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Heroes of the Storm Goes Open Beta

Heroes of The Storm

This week has already had a couple of big releases, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, House of Wolves for Destiny. It’s shaping up quite well and we’re not even halfway through the week. And now, Blizzard has just moved their own version of a MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, into open beta. Not that Blizzard refers to it officially as a ...

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Johanna the Crusader Joins Heroes of the Storm

Blizzard has revealed that Johanna the Crusader will be joining the Heroes of the Storm battle. Johanna is known for her appearance as a playable character in Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls. The reveal can be seen in the trailer below, along with some upcoming skins: But that’s not all. Heroes Nexus did some datamining and discovered all of her ...

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Heroes of the Storm is getting a new hero, Kael’thas

MOBA Blizzard

If you love Blizzard’s ever-growing MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, but you’re slightly bummed about the apparent lack of diversity in terms of heroes (HotS has much to do in this regard if it is to catch up with Riot Games’ League of Legends or Valve’s Dota 2), you’re in for a treat. It seems that Blizzard’s new arena game ...

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Heroes of the Storm gets release date

Heroes of The Storm

A blog post from Blizzard indicates that their MOBA title ‘Heroes of the Storm’ will be released to the public on June 2, 2015. However, those willing to try it out should be excited to know that Open Beta testing will start as soon as May 19. Players that have been undergoing the Closed Beta phase of the game should note that all ...

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Why Heroes of the Storm Could (Not) Be The Next Big MOBA

HoS Beta

Last week, I wrote an article discussing the reasons why Blizzard Entertainment’s new MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, has the potential to become the next big game within the genre. From Blizzard’s reputation to the competitive scene that is expanding at an impressive rate, Heroes has a lot of things going for it. With all of this in mind, there are ...

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Hearthstone: Blackrock Mountain’s Third Wing Now Live

Blackrock

This week, the third wing of Hearthstone’s second Adventure, Blackrock Mountain, has been released. This Adventure allows players to relive some of the most exciting moments in one of World of Warcraft’s most iconic zones. Stretching from classic WoW up until the Cataclysm expansion, Blackrock Mountain is home to some of the most notorious villains in all of Azeroth, such ...

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Hearthstone released for iPhone and Android

Hearthstone

Blizzard’s popular card-battler, ‘Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft’ now fits in your pocket. Previously only available for virtually every other platform imaginable, Blizzard now brings all the tactical action to the small-screen. Get your ‘Handlock’ and ‘Freeze Mage’ decks in order, because Hearthstone is now on iPhone. The mobile version requires at least an iPhone 5 running iOS 5.1 or 4.0 on Android to ...

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WoW Patch 6.2 Preview: Timewalking

Earlier this week Blizzard released the patch 6.2 for their popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft, onto their Public Test Realms. Though it will be a while until Patch is released onto the live servers, this is the first major look that players will be able to get at the new content that awaits. The patch will be introducing changes that ...

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Why Heroes of the Storm Could Be the Next Big MOBA

HotS-Blizzard

It seems that every couple of months new MOBAs are being released. Though some of the genre’s new comers are able to find a decently sized fan base, none of been able to truly challenge the stranglehold that DOTA 2 and League of Legends hold on the genre. However, there is a new challenger on the horizon that is looking ...

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Hearthstone: Blackrock Mountain’s Second Wing Now Live

Blackrock Mountain

Last week Blizzard released their second “Adventure” for their popular online card game, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. This Adventure is titled Blackrock Mountain and is based off of one of the most iconic areas in World of Warcraft. Similar to the game’s first Adventure, Curse of Naxxramas, Blackrock Mountain allows players to play against some of the biggest characters in ...

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