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VS Protoss

2-1-1 Marine-Medivac Timing into Tank Push

Cloaked Banshee into Two-Base, Five-Barracks All-in

Quick Cyclone All-in with a Proxied Second Factory

VS Terran

Proxy 2-Rax Reaper into Bio

Safe Cyclones into Bio Play

Safe Reaper Expand into Cyclones

VS Zerg

Maru's Proxy 2 Rax

Hellbat Drop Opening into Mech

uThermals Fast 3CC into Bio

BlizzCon 2019 Content Hub A place for all the BlizzCon news and announcements.

It's that time of year again when we find out how it's going on the financial side of things for Activision Blizzard, with the thord quarter of 2019 bringing better than expected results. WoW Classic is the biggest news, as it has produced the largest increase in quarterly subscription plans in WoW history! While that may sound like some PR talk to boost numbers, we should take into consideration this includes every expansion launch ever, meaning the spike from regular BfA to Classic's release has exceeded even the biggest jumps from a bad or no-content at the end expansion (like WoD) to a popular one (like Legion), which is pretty impressive. Nov 07, 2019 at 22:48 by Starym

If you didn't have the chance to watch or attend this year's BlizzCon, here's a video from Blizzard which highlights all reveals in 3 minutes. 3 comments Nov 04, 2019 at 21:46 by Stan

Quick Official Video Highlight Summaries for the Announcements at BlizzCon

Blizzard have been tweeting out a whole bunch of summaries for the announcements in the first day of BlizzCon, in 3-minute video format! If you're not up to reading a whole lot and just want the very, very basic info and highlights, or just want to remind yourself of the best parts of the con so far, here they are! 2 comments Nov 02, 2019 at 07:09 by Starym

We're getting a bit of a revamp to our favorite launcher, with a lot more overview over all its aspects, from the games themselves (with the Activision ones thankfully being given a bit less prominence), the friends list and more! And we can all try it out right now! 5 comments Nov 01, 2019 at 22:33 by Starym

All important BlizzCon-related news and announcements can be found in this hub. Check back often for updates! Nov 01, 2019 at 20:07 by Stan

Here come the reveals of the Coming Soon panels, as well as more added later on in the event, as well as the closing act! We have Diablo 4 coming up first, followed by Overwatch, WoW and Hearthstone! Nov 01, 2019 at 19:35 by Starym

Warcraft 3: Reforged Beta Keys for All Virtual Ticket Holders

With the Warcraft 25 year anniversary, Blizzard are treating everyone that bought a Virtual Ticket (and remember, you can buy it during or after the event as well) will get access to the Warcraft 3: Reforged beta! 1 comment Nov 01, 2019 at 18:34 by Starym

BlizzCon just started and here's our recap of everything announced during the opening ceremony. Nov 01, 2019 at 18:06 by Stan

Blizzard is hosting an online BlizzCon® Charity Auction via eBay through November 5 and you can get your hands on some cool stuff, including sign prints, books, a server blade, and sealed WoW Collector Editions from Vanilla through 15th Anniversary. 1 comment Nov 01, 2019 at 11:23 by Stan

Overwatch for PC is currently on sale for $14.99 and comes with 31 heroes and 28 different maps. The Legendary Edition is loaded with skins and costs $19.99. The BlizzCon sale lasts through November 3. Nov 01, 2019 at 09:12 by Stan

BlizzCon Opening Ceremony Free Live Stream

BlizzCon is soon upon us and Blizzard shared a blog post with useful information about the opening ceremony which will be streamed for free here. Note that if you want to receive rewards in all Blizzard games, you must purchase the Virtual Ticket which costs 40 EUR/$50USD this year. Oct 31, 2019 at 21:57 by Stan

Here's another huge event guide for this year's BlizzCon, which is shaping up to be one of the biggest yet, with a possible three new games/expansions being announced. Check out a detailed overview of everything you need to know if you're at the con itself, and if you're just watching on the virtual ticket. 3 comments Oct 28, 2019 at 23:40 by Starym

Blizzard Gear Store Leak: Bolvar & Overwatch 2 Fine Art Print

Yesterday, we brought up some interesting leaks related to the next WoW expansion and Overwatch 2. Today, the Bolvar fine art print went live on Blizzard Gear Store. Note that this does not confirm Shadowlands or anything, but we at least know it wasn't fake in the first place. 9 comments Oct 28, 2019 at 20:00 by Stan

