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Join us as we discuss the arrival of the Brutosaur auction-house mount in the WoW cash shop, the revamp of the WoW anniversary token reward system, the introduction of much-welcomed accessibility features in Diablo 4, and the reintroduction of 6v6 mode in Overwatch2. Seems like everything old is new a...
2024-11-01 16:12:27 +0000 UTC View Post
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Matt and Joe are joined by Liz as they dive into what you need to know about the Dragon Age 2 storyline to prepare you for this week's launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. They cover the major events and characters of the ti...
2024-10-30 16:20:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Between the WoW Anniversary and Halloween, we’re still in celebration mode. Now that I’m thinking about it, that also serves as a convenient excuse for any typos I may make. I should use that line more often.
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Almost 10 years ago we rolled out episode 1 of the Blizzard Watch podcast when we launched the site and here we are now with our 500th recording. Kids these days, they grow up so fast. What? I'm not crying, you're crying!
Join us as we discuss, shocker, the latest news from the Blizzard universe...
2024-10-25 14:45:13 +0000 UTC View Post
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Matt and Joe are joined by Liz as they wrap up their discussion of the events in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred. They cover how the final confrontation of the campaign sets up the next chapter in the game’s story, the larger mo...
2024-10-23 14:08:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We’re at the end of another week of news, and it is finally officially spooky season, so let the hauntings commence. This week the Halloween-themed events went live in most of Blizzard’s games, from the expansive fan favorite Junkenstein’s Revenge to the minimal Hearthstone event where you earn a few card ...
2024-10-18 22:03:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Matt, Joe, and Liz discuss their further adventures in D4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion, the strange rollout of Cataclysm Classic Phase 3, Hearthstone’s new spaceship-themed expansion, overpriced WoW-themed cosmetics in Diablo 4, and Sunderfolk, the upcoming couch co-op tactical RPG by ex-Blizzard boss, Mike Morhaime.
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Matt and Joe delve into the narrative, characters, and villains from the latest Diablo 4 expansion, Vessel of Hatred. They cover everything from Neyrelle’s continued story arc to the spiritborn’s connection to the spirit realm to the most memorable moments in the game. And, most importantly, how the appearance of a certai...
2024-10-16 15:13:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The week’s biggest Blizzard news is the semi-successful Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred launch, but we also have news of the next WoW patch and Hearthstone expansion — both of which I’m looking forward to.
Here’s a rundown of everything you might have missed this week, plus w...
2024-10-11 21:53:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Join us with special guest Liz Patt as we discuss this week’s launch of Diablo 4’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. We cover its delayed start, what’s new in Season 6, the new mercenary companions, new runewords, and the new Spiritborn class.
We also talk about WoW’s upcoming 20th anniversary event, the ...
2024-10-10 23:56:33 +0000 UTC View Post
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Matt, Joe, and Liz cover everything you need to know about the lore of Dragon Age: Inquisition in preparation for the upcoming release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. They cover topics ranging from the main Inquisitor storylin...
2024-10-08 23:10:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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Join us with special guest Cory Taylor as we discuss the uncertain future of Warcraft Rumble, our love of October’s WoW Trading Post transmog options, and what we are looking forward to with next week’s Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion.
Plus, the most important question of the week: Who w...
2024-10-03 22:38:20 +0000 UTC View Post
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Join Matt and Joe as they explore how the plight of the Nerubians of Azj-Kahet may provide insight into other groups corrupted by the Old Gods, more potential underground regions that could be explored in Azeroth, the histor...
2024-10-02 15:08:24 +0000 UTC View Post
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We have a special episode of the podcast for you today.
Join us for this special edition of the Blizzard Watch Podcast as we sit down with investigative journalist Jason Schreier to talk about his upcoming book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.
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2024-10-01 12:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostLast week was busy, the week after next is busy, but this coming week? Not so much.
Here’s our weekly roundup of the news we reported you may have missed, the stuff that’s coming up, plus a few suggestions for things to keep you busy over the weekend.
