Lights, camera, hardcore action! On December 9, the WoW® Variety Show is making an entrance to Classic Hardcore and Season of Discovery with a day of scheduled activities across WoW Classic, and we invite you to watch live on YouTube and Twitch!
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Read moreFierce battles await, and the hunt begins for epic new rewards in Overwatch® 2’s latest season. We’re bringing the newest Tank hero Mauga, festive holiday events, new Hero Mastery courses, and new rewards packed in a beast hunter-themed season. Overwatch 2 – Season 8: Call of the Hunt kicks off December 5, so keep reading to find out what’s in store!
Players got to see and play Mauga in action during BlizzCon 2023, but now he’s here for good as the newest Tank hero you can unlock in Overwatch 2. Armed with dual chainguns that will burn and burst down your enemies, Mauga is a fierce tactician that you will want to watch out for. He can charge through enemies and come crashing down on them with Overrun, reinforce his team with his Cardiac Overdrive, and even brawl in close-quarter combat with his powerful Cage Fight ultimate. We’ve watched how he performed, listened to your feedback, and made some adjustments to make him st...
Read moreJoin the dance with the Sky-Captain’s Masquerade attire transmog set*. You’ll dazzle in this elegant airship-worthy look.
The Sky-Captain’s Masquerade Attire includes:
Hail, Nephalem!
We welcome you to the Diablo III Patch 2.7.7 PTR. From December 5–12, we’ll need your help in testing balance changes for all Classes and 2 returning Season themes that are being permanently added to the game for Seasonal mode—Rites of Sanctuary and Visions of Enmity.
New Permanent Features: Rites of Sanctuary and Visions of Enmity...
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Season of Discovery is now live for World of Warcraft® Classic! The time has come to gather your friends, create a new character, and scour the lands of Azeroth to discover class-altering abilities, new endgame activities, and a new Rune Engraving system.
This Season brings an initial level cap of 25 and a new level-25 endgame, including a 10-player Blackfathom Deeps raid with new mechanics, new and reimagined bosses to challenge player tactics and strategies, and fresh rewards.
Hidden throughout Azeroth are special runes waiting to be discovered. These runes can augment player characters in new and exciting ways by providing access to abilities not available in WoW Classic. Some runes will be in plain sight, others will be tucked away, and a few will require teamwork to access.
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Read moreOn November 30, we held a Campfire Chat that sliced into our first seasonal endgame event Abbatoir of Zir, and foreshadowed chills yet to come in Midwinter Blight.
Associate director of community Adam Fletcher, game director Joe Shely, and associate game director Joe Piepora detailed the fearsomely challenging endgame dungeon that arrives on December 5 in Abattoir of Zir. We visited the frozen lands of the Fractured Peaks to show the Frigid Husks and Blightfiends now permeating the land in tribute to the Red Cloaked Horror. We also confirmed there will changes to itemization arriving with a future season next year and answered questions from players in a Q&A session at the end of the stream. If you’d like to watch the full Campfire Chat to catch up on all the details, see the video below.
On December 5th, descend into a most brutish challenge from Zir himself. For those wanderers that have already completed the Season’s Journey, this endgame pinnacle dungeon challenge awaits you. You will have 10 minutes to slay the horrors within and defeat Zir’s loyal Bloodseekers to succeed. On completion of each trial, an even more difficult challenge awaits…
Prepare for the Abattoir
Ready your blades, review your trusted incantations, and muster all your strength before entering the Abattoir of Zir. In World Tier IV, this challenge serves to test the most formidable wanderers of Sanctuary.
Players must have completed all Chapters of the Season Journey first, before flaying adversaries in the Abattoir of Zir. Once completed, you’ll unlock a recipe to craft a Bloodforged Sigil. Craft this at the Occultist to spawn the Visceral Channel in Ked Bardu which grants access to the Abattoir.
Read moreOverwatch® 2 Content Creators are some of the best players in our community. Whether showing off their awesome skills, creating awesome custom games, or building incredible experiences with their fans, they bring Overwatch 2 to thousands of viewers worldwide on Twitch. This is why we’re celebrating our Content Creators through the return of Twitch Support-A-Streamer for Overwatch 2!
From November 30 through December 10, support your favorite eligible streamers when you subscribe or gift subscriptions on their channel, and you will receive the Epic Bird of Paradise Echo skin that will unlock in-game!
From November 30 at 11:00 a.m. PST until December 10 at 11:59 p.m. PST.
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Read moreThis is one of two remaining Director's Take Blogs for 2023! We'll release another one in two weeks and take the last part of the year off for the holiday season before we pick back up again in the new year. I'll be writing this one in a sort of turkey-induced fever dream and the next one just after we launch Season 8. This is when we'll release our newest hero Mauga, along with quite a few balance changes for the game. We'll take a look at those changes and touch on a few other topics as well.
