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Blizzard lifts lid on Hearthstone expansion Knights of the Frozen Throne after leak

After yesterday’s leak revealed Hearthstone’s expansion could be a little chilly, Blizzard have revealed the full details on the next expansion, Knights of the Frozen Throne. The expansion, due to release in August, will take players to Northrend, where a free single player adventure will let you face off against …

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Blizzard is reducing Overwatch duplicates, alter Hearthstone card packs

The RNG lottery that is Overwatch Loot Boxes and Heartstone card packs is about to get a little kinder. Overwatch players have long lamented the frequency with which duplicates seem to crop up. Now game director Jeff Kaplan has said via an update video that the rate of duplicates is …

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Chinese Hearthstone players hit by visa issues ahead of Californian finals

Blizzard’s first ever Wild Hearthstone tournament has run afoul of visa issues, with players invited from China having trouble securing a visa to travel to the Californian-based finals.  The problems with the Hearthstone Wild Open finals have been picked up by Dot Esports, who have discovered that although Shenhaiyuyi and …

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Blizzard scoring error costs Hearthstone pro a HCT Spring Playoff place

Last week, it was revealed that a Blizzard scoring error cost Peter ‘Gaara’ Stevanovic a spot at the HCT Spring Playoffs. It was an unfortunate situation. Stevanovic took to video late last week to reveal that, although he initially believed he had enough points to qualify, a Blizzard error had …

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$250,000 Hearthstone Summer Championship to take place in Shanghai

Hearthstone’s Spring Championship Lan final will be taking place in Shanghai, with players competing for a chunk of a $250,000 prize pool. The event will take place from July 7-9 at the Shanghai Expo Center, with 16 players made up of the top four players from Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and …

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Blizzard reveals Overwatch and Hearthstone loot box odds

Thanks to Chinese law, Blizzard has published the odds that gamers face every time they buy a card pack or loot box. It was reported in December that starting May 2017, developers whose games contain random loot box drops will be required to reveal the underlying odds in compliance with …

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Hearthstone announces 70 million player milestone

Hearthstone is continuing to grow, with Blizzard now claiming the game has 70 million players after the release of Journey to Un’Goro. The press release, sent out today, doesn’t give a lot of detail on how often these players log in, how many are alternate accounts or how many of …

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Red Bull announces Season 2 of Team Brawl: Hearthstone

Red Bull has revealed the first details for season two of its Team Brawl: Hearthstone competition.  This season will be made up of three events, all of which will take place at Red Bull’s eSports Studio in Santa Monica. The first event will be on April 15th, with the second …

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Blizzard hire TJ Sanders for Hearthstone eSports team

Blizzard has hired Hearthstone caster and personality, TJ Sanders, to join the game’s eSports Broadcasting and Production team. The jovial and light-hearted commentator has been a regular on the casting desk of multiple Hearthstone tournaments as of late, including the recently concluded ESL Trinity Series. Sanders has also been involved …

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No Blizzard games for WCA 2017

There will be no Blizzard games at WCA 2017 after organisers failed to secure licences from the developer. Titles such as Warcraft 3, Hearthstone and StarCraft II have made appearances at the event in the past, which has been running since 2014. However, there will be no repeat showings for …

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