Our latest coverage of Hearthstone.
We've all been there. Be it League of Legends, Dota 2, CS:GO, Overwatch, or literally any other multiplayer game with a ranked ladder - at some point, we've all hit a wall, and been unable to progress. Hearthstone's Ben Brode has heard the community, and the Hearthstone team is now planning a slew of updates to the ranked ladder, and [...]
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Hearthstone announced changes to its ranking system today which should come into effect on the March season. The major change is that every player will now reset only 4 ranks back every season. This should make it so climbing and making progress should feel easier on the lower end of the ladder while the grind back to legend for top [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment announced today that the upcoming expansion for Hearthstone, Kobolds & Catacombs, will be launching on December 7th, 2017 (December 8th, 2017 for EU). The new expansion introduces the following: Dungeon Runs, the free single player content for this expansion that is roguelike and replayable. This mode features 48 different possible encounters. 135 New Cards A New Keyword: Recruit [...]
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Blizzard fans were treated to a host of exciting announcements and revelations on the opening day of BlizzCon 2017. One of these revelations is the upcoming Hearthstone expansion “Kobolds & Catacombs.” Here’s what to expect when the expansion rolls out in December: Hearthstone – What’s Next? Discover the troves of tempting treasures that the huge sprawling dungeon in Kobolds & [...]
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Maintaining game balance is a constant and never-ending job for developers as more content is added, especially in online CCG games like Hearthstone. A ton of new cards have been added into the game with the release of expansions like Journey to Un’Goro and, more recently, Knights of the Frozen Throne. The devs feel as if the new cards aren’t [...]
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Teams from 48 countries fought it out over 15 weeks for their share of the $332,000 prize pool in the first-ever Hearthstone Global Games tournament. The tournament came to a close at Gamescom 2017 with the Czech Republic taking the top spot. Blizzard Entertainment gives us the lowdown on the tournament using colorful and easy to read infographics because who [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment has long since pulled out the stops when it comes to high production value trailers and promotional videos. Whether it’s an Overwatch animated series, a Heroes of the Storm hero reveal, or a Hearthstone update trailer, you know it’s going to be good. During their Gamescom presentation yesterday, the studio debuted Hearth and Home, a Hearthstone-inspired musical animated [...]
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After being announced just over a month ago, Hearthstone's latest expansion, Knights of the Frozen Throne, is now live! Players who log in will receive 3 free Knights of the Frozen Throne card packs, though they must be claimed before October 31st, 2017. Besides free card parks, players can now experience the all-new free Missions that accompany this expansion! Journey to Northrend, [...]
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Activision Blizzard reported earnings today and surprise surprise, the company made A LOT of money. The company recorded $1.63B in revenue and net income (profit) of $243M for the quarter ending June 30, 2017. These aren't record numbers, but they are the highest revenues for the company for a quarter with no major game launches. More importantly though, the company [...]
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Given that most of us here at MMOs.com are big fans of Hearthstone we were delighted to get a chance to speak with the Hearthstone team about the upcoming Knights of the Frozen throne expansion. While most of our questions had to do with the upcoming expansion we snuck in some more general questions as well. Now on with the [...]
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