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Shadowlands Season 2 Vicious Mounts Preview
Patch 9.1 heralds the beginning of PvP Season 2 in Shadowlands, so it's no wonder that new Vicious mounts will be added to the game. In this article, we take a closer look at the new Vicious mounts coming in Chains of Domination.
World of Warcraft
WoW
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Today at 17:31
Rogue Class Changes in Patch 9.0.5 Build 37623
With BlizzConlive over, it's time to check out the remaining class changes that went live recently on the 9.0.5 PTR. Here are Rogues.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Today at 16:31
TCG Pet Bananas Becomes Charity Pet
Blizzard decided to make the Burning Crusade Trading Card Game Pet Bananas available once again through charity.
World of Warcraft
WoW
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Today at 15:06
No New Customization Options Planned for Shadowlands
During the WoW Q&A, Blizzard confirmed that they do not plan on adding any new customization options in Shadowlands.
World of Warcraft
WoW
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Today at 11:56
Burning Crusade Classic Will Be Based Off the Final Patch, No Class Tuning and "Some Changes"
The Burning Crusade Classic will follow the same route Vanilla Classic did but with a twist, with a lot of the game being based off of the expansion's final patch.
WoW Classic
WoW Classic
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Today at 07:17
The Wandering Ancient Mount Is Coming in Patch 9.0.5!
The free Wandering Ancient mount, which all players that own Shadowlands will be receiving, is coming with patch 9.0.5!
World of Warcraft
WoW
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Yesterday at 21:07
Shadowlands Pathfinder Only Requires Completing the Covenant Campaign
Game Director Ion Hazzikostas just confirmed that the only requirement to unlock flying in Shadowlands is completing the Covenant Campaign.
World of Warcraft
WoW
8 comments
Yesterday at 20:45
BlizzConline World of Warcraft Q&A Recap
World of Warcraft developers answered community-submitted questions. We learned more about Anduin, bits about Sylvanas' confrontation in the new raid, and faction imbalance.
World of Warcraft
WoW
7 comments
Yesterday at 20:34
Diablo Franchise Q&A Panel Summary
The general Diablo Q&A is about to start, so we'll hopefully find out more about D2, D4, Imortal and more!
Diablo
Diablo
Yesterday at 19:56
Diablo 2: Resurrected Will Not Affect the Original
Blizzard are learning from past mistakes, as we might have the problematic Warcraft 3: Reforged to thank for saving the original Diablo 2!
Diablo
Diablo
3 comments
Yesterday at 18:59
Chains of Domination EU Group Interview
We had a chance to talk to Game Director Ion Hazzikostas and and Art Director Ely Cannon about Patch 9.1.
World of Warcraft
WoW
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Yesterday at 17:57
Wowhead's Chains of Domination Interview Summary
Wowhead talked about Patch 9.1 with Frank Kowalkowski and Jeremy Feasel, and here's a round-up of the most important highlights.
World of Warcraft
WoW
3 comments
Yesterday at 16:43
Game Director on End-Game Loot Problems and Soul Ash from Failed Runs
PC Gamer interviewed Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, who talked about improvements coming to Torghast rewards and raiders facing loot problems in Chains of Domination.
World of Warcraft
WoW
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Yesterday at 12:09
First Look at Covenant-Themed Mounts Coming in Patch 9.1
Unlocking flying in Shadowlands rewards Covenant-themed mounts for your character and we are looking at them in more detail.
World of Warcraft
WoW
8 comments
Yesterday at 11:41
Burning Crusade Classic Beta Opt-in, FAQ, No Gold Cap for Transfers to BC Realms
In case you missed it in the giant pile of news coming out of BlizzConline, there's already a beta opt-in for the Burning Crusade Classic and you don't want to miss it! You can head on over to the game's page and scroll on down to the bottom to click the opt-in button.
WoW Classic
WoW Classic
Yesterday at 07:09
Burning Crusade Raid Bosses Will Be Original, Un-nerfed Versions, With a Twist
In an interview with PC Gamer, production director Patrick Dawson and lead producer Holly Longdale talked about the change in approach with the expansion compared to the Vanilla Classic one, as raid bosses are going to get a different treatment.
