Watching Blizzard: It's only just beginning

We’ve escaped Monday, but we haven’t escaped Monday’s news because it’s right here, still following us around. And here we are trying to run away from the ghost of Monday when all it wants is a little attention. News needs to be read, people. That’s why we’re all here, right? United briefly by our interest in today’s gaming headlines, we read.

Or watch. Or listen. Whatever strikes your fancy, really.

So let’s get to it.

The Gamescom announcements start now!

• Or now-ish. I’m not that good at time zones. But regardless of the exact start time, Blizzard will be on-hand with news. But who wants to read a long, boring schedule? What you actually want to know is…
• The Overwatch panel is Wednesday morning at 4AM CDT. (Good news for night owls, bad news for those of us with day jobs.) We expect some exciting new content followed up by the next short at 5AM. We have no idea what it will be, but Tyler is hoping it stars D.Va.
• And if you were wondering where that last Warbringers short was hiding, wonder no more: the Azshara short will be revealed Friday at a much more reasonable 12PM CDT. I, for one, welcome our new Naga overlords.

Everyone asks where’s Jaina… no one asks how’s Jaina

• If you’re a little confused as to how Jaina’s gotten to where she is, Anne has you covered with a rundown of Jaina’s journey from Kul Tiras and back again.

You oughta be in pictures!

• Yeah, and we are in pictures. Well. Cinematics. Deb looks at history of our characters showing up in the game’s cinematics, putting us in a starring role every time.

There’s a new hero… er… demon?… in town

• Mephisto is heading to Heroes of the Storm, joining his baby brother Diablo. Do I detect some sibling rivalry on the horizon? I think so.
• But, really, whenever anything Diablo comes up I just wonder… what could this have to do with Diablo 4? It could have something to do with Diablo 4, right?
• Just as a reminder, Blizzard has not actually confirmed Diablo 4 — just a Diablo 3 port.

Are Death Knights finally facing consequences for their actions in Legion?

• Not really, but a small quest chain in Drustvar references the tiny, minor, almost inconsequential issue of the Deathlord slaughtering a lot of red dragons.

It’s time for another character profile!

• This week Rossi profiles Belaq, a newly minted Void Elf. And as usual, you really just have to read it yourself because my descriptions won’t do it justice.
• Want your own, just-as-awesome profile? Anne and Rossi write them for our $25+ supporters — just support us at $25+ for one month and fill out this form to be added to our profile queue.

That’s all for now, my fine gaming friends. Until next time, this is Liz, signing out.