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The next content update for Burning Crusade Classic, The Black Temple is now available! Revisit the original Black Temple Trailer with Lead Cinematic Narrative Designer Terran Gregory and take on Illidan the Betrayer today!

Lead Cinematic Narrative Designer Terran Gregory takes us down memory lane to the original 2.1 patch trailer as the Black Temple makes its way to Burning Crusade Classic.

On the week of January 17:

Incubus Warlock Minion

Warlocks will be able to take part in a new quest to learn how to summon a variant Succubus minion—the Incubus.

A New PvP Season Begins

• At the start of this new PvP Season, Arena Season 3 gear will be available from Arena vendors in Shattrath and Nagrand.
• Arena Season 2 gear will be available at a discount from Area 52 vendors ...

Lunar New Year is a special time to pay homage to times past while celebrating the hope for a better future. This year is no exception for Overwatch as we look forward to the Year of the Tiger, and honor the beast symbolic for courage, respect, and momentous changes yet to come.

Lead concept artist David Kang and concept artist Tim Guo personified these symbols in their creative visions for the latest Legendary skins: Seolbim Mercy and Nezha Tracer.

Kang began the ideation for Seolbim Mercy by attempting to portray themes like beauty, grace, and royalty. One of Kang’s top priorities was to create a skin that honored Korean culture and Lunar New Year. “We are really proud of the Hanbok—a traditional Korean dress,” says Kang. “We wanted to create a Hanbok gown that would have been worn by royal...

The fearsome Wen Lo, the River’s Edge* is now available to add to your muster of mounts! Earn your stripes with the purchase of this tiger mount from in-game or from the Blizzard Shop; or get it at no additional charge with the purchase of a 6-Month Subscription, along with the Goblin Gumbo Kettle toy for Burning Crusade Classic.

Go with the Wen Lo Flow!

With courage forged by the fiercely unpredictable waters of Pandaria, Wen Lo will carry you wherever the journey takes you! Hop into the saddle and let this armored water tiger help you embrace the thrill of the flight on your daring adventures across Azeroth.

Wen Lo, the River’s Edge will be automatically added to your Collection once you purchase the 6-Month subscription from the Blizzard Shop. Welcome this rawrsome add...

Are you ready to earn an invite to the second Masters Tour of 2022? With the Masters Tour taking place March 18 - 20, players can now register for one of the Qualifiers on Battlefy or fight their way to the top of the February Ladder for their shot at the $250,000 (USD) prize pool and points toward promotion to Grandmasters: Last Call!

Here are all of the ways you can snag an invite for the second Masters Tour of the year:

• Win one of 60 online Masters Qualifiers between February 4 and February 27 on Battlefy.
• Have a Top 50 win rate over 10+ Qualifiers without winning.
• Top 32 finishe...

On January 23, 2006, a bloody war was triggered by a simple sound: the banging of a gong. No rallying fanfare, no bloodthirsty yell; just an eerie silence. Those long, uneasy seconds of dread. The calm before the storm.

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder before the Scarab Wall, no one could have predicted what would happen—an epic ten-hour battle that claimed the lives of thousands of Azeroth’s bravest—or fully comprehended the effect it would have.

Action First, Faction Second

That’s not to say the battle at the gates of Ahn’Qiraj came as a surprise. When the menace of C’Thun turned into an urgent threat, leaders across the world pored over plans and forged unlikely connections as pressure mounted. Both factions knew war was coming and personal glory was a hubris no-one could risk. Any notion that one army could defeat General Rajaxx and his colossal battalion was soon abandoned as fantasy.

It was a unique time: scattered armies with varying allegianc...

Patch 22.2, launching on January 25, includes a massive Battlegrounds update, tons of Duels changes, balance changes for Standard and Wild, a new building to the Mercenaries Village, bug fixes, and more!

