Quite a number of important announcements and reveals were made this year at Pax East. A few games in particular caught my attention during the event held in Boston this past week end. Titles such as Evolve, Hearthstone: Curse of Naxxramas, Star Citizen and Civilization: Beyond Earth really stood out for me and I’m very excited to play all of ...
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Blizzard introduces four new characters to Heroes of the Storm
Following today’s announcement that revealed the first Hearhstone Adventure, Curse of Naxxramas, Blizzard Entertainment gave its fans yet another piece of good news at Pax East. This time, in regards to their upcoming MOBA Heroes of the Storm, currently in its Technical Alpha phase . At Pax the company stated that “As we mentioned previously, we’re working hard to create heroes ...
Read More »Curse of Naxxramas, A Hearthstone Adventure announced at Pax East
Blizzard has just revealed details at Pax East regarding the first single player Adventure Mode for their popular CCG, Hearthstone. Curse of Naxxramas: A Hearthstone Adventure will feature new cards, new game board, bosses and class-specific challenges among other things. The name has a special meaning to World of Warcraft players, but I will make a short summary for those ...
Read More »Blizzard registers new trademark under the name “ Overwatch ”
Word on the street is that Blizzard Entertainment recently filed “ Overwatch ” under gaming-related services. The word itself originates in U.S. military doctrine and is explained by Wikipedia as follows: “In modern warfare, overwatch is the state of one small unit or military vehicle supporting another unit, while they are executing fire and movement tactics. An overwatching, or supporting ...
Read More »The Hearthstone tournament hosted at Dreamhack Bucharest unveils its caster team
This year Dreamhack Bucharest will take place between the 26th and 27th of April. A Hearthstone tournament sponsored by Nescafe 3 in 1 is scheduled to take place at the event and will feature a $10.000 prize pool. The prize money will be divided among the participants as follows: 1st place – $4.000 2nd place – $2.000 3rd and 4th ...
Read More »Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls sells over 2.7 million copies in its first week
Blizzard announced earlier today that Reaper of Souls, the expansion pack for Diablo 3 has sold over 2.7 million copies in its first week after release on Mac and PC. The company states that players have defeated the Angel of Death, Malthael over 1.5 million times already and by all accounts it seems like they’re not done with him just ...
Read More »Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Then and now
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment’s free-to-play CCG (collectible card game) was finally released on March 11 after being in open beta since late January 2014. The game is all about 1v1 online battles in a turn-based fashion that features many of the beloved characters and spells from the Warcraft Universe. There are a total of nine classes, each having ...
Read More »Hearthstone gets a new trailer as the game enters global open beta
Last week, Hearthstone fans in the United States were lucky enough to be granted access to Blizzard’s greatly popular card-game. A few days later, Europe followed, and today, Hearthstone is officially available for free everywhere in the world. That’s right! The time for praying for a Hearthstone beta key is over! All you need to do to enjoy the game ...
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