made earlier in the day.
As if Tuesday's announcement wasn't enough, Blizzard Entertainment's Hearthstone team announced one of the largest patches in the game's history is going live on Thursday, impacting two multiplayer game modes. Titled patch 18.6, more than 30 cards and hero abilities in the Battlegrounds and Duels game modes saw balances changes, substantially changing metas and playstyles.
In a year that has been anything but normal, the annual tradition of crowning a Hearthstone World Champion will continue as Blizzard Entertainment announced details for the upcoming online event on Thursday morning.
Following two days of intense gameplay at the nation's largest collegiate esports tournament, newcomer Northwood University Esports earned the top prize in Overwatch and Maryville University emerged as champions in League of Legends. Read more about the event here:
On Monday morning, HeroesHearth, daughter company of Wisdom Gaming Group and creator of the upcoming Heroes of the Storm Community Clash League announced the eight organizations that will be rostering teams for the upcoming event.
When the Heroes of the Storm development team first designed Gazlowe (or Tinker, as he was initially called), the game was completely different than it is now. What heroes could do, how maps were designed, and how the game was "meant" to be played has changed dramatically over the years. So when Gazlowe was introduced into the title back in 2014, his kit worked well for the time period. He could split push lanes, clear mercenary camps efficiently and his team-fighting ability wasn't that bad. Fast forward to the year 2020 (and two reworks later), the development team felt it was time to give his kit another look after his most recent overhaul in 2017.
On Thursday afternoon, Blizzard Entertainment announced the next set of content coming to their digital card game, Hearthstone, and the title's popular auto chess game mode, Battlegrounds. Beginning on Tuesday, September 8, players will be able to team up with seven of their friends in a lobby for a match of Battlegrounds against one another as part of their Forbidden Library event.
When Blizzard Entertainment first released Heroes of the Storm back in the spring of 2014, Gazlowe was a playable character. In the six years since his kit has been tweaked and reworked a few times (most recently in 2017). Despite having a personality and swagger entirely his own, his kit, while unique, never felt particularly impactful as the amount of setup required for him to be useful oftentimes wasn't worth the outcome.
When Overwatch's favorite gamer, D.Va, made her way into the nexus back in 2017, players of multiple Blizzard titles chomped at the bit to see how the Heroes of the Storm development team was able to turn this half-mech, half-girl into a MOBA champion while still maintaining her familiarity.
OWL team Hangzhou Spark has partnered with Certain Scientific Railgun main character Misaka Mikoto and she will become an honorary team member.
On Tuesday afternoon, HeroesHearth, daughter company of Wisdom Gaming Group and long-time supporter of Heroes of the Storm, revealed details of their upcoming Community Clash League (CCL) which aims to provide a platform for the best players in North America to showcase their skills.
US President, Donald Trump, signed an executive order banning transactions to Tencent Holdings Ltd., who own Riot Games, and part of Epic Games, Blizzard, Supercell, and others, causing a massive shakeup in the gaming and esports industry. Read more here:
In the quarterly earnings call held Monday, Activision Blizzard reported that Q2 2020 exceeded expectations in terms of revenue and Earnings Per Share (EPS). The total consolidated net revenues for th
Close to 900 Activision Blizzard employees are organizing in Blizzard's Slack channel to put together a list of demands for improved employment conditions, including more pay increase and more vacation time.
A spreadsheet with Activision Blizzard employee salaries has been circulating within the company since Friday in an attempt to raise awareness about salary discrepancies and pay increases.
Although students from around the world recently started their summer break, Hearthstone is headed back to school. On Tuesday morning, Blizzard Entertainment revealed their upcoming expansion for the long-time collectible card game, Scholomance Academy. The fifteenth expansion, set to launch in early August, introduces 135 new cards, including 40 Dual-Class ones that (as the name implies) can be used by two of the ten different classes to create unique playstyles, strategies, and mechanics shared by both.
Though the Overwatch League has had a rough year, having to cancel homestands and move online, their recent May Melee tournament was a "grand success." Read more about their viewership surge and future plans here: