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It’s time to celebrate this amazing community and the launch of Forged in the Barrens on March 30 with another Pre-Launch Party! In the lead up to expansion launch will be giving away over 500 Mega Bundle codes, gifting a ton of Twitch subscriptions in Hearthstone Creator channels, and having those creators play community submitted decklists during Theorycrafting Livestreams!

But first, mark your calendars to join RegisKillbin, Community Manager Chris Sierra, and Game Designer Liv Breeden on March 22 at 10:00 a.m. PT as they reveal the final Forged in the Barrens cards on stream at ...

Masters Tour Ironforge is here! Hearthstone Esports is excited to partner with ESL in kicking off the first Masters Tour of 2021. More than 400 invited players from over 40 countries will compete remotely for a chance to take home a share of the $250,000 (USD) prize pool. Players with at least seven wins will also earn points towards the Road to Grandmasters and their shot to earn an invite to Grandmasters 2021 Season 2. Join us this weekend for all of the competitive action only on ...

Last year we collaborated with our World of Warcraft communities across the globe to create a new mount to gift all players with Shadowlands activated on their account. Now the winning choice—the Wandering Ancient—is available to all players with Shadowlands activated on their account and for those who purchase Shadowlands at a later date. Eligible players can find the Wandering Ancient in their Mount Collection tab (Shift + P).

Not all ancients are interested in war or lore, some just want to travel the world! This arboreal nomad has traveled to many places and with each passing season embraces change, both in scenery and in the foliage atop its branches.

Ready to Ride

Interested in seeing how the Wandering Ancient developed from sketch to rideable mount? Watch the magic behind creating this arboreal nomad.

Now through March 22, win games to earn delightful new rewards and become the ultimate Pachimari enthusiast—second only to Roadhog, of course.

Collect a slew of pachi-swag, a player icon, a Junkrat emote, six unique sprays, and Pachimari Roadhog (epic) for a total of nine new rewards.

• ONE MAN A-PACHI-LYPSE - Learn how to unlock rewards
• LOG IN TO EARN - Earn special Pachimari-themed cosmetics by logging into Overwatch

ONE MAN A-PACHI-LYPSE

Become the ultimate pachimari fan and collect special pachimari-themed content available to unlock in-game. Wins in Quick Play, Competitive Play, or Arcade will all earn you a limited-time player icon, a spray, and a new epic skin: Pachimari Roadhog!

These special PachiMarchi Challenge rewards...

The 9.0.5 update is focused on improving systems, rewards, Covenant and Legendary tuning, and bug fixes. Valor Points are now earnable in Mythic Keystone dungeons, and Valor can be used to upgrade new Mythic Keystone gear rewards. Changes to Covenants and Legendaries are intended to provide more gameplay options for crafting and utilizing Legendary items in specific situations, and to make sure that more players feel that the Covenant that suits their aesthetic, narrative, or other preferences for their character also feels more viable for their preferred playstyle.

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Below are the Arena leaderboards for January 1, 2021 - March 1, 2021. Arena rankings reflect players’ best 30 consecutive runs throughout a season. The players featured below have exhibited top-notch deckbuilding skills, in-the-moment decision making, and unyielding dedication to achieve a most noteworthy feat!

For an Arena run to be included in this season, its end time must have been between January 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. and March 1, 2021 at 9:59:59 a.m.

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

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Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands and WoW Classic. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied.

Hotfixes

March 4, 2021

Dungeons and Raids

• Castle Nathria
  • Hungering Destroyer
    • Expunge now shows up in the combat log when it is applied to players.
    • Volatile Ejection now shows up as a debuff when a player is targeted with this spell.
• The Necrotic Wake
  • Blightbone
    • Fixed a...

Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.

Heroes

Update: PTR 2.7.0 has ended as of March 11, 2021. Thank you for your feedback and testing! We'll see you in Season 23!

Update on March 4: PTR 2.7.0 has been updated. Please see below for changes with annotations in RED.

Our two-week PTR testing period for the 2.7.0 update begins February 25 and we're asking for your help to quell the tides of surging demons. Take a look at the preliminary patch notes below and start theorycrafting how you'll make the most of the Follower system revamp, leaderboard changes, and Legendary item changes; Patch 2.7.0 will be arriving soon.

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Behind the Scenes of Overwatch 2

The Overwatch 2 team dove into the game’s development process and shared some sneak peeks of upcoming content, including new maps, PvP role updates, hero missions, revamped hero looks, and story.

The Voices of Overwatch

Voice actors Darin De Paul (Reinhardt), Fred Tatasciore (Soldier: 76), Charlet Chung (D.Va), Matthew Mercer (McCree), and Jeannie Bolet (Echo) shared their experiences bringing the characters of Overwatch to life, discussed doing voice rec...

