Our latest coverage of Hearthstone.
Hearthstone is marking the start of the Year of the Wolf with the launch of its Festival of Legends expansion next week. The expansion will introduce 145 new music-themed cards featuring legendary songs and musicians, instrument weapons, soloists, harmonic spells, and the new “Finale” keyword. Festival of Legends will also come with a new reward track with a fresh set [...]
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Hearthstone players, brace yourselves for a wild ride! Blizzard Entertainment has just unveiled the Year of the Wolf, introducing a brand new Core Set update that promises to shake up the game's foundation. The update aims to breathe fresh life into the game, providing an enjoyable experience for both new and seasoned players. This Core Set update features a whopping [...]
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Hearthstone’s RPG-like Mercenaries system will be getting one last major update before Blizzard switches its focus back to the traditional game modes. The update will introduce six new mercenaries, five new factions (for a total of seven), and the addition of dual-type mercenary cards. In line with the update, existing mercenary cards will also be updated retroactively to reflect their [...]
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Holiday celebration is Hearthstone have officially commenced as the Warcraft-inspired online card collecting game brings back its annual Winter Veil event. From now until January 31st, players will be able to claim 10 free card packs with an extra 50 packs given out to newly-created accounts. Players will also be able to take part in a series of special events [...]
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The Death Knight class has made its way to Hearthstone this week with the release of the online collectible card game’s March of the Lich King expansion. Players who join battles using the new class will gain access to a new Hero Power called Ghoul Charge which, as the name suggests, will allow them to summon a Ghoul that can [...]
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Arthas won’t be marching into Hearthstone until next week, but Blizzard has already laid the groundwork for his arrival in true Blizzard style. Patch 25.0 rolled out yesterday as a pre-patch for the Warcraft-themed online CCG’s upcoming March of the Lich King expansion. The patch introduces a various card updates, new signature card cosmetics, duel changes, the Enhance-o-Mechano hero, and [...]
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Hearthstone has kicked off its second battleground season with its new, highly-criticized monetization system that makes a significant change to how players can purchase the new season pass. For Season 1, season passes could originally be bought directly using real-world money. In Season 2, however, players will first need to purchase premium currency called Runestones which they can then use [...]
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It’s time for Murloc Holmes to don his detective’s cap, grab his magnifying glass, and investigate the Murder at Castle Nathria as the eponymous Hearthstone expansion officially goes live. The expansion introduces 135 new cards to collect and battle with, the new “Location” card type, the new Infuse keyword, 10 new Legendary Suspect cards, and 1 new Iconic Investigator card [...]
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Several Hearthstone players who’ve been inactive for quite a while have reportedly received a bundle of card packs for free upon logging in to Battle.net. Some players received 150 card packs while others received just 20 free packs as a “welcome back gift” from Blizzard. The free card packs are apparently part of a marketing test being run by Blizzard. [...]
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After embarking on a journey to the depths of Azeroth’s oceans, Hearthstone players will soon be heading to the Shadowlands where a murder mystery is waiting to be solved. Murder at Castle Nathria will bring players to the afterlife where they’ll help the illustrious Murloc Holmes and his sidekick Watfin investigate the mysterious death of Sire Denathrius. “The Shadowlands is [...]
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