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World of Warcraft Official Patch 8.0 Patch Notes Check out full patch notes of the Battle for Azeroth pre-patch!

The Midsummer Fire Festival Has Returned

Quest rewards from today until July 30th will be doubled during the triumphant return of the Midsummer Fire Festival! Today at 19:40 by Aleco 1 comment

World of Warcraft Official Patch 8.0 Patch Notes

The Battle for Azeroth pre-patch is going live tomorrow and here are the official patch notes! Today at 19:15 by Stan 1 comment

Allied Race Requirements Will Stay the Same

The dev announcements continue, with just one day from the pre-patch, we're getting new information on topics of interest to the community. With Battle for Azeroth arriving, many players were wondering whether the Argussian Reach, Army of the Light, Nightfallen and Highmountain exalted requirements for the current allied races would be removed or reduced once Legion is no longer current content. Today we got word that (for now) there are no plans to change the way the requirements work. Today at 19:07 by Starym 4 comments

Menacing Nimbus Card Reveal

A new Shaman card was revealed in today's blog post, which shed light on the backstory behind The Boomsday Project. Today at 18:57 by Aleco 2 comments

Mythic Guldan and Argus Mounts to Remain 100% Drop Until BfA Launch

The time to get those endboss Mythic mounts, in case you haven't already, is now, as they'll only remain a 100% drop chance for the next month, right up until Battle for Azeroth launches. The Fiendish Hellfire Core and Shackled Ur'zul drop from Mythic Gul'da and Argus, respectively. Today at 18:21 by Starym 2 comments

Legion Legendary Effects Stack in the 8.0 Pre-Patch

While Legendary item effects will no longer work at level 116 in Battle for Azeroth, their effects will stack in the coming pre-patch. Today at 17:58 by Stan 4 comments

Upcoming Live Developer Q&A: Jul 19

The next Live Developer Q&A with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas is scheduled for Thursday, July 19. Submit your questions in this thread or on Twitter by using the hashtag #WarcraftQA. Today at 17:31 by Stan

New Trailer: Warbringers Animated Shorts Are Coming

A series of three animates shorts featuring Jaina Proudmoore, Sylvanas Windrunner, and Queen Azshara is coming! Check out the official trailer for Warbringers. Today at 17:22 by Stan 1 comment

Duncan Jones: Warcraft Movie Sequel Unlikely

According Director Duncan Jones, a Warcraft movie sequel is unlikely to happen. Today at 14:00 by Stan 13 comments

Heroic Uldir Boss Preview: Zul, Reborn

FatbossTV have uploaded the final Uldir boss preview, starring the fifth boss, Zul. Today at 12:12 by Stan 1 comment

Free-to-Play Hero Rotation: Jul 17

Free Hero rotation has been updated for the week of July 17 and features Yrel! Today at 11:38 by Stan 5 comments

New Warlock Spell Animations in Patch 8.0

Many Warlock spells have been updated with new animations in Battle for Azeroth. Check out our video showing off all updated spell animations that will go live with the pre-patch on July 17. Yesterday at 23:12 by Stan 7 comments

OW League All Access Pass Gains Lucio Legendary Emote

Yesterday on the Overwatch League stream we had a big reveal for Twitch All Access Pass holders, with Lúcio receiving his first legenday emote, and it's a doozy too! Coming out on July 24th, the emote joins the 15 league skins, twitch emotes, a global twitch chat badge, a lot of various insider content as well as an in-game spray and player icon. The Lúcio emote looks like one of the most complex ones to date and is probably the most worth-while item in the whole package, so make sure to check it out. Yesterday at 10:25 by Starym 4 comments

Hall of the Brave Outpost in Orgrimmar

Unlike Dark Iron Dwarves, Mag'har Orcs do not come with an own city. Instead, Blizzard updated Orgrimmar's Valley of Honor with a new outpost called Hall of the Brave that will serve the Mag'har Orcs as a base in the coming expansion. Jul 14, 2018 at 14:21 by Stan 12 comments

Quick Match Team Comp Rules Issue Fixed

Blizzard today fixed a bug from July 10 that affected team compositions in Quick Match games. Jul 14, 2018 at 01:16 by Stan 1 comment

Customization Options Coming in the 8.0 Pre-Patch

Blood Elf faces with golden eyes and upright Orcs are coming in the Battle for Azeroth pre-patch of July 17. Jul 13, 2018 at 22:51 by Stan 9 comments

New Way of Getting Legion Legendaries

The pre-patch is coming next week and there's even more new stuff to check out. Today we got another addition with players being able to buy specific legendary items from the usual Wakening Essence vendor, and we'll be getting Wakening Essences from all the World Quests and other sources of Artifact Power as well! Jul 13, 2018 at 20:24 by Starym 26 comments

