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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]
Method Announces Their Race to World First Live Stream for Battle of Dazar’alor
Last September, Method made history. They were the first World of Warcraft guild to live stream their raid progression, as they pushed for world first kills. In all of WoW’s history, this race had always been a closely guarded secret. Guilds were extremely cautious and nervous about their strategies being leaked or shared to their competition. Method took a huge risk in being the only truly cuttin...[Read More]
Professional Overwatch Player ‘Ellie’ Steps down After Allegations of Fraud
The pro gamer known as ‘Ellie’, came onto the professional Overwatch team called Second Wind not even two months ago. However, there was an abnormal amount of information missing from this new member of their team which caused suspicions from their peers. For every other member, there is a wealth of information on them and their background and have tangible history with videos and more. So for the...[Read More]
Nerd News with Bytes N’ Brews Episode 5: Heroes of the Storm, Sonic Movie, Relics and Rarities
This week in Nerd News, we’ll cover a storm that’s starting to die down, the urge to go fast, and new D&D projects that aren’t just a shameless plug of Almost Heroic. No More Heroes Blizzard has pulled teams & assets from Heroes of the Storm (the only MOBA I play), to free them up for other unannounced projects. They tried to soften the blow by saying this doesn’t mean we’re going to stop ...[Read More]
Five Ways to Become Better at Overwatch
Overwatch is, without a doubt, one of the most popular video games to date, with a player base of over 35 million and even a secured spot on ESPN with their professional scene, called Overwatch League. Overwatch League features the best of the best players from all around the world. The world of eSports has grown so much that adults can now not only survive off of these careers, but actually thriv...[Read More]
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