Elizabeth Harper

The butterfly I’m interested in is unfortunately not in a book. If it were in a book I could just check it out at the local library (btw support your local library). But instead it’s a rare drop World of Warcraft mount, which is in every way worse.

Still, we persevere, holiday after holiday and kill after kill. Eventually this butterfly will be mine. Maybe.

It's 2026, and Diablo 2 is getting a new DLC: Reign of the Warlock.

This week's maintenance is scheduled to last all day for Midnight realms as Blizzard rolls out WoW patch 12.0.1, which includes many class updates and additional UI improvements — primarily things we've already seen testing on the beta, just rolling to live a little before the Midnight launch.

It's Monday, so it's time to try to catch up on the last week in Blizzard games.

Though Blizzard has given us a roadmap for World of Warcraft in 2026, it doesn't include anything about our new favorite feature, Player Housing (aka house transmog).

The PTR for Diablo 4 patch 2.6 is now live, and as usual it's scheduled to run for a brief week, until February 10 at 10am pacific (1pm eastern).

I am not a fan of gaming showcases and events. They’re usually heavy on hype and light on things to actually be hyped about. Last week’s Warcraft showcase actually went pretty well, with a lot of info to share and some exciting reveals. But today’s Overwatch showcase? Well, since my expectations were on the floor, it managed to exceed them, but I’m not exactly overwhelmed, despite a new cinematic trailer … something we haven’t seen since… well, I started scrolling to find one and eventually gave up. It’s been a while.

Maybe Overwatch can stage a comeback. Maybe.

But while we wait for that to happen, this is the Queue, our daily Q&A column. Let’s get to your questions.

It's Tuesday morning, and that means it's time for World of Warcraft maintenance.

Last week was a busy one for Warcraft fans as the State of Azeroth showcase dumped three roadmaps (and more) on our heads.

I never exactly planned to put a Dark Portal in my front yard, but now that I know I’ll be able to get one, of course I am going to put a Dark Portal in my front yard. There’s no greater status symbol than to show off to your neighbors that you have your own Dark Portal.

But then, of course, when all of my neighbors have a Dark Portal it’s not going to be cool anymore and I’ll have to find something else. But for this little slice of time, I will cherish this Dark Portal of my very own.

This is the Queue, our daily Q&A column where we answer your questions and get sentimental about pieces of Azerothian architecture. Let’s get to it!