Happy New Year! See you in 2019!
Don't forget to get your Winterveil presents from under the tree in Ironforge!
Merry Christmas to all!
Blizzard invites you to Reap the Bounty in Tides of Vengeance.
Patch 4.8.0 is out.
Patch 23.1.8 is out.
Check out what's coming for Season 16: The Season of Grandeur.
Check out the blog Wishing You a Wonderful Winter Veil.
Also check out about some updates.
Patch 23.1.7 came out this week.
The Feast of Winter Veil begins today and runs through January 2nd.
Check out the Patch 8.1: Tides of Vengeance patch notes.
Check out the Live VoD Q&A.
Hotfixes. See them.
If you haven't heard yet, Season 15 ends January 6th.
This week's bonus event: Battlegrounds.
The PvP Brawl: Arathi Blizzard begins today and runs through December 18th.
Patch 8.1: Tides of Vengeance, is coming December 11th.
Also see the previews on faction assaults and Battle for Darkshore.
Patch 23.1.6 came out this week.
The new expansion, Rastakan's Rumble, is live.
Also see Rastakan's Rumble: Ticket to Greatness - Part 5 and Hearthside Chat with Paul Nguyen: A Tussle of Trolls.
This week's bonus event: Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking.
Blizzard encourages you to Show Your Pride with New Blood Elf and Dwarf Heritage Armor.
See this week's hotfixes.
A balance patch came out this week. See the patch notes.
This week's bonus event: World Quests.
The PvP Brawl: Deep Six begins today and runs through December 4th.
A new preview is out for 8.1.
Patch 2.6.4 is now on the PTR.
Patch 4.7.1 is out.
This week's bonus event: Arena Skirmishes.
The servers are coming down tomorrow, November 20th, for a restart.
Pilgrim's Bounty begins today and runs through November 26th.
Varda reports the Legendary servers Ithil and Anor can now have character transfers between them. Character transfers still cannot be made between regular servers and Legendary servers.
Patch 23.1.5 came out Thursday.
WoW's 14th Anniversary is going. Don't miss the new toy!
More questions from a Q&A held during Blizzcon has been posted.
Patch 4.7.0 came out this week.
For those interested in the competitive season, check out the final balance changes for Season 4.
Patch 1.30.0.1 came out this week, including the new hero: Ashe.
WoW's 14th Anniversary begins today and runs through November 30th.
This week's bonus event: Burning Crusade Timewalking.
The PvP Brawl: Temple of Kotmogu begins today and runs through November 20th.
The Moonkin Festival is today.
An Update is out, making prepurchase available for Rastakhan's Rumble.
Varda is starting a kin on the Legendary Server Anor for members interested in it. Our primary home will still be on Landroval. Contact Varda for more info.
Report from Varda:
LotRO servers will be down from 8:00am to 12:00pm Eastern for Update 23.1.4.
The first Legendary Server, Anor, will open on Thursday, November 8th. Get more information on Legendary Servers here.
This week's bonus event: Pet Battles.
This week's bonus event: Battle for Azeroth Dungeons.
Blizzcon brings us 2 new blogs:
A new Co-Op commander was announced at Blizzcon: Zeratul.
Also check out future plans in: Recap: StarCraft II What’s Next 2019 Panel.
Seen what's planned for 2019 in Heroes of the Storm: 2019 Gameplay Updates earlier in the week.
There was a balance update earlier in the week.
The next expansion has been announced: Rastakan's Rumble.
A new hero has been announced: Ashe. See her origin story.
There's also a new animated short: Reunion.
Season 13 of Competitive Play is going.
Coming in 2019: Warcraft 3: Reforged.
Also coming to your phone, should you choose to get it: Diablo: Immortal.
Update 22.1.3 came out this week.
If you have Battle.net, Blizzard is giving you a free copy of Destiny 2 to claim by November 18th. If you're interested, get your copy before it goes away!
This week's bonus event: battlegrounds.
See this week's hotfixes.
There was a hotfix. Check it out.
A new Developer Insights blog is out: The Art Behind THE SCIENCE.
Coming to a LotRO near you: Legendary servers. See the world open up and the story advance over time, with the modern conveniences of today. Check out this forum post for more information.
Hallow's End is going, and there's a new toy this year, so make sure you get the 150 Tricky Treats to buy it!
A new Developer Insight is out concerning the Hallow's End event.
The Halloween Terror event is going in Overwatch through October 31st.
Update 23.1.1 came out this past week.
This week's bonus event: Mists of Pandaria Timewalking.
This week's PvP Brawl: Tarren Mill vs. Southshore.
Patch 39.0 is out, bringing with it a new hero: Mal'ganis.
Patch 4.6.2 is out.
Hallow's End is now going in Hearthstone until October 31st. Log in before 10:00pm PST on the 31st of October to get a free card and an arena ticket.
Blizzard has posted "The Balaad of Sir Annoy-O".
This week's bonus event: World Quests.
If you didn't watch it at the time, you can check out the Live Developer Q&A from this past Thursday.
Uldir LFR Wing 3 is available.
Check out this week's hotfixes.
Report from Varda from the LotRO site:
Servers are coming down from 9:00am to 1:00pm for update 23. Check out the patch notes here or on the official forum if that's easier to read for you.
There's going to be a Live Developer Q&A this Thursday, October 11th.
There's a balance patch coming Wednesday.
There's also a new patch on the PTR available until October 15th.
Eonwë's Celebration walkabout through WoW is now up. Enjoy!
The Players on Eve plan to get together today at 2pm US East Coast time for fireworks in celebration of the anniversary.
This week's bonus event: Arena Skirmishes.
This week's PvP Brawl: Deepwind Dunk.
Check out this week's hotfixes.
Season 2 has begun for Starcraft: Remastered.
Update 12.2 came out this week.
Happy Twenty-first Anniversary to the Valar Guild!
This year's State of Valar Gaming Report is now available. Enjoy!
A patch came out this week.
A new event, Fall of King's Crest, is going.
A balance mod update came out this week.
Brewfest is going now through October 6th.
Other events this past week:
Check out the developer live stream.
This week's bonus event: Pet Battles.
Check out the hotfixes for this week.
Season 15 is live.
A patch came out this week.
Now available, Uldir in LFR Wing 1 and Mythic difficulty. See the announcements here.
A developer live stream will be happening this Tuesday, September 18th.
This week's bonus event: Battle for Azeroth Dungeons.
Check out the hotfixes for this week.
Season 15 is coming September 21st. This season's theme: Boon of the Horadrim.
Patch 4.6.1 came out this week.
A balance revamp is in the works.
Some concept art for the Boomsday Project is available.
Patch 4.6.0 is out.
For those interested, you can check out the press release announcing NantWorks investing in Daybreak, which publishes LotRO.
Like the music from the last Warbringers? Check out Battle for Azeroth: The Music of Warbringers – Azshara.
Dark Iron Dwarves and Mag'har Orcs are ready to recruit (once you meet the requirements).
Check out the hotfixes for this week.
Season 14 is ending. Time to wrap up by September 16th.
Out now: Season 12 of Competitive Play has begun.
A new event is going until September 10th.
Up now for those who like spoilers: SPOILERS INSIDE!!! Battle for Azeroth: The Story So Far – Week 2
There was a VoD Q&A this week.
Also out: Warbringers: Azshara.
Check out the hotfixes for this week.
Tychus Findlay is the upcoming Co-Op Commander. Check out the preview.
There was an update this past week. Check out the Update 22.5 patch notes
This week's bonus event: World Quests. --- or it would've been had Blizzard not cancelled the weekly bonus events for now.
PvP Brawl: Gravity Lapse runs today through Tuesday August 28th.
If you are inclined towards spoilers, you can read SPOILERS INSIDE!!! Battle for Azeroth: The Story So Far – Week 1
Class Trials have been updated.
Hotfixes. See them.
Patch 4.5.1 is out.
A new Hearthside Chat is out this week.
There's also a new digital comic and a behind the scenes video.
The Trial of Style begins today and runs through Tuesday August 21st.
Battle for Azeroth is live! See the patch notes.
Like the music in the Warbringers videos? Check these out.
This week's bonus event: Arena Skirmishes.
Patch 4.5.0 is out.
A new patch is out this week.
The Boomsday Project is out.
This week's bonus event: Burning Crusade Timewalking.
PvP Brawl: Arathi Blizzard runs today through Tuesday August 14th.
I made a small update to WoW Basics, Battle for Azeroth Edition to include new information on PvP.
The Darkmoon Faire runs today through Saturday August 11th.
There's plenty from Blizzard to check out this week, so here's a list:
See this week's hotfixes.
Check out the versus maps for Season 3 2018.
There's also a preview for the Warchest for Season 3.
See what's in Development, including a new hero.
Update 12.0 is out.
Also available to check out: The Boomsday Project: Lab Logs Part 3 is out.
I've now put up the WoW Basics, Battle for Azeroth Edition.
This week's bonus event: Pet Battles.
The Kirin Tor Tavern Crawl runs today and tomorrow August 1st.
Servers are coming down July 30th for Update 22.4.1.
It's worth making note of this post about Seasonal Instance tokens in prep for Monday as well.
A new animated short is out: Warbringers: Jaina.
Also out: War of the Thorns - Chapter 1.
See this week's hotfixes.
Patch 1.22 is out.
Starcraft 2's eighth Anniversary is going until July 30th. Get some bonus Exp and the cake portrait while you can!
Check these out:
This week's bonus event: Legion Dungeons.
PvP Brawl: Deep Six runs through next Tuesday July 31st.
The Auction House Dance Party is today.
The Battle for Azeroth Pre-Patch came out this week. Check out the patch notes.
Check out the answers to questions asked in this week's Live Q&A VoD.
Check out this week's hotfixes.
Out this week: Patch 4.4.1.
A new patch for Starcraft came out as well: Patch 1.22, which has a new ranking system and rewards.
Curious about what can appear in your Hobbit Presents and Lootboxes? A blog has been posted discussing that very thing.
Update 22.4 came out this week.
This week's bonus event: Battlegrounds.
Hopefully you have everything in Legion that you want, because the Pre-Expansion Patch goes live this coming Tuesday.
Check out the preview of World of Warcraft Communities.
There was a hotfix this week.
There's some changes coming to Raynor and Azmodan.
Patch 11.4 is out and includes pre-purchase ability for the next expansion, The Boomsday Project.
Also see the blog Enter Boom Labs – Part 1.
This week's bonus event: Mists of Pandaria Timewalking.
PvP Brawl: Temple of Hotmogu runs through next Tuesday July 17th.
Legion PvP Seasion 7 is ending soon.
Enjoy dueling? Check out the Battle for Azeroth PvP Preview: Dueler’s Guild.
Check out the PTR patch notes.
See what's in development.
Happy Independence Day!
The Fireworks Spectacular runs today and tomorrow July 5th.
This week's bonus event: World Quests.
The Darkmoon Faire begins today and runs through Saturday, July 7th.
Ready to max out your artifact? Then... It’s Time: Heed the Speaker’s Call.
Blizzard's also put up a blog for Tips to Complete your Legion Checklist.
There's also a preview: Battle for Azeroth Preview: War Mode, PvP Talents, and More.
Check out this week's hotfixes.
The July Ranked Play Season is going. This season's cardback is Lightforged.
Competitive Play Season 11 is going.
There's also a first look at a new coming hero: Wrecking Ball.
This week's bonus event: Arena Skirmishes.
PvP Brawl: Packed House runs through next Tuesday July 3rd.
If you use the WoW Mobile Armory, be aware support is ending July 11th.
See about some stuff happening with PvP in Battle for Azeroth with the blog Battle for Azeroth Preview: PvP Rating Updates.
Patch 4.4.0 is out.
A new Developer Insight is out: Developer Insights: Witchwood Mission Design.
Midsummer Fire Festival begins this week and runs through July 5th.
This week's bonus event: Cataclysm Timewalking.
Before the Storm is out. If you're interested in the book, check out the blog Before the Storm: Seven Ways the Novel Sets the Stage for Battle for Azeroth.
Check out the Live Q&A.
There's a Dev Watercooler out on Classic Servers.
You can also check out the Battle for Azeroth title music.
Update 22.2.2 is out.
Season 14 is on!
Check out Developer Update 4.
Blizzard is increasing its abusive chat penalties. Check out the details here.
Taverns of Time has begun.
This week's bonus event: pet battles.
PvP Brawl: Southshore vs Tarren Mill runs through next Tuesday June 19th.
A new comic is out: "Three Sisters".
Two new exerpts from the upcoming book Before the Storm are out.
Blizzard plans to have a simultaneous worldwide launch for Battle For Azeroth.
There's also a preview on Nazmir out.
See what's coming for future seasons with Season 14 First Look: The Season of Greed.
A new PTR patch is up with the new hero Yrel, new event, and new battleground.
Update 11.2 is out.
June 13th is New Pack Day.
A new event is running June 11th through July 3rd: Taverns of Time.
The Darkmoon Faire begins today and runs through Saturday, June 9th.
