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Hearthstone’s Year of the Mammoth: Classic cards going to Wild, and no more Adventures

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 16, 2017
4 min

Sylvanas has no time for Standard games. Blizzard detailed the next year in its Standard format, the Year of the Mammoth, in a blog post today. It will make cards from older expansions unplayable in the game’s Standard format.

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Hearthstone targets fast metagame by weakening Shaman and pirate decks

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 14, 2017
2 min

Shaman’s reign of terror on Hearthstone may end even before the beginning of the next year of Standard. Blizzard announced today that it is changing...

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Activision Blizzard hits record $2 billion in sales driven by Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Hearthstone

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 9, 2017
2 min

It was a gigantic quarter for Activision Blizzard. The publisher announced today that it achieved GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles, or earned) revenues of $2.01...

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World of Warcraft’s Mischief pet raises $2.5 million for Make-A-Wish

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 8, 2017
1 min

Mischief actually resulted in some good. Blizzard announced today that it raised over $2.5 million for the Make-A-Wish foundation thanks to sales of the World of Warcraft in-game pet Mischief and a plush toy of the adorable fel-kitten.

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Legion was a big expansion for World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft Tokens can now be exchanged for Battle.net currency

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 6, 2017
2 min

Playing a lot of World of Warcraft can now help you unlock that Mercy skin in Overwatch that you’re craving. Blizzard has changed the...

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Hearthstone’s next expansion could have a dinosaur theme

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 6, 2017
1 min

Hearthstone is the leader in the digital card game market, earning $394.6 million in revenue in 2016. The PC and mobile game is free-to-play and receives a new set of cards via regular expansions and “adventures” every four months or so.

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Heroes of the Storm is adding Overwatch’s Lúcio to its roster

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 3, 2017
1 min

Heroes of the Storm is a free-to-play game for PC. Adding new characters is the best way to keep people engaged and earn more revenue, since players can spend in-game currency or real money to unlock new heroes.

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Hearthstone boss: Balance changes could be coming

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 3, 2017
1 min

Hearthstone game director Ben Brode wrote a post on the game’s forum this afternoon noting that balance changes could be coming for the digital card game via a content patch at the end of the month.

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Overwatch’s Chinese New Year event launches with new Capture the Flag mode

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 24, 2017
1 min

Get ready for another mad dash for new skins, Overwatch fans. Blizzard has launched the newest holiday event for its team-based shooter. Year of...

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PAX South will host NGE’s Overwatch Winter Premiere Live Finals

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 18, 2017
1 min

Overwatch is bringing its team-based shooting to the next PAX. Next Generation Esports (NGE) announced today that it is partnering with Twitch to bring...

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