Midgame Moves: Recover, Learn, and Grow

In the fifth installment of Midgame Moves, Blizzard's Samantha Cruse talked to The Move's Jason "Pikaboo" Smith and Noble Esports' Damon "Jahmilli" Bligh about what to do and how to recover in Arena when you blow all your cooldowns. Jul 13, 2018 at 17:53 by Stan

Weekly Collection Update: Jul 17

Heroic deals for the week of July 17 include the Butcher and Lost Vikings! Jul 13, 2018 at 13:54 by Stan

Toxicity Down Significantly Due to LFG and Endorsements

More feedback on the LFG and Endorsement systems and it seems they've had a massive positive effect on toxicity of players and are making the game much more enjoyable! So far we only got stats for KR and the Americas with EU coming later, but the numbers are very impressive nonetheless: Jul 13, 2018 at 08:50 by Starym 15 comments

Weekly Brawl - Dodge-BRAWL: Jul 13

This week's brawl is Dodge-BRAWL, where everyone plays as Chromie. Attackers have access to a long-range Sand Blast, while defenders need to dodge incoming attacks. When killed, defenders have access to Time Traps that grant vision and slow enemies. Complete three matches of Dodge-BRAWL to earn a Loot Chest. Jul 13, 2018 at 01:16 by Stan 8 comments

Battle for Azeroth 8.0 Pre-patch Releases July 17th

We finally have official word on the pre-patch release date, and it's next week! Check out everything that's coming (and going), including the stat squish, artifact changes, profession changes, War Mode, the PvP post-season and the pre-expansion event. It's also your final week to get those Mage Tower appearances done!

And you can also check out all the new features coming with Battle for Azeroth itself in our expansion hub, as well as the BfA class changes via our guides! Jul 13, 2018 at 01:14 by Starym 14 comments

Midgame Moves: Adapt, Survive, and Thrive

The fourth entry in as many days, today's Midgame Moves tackles adaptation after things don't exactly go as planned, this time featuring Jason “Pikaboo” Smith from "The Move" and Damon "Jahmilli" Bligh from Noble Esports . Jul 12, 2018 at 18:05 by Starym

Mage Tower Challenge Removal Notice

Don't forget to complete the Mage Tower challenge to get your Artifact appearances before it gets permanently removed in the Battle for Azeroth pre-patch. Jul 12, 2018 at 17:17 by Stan 3 comments

All Tank Heroic Antorus Clear Videos

The season of weird Antorus clears continues and after the solo heal Mythic Argus, 5 man Normal Antorus and the various solo boss kills, we now have an all tank clear of all Antorus bosses on Heroic difficulty! Rextroy, the paladin who soloed Kin'garoth (in 7 hours) and many more, led the charge on this onslaught, featuring groups from 10 to 22 tanks versus all of the Legion's strongest bosses. Jul 12, 2018 at 16:12 by Starym 1 comment

OW League Broadcast Over ESPN, ABC and Disney XD

Activision Blizzard signed a historic deal for the broadcast rights to the Overwatch League on US television. For the next 2 years ESPN, Disney XD and ABC will be covering the league events, both live and as summaries. This marks the first time esports will be shown in prime time on a major network, with the quarter and semifinals aired live on DisneyXD and ESPN 2 and 3, while the finals will be shown on both ESPN, ESPN 2 and Disney XD. The package also includes the very first airing of competitive gaming on ABC, one of the big four broadcast networks in the US, with the highlights recap of the finals airing on July 29th. This marks a huge step forward for esports and its presence in the mainstream media, and it seems appropriate for Overwatch to make this first step, as it's already pushed into the pop culture realm.

The playoffs have already started, so check out the schedule below, as well as comments from both ESPN, DisneyXD and Activision Blizzard themselves: Jul 12, 2018 at 06:25 by Starym 4 comments

Mage Class Review for Battle for Azeroth

Still not sure which Class to play in Batte for Azeroth? It's time to explore the Mage revamp in Bellular's latest video! Jul 12, 2018 at 02:43 by Stan 4 comments

Infested Affix in Battle for Azeroth

Infested the first Seasonal affix that will activate in Mythic +10 dungeons in Battle for Azeroth. Check out how the affix works in more detail! Jul 12, 2018 at 01:15 by Stan 4 comments

Darkforge Ram Dark Iron Dwarf Paladin Mount in Battle for Azeroth

It's time to look at the Dark Iron Dwarf Paladin mount in Battle for Azeroth! Jul 12, 2018 at 00:07 by Stan 3 comments

Art and Animation AMA Recap: Jul 11

Heroes developers answered your questions on reddit earlier today and we're looking at highlights of the latest Art & Animation AMA. Jul 11, 2018 at 23:11 by Stan 5 comments

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16 Jul. 2018: Arcane Mage Introduction
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16 Jul. 2018: Beast Mastery Hunter Introduction
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16 Jul. 2018: Discipline Priest Introduction
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16 Jul. 2018: Elemental Shaman Introduction
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