Card Updates

The following cards have been adjusted down in power level:

• Old: [Costs 7] → New: [Costs 8]
  • Dev Comment: Rogue has seen significant increases in playrate and winrate since the last patch, and Scabbs is a pretty clear outlier in terms of power. We expect this change to make a fairly large impact in the strength of Rogue archetypes across the board.

• Old: [Costs 5] 4 Attack, 5 Health → New: [Costs 6] 3 ...

1/17/2022- Time is running out to enter the 2021 Student art contest. Entrants have until 11:59 PM PST January 31, 2022. It's not too late to get your entry in! We look forward to seeing what you create.

Blizzard Entertainment’s university relations and World of Warcraft development teams are proud to present the eleventh annual World of Warcraft Student Art Contest! We’re calling on college and university students to submit original artwork or animations that would be a great fit for World of Warcraft.

Share with us your creative vision of something we’ve never seen before that still fits within the World of...

The Battle for Alterac Valley is over and the Alliance has claimed victory! In celebration of their feat, all players will receive a Diamond copy of the Alliance leader, Vanndar Stormpike, at some point in the next major patch period!

But the question Horde players keep asking themselves is, how did it come to this?

From the get-go, the Alliance had a sizeable numbers advantage on the battlefield. Right before the launch of Fractured in Alterac Valley, the Alliance had signed up approximately 57% of players to join their cause while the Horde had only recruited approximately 43%. That helped put the Alliance ahead by about 76 million Honor going into the expansion launch.

The Horde fought valiantly in the face of this overwhelming foe! At the start of...

The new year has begun and with it a new slate of updates and developments for Shadowlands and WoW Classic. Burning Crusade Classic will soon see a new update including the introduction of Black Temple and Mount Hyjal to the raiding scene.

Shadowlands: Eternity’s End content updates continue to be tested on the PTR, making way for the introduction of a whole new land to explore—Zereth Mortis—and a brand-new raid dungeon—Sepulcher of the First Ones.

Shadowlands News and Development

Eternity’s End PTR Updates

Development continues on the next content update for Shadowlands: Eternity’s End, where players will be able to step into a new land—Zereth Mortis— and face Zovaal, the elusive Jailer and ruler of the Maw in Shadowlands.

With 2022 starting up, it’s time to make some plans for the new year. The WoW® Esports team is happy to share some of our exciting 2022 plans for Arena World Championship, Mythic Dungeon International, and Classic Arena Tournament!

In 2021, we sought to rethink and expand what competitive World of Warcraft® could mean with expanded Arena World Championship Cups, the new Burning Crusade Classic Arena Tournament, and the introduction of new formats to the Mythic Dungeon International. For 2022, our philosophy is to iterate and improve throughout the year to constantly expand on what makes WoW Esports a community that everyone can be proud to be a part of. With our planned changes and over $1.8 million (USD) in prizing across all three programs, 2022 is bound to be one of the best years for the competitive scene!

One of the main questions we have received from players during the pandemic has been when we are returnin...

Diablo’s anniversary is right around the corner, along with the Darkening of Tristram event! Whether you’re a series veteran craving nostalgia, or a newcomer hungry for your first taste of the franchise’s past, this annual loving homage to the earliest days of Diablo is for you.

Read on for more, including a closer look at the anniversary dungeon and its unique rewards.

Stop the Cultists

Your journey begins on the trail of a group of mysterious cultists causing trouble in Sanctuary. As you hunt them down in Adventure Mode, you’ll uncover clues leading to a po...

It’s time for one last push with your Arena team to see who will rise to the top of the leaderboards. Arena teams will have two weeks to do their best work before the Burning Crusade PvP Season 2 becomes history on January 11, 2022.

Burning Crusade Classic PvP Season 3 and Phase 3 of Burning Crusade Classic content will arrive at a later date in early 2022. Stay tuned to the official site and the forums for more information.

Do you have what it takes to finish the season strong? 

Join the discussion on the forums.

Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you’re bound to find a surprise waiting for you from Greatfather Winter! Just visit the Winter Veil tree in Orgrimmar or in Ironforge to collect your gifts! You’ll have until January 1 to get yours before the magic of the holiday dissipates.

