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...
The Leisure Economy: Where we all get paid to play games
Of all the ideas at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2018, I loved the notion of The Leisure Economy. This is about a utopia we...
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...
Hearthstone’s design team has an obsession: top hats
One of my favorite cards in Hearthstone has nothing to do with its ability but rather its art. And it involves a top hat. Cat...
Hearthstone: The Witchwood card reveal — Blackwald Pixie and Clockwork Automaton
Hearthstone is about to become a bit … creepier with the upcoming launch of The Witchwood, Blizzard Entertainment‘s eighth expansion for its market-leading card...
Heroes of the Dorm fan that nails this year’s bracket could win $1 million
Blizzard Entertainment’s annual Heroes of the Storm college tournament, Heroes of the Dorm, is now down to 64 teams. And if a fan can...
Overwatch’s Brigitte springs into action March 20
Overwatch’s newest character is joining the team shooter March 20. Blizzard announced Brigitte’s launch today on social media after testing the character for multiple...
Artifact hands-on: Valve’s Dota 2-based card game sure isn’t Hearthstone
I’m a big Hearthstone fan, and no other digital card game has competed against Blizzard’s market king for my affections. The Elder Scrolls: Legends?...
Blizzard gives Overwatch a new hero: Brigitte
Overwatch is getting another new character as the game continues to grow nearly two full years after its March 2016 debut. Brigitte, an engineer...