We're making a general change to the amount of ult charge retained when swapping heroes, reducing it from 25% to 15%. We do like that this mechanic removes friction when swapping heroes, and think that it still should at 15%. However, there is a perception that it's almost always an advantage to counter-swap upon dying, and we're lowering this value to see if it has an effect on swap rates.
Let's look at changes coming to some of our heroes for Season 8, starting wi...
Read moreJoin Senior Game Producer Josh Greenfield, Lead Software Engineer Nora Valletta, and host Bethany Stout as they cast the spotlight on a curious new twist on World of Warcraft® Classic, Season of Discovery, and what players can look forward to on their adventures throughout Azeroth, including a peek at the upcoming raid, Gnomeregan, along with some humorous behind-the-scenes stories.
Prepare to discover Azeroth in a new way to adventure with World of Warcraft® Classic Season of Discovery.
Battlegrounds Season 6, Spellslinger’s Saloon, is almost here. The Spellslinger’s Saloon is brimming with magic and new Battlegrounds Spells! Belly up to the saloon for your first look at what’s on tap in Patch 28.2.
Magic flows like water in the Spellslinger’s Saloon, where Spells can now be purchased directly from the Tavern! Spells have Tavern Tiers just like minions do, but, unlike minions, they also have variable costs! Spells have their own card frame while in the Tavern, displaying both the Cost and Tavern Tier.
... Read moreSend your ears on an auditory odyssey through World of Warcraft with ethereal Lofi tunes mixed by Rezodrone’s Jason Charles Miller (the voice of Prince Valanar in Wrath of the Lich King and High Commander Goodchilde in Legion) and Jamison Boaz.
All remixes, including one bonus track, “Orc 2,” originally from Warcraft 3, can now be streamed directly through Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer.
00:00:00 – Stormwind
00:06:10 – Daughter of the Sea
00:11:52 – Pig and Whistle
00:17:34 – Elwynn Forest
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Read morePatch 28.0.3 is a data-only patch, launching today, with the following updates.
Dev Comment: The team is pretty happy with the launch of Showdown in the Badlands. We’re seeing players having fun, exploring, and having success with a variety of decks and strategies. This is a lighter patch based on early data, designed just to hit the biggest feels and power outliers. We’ll continue to watch how the meta develops after these changes as we evaluate data and feedback for our next balance patch, scheduled for late next week, to set up for the World Championships on December 16 and 17!
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Each week we’ll look ahead to what’s in store for World of Warcraft, share the latest news, and keep you in the know byte by byte. Get caught in the Viridian Weave in Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope Raid Finder Wing 3 this week and prepare for WoW Classic: Season of Discovery.
In Season of Discovery, players will discover new secrets by scouring Azeroth to find class-altering abilities. Tanking Warlocks, Mage healers, and more will be possible. The Season will launch with an initial level cap of 25, and upon reaching max level, players will be met with a new level-25 endgame! Discover a 10-player Blackfathom Deeps raid with new and reimagined bosses, mechanics, and rewards. Not long after, the level cap will be increased by a few levels, bringing even more endgame content.
There's plenty to discover when Season of Discovery goes live at 1:00 p.m. PST (21:00 GMT) globally!
Our next Campfire Chat begins on November 30 at 11 a.m. PST and will dive into the pinnacle endgame dungeon, the Abattoir of Zir, and our first limited-time event Midwinter Blight.
Join associate director of community Adam Fletcher, game director Joe Shely, and associate game director Joseph Piepiora, as they talk more about the Abattoir of Zir, Midwinter Blight and provide a brief preview of quality-of-life arriving next year. We’ll also hold a Q&A segment at the end of the stream for players to field their questions directly to the team.
Visit our official Diablo Twitch and YouTube channels to watch live! Following the Campfire Chat's conclusion, we’ll post another article with a video of the chat so you can still catch up on the details if you miss them.
Each week we’ll look ahead to what’s in store for World of Warcraft, share the latest news, and keep you in the know byte by byte. Get ready for the heat of the Molten Incursion in Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope Raid Finder Wing 2 this week.
As the colors of the season change, the time has come to celebrate with bountiful feasting during Pilgrim’s Bounty, reflect upon one’s good fortune, and share with all around you.
When: November 19–26
Where: All capital cities and most Horde and Alliance towns
New This Year
- Bountiful Tables can be found in Valdrakken and the main zones in the Dragon Isles—The Waking Shores, Ohn’ahran Plains, The Azure Span, and Thaldraszus.
- The Ohn’ahran Plains has a large influx of Wild Turkeys to help those still on the mission to complete “The Turkinator” achievement.
Brush up on your cooking skills and indulge in the delectable delicacies on the communal dining tables outside capital cities. “...
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