An exerpt is available from the upcoming book Before the Storm.
A new comic is also out: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth #2 — Magni: “The Speaker”.
A new patch is out this week: Patch 2.6.1a.
A new patch is out for Starcraft 2 as well: Patch 4.3.2.
Check out some tips for using the Collection Manager.
Also check out the Developer Insights blog: Arena with Kris Zierhut.
Servers will be down tomorrow June 4th for Update 22.2.
This week's bonus event: Battlegrounds.
The Glowcap Festival is going today in Zangarmarsh.
Check out the new Battle for Azeroth preview on Drustvar.
There's also a new digital comic out: Battle for Azeroth #1 — Jaina: “Reunion”.
For those who like infographics, here's one on the Overwatch Anniversary.
This week's bonus event: Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking.
Hotfixes are out this week.
A new letter from Executive Producer Rob Ciccolini is out. Check it out!
Season 13 is ending June 3rd. If you haven't finished the season yet, you'll want to get moving on it.
New updates are on the PTR. Since a new event is coming this Tuesday May 22nd, it will be going live by then.
A new balance update is out.
Overwatch will be free to play next weekend.
Read here about upcoming balance changes, slated for this Tuesday May 22nd.
This week's bonus event: World Quests.
The PvP Brawl: Shado-Pan Showdown begins today and runs through Tuesday, May 22nd.
A new patch is out this week.
Patch 11.1 is out.
Noblegarden is going on in Hearthstone.
The Spring Balloon Festival begins and runs through Saturday, May 12th.
This week's bonus event: Arena Skirmish.
The Darkmoon Faire begins today and runs through Saturday, May 12th.
Hotfixes are out this week.
Check out the new blog: Battle for Azeroth Preview: Zuldazar Visitor’s Guide.
Some lore is available in a new comic. Check out the blog First Look: Nexus Lore and Rise of the Raven Lord Comic are out this week.
Blizzard invites you to Behold the Power of the Dark Nexus!
Check out Tales from the Tavern: The Northgate Rebellion.
Also, Noblegarden is Coming!
This week's bonus event is Burning Crusade Timewalking.
The PvP Brawl: Warsong Scramble begins today and runs through Tuesday, May 8th.
Children's Week begins today and runs through Monday, May 7th.
Today is Volunteer Guard Day.
A preview came out for two Allied races: Dark Iron Dwarves and Mag'har Orcs.
Check out the VoD that was held this week.
See this week's hotfixes.
Patch 4.3.0 came out this week.
A new patch came out.
The new single player content, Monster Hunt, is out.
More lore goodies are available in the blog [ARCHIVE] VENICE MEMORANDUM DECLASSIFICATION.
Patch 22.1.1 came out this week.
This week's bonus event: Pet Battles.
The 11th Anniversary Event is going.
Patch 4.2.4 came out this week.
The PTR has a new patch came out this week.
There's also a new In Development blog up.
Check out the new Hearthside Chat: Monster Hunt.
This week's bonus event: Legion Dungeons.
The PvP Brawl: Gravity Lapse runs today through April 24th.
Check out this week's hotfixes.
A patch just came out this week.
Check out the development updates Blizzard just discussed in a recent blog.
The new expansion Witchwood is out this week Check out the update. Also check out the Mysterious Missives Part 1.
Patch 22.1 came out this week.
This week's bonus event: Battlegrounds.
Battle for Azeroth comes out August 14th! Check out what goodies are coming with the Physical Collector's Edition this year!
Three new blogs are out: a preview on Island Expeditions coming in Battle for Azeroth, another on Allied Races, which are available already for those who pre-purchased the expansion, and a peek at the novellas coming in the Physical Collector's Edition.
The Remote Auction House is retiring.
Several new blogs are out, including some lore tidbits:
Today is the March of the Tadpoles in the Borean Tundra.
This week's bonus event is Mists of Pandaria Timewalking.
PvP Brawl: Arathi Blizzard runs today through Tuesday, April 10th.
Noblegarden begins today and runs through Monday, April 9th.
The Darkmoon Faire begins today and runs through Saturday, April 7th.
See the April Fool's Day jokes:
Patch 4.2.2 came out this week.
Logging in by April 3rd will get you the Co-op Commander Fenix for free.
April Ranked Play has begun.
April Fool's joke from Blizzard: Play Hearthstone in Nerglish!
This week's bonus event: World Quests.
Legion PvP Season 7 is now going.
Hotfixes happened. Check them out.
