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The history of Death Knights leading into Wrath of the Lich King

The downtime for patch 9.2.7 will automatically cancel all auctions

As Grease Bot is removed from Hearthstone Battlegrounds, Chromawing and Ysera carry Dragons to the top of the meta

Mobile auction house returns to the WoW Companion app, with one notable feature gone

Overwatch 2 will have cross-progression, so you can play seamlessly between PC and console

by Matthew Rossi on August 16, 2022 at 5:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Last year, Overwatch got a limited form of cross-play, which let you play the game with friends on other platforms (with a host of limitations) — but now the game's cross-platform features are getting a boost with cross-progression.

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WoW Classic

Everything in Wrath of the Lich King Classic’s five content phases, going live on September 26

by Ted Atchley on August 16, 2022 at 3:00pm @honorshammer

Like WoW Classic and Burning Crusade Classic before it, Wrath of the Lich King Classic starts at a late patch (3.3.5) in terms of balance and class changes, but game content will roll out over the course of five phases, as well as a prepatch interval I’m terming “phase zero.” It mimics the original game release to an extent, but there will be some items whose availability will be unlocked as well over the course of the phases.

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Hearthstone

Hearthstone patch 24.0.3 brings impactful balance changes to Constructed and Battlegrounds

by Phil Xavier on August 16, 2022 at 2:00pm @harmonicstrike

A pretty substantial balance patch is hitting the Hearthstone servers today, promising to make things more balanced in Constructed and Battlegrounds.

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WoW Classic

When is the Wrath of the Lich King Classic release date? We’re heading to Northrend on September 26, with pre-patch on August 30

by Matthew Rossi on August 16, 2022 at 1:30pm @MatthewWRossi

A WoW Classic version of Wrath of the Lich King was only officially announced on April 19, 2022, and we now know we're getting a fairly speedy launch, because Wrath Classic has a September 26 release date. In preparation for the expansion, a +50% XP buff is now live on Classic servers, so existing players can level up those alts and players who want to join the game for Wrath can get a head start on hitting level 60 so they can head straight to Northrend.

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WoW

Mobile auction house returns to the WoW Companion app, with one notable feature gone

by Matthew Rossi on August 16, 2022 at 1:00pm @MatthewWRossi

If you're an auction house maven, you'll remember when the Mobile Auction House was removed from the WoW Companion app.

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The Queue

The Queue: Downtime

by Anna Bell on August 16, 2022 at 12:00pm @liopleurodonic

We’ve got a longer than usual downtime ahead of us, so I’m just going to hang out with my favorite Warchief for a spell.

This is The Queue, where you ask us questions, and we answer because we’re really just looking for anything to do while we wait.

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Diablo

Which Diablo 3 class should you play in Season 27? The new Season starts on August 26

by Matthew Rossi on August 16, 2022 at 11:00am @MatthewWRossi

The choice of which class to play in a Diablo 3 Season ultimately comes down to what you'll have the most fun playing.

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WoW

Sepulcher of the First Ones is the Season 4 Fated raid this week, marking the first chance to get your Jellycat mount

by Cory Taylor on August 16, 2022 at 10:00am @CoryjTaylor

We're Fated to go back to Sepulcher of the First Ones this week for Shadowlands Season 4.

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D&D

What do you think Wizards Presents will reveal about the future of Dungeons and Dragons?

by Matthew Rossi on August 16, 2022 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

On August 18, Wizards Presents will reveal upcoming products for both Dungeons and Dragons and Magic the Gathering that Wizards of the Coast have in store.

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Diablo