WoW Classic
WoW Classic
Yesterday at 06:23
Diablo Immortal Official Panel Overview
Blizzard have posted a quick summary of what was covered during the "Diablo Immortal: Technical Alpha and Beyond" BlizzConline panel, going over the main points of the video so you can jump in and find the part you're interested in yourselves!
Diablo Immortal
Diablo Immortal
Yesterday at 05:03
Overwatch 2 Behind the Scenes Panel Summary
Here are the key details and the full VoD of the Overwatch 2 Behind the Scenes panel!
Overwatch 2
OW2
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Yesterday at 02:05
Shadowlands Patch 9.1 Community Intervies Round-Up: Part One
Multiple sites interviewed the WoW dev team about Chains of Dominance, and we've summarized the most important bits.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 01:09
Diablo 2: Resurrected Panel Summary
Here comes more info on the Diablo 2 remaster, from Vicarious Visions and Blizzard developers!
Diablo
Diablo
Yesterday at 00:52
The Wandering Ancient Will Change Color With the Seasons!
Our wishes have come true, as Blizzard snuck in the most important feature of the Wandering Ancient free mount in the 10 minute long making-of video: the mount will change colors with the seasons! We've timestamped the video below so you can check out all its variations! There's also a caterpillar at the top of the tree as an omage to one of the mounts that didn't get chosen:
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
Yesterday at 00:25
All Mounts Will Work in the Maw in Patch 9.1
Blizzard decided to make all mounts work in the Maw in the forthcoming Chains of Domination update.
World of Warcraft
WoW
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Yesterday at 00:15
What's Next in Shadowlands?
Here's what Blizzard has in store for Shadowlands in Patch 9.1.
World of Warcraft
WoW
2 comments
Feb 19, 2021 at 23:57
Burning Crusade Classic Characters and Realms Explanations
Blizazrd have gone into detail explaining how exactly Classic will transition into Burning Crusade and what options players will have!
WoW Classic
WoW Classic
Feb 19, 2021 at 23:53
WoW Classic Deep Dive Recap
A round-up of the Burning Crusade Classic Deep Dive Panel.
WoW Classic
WoW Classic
2 comments
Feb 19, 2021 at 23:27
New Overwatch 2 Maps Revealed: Rome and New York
The Overwatch team revealed two new maps currently in development for Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2
OW2
1 comment
Feb 19, 2021 at 23:15
Diablo 4: What's Next
We're getting a lot of additional information during this Diablo 4 panel, and we'll be summarizing it all here.
Diablo IV
D4
1 comment
Feb 19, 2021 at 23:02
Diablo 2 Remastered Announced
The remaster has finally been announced! The tech Alpha is coming soon and you can sign up for it now! The game is also coming to consoles, with cross-save!
Diablo
Diablo
2 comments
Feb 19, 2021 at 22:48
New Diablo 4 Class Announced: the Rogue
We have a new class addition to Diablo 4! Here's the in-engine trailer, ear-collection included! The Rogue is a very flexible class, and it'll be customisable as an old-school archer, cloak and dagger type or similar:
Diablo IV
D4
6 comments
Feb 19, 2021 at 22:43
The Forged in the Barrens Hearthstone Expansion Announced + Mercenary Mode
The next Hearthstone expansion has been announced! Forged in the Barrens is coming soon, as well as a new game mode called Mercenaries, a rogue-like experience with equipment, new abilities and similar to be experienced later this year.
Hearthstone
HS
2 comments
Feb 19, 2021 at 22:38
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- 21 Feb. 2021: Druid Changes in Patch 9.0.5
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- Burning Crusade Classic Announced!
- Balance Druid Shadowlands
- TCG Pet Bananas Becomes Charity Pet
- Wowhead's Chains of Domination Interview Summary
- Burning Crusade Classic Will Be Based Off the Final Patch, No Class Tuning and "Some Changes"
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- BlizzConline World of Warcraft Q&A Recap
- What Will Happen to Anduin in Patch 9.1? (Speculation)
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