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Treasure Goblin Sets Portal Trap and Sends Players Away

This is a particularly hilarious one, as it seems the Diablo event Treasure Goblins don't just jump out of portals, they also send players into them! While players have been farming them constantly, the goblins have had enough and are now using next-level tactics to get rid of as many players as possible. 1 comment Today at 18:34 by Starym

Mythic+ Tier List in Dragonflight Season 2 (Week 4)

Here's the Mythic+ Tier List for the fourth week of Dragonflight Season 2! Today at 16:14 by Stan

Dawn of the Infinite Megadungeon Drops Item Level 421 Loot on the 10.1.5 PTR

Dawn of the Infinite megadungeon is currently dropping non-upgradable item level 421 loot on the 10.1.5 PTR. 1 comment Today at 14:58 by Stan

New Headless Horseman Candy Bucket in Patch 10.1.5

A new candy bucket has been added for Hallow's End in Patch 10.1.5. Today at 14:36 by Stan

The Kalimdor Cup has been added to the in-game calendar on the 10.1.5 PTR! Today at 13:45 by Stan

The Final Day: Early Access Diablo 4 Launch Player Hype

We've arrived at the final day. Diablo 4 arrives today and players are extremely hyped! We're going to be taking a look at some of the most outlandish preparations, comments and decisions players have made to be able to play. Today at 07:02 by Starym

A Video Overview of the June Trading Post Items

We've seen the official post showing off the new Trading Post items for this month, but here comes Lord Momentor with a better look! You can see all the cosmetics, pet and mounts (minus the bonus one) in action below. You can also check out the original post with all the activities that are awarding Trader's Tenders here. Today at 05:57 by Starym

Dragonflight Patch 10.1 Hotfixes, May 31st

Today's hotfixes are very focused, featuring the new Incorporeal Mythic+ affix and bring some significant changes to it after player feedback following its first week in the rotation. Today at 01:42 by Starym

Wrath Classic Arena Fixes and Calculations

We have two Wrath Classic Arena issues Blizzard have addressed today. First off is the extended time EU players had after the intended closing of the season: Today at 00:56 by Staff

Dragonflight 10.1.5 PTR Patch Notes: May 31st

We have another simply massive batch of patch notes to take a look at, with the arrival of the new megadungeon and a staggering amount of class tuning and reworks, as well as some UI and quest improvements! Yesterday at 22:34 by Staff

June Trading Post Rewards and Activities Revealed: Three Mounts and More!

Blizzard have revealed all the June Trading Post rewards, including THREE mounts! Check out everything that's coming tomorrow and what activities you can get that much needed tender from! There's also some great cosmetics in there, as well as a pet and a full Helarjar set! 3 comments Yesterday at 22:09 by Staff

Dragonflight Season 2 Mythic+ DPS Log Rankings, Week 3

We're looking at week 3 of Mythic+ Season 2. We've seen many, many adjustments to the dungeons since the new season launched, with Blizzard constantly tuning and improving them, but despite all the changes, one thing pretty much always remains the same - Subtletly is on top! After a very brief hiatus in the top percentiles, the yellow king has returned, so let's take a look. Yesterday at 17:32 by Starym

Blizzard has implemented new action bar animations in Patch 10.1.5. 4 comments Yesterday at 11:51 by Stan

Seasonal Legendaries and Uniques Will Come to Eternal Realms At the Same Time

We have another clarification tweet on the nature of new seasonal items getting added to the main game. Associate Game Director Joe Piepiora explained all new legendary powers and unique items will be added to the main game (aka "eternal realm") when they arrive for a new season. Yesterday at 01:53 by Staff

Dragonflight Patch 10.1 Hotfixes, May 30th

We're back to big bathes it seems, as today's has many dungeon and raid changes, a Diablo event improvement, in addition to the usual class, profession, quest and PvP fixes! 2 comments Yesterday at 01:20 by Starym

A new quest line became available on live servers this week ending with an interesting cutscene that shows Keeper Tyr. May 30, 2023 at 20:06 by Staff

