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Blizzcon 2019: the Year of Announcements and Revolution!
The road to Blizzcon was spicy, to say the least. We already wrote a piece on everything that happened between Blizzard, Hearthstone player Blitzchung, and the backlash the company faced because of it. If you are unaware, Blizzcon is a convention to celebrate all of the major franchises that Blizzard owns from such as World of Warcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Overwatch, and more. The event happens o...[Read More]
Interview with HazelNuttyGames at Blizzcon 2019!
During Blizzcon I got to not only meet but also interview my favorite World of Warcraft content creator, HazelNuttyGames! We’ve written articles on her in the past, hyping her in whatever way we can, so this was really exciting to get to do! Admittedly, I was nervous in every sense of the world to meet her. Over the course of 7 years, I’ve interviewed award-winning actors, musicians, c...[Read More]
Deathwing is Bringing the Pain to Heroes of the Storm
Deathwing is one of the most iconic World of Warcraft villains that terrorized players all throughout the Cataclysm expansion. He was once the Aspect of Earth, sworn to protect all life on the planet but even this great dragon could not resist the whispers of the dreaded Old Gods. He became mad and began wreaking havoc on the land through devious plans before unleashing awesome fury on the weak. T...[Read More]
What Blizzard Is Doing Is Borderline Un-American
In your house right now, there is an object close to you that has three simple words on it. Usually, it’s on the back or bottom of the thing, hidden in a place most of us don’t bother to look. The phrase says a lot about what it means to be an American, which is ironic since the phrase is “Made in China.” China is where we get most of our things. We think only about how affordable it is and rarel...[Read More]
Hazelnuttygames Is My Favorite WoW Streamer and Why She’ll Be Yours as Well
In the realm of content creation, there are an ocean of steamers and YouTubers pumping out content for World of Warcraft. For those who are unaware, World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role playing game focused on the conflict between two opposing factions and their attempts to save their home of Azeroth. World of Warcraft is so beloved that there are members of the community that ...[Read More]
Blizzard Employees Reportedly Have Been Shown Diablo 4
Last year Blizzard had mentioned that multiple Diablo projects were in the works. With the most recent news that developers were being re-directed to working on Diablo 4 rather than a Star Craft First Person Shooter, Blizzard have been looking for two positions with Diablo titles. One of them were a lead character artist and a lead concept artist. This is fantastic because it could mean that Diab...[Read More]
Former Hearthstone Staff Start Second Dinner, Are Making a New Marvel Game
Blizzard Entertainment, known for games such as World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo, had some employees leave semi-recently. And now those ex Blizzard employees have a new studio and a newly announced deal with Marvel Entertainment to make games. They walked away from Blizzard in 2018, and have joined other former staff members like Mike Schweitzer, Yong Woo, and Jomaro Kindred. Together they...[Read More]
Overwatch Unveils New Haitian Healer Hero: Baptiste
Mobilize alongside the combat medic who made the shrewd decision to make the world a better place, one bandage… or bullet at a time: Baptiste. If the folks over at Blizzard are good at anything, it is introducing some fantastic new content! Baptiste is the latest hero to arrive on the popular online game, Overwatch. Baptiste is a combat medic able to not only help his allies but also deal so...[Read More]
My Blizzcon 2018 Costume Contest Experience by Miss Ravencrest Cosplay
Due to the nature of going public with my experience, I have omitted one section to protect the friend mentioned in that section. [Editor’s note: This was originally submitted directly to a Blizzard community liaison, but Miss Ravencrest agreed to share this publicly. It has been edited to reflect this.] It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to consider putting it down in words and send...[Read More]
Getting into Overwatch League!
If you are like me, your time is split between work, a relationship, family, and then there is just a tiny pool of time left we can allocate to our hobbies. Unfortunately, we can not do everything we want and as a result we can miss out on a lot of great content. For me, that was The Overwatch League. In 2018, I completely missed the boat and was out of the loop, so for 2019 I swore that I would n...[Read More]
Why Do I Keep Coming Back to World of Warcraft?
“This is it,” I say to myself as I head to World of Warcraft’s website to unsubscribe. “This is the final time I’ll ever play WoW. It has taken too much of my time, and I need to focus on the real world.” As I answer every question of the exit survey, there is a single question that haunts me: “How likely are you to return to World of Warcraft?” This...[Read More]
Nerd News with Bytes N’ Brews: Creative Writer Leaves Cyberpunk 2077, Resident Evil Netflix Series, Jay & Silent Bob Reboot
See? We promised you we weren’t looking for themes every week. This week in Nerd News we dive into some depressing Cyberpunk 2077 news, Netflix bringing a series back to life, and Bluntman & Chronic ride again! First up: Creative Director for Cyberpunk 2077 Jumps Ship to Blizzard Sebastian Stępień was the creative director for CD Projekt Red’s next flagship game, Cyberpunk 2077. Stępień’s not ...[Read More]