Happy holiday!

’Tis the season for the coziest event in Overwatch! We’re introducing new festive, frigid, and fashionable cosmetics to turn every game into a winter wonderland. Some of the gifts you might find in your Loot Boxes include Snowman Wrecking Ball, Ice Wraith Genji, and Sleighing D.Va!

To celebrate the event, we teamed up with concept artists Morten Skaalvik and Yiming Liu, as well as senior concept artists Qiu Fang and Nesskain, to learn more about how these magical legendary skins came to life.

Snowman Wrecking Ball

The process of creating a new skin for any hero starts with an ideation phase. This is where Concept Artist, Morten Skaalvik, drafted the first version of Snowman Wrecking Ball. The ideation for this skin was chilly and snowy, with Wrecking Ball c...

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Itemization & Paragon Updates
• Visual Effects in Diablo IV

Hello and welcome to the year-end Diablo IV Quarterly Update.

We hope you enjoyed ...

Patch 22.0.2, launching today, includes balance changes for Standard and Battlegrounds, a system update for Mercenaries, and more!

Standard Balance Updates

Dev Comment: We’re coming up on two weeks since the launch of Fractured in Alterac Valley and, while players are still finding success with quite a variety of strategies, we want to open up the format further. This patch is mainly focused on weakening some of the stronger, combo-centric strategies that have had long-term success throughout the Year of the Gryphon.

The following cards have been adjusted down in power:

• Old: [Costs 7] → New: [Costs 8]
  • Dev Comment: Although Celestial Alignment is not usually a card used for from-hand, burst damage, it does frequently allow for absurd turns that happen a little earlier than we feel is healthy. Moving it up a mana should allow for more setup and co...

Starting tomorrow, Winter Veil comes to the Tavern! Throughout the Winter Veil celebration, you’ll be able to use special event emotes and participate in some fun activities, too.

Legendary Quest Chain

Give yourself the gift of free packs! Starting on December 21, you can embark on a Legendary Quest Chain to celebrate Winter Veil. The Quest Chain includes three quests, each awarding 1 Fractured in Alterac Valley Pack and 1 Standard Pack, for a total of 6 Packs!

Two Seasonal Tavern Brawls Return

First, the Gift Exchange tavern brawl is back! In this holiday classic, you and your oppo...

Posesi of Japan is the 2021 Hearthstone World Champion! After beating glory 3-2 in the final match, Posesi has joined the Hall of Champions and taken home $200,000 (USD) in prizing. 

Speaking with TJ following his victory, Posesi was full of emotion. “I’m very happy, because I am finally the champion. Once it hit and we went 2-2, I was like ‘it really happened, oh my god am I going to lose here?’ I have to give a shoutout to the entire Japanese community!”    

Day one began with the eight competitors split into two groups. In Group A, Posesi, ...

As we enter 2022, the Hearthstone Esports team is reexamining how to best nurture the long-term sustainability of competitive Hearthstone and how best to support this incredible, and global, community. From an expanded World Championship to new seasonal Masters Tour tournaments, the sunsetting of Grandmasters, and the introduction of monthly Battlegrounds events, Hearthstone Esports is evolving, and we can’t wait to share the new ecosystem with you!

With so much going on or changing in 2022, here is a quick breakdown of what you can expect before jumping into the full announcement:

• 2022 World Championship will feature 16 players: four from Grandmasters, four from China, and eight from Masters Tours.
• ...

‘Tis the season for giving, and you can save big this holiday during our holiday sale.

Save Up to 60% When you Scale up with the Dragon Pack

Rule the skies with The Dragon Pack fangtastic motley crew rallies Azeroth’s most fearsome, majestic, and adorable dragons — five magnificent mounts and two adorable pets, including a brand-new pet Blinky—at a sparking discount. Offer valid for a limited time*.

What’s Inside

Two bright companions

These two spirited pets will charm you in the blink of an eye! And if you manage to keep up with ...