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Why I (still) love World of Warcraft

What changes about how you feel about a game when it shifts from being something you play for the gameplay? Is that when it's truly a hobby?

Why I (still) love World of Warcraft
Games

Hearthstone: Madness at the Darkmoon Faire roundtable

Highlights from a roundtable on the latest Hearthstone expansion, featuring Game Director Ben Lee and Game Designer John McIntyre.

Hearthstone: Madness at the Darkmoon Faire roundtable
Games

WoW Shadowlands delay gives us more time to embrace the squish

Any delay is disappointing, but this one is an opportunity to properly explore the big changes we're getting in the pre-patch.

WoW Shadowlands delay gives us more time to embrace the squish
Culture

BlizzCon will be BlizzConline in February 2021

BlizzCon won't be happening in 2020, but we've now got official word that a special BlizzConline will take place early in the new year.

BlizzCon will be BlizzConline in February 2021
Games

Shadowlands Afterlives animated shorts: ranked

We rank the World of Warcraft Shadowlands Afterlives animated shorts because that's what websites do. Now let's get ready for pre-patch!

Shadowlands Afterlives animated shorts: ranked
Games

Hearthstone goes back to school with Scholomance Academy expansion

The key details on the latest Hearthstone expansion: Scholomance Academy! Spellbursts, Dual Class, and a living Kel'Thuzad?

Hearthstone goes back to school with Scholomance Academy expansion
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Whose Race Is It Anyway?

With a fresh Race To World First kicking off, we look at the controversy around Method and Red Bull falling out, wanting to see more guilds being involved, and what we hope the right way to run this all might be.

Whose Race Is It Anyway?
Games

'Saviors of Uldum' is the next Hearthstone expansion

Is it time already? It's the sign of a healthy period for the game when a new expansion sneaks up on us rather than us desperately wishing for new cards to

'Saviors of Uldum' is the next Hearthstone expansion
Games

Zhiana is back to geek out about World of Warcraft

A fun chat with Zhiana, a great cosplayer and part of the Geek Bomb brigade, about all the latest developments in World of Warcraft. What have we been up to?

Zhiana is back to geek out about World of Warcraft
Games

Inside the Hearthstone toolbox with game designers Liv Breeden and Stephen Chang

From concept to finished card, we explore some of the latest arrivals in the newest set Rise of Shadows with two of Hearthstone’s game designers, Liv Breeden

Inside the Hearthstone toolbox with game designers Liv Breeden and Stephen Chang
Games

Year of the Dragon deep dive with Cam Shea from IGN

This week I popped into the IGN studio to get face to face with Cam Shea and geek out about all the latest news around Hearthstone. We dive into the Year of

Year of the Dragon deep dive with Cam Shea from IGN
Games

The original Diablo is running on modern PCs thanks to Blizzard and GOG

Good Old Games (GOG) has partnered with Blizzard to bring classic Diablo back to life. While we've had the recent anniversary events in January to give us the

The original Diablo is running on modern PCs thanks to Blizzard and GOG
Games

Hearthstone reveals the Masters Tour system (yay!) and the new Specialist tournament format (nay?)

It has been a very nervous wait for Hearthstone esports fans, with a slow road to finding out how they were changing things up for the 2019 season and beyond.

Hearthstone reveals the Masters Tour system (yay!) and the new Specialist tournament format (nay?)
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Special guest Josh Corbett, WoW Classic podcaster (CountdownToClassic)

I touch on the big, bad news out of Blizzard from last week to kick things off, then the show is a feature interview about the future of revisiting the past

Special guest Josh Corbett, WoW Classic podcaster (CountdownToClassic)
Games

Bashing heads endlessly against Jaina's ice wall

Luke Lancaster, Content Manager at ReedPop (ComicCon, PAX Aus) is our awesome guest host this week, along with a Seamus having a very bad microphone day.

Bashing heads endlessly against Jaina's ice wall
Games

Heroes of the Storm is getting a new community tournament in February

Blizzard shocked fans when they announced they were shutting down the Heroes Global Championship at the end of 2018. But now the esports community is stepping

Heroes of the Storm is getting a new community tournament in February
Games

The Scrapyard podcast: 2019 will be a very important year for Blizzard!

We're back after the summer break (which included a literal break of a bone, so things were slower than we expected...) and this is a short and sweet catch up

The Scrapyard podcast: 2019 will be a very important year for Blizzard!
Games

All things Overwatch - OWL S2, Contenders S3, OWWC, and bargains galore!

Genome is back to help dive deep into all things Overwatch, and we explore all the recent big events - Overwatch World Cup, new OWL teams (and their colour

All things Overwatch - OWL S2, Contenders S3, OWWC, and bargains galore!
Games

Blizzcon wrap featuring Lucio-Ohs and Diablo-uh-ohs!

It's our post-Blizzcon wrap up, with a fast and loose exploration of all the big news from the show.

Blizzcon wrap featuring Lucio-Ohs and Diablo-uh-ohs!
The Scrapyard

We can almost taste Blizzcon!

The biggest event on the annual Blizzard games calendar, Blizzcon, is right around the corner. So to kick off The Scrapyard, we're taking a close look at all

We can almost taste Blizzcon!