Blizzard Watch

The addictive properties of loot in Blizzard games

By Matthew Rossi 

My wife and I are playing a lot of Diablo 3 while we wait for patch 7.3 to drop. We’re almost to Paragon 200 on ou...

Lore Watch Episode 55: Maiev's magical mystery motives and more

This week our Lore Watchers Anne and Joe return to the mailbag to answer your questions. In between all the answers, the discussion jumps from Neptulon's mysterious reappearance to Dwarven politics, plus a lengthy look at Maiev Shadowsong and the fallout from the novel Wolfheart. Is she a little off her rocker, or is she actuall...

Watching Blizzard, August 10: It's the end of the world as we know it

Hottest news

• Where is WoW going after patch 7.3? Rossi takes a look at the pace of content and speculates on what might be next for WoW. (Hopefully not another content drought.) 2017-08-11 02:15:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard, August 9: Fearing the next expansion lull

Hottest news

• Hearthstone's Knights of the Frozen Throne is due out tomorrow, and now we have the details on what time the new cards and the adventure mode will be ...
  2017-08-10 02:05:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard, August 8: Patch day

Hottest news

• Garrosh is the highlight of the latest patch for Heroes of the Storm,  plus there's the usual free hero rotation.
• 2017-08-09 02:43:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Episode 131

Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud a...

Watching Blizzard, August 7: The whodunnit of a lifetime

Happy Monday, patrons! Need to catch up on the news? Here's what's happening.

Coming up

• Garrosh is landing in Heroes of the Storm tomorrow. We hope you're ready to face the game's...
  2017-08-08 01:59:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard, August 3: Everything's coming up 7.3

From Today's Q&A

Ion Hazzikostas answered a bunch of your patch 7.3 questions in today's livestream, but we think these were the most interesting:

• Yes! Legion Artifact appearances are likely to be unlockable after Legion, which is great news for transmog fans.
• Argus content and the Net...
  2017-08-04 01:50:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard, August 2: We need it

Coming Up

• Don't forget! There's a Q&A with Ion Hazzikostas tomorrow at 11AM PDT. 
• And coming next week: 2017-08-03 02:41:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard, August 1: Are you ready for Lucioball?

Hottest News

• Yes, Lucioball season is nearly here: the Overwatch Summer Games are returning on August 8. And for those of you who really can't get ...
  2017-08-02 04:05:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Episode 130

Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud a...

Watching Blizzard - July 31, 2017: He's a wrecking ball

Welcome to a new week, fellow Blizzard Watchers! 

Hottest News

• Check out Garrosh Hellscream, now live on the Heroes of the Storm PTR. He should b...
  2017-08-01 03:44:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Lore Watch Episode 54: The mysterious agenda of Wrathion

This week our Lore Watchers Anne, Matt, and Joe return to the mailbag to answer a couple of questions about everyone’s favorite snotty draconic prince, Wrathion. But what initially begins as a look into what the Black Prince was doing up in Northrend quickly evolves into speculation about his origins...and whether Wrathion’s...

Watching Blizzard - July 27, 2017: That is some really great hair

Coming Tomorrow

• Hearthstone players, expect more card reveals tomorrow in a livestream with Senior Designer Matt Place and Sea...
  2017-07-28 03:50:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard - July 26, 2017: Death means nothing to the Nexus

Coming Tomorrow

• Doomfist! Don't forget the odd release date of this new hero: he'll be live on Thursday. And if you need something to kill time with in the meanwhile, you can 2017-07-27 02:54:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Episode 129

Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud a...

Watching Blizzard - July 25, 2017: Don't LFR without a guide

Hottest News

• The latest wing of Tomb of Sargeras LFR came out today, and if you haven't tackled it yet, here's what you need to know.
• The Hearthstone team has been on a roll rel...
  2017-07-26 03:13:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard - July 24, 2017: Not canon compliant

Hottest News

• After 12 years of writing some of Blizzard’s most memorable music, Russell Brower is leaving the company. We miss him already.
• These 2017-07-25 04:23:26 +0000 UTC View Post

WoW's burnout/return cycle

Hi. I'm Matthew Rossi, a writer here at Blizzard Watch, and I've been playing World of Warcraft since December of 2004.

In that time, I have gained and lost and regained and lost again my interest in the game, because I'm a hu...

Watching Blizzard - July 20, 2017: Welcoming our new frosty overlord

Hottest News

• If you're having trouble keeping up with WoW's patch 7.3, we rounded up all the latest news, plus 2017-07-21 04:09:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard - July 19, 2017: Yeah, dinosaurs!

Hottest News

• Yesterday we had Doomfist news and today we have more Doomfist news in the form of this new Overwatch comic.
• We don't know who the next Heroes...
  2017-07-20 04:59:32 +0000 UTC View Post