The time has finally arrived, Hearthstone: United In Stormwind is only one day away from release. The upcoming expansion will include new questlines, mounts and more. Hearthstone: United In Stormwind will release on Tuesday, August 3rd for iOS, Android, and PC. To check out the official patch notes for the new expansion, check out the
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Today is a big day for fans of Blizzard games. Between the Overwatch experimental card notes and the new Hearthstone 20.0 patch notes, they should be set for a while. Creating online TCG’s is not something easy to do. Maintaining one and keeping casual and hardcore players interested is even harder. Luckily, Blizzard does just that
If there’s one thing Hearthstone is missing in 2020, it has to be its own version of Hogwarts. Fortunately for fans of the card game, that all changes next month when the latest expansion drops. Scholomance Academy takes players to their very own school of witchcraft and warlockery. Included in the new curriculum are several
Activision-Blizzard’s Hearthstone has long been a major player in the company’s war chest of gigantic properties. The card-battler exploded onto the scene in 2014 and has since added more expansions and content than you can shake a stick at. Since 2016, the game has operated under a yearly system that sees new sets coming into
I’m genuinely surprised by how much I’ve enjoyed Legends of Runeterra so far. The League of Legends flavoured Collectible Card Game went into open beta recently, and I downloaded it entirely on a whim. It’s been years since I actively played League of Legends, and I’ve not been huge into CCGs aside from dabbling in
Hearthstone fans who enjoy watching the Masters Tours are in luck this year as it has been announced that they are set to expand throughout this year. Last year, Blizzard held three Masters Tours. One in Las Vegas, the other in Seoul, and one in Bucharest. These saw thousands of players participate in the Masters Qualifiers
As we look back at 2019, one of the most shocking controversies (and DualShockers‘ 2019 Worst Moment of the Gaming Industry) involves Blizzard and their response to the ongoing Hong Kong protests. After Blizzard suspended Hearthstone player Blitzchung from competitive play for declaring his support for the protestors, much of the gaming community expressed their
Today’s Blizzcon stream was full of news from Blizzard Entertainment. The studio dropped tons of info about the upcoming Diablo IV. A big World of Warcraft expansion was revealed. And, of course, Jeff Kaplan gave the audience a deep dive into Overwatch 2. In the midst of all that, the Hearthstone team took to the
The Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) has determined its last stop of the current season. From April 25, 2019, to April 28, 2019, the best Hearthstone players will compete in Taipei to compete for the 2018 HCT World Championship title. One of 16 players will compete in the championships to earn some cash from its $1 million
Ben Brode, the previous director of the smash-hit card game Hearthstone, announced last year that he was departing from Blizzard along with a handful of other developers at the company. Brode and fellow departed dev Hamilton Chu went on to found the studio Second Dinner and have since been toiling away on an unannounced project. As of today,
Hearthstone released back in 2014 and in the four years it’s been around Blizzard have released 15 unique expansions for the game, each looking to add gameplay value in the form of new cards and single-player adventures. Rastakhan’s Rumble is just the latest in a long tradition of creative art design, constant support, and captivating
Blizzard Entertainment announced the Hearthstone Championship Tour will come to an end this spring. In its stead is a new three-tiered system which will be implemented in place of the HCT. According to Blizzard, the new competitive system will include qualifiers, live global tournaments, and an exclusive top tier. There will be more than $4 million
It’s that time again. Today, Hearthstone‘s new Ranked Play season begins bringing a new card back to Blizzard Entertainment’s popular card game. This time around, the Frostwolf card back will be making its way to Hearthstone. Inspired by the Frostwolf clan from the popular Warcraft series, you can add the card back to your collection by
Following the reveal of Hearthstone’s latest expansion this past weekend at BlizzCon, Blizzard has now announced that the card game has surpassed the 100 million players mark. Originally released in 2014 on PC and Mac, Hearthstone eventually made its way to mobile devices on iOS and Android where it found an even larger audience. Over the years, the player
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