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Diablo II: Resurrected Deep Dive Panel

Diablo IV Deep Dive Panel

Diablo Immortal: Technical Alpha and Beyond

Diablo Q & A

Diablo II: Resurrected Deep Dive Panel

Prepare to relive the epic adventure that defined the action RPG genre for d...

BlizzConline has ended but we have the latest World of Warcraft news coverage right here.

Go Beyond the Dark Portal in Burning Crusade Classic

Beyond the Dark Portal in the shattered realm of Outland, the armies of the demonic Burning Legion prepare for an invasion that threatens the entire world of Azeroth. Later this year, World of Warcraft® players will return to the fel-scarred ruin of Hellfire Peninsula to stop the incursion at its source; rediscover what lurks below the fungal forests of Zangarmarsh; and face down Illidan the Betrayer once again in Burning Crusade Classic™, Blizzard Entertainment’s authentic recreation of the acclaimed first World of Warcraft expansion.

Opt in to the Burning Crusade Classic Beta.

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The next content update, Chains of Domination, has been announced at BlizzConline! Watch the panel now or read on to discover what's coming up for World of Warcraft.

The traitorous Sire Denathrius has been defeated, but the power of the Maw still grows. In Chains of Domination, the upcoming major content update for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, players will delve into new depths of the Jailer’s hopeless domain, seeking to understand the true nature of his malignant plans. Backed by the renewed might of the four Covenants, the champions of the Horde and the Alliance will take the fight for the Shadowlands to the seat of the Jailer’s power. But the Banished One has a terrible new champion in his service—a cruel instrument of despair conscripted by Sylvanas Windrunner, capable of instilling dread into the hearts of Azeroth’s heroes like no creature of the Shadowlands.

THE COVENANTS STRIKE BACK

Return to the Maw with the resto...

It’s time for the great Hearthstone clock in the sky to shift forward yet again! Thank you for joining us for the Year of the Phoenix. Today’s announcement of Forged in the Barrens marks the start of the first...

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Join WoW Classic lead producer Holly Longdale, production director Patrick Dawson, and lead software engineer Brian Birmingham for a deeper look into the Burning Crusade Classic in this BlizzConline panel.

Burning Crusade Classic Features

As with any expansion, Burning Crusade Classic brings with it a variety of content for players to explore. Through the launch and over the course of content updates to follow, players will discover:

• New Lands to Explore: Step through the Dark Portal and into Outland.
• Two New Playable Races: Fight for the Horde as the blood elves, seeking a new source of arcane power or join the Alliance as the draenei, exiles from Outland in search of a new home.
• Arenas: Assemble allies and prove your PvP prowess in 2v2, 3v3, or 5v5 combat in Arenas such as t...

Game director Jeff Kaplan and a host of Overwatch team members gave players a look at what the game’s sequel has in store for them. Missed the video? Catch up on the latest news from BlizzConline and find out more about what’s coming in Overwatch 2.

NEW MAPS

Overwatch 2 brings new, iconic locations to life for players to experience as they trot the globe in their efforts to keep the Null Sector threat at bay. One of the locations the team is most excited for players to experience is Rome, a map that marries romantic old-world architecture and embl...

UPDATED FEB 19: Just announced at BlizzConline: When you purchase any of the three Celebration Collections in the Blizzard Shop, you’ll also get the Blizzard Arcade Collection! You can view the full list of available goodies for all your Blizzard games here! Those of you who purchased the Celebration Collection prior to the announcement will also receive the newly announced goods—no further purchase required.

This February, Blizzard® is celebrating our 30th year of creating worlds, exploring new universes, and sharing countless epic gaming experiences together.

We’re looking forward to marking the occasion with everyone later this month at BlizzConline™—and if you’...

The 19.6 patch brings pre-purchase for Hearthstone’s newest expansion, Forged in the Barrens, along with balance updates for Battlegrounds, Duels, and one card in Standard—High Abbess Alura.

Standard Balance Update

• Old: [Costs 4] → New: [Costs 5]

Dev Comment: High Abbess Alura is going to 5 mana in order to push out the swing turns she enables. When an individual card contains a large amount of a deck's winrate, as Alura does, it breaks th...

Swathed in shadow, a serpentine spirit tracks a target through the scope of her gun. A second before her lethal shot lands, an enormous robotic tiger steps in front of its mistress, shielding her from the sniper and allowing her a moment’s reprieve to step back and take deadly aim at the one who sought to do her harm. A skirmish has broken out on the battlefield of Lunar beasts—and you’re invited.

Overwatch Lunar New Year is a grand celebration of culture and an event that’s dear to many team members. It’s also a chance for concept artists to tell stories through the skins they create, having designed skins in past years that represented characters from Wu Cheng’en’s ...