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Whether your personal journey with Diablo III began today or nearly seven years ago upon our launch, we want to give you an update on our ongoing development efforts with the game. Here’s what you can expect going forward from Seasons and patches.

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Ongoing Content & Seasons

Beginning with Season 14, we introduced Themed Seasons. The goal was simple: change the expected gameplay loop and create unique experiences from Season to Season. Whether mixing up where the most rewarding gameplay lives or altering the source of your character’s most potent legendary powers, we want to continue to explore new and exciting ways to change how you play Diablo III.

Since the addition of themed Seasons, Season 16 was one of the most popular Seasons overall, with Season 17 showing similar participation. On PC alone, we saw nearly as many people return for Season 16 as Season 11, the first Season in which the Necromancer was available. We've heard ...

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Masters Tour Seoul is almost here. Over 350 players have earned an invite to participate, but the trophy is reserved for the winner! Here you can find everything you need to know about the tournament.

• Venue:  VRIZ PC Café (Day 1 & 2), OGN Studios (Day 3).
• Dates: August 16–18
• Broadcast Start Time: 6 p.m. PT (Day 1 & 2), 7 p.m. PT (Day 3).
• Casters: ...

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WoW Classic name reservations open today! Players with an active subscription or game time on their World of Warcraft account can create up to three characters per WoW account before WoW Classic releases worldwide on Monday, August 26 at 3:00 p.m. PDT.

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When you reserve a name, you’ll also choose the realm you will play that character on. There are a few additional things to keep in mind as you make your choice:

• Players who choose to play on a PvP realm will only be able to create characters within the same faction. This means that if you create an Alliance character, all further characters on that realm must also be Alliance characters.
• After WoW Classic is live, you’ll be able to create up to 10 characters on any given realm and can create a maximum of 50 characters across all WoW Classi...

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The Mythic Dungeon International (MDI) is back on Twitch starting August 10^th with the MDI Summer Season!  If you want to follow along with some of the best dungeon racing teams in the world, here’s a breakdown of what you need to know!

Sprint to The Finish

We had an exciting first half of the year with the MDI Spring Finals in Sydney, Australia, but that was only the halfway point. Spring Champions Method NA and runner-up Method EU have already secured their spot at the BlizzCon Global Finals, but there’s still four spots up for grabs. Here’s how to follow along!

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For the next seven days, take a trip back to when Deathwing ruled the skies over Azeroth—it’s time to delve back into the dungeons of Cataclysm.

This Week

All week, open Group Finder (default hotkey: i) and then select Dungeon Finder and Timewalking in the Type dropdown. When you hit ‘Find Group’, you’ll be matched up with other players and sent to one of the following Heroic dungeons:

• End Time
• Grim Batol
• The Stonecore
• Lost City of Tol’vir
• The Vortex Pinnacle
• Throne of the Tides

Your character and items will be scaled down to a power level fitting for the challenge at hand, but bosses will yield loot appropriate for your natural level. Timewalking dungeons also have a chance to drop items that usually drop when you run them on Heroic, and you’ll earn reputation with a faction that is interested in the dungeon. For example, you can ear...

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After an action-packed WCS Challenger Season 2, we’re ready to jump into the next chapter of North American and European StarCraft II esports! WCS Challenger Season 3 is just around the corner - here’s what you need to know:

In the North America region:

• Two players will qualify based on their performance in 2019 WCS Challenger Season 2
• Two players will qualify based on their performance in Cheeseadelphia X
• Four players will qualify from their rank in the Season 3 Ladder Race
• Eight players will qualify from the online open qualifiers

In the European region...

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The next Heroes of the Storm patch has arrived! The update brings a new Hero, Qhira the Iresian Bounty Hunter, alongside bug fixes, new bundles, new skins, and much more! Dive on in for more information.

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Arch-Villain Rafaam and his band of misguided miscreants have navigated the capital city of Dalaran across the world and have arrived in the land of magical mummies, treacherous tombs, and sand-swept horizons – Uldum! While their ultimate goals are still shrouded in mystery, their disastrous doings in the dunes have unleashed devastating plagues on the land. Now it’s up to the League of Explorers (and you!) to stop the League of E.V.I.L. from reaching their nefarious goals.

Read on for details on everything that’s new in the tavern, and what’s included in the Saviors of Uldum expansion!

Saviors of Uldum – Launching August 6

The League of Explorers Has Arrived

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Players, fans and commentators from around the world will meet for Assembly Summer presented by ASUS ROG, live from Helsinki, Finland, with competition kicking off this Thursday. This is the first WCS Circuit tournament without a region lock in place! 

Players will compete for USD $25,000 in prizing with up to 2,800 WCS Circuit points up for grabs. Players who are not eligible to compete in the WCS Circuit will not earn points for their placements, but they still will be allowed to compete based on eligibility as determined by Assembly Summer.

Here’s what you need to know!

