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"Blizzard had the opportunity to bring the world together in a tough Hearthstone esports moment a month ago, and we did not"
Read More »Blizzard CEO apologises for controversial Hearthstone ban but stops short at reversing its decision
Hearthstone hits 100 million registered players milestone
"We’re humbled and grateful that so many players have chosen to join us in the Hearthstone Tavern!"
Read More »Digital collectible card games will make $1.5 billion in 2018
And it will rise to $2 billion by 2020
Read More »Hearthstone director Ben Brode leaves Blizzard after 15 years
He'll be working on a new company that will "probably" make games
Read More »A look at some of Kobolds and Catacombs’ new Hearthstone cards
Hearthstone’s next expansion will be with us next month, and Blizzard has already given us a glimpse of some of the new cards it will deliver. The most ridiculous offerings come from the free PvE Dungeon Run mode. Luckily these won’t feature in the main game, as their effects are …
Read More »Dungeon Run could be a good reason for new players to get into Hearthstone
Entry costs are a big problem for Hearthstone. Existing players facing growing expenditure to keep up with the new cards and keep their decks relevant in the constantly shifting Standard meta, while new players face an almost impossible outlay to build a competitive deck. But upcoming expansion Kobolds and Catacombs …
Read More »Blizzard announces new Hearthstone expansion pack Kobolds and Catacombs
During Blizzard’s keynote speech at Blizzcon, they unveiled their newest Hearthstone’s latest expansion: Kobolds & Catacombs. This is the third and final expansion park for 2017, Hearthstone’s Year of the Mammoth. It brings 135 new cards themed around, well, kobolds and catacombs. It’ll launch in December, but players logging in …
Read More »A full Hearthstone Standard collection could cost you nearly $2000 dollars
A redditor has run the numbers to work out how much it’d cost to get a full collection of Hearthstone’s cards. According to IComeBaringGifs, who has done a frankly terrifying amount of research, you would need $1700 – $1900 to complete a Hearthstone Standard collection. This doesn’t include the cards …
Read More »We opened 51 Hearthstone Knights of the Frozen Throne packs, here’s the low down on what you might get
Hearthstone’s Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion is out, and to celebrate, we opened 51 card packs from the expansion to see what came out. My wrists hurt from opening all of those cards, and I found myself six adorable Snowflipper Penguins, each less adorable than the last. Our 50 …
Read More »A new Hearthstone patch has arrived, nerfing Quest Rogues
A new Hearthstone patch has rolled out, and it’s delivered the Quest Rogue nerf that so many of the community were calling for. The nerf, which was revealed two weeks ago but has only now arrived on the main servers, centers on the Rogue’s class quest card: The Caverns Below. …
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