WoW in UE5, Project Grunt: the Frozen Throne, Crossroads, Ashenvale and Thelsamar

Axcel has been hard at work on Project Grunt, the re-imagining of WoW in Unreal Engine 5, and it's time to check out the results! We've already seen the massively impressive Orgrimmar Gates and even a taste of the potential combat, but today we have several videos of some of WoW's most well-known zones. Of course these aren't the actual fully realized zones, but more of a taste as to how they might look. 4 comments May 30, 2023 at 17:39 by Starym

Brian Holinka Leaves Blizzard After 11 Years to Work with Greg Ghostcrawler Street

Lead Combat Designer Brian Holinka announced he's leaving Blizzard after 11 years to pursue a new adventure with his old friend and mentor Greg Street. 11 comments May 30, 2023 at 17:11 by Staff

Rextroy's back with another broken one-shot combo. This time, it revolves around Ignite dealing 7 million damage. May 30, 2023 at 16:02 by Stan

Hidden Arms Warrior Appearance Now Up on EU Realms

Quest for the hidden Arms Warrior artifact appearance is currently up in the EU region! May 30, 2023 at 12:09 by Stan

We're looking at Revival Catalyst item level breakpoints in Dragonflight Season 2. May 30, 2023 at 10:18 by Stan

Shadowlands LFR Solo Queue Option Coming in Patch 10.1.5?

The Shadowlands Raid Finder Solo Queue option is likely coming in Patch 10.1.5, according to new spell entries. 4 comments May 30, 2023 at 09:35 by Stan

40 Important Diablo 4 Glossary Terms Explained Quickly (Video)

There's a lot of new terminology coming with Diablo 4. From Lucky Hit to Overpower, Barrier, Fortify and so on, each is very important to certain classes and builds. Luckily, we have a very useful video to take a look at today that should help with all that. May 30, 2023 at 06:37 by Starym

Galakronds Head Compared to the Size of Stormwind and Deathwing

Galakrond's head is present in the Patch 10.1.5 megadungeon as an object and it's huge. We're comparing its to the size of Stormwind and Deathwing, thanks to keyboardturn. 4 comments May 29, 2023 at 19:31 by Stan

Dragonflight Season 2 DPS Log Rankings for Aberrus, Week 3

Week 3 of Aberrus saw things settle in, as this may be what the rankings will look like until we see some tuning (at least in Heroic). We're also taking a deeper look into Mythic this week, as more guilds have finished up the raid, but the focus is still on Heroic as it's only been 30 guilds that defeated Sarkareth Mythic. 1 comment May 29, 2023 at 18:09 by Starym

New Victorious Scourge and Sons of Hodir Tabards in Patch 10.1.5

Blizzard is adding 3 new tabards in Patch 10.1.5. We have a Sons of Hodir tabard, a new Scourge tabard with the Forsaken W3 logo, and more. 2 comments May 29, 2023 at 16:13 by Stan

Anboni has created a WoW prop hunt game in Unreal Engine 5 that takes place in Gadgetzan. 1 comment May 29, 2023 at 15:51 by Stan

The surprise Blue Dragonflight questline that became available on live servers last week added a new Malygos model. Check it out! 1 comment May 29, 2023 at 11:26 by Stan

Dragonflight 10.1 Weekly Hotfix Summary: May 22nd - May 28th

It's time for another overview of the past week in hotfixes! We had plenty of changes for the Diablo crossover event, Mythic Aberrus tuning, plenty of class fixes as usual, Mythic+ dungeon adjustments, as well as Firelands trinket tuning and more! May 29, 2023 at 05:46 by Starym

Official Diablo 4 Hardcore Level 100 Contest Updated to Exclude Those With Preview Codes

Blizzard have changed the rules of the Hardcore level 100 contest after community backlash. Many posts sprung up in the last few days criticizing the fact that those given review copies and similar access to the pre-release version would have a significant advantage over other players. In response, Blizzard have added a new section of the rules excluding these players from participating in the contest. We've already seen some community members voluntarily take themselves out of the running, but now it's official. 1 comment May 29, 2023 at 03:43 by Staff

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