Potential BlizzCon 2019 Leaks: WoW: Shadowlands, Diablo 4, Overwatch 2

BlizzCon is just around the corner and we've seen many new rumors emerge and while they should be taken with a grain of salt, some are really interesting and worth looking into. 27 comments Oct 27, 2019 at 17:24 by Stan

Official BlizzCon 2019 Preview: Free Panels, Map, Schedule and Mobile App

Here comes the official preview for the 2019 festivities at BlizzCon, including some new info since we posted the schedule. The big news is that the first four main panels after the opening ceremonies will be free for everyone, meaning those are going to be some VERY important ones - almost certainly featuring new game announcements! We'll also get to see some select developer panels later on as well and the mobile app is also now ready to download and the map is here right now. 2 comments Oct 22, 2019 at 18:30 by Starym

BlizzCon 2019 Schedule with a Many Coming Soon Slots

Update: Here's the official preview, featuring the news that 4+ developer panels will also be free to watch for everyone!

Blizzard have unveiled the official BlizzCon 2019 schedule for the 3 days starting November 1st, and it's a pretty telling one. With so many "Coming Soon" entries and a very visible lack of anything Diablo on day 1, as well as a pretty big lack of, well, everything game-specific for WoW and Overwatch as well, it seems the leaks may well be true and we'll be getting a whole lot of announcements, and the "Coming Soon" panels will cover all of them (as posting a panel titled "Diablo 4 World Overview" would sort of give the surprise away)!

It really does seem a Diablo 4 announcement is a given, the only question is how much we'll find out about it, as the only Diablo-related panel showing up so far is the Art of Diablo on day 3, which goes along with the German magazine leak. Overwatch 2 is still a little up in the air, as the discussion raging around it is whether it's a full-blown sequel or just a massive update to the current game. We also know HotS is getting Deathwing, so this is shaping up to be one of the bigger BlizzCon's in a long long time, with the final piece of the puzzle being whether we'll get to find out about WoW 9.0 and possibly even some news on Classic! 2 comments Oct 22, 2019 at 17:51 by Starym

Ad Leak Confirms Diablo IV Reveal at BlizzCon 2019

The Art of Diablo is a book showcasing Diablo art that will release after BlizzCon on November 3. The German GameStar magazine comes with an ad for the book ahead of BlizzCon claiming the book contains art from the upcoming Diablo IV title. 14 comments Oct 21, 2019 at 07:58 by Stan

Possible Leaks: Overwatch 2, Diablo 4 and Diablo 2 Remastered to Be Announced at BlizzCon?

We have a couple of weeks left until BlizzCon and the leaks and rumors have been heating up, with today's having at least a hint of credibility. It comes from streamer Metro_ow, and he's claiming to have a source that has given him a lot of info on the announcements and some game specifics for Overwatch 2 as well.

Why should he be considered credible? He's already leaked a number of things about Ashe from last year's BlizzCon, around a week before the actual reveal, with the info coming from the same source - "someone tied directly to a Blizzard dev". Now, obviously that doesn't mean his leaks are real this time around, but it at least separates him from the pack. But what exactly is he leaking? 36 comments Oct 19, 2019 at 21:12 by Starym

It seems we have some very enthusiastic people in the closed WC3: Reforge beta, as youtuber Book of Flames has posted several videos of the game running on max settings at 1080p at 60FPS! We get a good look at the Orc and Human factions, with 3 matches being played and a surprise cameo by a Pandaren Brewmaster! We get some nice zoom-ins on a few units as well and a pretty good showcase of the game in action. 19 comments Oct 17, 2019 at 19:35 by Starym

Gamespot talked to Blizzard's President J. Allen Brack about WoW Classic, mobile titles, porting WoW to consoles, and Activision. Here are the highlights. 20 comments Oct 03, 2019 at 19:30 by Stan

Blizzard recently revealed the BlizzCon 2019 key art on Twitter, starrring Sylvanas Windrunner as the main character for World of Warcraft. Even Heroes of the Storm is represented by Mecha Tyrael, suggesting that there may be a Heroes panel coming at the event in November. 12 comments Sep 08, 2019 at 03:48 by Stan

