Blizzard has big plans for Hearthstone in 2021. The Year of the Gryphon will introduce three new expansions, each with its own mini-expansion, formulating a year-long narrative starring an all-new cast of characters. The underlying structure of the game will undergo a massive shift too, with the introduction of the …
Read More »WoW's Sanctum Of Domination Raid Culminates In A "Pivotal Moment" For Sylvanas
The upcoming Chains of Domination patch for World of Warcraft‘s Shadowlands expansion lets players do battle against the Banshee Queen herself, Sylvanas. It’s a fight that’s been brewing for years, and players are now finally getting the chance to go to war against her. Sylvanas is the final boss in …
Read More »Valheim Studio Reacts To The Game's Huge Success
The open-world multiplayer survival RPG Valheim is tearing up the charts right now, both in terms of players and sales, and now the developer has said the early results for the game are “mind-blowing” and have far exceeded the studio’s expectations. Iron Gate co-founder Henrik Törnqvist told PC Gamer that …
Read More »CD Projekt Uses DMCA Takedowns To Slow Spread Of Stolen Code
CD Projekt Red is taking some quick steps to stop the spread of its games’ source code, particularly via social media. The company had game code stolen and allegedly sold off as part of a hack earlier this month, and the company is doing everything in its power to prevent …
Read More »WoW Is Finally Letting You Ride A Huge Tree And It Looks Amazing
World of Warcraft‘s new Chains of Domination update for the Shadowlands expansion is adding a brand-new mount that is a giant ancient tree that you can ride and stomp around on. Finally. It’s probably my most-anticipated part of the update (I am only joking a little). At BlizzConline, I spoke …
Read More »BlizzCon 2021: Biggest Announcements And Full BlizzConline Schedule
BlizzCon is every Blizzard fan’s favorite time of year, offering news on the latest games from the developer like World of Warcraft and Overwatch 2. This year’s event is going to be a little different, with the pandemic preventing it from being in-person. BlizzCon 2021 is dubbed “BlizzConline,” as nothing …
Read More »Elon Musk's Favorite Strategy Game Polytopia Hits New Sales Milestone After He Endorsed It On Joe Rogan Podcast
Developer Midjiwan AB’s turn-based strategy game The Battle of Polytopia has crossed a new user milestone after billionaire Elon Musk talked about it on Joe Rogan’s podcast, calling it his favorite strategy game right now. Before his latest appearance on Rogan’s podcast, Musk praised Polytopia on Twitter. The game, which …
Read More »WoW Producer Hopes Games Can Help People Come Together Amid Political Divisiveness And COVID-19
World of Warcraft executive producer John Hight believes in the power of video games to help unite people and ease the divisions in the world amid a time of great unrest. He also stressed that Blizzard has a responsibility to make WoW the best possible social network it can be …
Read More »WoW Classic's Success "Surprised" Blizzard, Dev Thought It Would Only Appeal To Core Fans
When Blizzard announced World of Warcraft Classic, the developer had no idea it would become the hit that it is now. The developer thought bringing back the OG WoW would be something appealing to hardcore fans but not many more than that. As it turned out, that wasn’t the case, …
Read More »Hearthstone's Next Expansion, Forged In The Barrens, Adds 135 New Cards
Blizzard detailed its plans for the upcoming year of Hearthstone content at BlizzConline 2021, starting with the next expansion, Forged in the Barrens. This will be the first expansion of the new annual rollover, which this time has been dubbed the Year of the Gryphon. The Barrens expansion will take …
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