A balance update came out this week.
Brigitte's story has been updated. Get insight into this character with the answers from the Q&A!
Check out the In Development blog for info on what's coming, including the one and only Fenix in Dragoon form!
Updates to the PTR patch notes were made. Check them out.
There was also a balance patch this week.
Hearthstone will be celebrating the Year of the Raven starting tomorrow, March 26th.
Check out the Hearthside Chat from this week.
A Designer Insights blog is also out this week: Designer Insights with Peter Whalen: Enrage Changes.
This week's bonus event is the Arena Skirmish.
Patch 22.0.1 is out.
Check out the Live Q&A that happened this week.
Update 10.4 is out, including pre-purchase for the newest expansion The Witchwood.
Also out this week is a Hearthside Chat.
Un'goro Madness begins today and runs through Monday, March 19th.
This week's bonus event is Cataclysm Timewalking.
Two new blogs are out:
Legion PvP Season 6 is ending soon.
A new battleground, Seething Shore, is live.
Patch 4.2.1 is out.
Starcraft is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, and a few blogs have been posted this week.
This week's bonus event: Pet Battles.
The Trial of Style begins today and runs through Friday, March 9th.
Darkmoon Faire begins today and runs through Saturday, March 10th.
Games Servers will be brought down Tuesday, March 6th for an update. Per the announcement, patch notes are coming Monday.
There's a new PTR patch this week.
Check out what's in development, including some updates for Sonya and Medihv.
Season 9 of Competitive Play is now going.
Check out the new hero coming: Brigitte.
This week's bonus event: Legion Dungeons.
Check out this week's hotfixes.
Season 13 is live.
Patch 4.2.0 is out.
A new patch came out this week, including some fixes and voice communication.
Wildfest is going until March 11th.
Today is the Hatching of the Hippogryphs.
This week's bonus event: Battlegrounds.
The Lunar Festival begins today and runs through March 3rd.
See this week's hotfixes.
Check out the first look at Season 13.
Check out the hotfixes that came out this week.
This week's bonus event: Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking.
See this week's hotfixes.
Two patches came out this week. The first includes the Lunar Festival event and new Hero Maiev. The second made some adjustments to Maiev.
See this blog for info on Update 10.2 and ranked play.
This week's bonus event: World Quests.
Darkmoon Faire begins today and runs through February 10th.
If you need some guidance on how to unlock the Allied races (once you own the coming expansion), you can find it in the blog Building Reputation with Allied Races.
More hotfixes are out.
Love is in the Air Event begins today and runs through February 16th.
Today is the Kirin Tor Tavern Crawl.
Fixed links in this past week's news. Thanks to Varda for the corrections!
Prepurchase for the Battle for Azeroth expansion is now available... from Blizzard. Those of us wanting physical Collector's Editions still have to wait. On the other hand, we also know the release date is aimed to be by September 21st, 2018. Check out more on what's included in the official announcement.
This week's bonus event: Arena Skirmishes.
Check out the latest hotfixes.
Report From Varda, drawing on the annoucement in the LotRO launcher: "The LOTRO Game Servers will be brought down on Wednesday, January 31st from 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) for maintenance and an update to the game. Click here to read about changes."
A new PTR patch came out.
Changes to Recruit-a-Friend have been made this week and are now live.
A dev watercooler also came out giving an Overview on Class Design in Battle for Azeroth.
A live Developer Q& A is coming on January 30th.
Check out the latest hotfixes.
Season 12 is ending February 11th for all regions. If you're trying to get anything from this season, now is the time to wrap up.
A new patch came out this week.
Patch 4.1.4 was released this week.
Updates are coming to ranked play starting with the March 2018 season.
This week's bonus event: Burning Crusade Timewalking.
The Call of the Scarab begins today and runs through January 23rd.
A new patch came out this week.
New cosmetics are coming. Check out the announcement.
Check out the latest hotfixes.
Patch 7.3.5 is out, bringing with it the final wing of LFR Antorus. Check out the patch notes.
This week's bonus event: Pet Battles.
This week's bonus event: Legion Dungeons.
See this week's hotfixes.
A new patch is out, including the new hero, the Firebat named Blaze.
Wing 3 of Antorus LFR is open: Hope's End.
Check out what's going on this month Inside Azeroth.
See this week's hotfixes.
A new patch is on the PTR.
The season has begun for Ranked Play.
Season 8 of Competitive play has begun.
Happy New Year!
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