During the BlizzCon 2018 opening ceremony, Blizzard Entertainment announced the newest expansion for Hearthstone, Rastakhan’s Rumble, will release on December 4 this year. Focusing on King Rastakhan and his tribe of Zandalari Trolls, Rastakhan’s Rumble will bring a new tabletop, hero, keyword, card types, and 135 brand new cards. The new card keyword Overkill will
Today, Blizzard Entertainment announced the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship will return this Fall with $48,000 in scholarship prizing. The regular season of the HCC will begin on October 1, 2018, and end on November 5, 2018. Each team of three competitors will play seven Swiss-format matches within one of four regional groups depending on the location
There are a lot of card games you could get into. Magic The Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, hell, even the Final Fantasy TCG is pretty fun, but if you’re looking for sheer polish and attention to detail, Hearthstone is your game. In addition to the brand new 135-card expansion–The Boomsday Project–that was released at the
Today, Blizzard Entertainment revealed The Boomsday Project, the newest Hearthstone expansion, will be available next month, on August 7. Like every Hearthstone expansion, there is some overarching theme that connects it to Warcraft lore. This time around, the Goblin scientist Dr. Boom and his nefarious science experience are in the forefront. The Boomsday Project will
Dan “Killinallday” Acosta is the youngest competitor in this year’s HCT (Hearthstone Championship Tour) Summer Championship. However, don’t mistake that for lack of experience. Acosta has been a part of competitive Hearthstone for quite awhile now but has yet to break through the qualifying rounds. That changed this year as he is one of four
If a new Hearthstone Ranked Play season didn’t get you excited to start anew, Blizzard may have something for you. Today, it was announced Hearthstone received a brand new update bringing new content, deals, and improvements to the Warcraft-themed competitive card game. One of the more exciting parts of the new update — which is
After every month, Hearthstone‘s ranked modes — which include both Standard and Wild game formats — reset giving players a chance to grind and climb that ladder. With June arriving, a new Ranked Play Season has commenced in Blizzard’s popular virtual card game. This month’s featured card back is known as “Back in Blue” and
Today, Blizzard announced they will be making some balance changes in Hearthstone to a select group of cards — Naga Sea Witch, Spiteful Summoner, Dark Pact, Possessed Lackey, Call to Arms, and The Caverns Below — sometime after the HCT Playoffs. Naga Sea Witch will now cost 8 mana instead of 5. The change is
As one of the lead creatives behind one of Blizzard’s biggest properties, Hearthstone director Ben Brode has had a significant hand in shaping the massively-popular digital card game over the years, and now it appears that Brode will be moving on to help shape new experiences. In a post on the Battle.net forums, Hearthstone director Ben Brode announced that
Hearthstone‘s latest expansion, The Witchwood, is available now for your playing pleasure. The process of creating these new additions is fairly interesting and a new video featuring the developers gives you a look at how they created the Worgen-filled set. After the goofy intro, the video begins with game director Ben Brode as he explains
Hearthstone has had quite the journey since its launch in 2014. The popular card game is now in its fourth year still getting content support from the team with its upcoming expansion, The Witchwood. Adding new abilities, cards, and game modes are more than enough to reel in players new and old. At PAX East
While interviewing Hearthstone Game Director Ben Brode at PAX East 2018, he confirmed that while it is possible, there are no current plans to release a port to Nintendo Switch or any other console. Here is the full quote: “It’s possible but right now we don’t have any plans to do that. We are already
Blizzard Entertainment revealed Hearthstone‘s next expansion, The Witchwood, alongside a goofy announcement video flaunting some of the set’s new features. The upcoming expansion’s theme is based on the city of Gilneas, a kingdom that houses many Worgen citizens. Some cards, such as “Baku the Mooneater and “Genn Greymane” will grant you bonuses for having a
As the Hearthstone community buzzes about the new announcements for 2018’s Year of the Raven, DualShockers sat down with the game Senior Producer Yong Woo and Game Director Ben Brode. Outside of the main changes being introduced in the new season, we wanted to chat about the more general aspects of the hit collectible card
This far from our first rodeo with developer Blizzard over their hit digital collectible card game Hearthstone, and I’m sure it is far from the last. But one question has continually popped up throughout the game’s lifespan – will it be coming to consoles? According to a statement made to DualShockers, we should not be