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Join us as we discuss how missing items in guild banks may or may not get restored, the rollout of WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery Phase 5 with new content, the introduction of LFR Raid Wing 3 in The War Within, and the continuing saga of the Race to World First.
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2024-09-27 16:19:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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Join Matt and Joe as they explore the theory that Xal’atath may have began as a Titan construct, the surprisingly inclusive beginnings of the Scarlet Crusade, and the recent influence of the most terrible, evil, and loaths...
2024-09-25 14:10:23 +0000 UTC View Post
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Join us as we discuss the latest Race to World First news (as of the recording on Tuesday), if/when Blizzard will announce Mists of Pandaria Classic servers, the agony and the ecstasy of Delves, the bittersweet upcoming arrival of Arcane Season 2, and why we are convinced that the black blood of earth...
2024-09-20 16:47:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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Join Matt and Joe as they untangle the history and origin of the Arathi from their establishment of the Seven Kingdoms to their alliance with the high elves to their war against the trolls. Plus an overview of which faction ...
2024-09-18 14:03:22 +0000 UTC View Post
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Here's the latest Tavern Watch episode, our podcast devoted to news and discussion in the world of tabletop role playing games.
In this episode, we are joined by Phil “The goblin with the dumb name that you all love” Ulrich as we go in-depth on the good, the bad, and the ugly of the ne...
2024-09-16 22:14:15 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s been a busy week in World of Warcraft, with Season 1 and our first news about the next patch. Yes, I know, it’s only been a couple of weeks since the last patch, but we’re already getting ready for t...
2024-09-15 17:30:36 +0000 UTC View Post
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Join us as we discuss the content rolling out with the launch of Season 1 in The War Within, what we know about patch 11.0.5 and it’s connection to the 20th anniversary of WoW, the new Hearthstone mini-set which takes puns to a whole new level, and how the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro looks shiny, but...
2024-09-13 16:40:48 +0000 UTC View Post
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Hope you are enjoying the first week of Season 1 in The War Within.
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Join Matt and Joe as they explore the repeated use of echoes and memories through the storyline of the current expansion leading to a discussion about...
2024-09-11 16:47:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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Join us as we discuss the best new features in The War Within. From Delves improving on the promise of Torghast to better choices for players completing weekly quests to… uh, bees? I don’t know. I just work here, ma’am.
Also how Diablo 4 tried not to be Diablo 3 but now is slowly morphin...
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Join Matt and Joe as they explore the history and culture of the Arathi Empire, speculating on its transformation from a human-led nation into a society of mixed human and elven heritage. Tin foil hatting ensues about the em...
2024-09-03 19:24:29 +0000 UTC View PostWell, not really since we do take occasional breaks from gaming to write, but the past week has really been dominated by The War Within’s launch. Most of us here at Blizzard Watch have been binging our way through the latest expansion, and we’ve written a ton of guides along the way.
If you ha...
2024-08-31 15:35:54 +0000 UTC View Post
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The War Within has launched and we have a lot to talk about.
Join us as we discuss Blizzard’s move to slow down leveling in The War Within, how much we are enjoying the new underground zones, more details about Diablo 4’s upcoming Mercenaries system, and our favorite titles coming out of G...
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Matt, Joe, and Liz have been playing through early access of The War Within and have tHOuGhTz & oPiNioNz on the new lore info in the expansion. Topics include the extra depth we're getting on the lead lore characters and...
2024-08-27 22:08:27 +0000 UTC View PostI felt like this post was worth highlighting for those of you leveling through TWW this week, which I imagine is most of you who play World of Warcraft. More guides and news (hopefully better news) can be found on the...
2024-08-27 19:55:08 +0000 UTC View PostIt's a busy week in Blizzard games — and in games in general. Practically every game in the Blizzard stable has something new this week, and Gamescom has brought a mountain of trailers and announcements to our eager eyes. Frankly, I can barely keep up, and I'm sure I've missed plenty of Gamescom events in the middle of all ...
2024-08-24 01:33:01 +0000 UTC View Post
