Eric O'Dea

It's another edition of Distractions from the Escalating Dumpster Fire That Is Our Time -- this time featuring a plethora of pretty piggies!

Now that we've had roughly half of an expansion to get used to the idea of our characters all working as a cohesive unit, it's time for a bit of a retrospective on how our approaches to selecting which World of Warcraft character to play have changed.

When The War Within advances to patch 11.1.7 next week, the new Overcharged mechanic will be added to our Delving experiences which will reward us with a powerful belt.

We've seen a staggered release of content throughout The War Within patch 11.1.5, the last bit of which is now live this week with the Dastardly Duos event.

For this week's installment of cute animals that distract you from Every Bad Thing Happening in the World Right Now, we're going diving into the deep blue places of planet Earth in search of some adorable swimming creatures.

With the introduction of the Lorewalking feature in The War Within's imminent patch 11.1.7, we'll be able to step back in time and relive the stories of Xal'atath, the Lich King, and the Ethereals by playing through relevant quests scattered across Azeroth.

On June 17th we'll be headed back to Kul Tiras and Zandalar when Battle for Azeroth joins the Timewalking dungeon rotation.

I'm back with another entry in the Guide to Animals You Didn't Realize Were So Cute, this time with a hard-shelled long-nosed submission that's sure to brighten your day.

The last stop on the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Celebration World Tour was in my backyard, and I was lucky enough to get an invite and dance the night away with a few hundred other heroes of Azeroth.

This past weekend I was lucky enough to be able to attend PAX East for the first time and experience the gigantic celebration of gaming culture first-hand.