Tag: Hearthstone

Blizzard hopes that Hearthstone will be around for at least 10 more years

Blizzard single-handedly managed to bring the CCG (collectible card game) genre to the masses by releasing a title that’s both friendly to newcomers and challenging to veterans. Sure, we had Magic: The Gathering before that, but that game is a bit too complex for its own good at times and may take a while to ...

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Tags: Blizzard, business model, content, Curse of Naxxramas, Hearthstone, microtransactions

World of Warcraft loses subscribers again, down to 6.8 million now

Blizzard Entertainment announced earlier that World of Warcraft lost a pretty big number of subscribers again. As of June 30, the most popular MMORPG of all time can account for 6.8 million subs, down from 7.6 million it had back in March. That’s a 800.000 drop in just a few months and the numbers will ...

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Tags: Battle.net, Beta, Blizzard, Curse of Naxxramas, Diablo, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Release Date, Starcraft, subscribers, Technical Alpha, Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, World of Warcraft

Hearthstone players experiencing “purchase failed” error in Curse of Naxxramas

Update: I finally managed to purchase the Plague Quarter earlier with in-game gold. Blizzard announced a few hours ago that they “will be pushing out a hotfix tonight that should address a number of issues that some players are experiencing in regards to purchasing the Plague Quarter.” They also say that it may take some time ...

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Tags: Blizzard, bug, Curse of Naxxramas, error, EU, forums, gold, Hearthstone, Plague Quarter, purchase failer

ESPN looking to broadcast more esports following the success of The International 4

Following the huge success of Dota 2’s The International 4 tournament ESPN is reportedly looking to broadcast other esports events as well in the future. The network was apparently “delighted” by the high number of viewers they saw, the Daily Dot reports. Sources close to the matter are saying that the company is especially happy with the ...

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Tags: broadcast, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, Dota 2, ESPN, eSports, Hearthstone, League of Legends, ratings, Starcraft 2, The International 4

Counter-Strike might get a tournament like Dota 2’s The International

With a total prize pool of over $10 million Dota 2’s The International 4 tournament is the most important event in E-Sports history. Given this huge success, Valve is taking into consideration the possibility of creating something similar for another one of their games, Counter-Strike. Although the FPS is not as popular as it once was, CS ...

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Tags: competition, Counter-Strike, Dota 2, E-Sports, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Starcraft 2, The International, The International 4, Tournament, Valve, World of Warcraft

Blizzard reveals pricing for Curse of Naxxramas – A Hearthstone Adventure

Blizzard Entertainment finally revealed price details for Heartstone’s highly anticipated Curse of Naxxramas expansion. The dungeon will feature five different wings and you can purchase access for each one of them separately or in bundles. However, if you attend the Curse of Naxxramas launch event you will gain free access to Hearthstone’s initial wing, The Arachnid Quarter. This ...

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Tags: A Hearthstone Adventure, Arachnid Quarter, Blizzard, bundles, Curse of Naxxramas, Expansion, Free, Hearthstone, launch event, Price, pricing, Release Date, wings

Hearthstone World Championships will be held at BlizzCon 2014

A few days ago Blizzard revealed that the first edition of the Hearthstone World Championships will be held at this year’s BlizzCon. The tournament features a total prize pool of $250.000, with the winner receiving the generous sum of $100.000. The rest of the money will be split among the other top 15 players as follows: ...

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Tags: Artosis, Blizzard, Blizzcon, Blizzcon 2014, deck list, Hearthstone, Hearthstone World Championships, Prize Pool, qualifiers, Starcraft 2: Brood War, Starcrat 2, Tournament

Rumor – Pricing for Hearthstone’s first expansion leaked

A number of Chinese websites reported on an image which seemed to contain the pricing for Hearthstone’s first expansion, The Curse of Naxxramas. Up until now, Blizzard has not revealed how the new content will be accessed and how much it will cost, so this may be the first look at the raw numbers. Before ...

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Tags: Activision, Blizzard, Blizzard Entertainment, Hearthstone, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, iPad, Leak, PC, The Curse of Naxxramas

BlizzCon 2014 date has been announced, along with ticket prices

The favorite time of the year for Starcraft, Diablo and Warcraft universe fans is most definitely BlizzCon. This year’s event will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center during November 7-8, Blizzard announced earlier. Tickets will be available for purchase in two batches with the first one starting on May 7th, while the second will ...

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Tags: Blizzard, Blizzcon 2014, Diablo, Hearthstone, Legacy of the Void, Overwatch, Starcraft, Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, World of Warcraft