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How to win the Black Empire Recipe Hearthstone Tavern Brawl

The Reign of the Black Empire expansion has just been released for Hearthstone, and as is tradition, the Recipe Tavern Brawl is here on the first week, to let players get a taste of the new cards and mechanics for each class. This brawl pits deck recipe against deck recipe, so j…

Wednesday at 9:00 PM Blizzard Watch

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The next Hearthstone expansion is Reign of the Black Empire, releasing October 20

As expected from their recent teasers on social media, the new Hearthstone expansion will take us back to cosmos-spanning adventures: Reign of the Black Empire brings the Old Gods back to Hearthstone — again — but this time, things seem more serious. We’re going back in time, se…

Tuesday at 10:00 PM Blizzard Watch

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How to win the Black Empire Brawliseum Pre-Release Hearthstone Tavern Brawl

Hearthstone is getting its next expansion, Reign of the Black Empire, next week, on October 20, and as usual the pre-release Hearthstone Tavern Brawl arrives just before launch day. If you already have any Reign of the Black Empire packs — whether you got them for free, from dro…

October 15, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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Collecting new player housing decor in patch 12.1.5 will take us on a tour of past expansions

World of Warcraft Player Housing is getting mountains of new decor in patch 12.1.5. In addition to the new holiday decor and the new crafting recipes, there are also mountains of new items scattered around in zones from previous expansions. To access most of these decor items yo…

October 8, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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A first look at the new Journal in Hearthstone

With the upcoming expansion, Reign of the Black Empire, Hearthstone is adding a new feature to the game: an expanded Journal that integrates story, quests, and rewards (in addition to the features that were already there). The basic idea is that each new expansion will have seve…

October 7, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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World of Warcraft: Midnight roadmap shows us what’s coming, and hints at the next launch

One of World of Warcraft: Midnight reveals at BlizzCon was the roadmap of future content leading up to the next expansion, The Last Titan. This roadmap is set to take us up to summer 2027 and past Season 3 and several content updates. First up, we have the imminent patch 12.1.5…

September 16, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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Midnight Season 3 brings new Mythic+ dungeon pool, shakes up high-end season rewards

Coming early next year, WoW Midnight patch 12.2 heralds the start of the third (and, given the past couple expansions, likely final) content season for this expansion. With the start of a new season always inevitably comes some kind of shakeup to Mythic+ dungeons. You can expect…

September 15, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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A love letter to Amazons, the Diablo 4 class I always wanted — coming to the game in 2027

The Amazon class is coming to Diablo 4 and I couldn’t be more excited. This fan-favorite Diablo 2 class seemed like an obvious fit for the Lord of Hatred expansion, which took us to the Amazon homeland of Skovos. Instead, the Paladin and Warlock classes were added, and we advent…

September 14, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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Diablo 5 is coming in 2029, set in a future where our heroes have fallen and Diablo rules Sanctuary

Instead of a new Diablo 4 expansion, Blizzard announced Diablo 5 during BlizzCon 2026. (I thought Mitch included it on our Opening Ceremony bingo card as a joke, but apparently not.) We don’t have all of the details on Diablo 5 yet, but we know enough to paint a picture of the n…

September 13, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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Return to the fall of Lordaeron with new Warcraft 3 Reforged expansion Forsaken Kingdom, announced…

During the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2026, we were treated to an unexpected announcement for Warcraft 3: Reforged, which returns with a brand-new expansion, Forsaken Kingdom. And surprise — it’s already live! The Forsaken Kingdom expansion lets players experience the fall of…

September 12, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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The next Hearthstone expansion is Reign of the Black Empire, releasing October 20

As expected from their recent teasers on social media, the new Hearthstone expansion will take us back to cosmos-spanning adventures: Reign of the Black Empire will bring the Old Gods back to Hearthstone — again — but this time, things seem more serious. We’re going back in time…

September 12, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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Will Diablo 4 come to the Nintendo Switch 2? And if so, when?

Since launch, Diablo 4 has kept up with console releases; both PlayStation and Xbox versions of Diablo 4 came out with the main game, and expansions have launched on those consoles exactly when they have on PC. But since the launch of the Switch 2 in June 2025, we’ve heard nothi…

September 11, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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Battle for Azeroth and Legion reputation will become Warband-wide in 12.1.5

Along with a multitude of other features coming in Midnight’s patch 12.1.5, it was announced that another two expansions will have their reputation become Warband-wide: Battle for Azeroth and Legion. This is great news for achievement hunters, mount farmers, alt army commanders,…

September 8, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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Who is the next big bad coming to Diablo 4 after Mephisto?

From Lilith to Mephisto, the lineup of villains to vanquish in Diablo 4 has yet to disappoint. But now the eponymous Lord of Hatred has been defeated, banished to the void from which we pulled his daughter. So who will we find ourselves fighting in the next Diablo 4 expansion? F…

September 8, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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Start pinching your coppers now to save up for World of Warcraft’s newest gold sink, the Sporebeare…

Blizzard has announced that Midnight’s upcoming patch 12.1.5 will include a new mount obtainable for a mountain of gold, the Sporebearer Fungal Strider. Interested players should begin budgeting now, as it will only be available for purchase until the end of the expansion. It lo…

September 7, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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What are your first impressions of Midnight’s Curse of Ula’tek update?

Now that we’ve all obtained plenty of experience sloshing through the glowing, venomous rivers of the Coiled Isle we’re ready to step back and evaluate our initial thoughts on Midnight’s patch 12.1, The Curse of Ula’tek. There’s new story pointing us in the direction of the expa…

September 2, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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Hearthstone gets new Class Sets: Azeroth’s Most Wanted adds cards for Priest, Rogue, Warlock, and W…

Hearthstone is getting four new class sets in Azeroth’s Most Wanted, a collection tied to the current Escape from Violet Hold expansion. These class sets add 29 unique new cards: seven for each of Priest, Rogue, Warlock, and Warrior, plus one extra neutral card for players who g…

August 18, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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The Queue: Make new friends, but keep the old

I adore that we actually get to hang out with some of these friends in Neighborhoods. They are adorable and I miss them, and they were too good to be a silly little throwaway in one expansion. Given their adventurous nature, I’m surprised we don’t see more little contingents and…

August 11, 2026 Blizzard Watch

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