Activision Blizzard Stock Jumps after Classic Launch

Classic is pretty popular right now, which is evident from the huge queues and massive sever overpopulation, as well as its massive twitch popularity on the first day. 1.1 Million viewers tuned in to see the origins of WoW once more and this huge spike in attention, as well as the big crowds of people literally waiting in line to be able to play on some servers, and the game trending on twitter, pushed Activision Blizzard's stocks up by as much as 6%. 7 comments Aug 27, 2019 at 17:28 by Starym

Activision Blizzard Q2 2019 Earnings Call

The Q2 2019 Earnings Call was held on August 8 and Blizzard remains at 32 million monthly active users (MAUs). WoW subscribers increased since mid-May, following the release of WoW Classic Beta and Rise of Azshara. 7 comments Aug 10, 2019 at 14:14 by Stan

Blizzard today confirmed they no longer manufacture physical authenticators. If you own one, it will still work, though. 24 comments Jul 30, 2019 at 21:56 by Stan

We are recruiting a Paladin-class writer for WoW Classic, as well as additional writers for non-class content guides. Jul 23, 2019 at 08:47 by Blainie

Disney Investor Thinks Company Should Buy Activision

Gerber Kawasaki Inc. owns roughly 90,000 shares of Activision, worth about $4.3 million, according to Bloomberg, and the company's Investment Advisor Representative Nick Licouris thinks Disney should be the buyer of Activision, amid declining share price. 13 comments Jul 22, 2019 at 21:10 by Stan

Blizzard Co-founder Frank Pearce Retires After 28 Years

After Mike Morhaime, another co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment is now leaving, as Frank Pearce departs after 28 years with the company. He has some really nice words about both the old and new guard at Blizzard and seems incredibly happy with his journey so far. We also get a comment from CEO J. Allen Brack who looks back on his time with Frank. 11 comments Jul 19, 2019 at 21:05 by Starym

With the new League well underway, we are looking for a new guide writer to join our team over at our Path of Exile site, PoE Vault, to help expand the ever-growing library of builds. Jul 05, 2019 at 09:45 by Blainie

Ex-Blizzard President Mike Morhaime talked to multiple sites about why 50% of Blizzard's projects do not get to see the light of day, why Heroes of the Storm failed, and more. 13 comments Jun 30, 2019 at 08:11 by Stan

Top French Publication Says Diablo 4 Has Been Shown to Blizzard Employees

Le Monde, one of France's most respected publications, said in a piece published yesterday (full content for subscribers only) about the layoffs at Blizzard Europe and that Diablo 4 was shown to Blizzard employees. 27 comments Jun 21, 2019 at 19:26 by Damien

CHANGELOG

14 May 2018: TvT: Safe Cyclones into Bio Play (Terran vs Terran)
- Added a new TvT build, the safe cyclone opening into bio follow-up.
12 May 2018: TvP: Cloaked Banshee into Two-Base, Five-Barracks all-in (Terran vs Protoss)
- A TvP build order which looks at early harrassment leading into a large two-base push.
02 May 2018: TvZ Build Order: Maru's $200,000 Proxy 2 Rax (Terran vs Zerg)
- A new TvZ build, this time focusing on early aggression with the infamous proxy 2 Rax!
27 Mar. 2018: TvT: Proxy 2-Rax Reaper into Bio (Terran vs Terran)
- Added a new TvT build, the Proxy 2 Rax Reaper, which actually has more focus on the mid-game than you would usually expect.
26 Mar. 2018: TvP: Quick Cyclone All-in with a Proxied Second Factory (Terran vs Protoss)
- Another TvP build order, this time looking at an aggressive all-in which focuses on the usage of Cyclones.
21 Feb. 2018: TvT Build Order: Safe Reaper Expand into Cyclones
- Added our first Terran vs Terran build order: INnoVation's Safe Reaper Expand into Cyclones.
21 Feb. 2018: TvZ Build Order: Hellbat Drop Opening into Mech (Terran vs Zerg)
- Another TvZ build, this time looking at a Hellbat opening with a Mech follow-up.
15 Feb. 2018: TvZ Build Order: uThermals Fast 3CC into Bio (Terran vs Zerg)
- Added our second build order: TvZ uThermals Fast 3 Command Center Variation.

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