Ben Brode’s Second Dinner orders a Marvel license and $30 million from NetEase
We now know what former Hearthstone bigwigs Ben Brode and Hamilton Chu are feasting on for their Second Dinner — $30 million from NetEase...
Former Hearthstone lead Ben Brode reveals his new studio: Second Dinner
What’s better than a dinner? Second dinner, of course. And Ben Brode is naming his new independent studio just that: Second Dinner. Ben Brode was...
Hearthstone boss Ben Brode leaves Blizzard Entertainment
Ben Brode has spent most of the last decade working on Blizzard Entertainment’s card battler Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, but for him, that work...
Hearthstone’s Walnut Sprite helped set The Witchwood expansion’s playful, creepy tone
This was first reaction when I saw Walnut Sprite: “He looks like someone hit him upside the head.” That got a laugh from Ben...
Hearthstone: The Witchwood shows that dragons can hunt, too
Blizzard Entertainment might have an Orc riding a wolf in the courtyard of its headquarters, but let’s face it — when we talk about...
Let’s pour one out for Hearthstone’s Coldlight Oracle
I have a confession. I went down a dark, dark path on my way to earning my Golden Rogue hero portrait in Hearthstone last...
Hearthstone’s Year of the Raven isn’t bringing any changes to Arena … yet
With the Year of the Mammoth giving away to the Year of the Raven, changes are in store for Hearthstone. In addition to a...
Hearthstone boss Ben Brode gives me new insight on what ‘casual’ means
Hearthstone doesn’t give players a great place to goof around. The Ranked modes for Standard and Wild, Hearthstone’s two main formats, are filled with...
Why Hearthstone boss Ben Brode makes videos from his house
Ben Brode is a jolly bloke. Anyone who’s seen the Hearthstone game director talk during videos or other presentations have caught his hearty laugh...
Hearthstone’s Whispers of the Old Gods expansion is all about engagement in a $1.2B market (update)
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is about to get an injection of new cards … and tentacles. Lots of tentacles. Whispers of the Old Gods is...