Last Week on Blizzard Watch: Floating heads, ancient ones, and pretty birdies

The last week has been full of fun discoveries for Legion … but for me personally, Chris Metzen’s retirement was a bitter end to the last seven days. Through the many ups and downs of Blizzard games, Chris was an ongoing inspiration for me through his passion for his creations and those of Blizzard as a whole. He was an unashamed, unabashed geek, and his stage presence will be missed at BlizzCon 2016.

The man is retired, though, not dead — so let’s not mourn someone who’s going on to enjoy life. Instead, let’s revisit those high points of the last week.

Warcraft news, features, and miscellany

• You can finally get your very own pink hippogryph
• How to summon Kosumoth the Hungering
• Know Your Lore: The Shal’dorei of Suramar
• Know Your Lore: Remnants of the Black Dragonflight
• Know Your Lore: The fate of Turalyon and Alleria
• Role Play: Alliance roleplay in Legion
• WoW Legion Companion app now live
• Is your raid team prepared?
• Lightsworn: Dungeon tanking tips, talents, and treasure
• Lightsworn: How to heal as a Legion Holy Paladin
• Spectral Insight: Should you level your Demon Hunter as Havoc or Vengeance?
• Shadow Word: You should give Shadow Priest PVP a shot in Legion
• Webcomic Wrapup: It’s so beautiful
• Blizzard Watch Podcast: Episode 85
• Wizard Watch: WoW Leveling Bonanza Episode 57

Hearthstone

• Hearthstone announces the Welcome Bundle
• Upcoming changes to the Arena game mode

If you’re looking for MMO news beyond World of Warcraft, look no further than our friends at Massively Overpowered. Here are some OP highlights from the past week.

• A deep-dive into MMORPG housing: RIFT vs. WildStar
• TERA adds new underwear to the cash shop, you don’t want to see it at work
• CCP plans subscriber rewards ahead of EVE Online’s F2P conversion
• Comparing American and Japanese Pokemon Go culture

For more MMO and MOBA news, head over to Massively OP!