Broadcast Times

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Broadcast Day	PDT	EEST	KST
Thursday, August 1: Group Stage 1	3 a.m.	1 p.m.	7 p.m (Aug 2)
Friday, August 2: Group Stage 2	3 a.m.	1 p.m.	7 p.m. (Aug 3)

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The inaugural season of Hearthstone Grandmasters ended with a bang as Chris "Fenomeno" Tsakopoulos, Kim "Surrender" Jung-soo, and Francisco "PNC" Leimontas punched their ticket to the Global Finals at BlizzCon. Although it was an exciting season, we have certainly learned some things and will be changing certain aspects of the program moving forward. We continue to listen and gather feedback from players worldwide, and we’re excited to share today some of the changes we’ll be implementing for Season 2.

For starters, we are retiring the Specialist format for Grandmasters Season 2 and will be replacing it with best-of-three Conquest featuring a Shield Phase.

How it Works

• The two battling players bring four decks, each from a unique class.
• The match starts with a Shield Phase where both players will choose one of their own decks to “protect” that cannot be banned.
• Each player will ...

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Face Queen Azshara’s most devoted champions in an epic new raid—The Eternal Palace.

Ten thousand years ago, as the seas engulfed Zin-Azshari, Queen Azshara forged a dark bargain with N’Zoth that transformed her loyal subjects into the sinister naga. Through millennia of brutal conquest, Azshara has built a new empire from the ruins of the old and now holds dominion over the depths that once threatened to claim her. Ever the gracious host, she has invited the Alliance and Horde alike into her eternal palace to witness her glorious ascension… and their ultimate demise.

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Raid bosses: 8
Difficulties: Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic, Mythic
Level: 120
Raid Finder Minimum Item Level: 380

Raid Unlock Schedule:

July 9 – Normal and Heroic Difficulties
July 16 – Mythic and Raid Finder Wing 1 (The G...

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The sands may be scorching and the tombs dreary, but the taverns of Uldum have never been more lively. Read on for details on some exciting livestream events we’re hosting to wrap up Saviors of Uldum’s card reveal season with a bang!

Card Reveal Livestream

Join Brian Kibler, Community Manager Chris Sierra, and Lead Game Designer Peter Whalen as they unveil and discuss the final batch of cards coming in Hearthstone's new expansion, Saviors of Uldum!

• When: July 31st @ 10am PT
• Where: ...

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Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until the week of August 5th. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.

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The GSL vs. The World tournament returns on August 15, featuring an all-star lineup of StarCraft II talent. Once again, USD $100,000 is on the line and the best part is you get to participate by voting in the competitors! The “GSL” and “The World” teams will consist of eight players each, with proven 2019 champions and top WCS Point-earners rounding out the field of candidates eligible for selection.

Head to TeamLiquid for a full rundown of the eligible players,...

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We’ve scoured the sun-scorched deserts of Uldum and dug up a fresh new round of card reveals!

To give you an idea of what’s coming with Saviors of Uldum on August 6, videographers, news sites, sand sculptors, and streamers have revealed some of the awesome new cards in this expansion. Now, we’ve compiled an exciting selection of our recent card reveals here for you to explore:

Embark on Another Exciting Quest:

Raise ferocious creatures from the ruins and crypts of Uldum with these new Warrior and Paladin quest rewards. Blastmaster Boom has hacked the system and taken control of Anraphet’s Core in order to summon 4/3 golems at an incredibly discounted mana cost. Keep up the pressure and gain control of the board by swinging swords and creating powerful Stone Golems.

Sir Finley of the Sands is put...

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The final results for Hearthstone Ranked Standard in June 2019 are in!

The players featured below have employed top notch deck building skills, in-the-moment decision making, and unyielding dedication to achieve a most noteworthy feat!

Dynamic ladder rankings are now also available for the Standard and Wild ladders.

Pull up a chair and join us as we toast to the month’s best players!

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Hearthstone’s newest expansion looms ever closer and we’re excited to talk to you about another round of powerful new cards coming in Saviors of Uldum!

To give you an idea of what’s coming to the Tavern on August 6, we’ve started revealing cards in various places around the globe and have compiled an exciting selection of our recent card reveals here for you to dig into. Check out the cards below and let us know what awesome new decks you have in mind for Saviors of Uldum!

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The Explorers Have Arrived:

The gang’s all here! The League of Explorers has arrived, and that means their fearless leader Reno Jackson is back and, thanks to his new Gatling Wand, he’s bringing tons of magical mischief as a new Legendary Mage card.

 

If your deck has no duplicate cards you’ll be rewarded with incredible effects when you ...

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The Overwatch community is always evolving alongside the game, becoming more in tune with the game’s intricacies and discovering and sharing new high-level approaches to play. Today we’re introducing a brand-new Role Queue system to help ensure Overwatch matches continue to be fair and fun well into the future, and create an environment that fosters teamwork and encourages players to bring their very best to every match.

Currently in Quick Play and Competitive Play, a lot of important decision-making happens in the 40 seconds before a match even begins, as everyone selects their heroes and responds to others’ role choices. It’s not uncommon for players—who may all have different goals and play styles—to feel tension, pressure, disappointment, or even hostility as a team composition comes together. The Role Queue system is designed to help take the edge off this process, ultimately leading to matches that feel fairer and more fun, where players are in roles that they want t...

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