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The battle has moved to the heart of Dalaran, where you could cut the tension with a knife. With the aerial battle resolved, the final conflict is underway, and things aren’t looking good for Arch-villain Rafaam and the League of E.V.I.L. There’s just one thing left to do.

League of E.V.I.L. Chapter: Showdown in Dalaran

Rafaam’s stronghold in his stolen flying city is under siege! You won’t let it fall, right? This is your chance to see the master plan to its final conclusion. As Rakanishu, you’ll take charge of the first battle and follow through with an expertly crafted plan of subterfuge and strategy…or just light everything you see on fire and hope for the best.

Rewards Overview:

In this chapter, you will unlock:

The signs are unmistakable. The bassy hum of Acceleration Zone Generators… the crackle of deep-nebula electricity… the crunch of unexplored ice beneath Siege Tank treads… the fecund scent of a distant planet’s boiling primordial sea…

That’s right: It’s new map season in StarCraft II. The 14th TLnet Map Contest is underway, with 16 finalists across four categories awaiting your consideration. (Explore the full list here.) Public voting between February 24 and March 1 will determine an ultimate ranking. Though each of these mapmakers will receive $100 for reaching the top 16, additional prizing will be awarded to those whose creations finish in the top 5. Plus, as in previous years, the community’s favorite maps will have a chance to be sel...

Senior Designer Kevin Gu takes great joy in moments when the Heroes of the Storm A.I. dunks on him during playtests. Maybe a little too much joy.

“When you get annihilated by Diablo Shadow Charging you into a wall, stunning you, popping Apocalypse, and then flipping you back into the Apocalypse,” says Gu, “you think ‘oh my goodness, I just got destroyed by the A.I.’”

But to reliably capitalize on human mistakes like that, you first have to get the A.I. into position to do so. That’s the challenge Gu, who got involved with A.I. on the Heroes team three years ago, is currently focused on. The current system holds two major components: the Goal system and the Tactical system. Put simply, the Goal system decides where the Hero moves, and the Tactical system determines what they do when they get there. These two systems interact with each other to drive A.I. behavior.

“Before, [the A.I.] would often get confused about where they should go,” says Gu.

This...

The 2020 Overwatch League season has arrived.

Join us for Week 1 action in New York and Dallas!

All matches will air live on YouTube and OverwatchLeague.com....

A gathering of the exotic from around the world and beyond, the Darkmoon Faire is a celebration of the wondrous and mysterious found in Azeroth. While the Faire spends most of its time in parts unknown, Silas Darkmoon and his enigmatic employees do stop from time to time in Mulgore and Elwynn Forest. When the Faire is on its way, barkers will stop by Orgrimmar and Ironforge to announce its arrival.

Hear ye! Hear ye! The first Darkmoon Faire in WoW Classic begins set up Friday, February 7 in Mulgore, with barkers appearing in Ironforge and Orgrimmar to share the news. Festivities begin on Monday, February 10 and will be available to visitors for a week before shutting down until the following month.

Visitors will be able to access the Faire in alternating months either in Elwynn Forest or Mulgore and is accessible to both the Horde and Alliance. Those on PvP realms will need to exercise caution when entering into enemy territory.  

When: Feb...

“We’re taking off the oven mitts,” says gameplay engineer Dan Reed.

“What?” says fellow gameplay engineer Zach Metcalf. “You mean like, the training wheels?”

“Like, now you can burn your hand, but you can also do things much more efficiently,” says Reed.

They’re talking about the new patch for Overwatch’s Workshop, the in-game scripting system that allows players to craft their own custom game modes. Along with adding new maps, tools, and quality-of-life improvements, the patch (available now on the ...

Our heroes and villains had competing ambitions at Wyrmrest Temple in our last episode. Arch-villain Rafaam and his League of E.V.I.L. sought ancient knowledge at the temple to progress their ultimate plan: the resurrection of Galakrond! Meanwhile, the League of Explorers allied themselves with the dragonflights, giving them a fighting chance for the aerial assault ahead.

League of E.V.I.L. Chapter: Air Battle Over Dragonblight

Victory is at hand. Rafaam now has everything he needs to bring about the resurrection of Galakrond, and the League of E.V.I.L. must defend the skies over Dragonblight to keep the League of Explorers from meddling in his plans. In this chapter, you’ll start off as Togwaggle’s waxy ally Waxadred to help give Rafaam the time he needs to complete the ritual.

Rewards Overv...

Zakarya “xBlyzes” Hail is the champion of Masters Tour Arlington! In the second all-French finals match at a Masters Tour, xBlyzes triumphed over Romaric “AyRoK” Dubois 3-1 to take home $32,500 and the championship trophy.

We have our Top 8 here at Masters Tour Arlington! After battling through two days of intense matches, these 8 players have topped over 250 total competitors. One of these players will take home the trophy, the title, and $32,500!

• Brian “bloodyface” Eason – 9-0
• Thomas “...

The Darkmoon Faire returns with a new addition—the Arcade.

Step Right Up! Try Your Luck!

A gathering of the exotic from around Azeroth (and beyond!), the Darkmoon Faire is a celebration of the wondrous and mysterious. This mist-shrouded island is a conundrum wrapped in an enigma, accessible at the beginning of each month for one week only. Don’t be shy now, don’t be bashful—step right up for a tantalizing glimpse of what Faire founder Silas Darkmoon has in store for you!

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The race to see who can be the first to defeat N’Zoth in the heart of the ancient Black Empire—Ny’alotha the Waking city— begins this week. The best of the best will face the corruption within to see who can cross the finish line and claim World First!

