Blizzard is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary in the run-up to BlizzConline next week. Today, they’ve taken the celebration to the next level by opening up their content vaults to give fans an inside look at early concept art for its biggest games. Of course, Blizzard had to shart plenty of World of Warcraft concept
Heroes of the Storm
In 2018, Blizzard Entertainment’s Heroes of the Storm was arguably at its strongest. The game was constantly being updated with new and interesting Heroes, the dev team was consistently delivering fun events like Nexomania and the Toys Christmas, and, maybe most importantly, the Heroes Global Championship. This esports event saw Blizzard producing some of the
As 2019 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2019 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just
It has been almost a year since Blizzard announced some sad news for Heroes of the Storm fans. Back in December 2018, it was announced that the Heroes Global Championship and Heroes of the Dorm would not make its return. Blizzard also announced the development team behind the MOBA would be shifted to other teams.
Earlier this week, Blizzard Entertainment announced the Heroes Global Championship and Heroes of the Dorm would not be returning in 2019. Additionally, developers from the Heroes of the Storm team would be transitioning to other game teams. After the announcement was made, the games Production Director Kaéo Milker posted on Blizzard’s forums discussing the past, present,
BlizzCon 2018 is underway and there is plenty that got announced during the opening ceremony. Whether you’ve been playing Overwatch for the past few years or Warcraft for the past decade or so, something was presented that you may enjoy. Unless you’re a StarCraft II fan. Not much really got announced on that front. Heroes
It’s official. Tempo Storm will be representing North America at BlizzCon for the 2018 HGC Finals. Despite its rank in the standings, Team Freedom has made it all the way to the last matchup in the North American HGC Playoffs against the second ranks Tempo Storm. While they haven’t been the most successful team in
After four full matches of pro Heroes of the Storm play, Leftovers defeated the top-seeded Fnatic and will now be heading to the 2018 HGC Finals at BlizzCon. The matchup between the Leftovers and Fnatic is somewhat of an even matchup. Fnatic has the better seeding with only one team to face to progress to the
Blizzard has announced that paying for loot boxes in Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm has been removed for Belgium Players due to the Belgian Gaming Commission’s report from April that stated the option falls under gambling according to their local law. While Blizzard disagrees with this decision, they have removed the option in order
After three loaded days of professional Heroes of the Storm play at the Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles, Team Dignitas defeated Leftovers to win the Phase Two 2018 HGC Western Clash. From the start, Team Dignitas was the favorite to win for the Europe region. However, Leftovers was not the team expected to be the
It is that time of year once again: theHGC Western Clash – Phase 2 is upon us, bringing some of the best professional Heroes of the Storm eSports teams together to clash for the weekend. For those who are just jumping into the world of HotS eSports — or really any eSport in general —
A few days back, it was announced that the newest hero and battleground for Blizzard’s MOBA Heroes of the Storm would be revealed on the game’s Twitch channel. Today, Lead Content Designer Matt Cooper and Lead Hero Designer Matt Villers dropped the curtain and unveiled that the next hero and battleground will be Yrel and
It hasn’t been long since Diablo‘s Deckard Cain traveled to the Nexus as one of the many playable heroes in Blizzard’s MOBA Heroes of the Storm. That doesn’t seem to have stopped the developers from bringing more options to choose from. In just a few days, we’ll see which Blizzard’s numerous heroes will be fighting
The latest patch for Heroes of the Storm brings loads of new features including the professional wrestling-inspired event, Nexomania. Besides new skins, mounts, portraits, and sprays, two new quest chains pertaining to heroes La Parca Lunara and La Pantera Sonya will be available for players to choose. The rewards you’ll gain while completing the required
The 2018 Heroes of the Dorm National Championships have come to a close. The best four teams in the tournament — which includes Université Laval, University of Kentucky, University at Buffalo, and California Polytechnic State University – Pomona — got on stage at the Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles to play some competitive Heroes of
Today, Université Laval won the 2018 Heroes of the Dorm National Championship. Laval is the first Canadian college to win the Heroes of the Dorm tournament, each bringing the championship back to their school, as well as covering their tuition. They also swept the competition, not losing a single game in each of their series
We are here at the 2018 Heroes of the Dorm National Championships where the Heroic Four teams — University of Kentucky, Université Laval, University at Buffalo, and California Polytechnic State University – Pomona — will face each other to win the cash prize of $500,000 to help them with their tuition. We had the opportunity
Coming up on its third year since launch, Blizzard’s take on the MOBA genre, Heroes of the Storm, has seen success due to how approachable the game is, as well as the developers’ continued support with new content and heroes. In fact, I had the chance to play the latest addition to the hero pool,
A few years ago, the idea of MMORPGs of consoles was almost a heresy that only a few studios dared to pursue, while MOBAs were a rarity. Nowadays the console market is seen as a very viable way to expand an MMO’s userbase, and MOBAs are quite common as well. In the same vein, Blizzard
The latest hotfix for Blizzard’s MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, has been released fixing problems relating to specific heroes, structures, and sounds. Many of the fixes are related to Fenix, the newest Ranged Assassin hero to be added to the game’s roster. Additionally, Diablo and Hanzo also get some minor tweaks. Here are the full
The newest patch for Heroes of the Storm addresses some balance issues with its most recent hero, the night elf Maiev. According to Blizzard, the Warden in her current state is overpowered. Due to her high survivability, she has become an overly-dominant hero within the Nexus. The character’s stats, abilities, and talents have been nerfed.
Heroes of the Storm, the MOBA of all things Blizzard, has added a number of new characters this year. Malthael from Diablo III was added in June, while Overwatch’s D.Va joined the ranks in May. The latest addition, announced yesterday with a spotlight video, is Maiev Shadowsong from Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne and the various expansions of World of
Blizzard Entertainment revealed a plethora of new content that will be playable on the Gamescom show-floor in Cologne, Germany. For those who can’t travel to Germany for the massive games show, the popular game developer and publisher released a video showcasing the new content. Blizzard Entertainment’s player-friendly MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, will finally include