When: Beginning Tuesday, January 28
Where to Watch:

• Limit:  twitch.tv/complexity
• Method:  https://www.twitch.tv/method

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When we last left our heroes and villains, The Battle of the Frozen Coast brought the two leagues into battle on the shores of Northrend, leading to the capture of Reno Jackson and pandemonium at the hands of Lazul and Kriziki. Now the battle moves to Wyrmrest Temple, where the stakes are high for good and evil alike.

League of E.V.I.L. Chapter: Clash at Wyrmrest

The next phase of Arch-Villain Rafaam's scheme opens on Togwaggle, who enters the temple to seek forbidden knowledge and find the remains of Galakrond. But the League of Explorers and their allies won't let this happen without a fight.

Rewards Overview:

In this chapter, you will unlock:

The first Masters Tour of 2020 will take place at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas from January 31-February 2! For the approximately 360 invited players there will be $250,000 in base prizing on the line, with additional prizing from the new Dragon Masters Bundle crowdfunding initiative divided between the six tournaments in accordance with the tournament rules.

Masters Tour Arlington will take place after Chapter 2 of the Galakrond’s Awakening Solo Adventure goes live, meaning that competitors will be tasked with evaluating 19 new cards entering the tavern. These...

An actor, clothed in vibrant, intricately embellished garb, moves synchronously with the beat of percussion-heavy music. A drumbeat and fan-flutter later, they don a crimson face that scowls at the audience; with a wave of their hand, that guise is gone, replaced by a pale, smirking mask, the edges of its lips quirked upwards in an uncanny jester’s grin.

How do they accomplish such feats of suspenseful fun and sleight-of-hand?

That’s a secret the two hundred remaining Bian Lian masters—and, now, Sombra, having joined their ranks with her new legendary Face Changer skin created in celebration of the 2020 Lunar New Year—will never divulge.

Bian Lian, known colloquially in the West as “face changing,” originated in the Qing Dynasty during the seventeeth century as a subgenre of the Sichuan opera. The art used to be simple, with performers only changing a few faces per performance; now, most professionals can swap through more than eighteen masks in a single sh...

Return to a climatic time in Azeroth’s history before factions formed, heroes rose and fell, and the World of Warcraft legacy began. Play through the ascendance of the noble Paladin Arthas into the malevolent Lich King, relive the moment Illidan became branded as the Betrayer, and watch as scattered races banded together into the factions we now /cheer for—the Alliance and the Horde.

Experience an Epic Saga

The founding of Orgrimmar. The fall of Lordaeron. The reign of the Burning Legion. The rise of the Lich King. Experience these pivotal events in Azeroth’s history like never before with high-fidelity cutscenes of legendary moments that breathe new life into the earliest renditions of Azeroth’s key characters, across more than 60 single-player missions that span Kalimdor, Northrend, Lordaeron, and beyond. Command the Night Elves, Undead, Orcs, and Humans through the course of events that forged factions and bitter enemies which laid the founda...

2019 was a year full of radical new approaches in Heroes—we experimented with our biggest Hero ever, Deathwing, a new slice of the Nexus’ lore in Qhira, and our very first Nexus Anomaly, Experience Globes, among others. We added game-changing Heroes to the roster—including Imperius and Anduin—and seasonal events offered quests and skins that allowed us to pummel our enemies in style. To top it off, we added both innovative and quality-of-life features to the game, including more accurate roles and descriptions, mastery rings, and the very first multi-hero mount.

Here’s a deeper look at some of our favorite moments from the year.

Hero Releases

Imperius

Starting the year off with a power move, the leader of the Angiris Council and Aspect of Valor Imperius arrived to purge darkness from the Nexus. Imperius valiantly led armies of the High Heavens against the forces of hell, and as a Bruiser, there’s no shaking his res...

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

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We’re stringing the lights to kick off the Lunar New Year in style! Beginning January 29th, the tavern will celebrate with a new Tavern Brawl, themed quests, and rewards!

New Tavern Brawl: Lunar Blessings

Good fortune is coming your way this Lunar New Year! In this Tavern Brawl, you’ll start by choosing a class, and you’ll be given a random deck. Each class also has the choice between three different Blessings: buffs that will carry into your game and give you an advantage. You’ll have to choose wisely to find the right animal to best support your strategy. 

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Galakrond's Awakening is Live!

The final solo adventure of the Year of the Dragon is here! Chapter 1 of Galakrond’s Awakening is now live. In Galakrond’s Awakening, you’ll experience the story of Arch-Villain Rafaam’s master plan from both sides as you play through two adventures in one.

League of E.V.I.L. Chapter: Battle of the Frozen Coast

The League of E.V.I.L. has reached Northrend to put the final stage of their plan into play. Dalaran soars in the skies carrying the Plague of Undeath, and the ultimate goal is now clear. Rafaam must resurrect Galakrond if he’s to be proclaimed the villain of all villains! But the League of Explorers is right behind them, allying with the dragon aspects to stop Galakrond’s return.

In this first chapter, you’ll take control of some familiar faces from pas...

The final stage of Arch-Villain Rafaam’s nefarious plan has now been set in motion – will you join the League of E.V.I.L. as an accomplice in unleashing Galakrond’s destruction, or take up arms with the League of Explorers in a final daring attempt to save the world? Experience the final epic clash from both sides of the story, including two completely different endings, in Galakrond’s Awakening!

With this update, Hearthstone’s new solo adventure is live, along with new content and balance changes for Battlegrounds (including two new Heroes!).

Galakrond’s Awakening: Chapter 1 – Live Now!

The frantic foray to reach Galakrond’s remains begins on the Frozen Coast of Northrend – jump in straight away with the free first chapter of the E.V.I.L campaign! Chapter One of the Expl...