Phil Xavier

Phil Xavier @harmonicstrike — Phil Xavier, also known as Red, began his Blizzard adventure many years ago, with such titles as Rock N' Roll Racing and Blackthorne -- but it was the one-two punch of Warcraft II and Diablo that really took hold of his nerdy heart. He is also deeply interested in other games, especially for the Switch (but without ignoring the PC and PS4), and in discussions about game design (and game-making) in general. There is a place called rcnsk.com where he writes stuff unrelated to Blizzard Watch, but the truth is that there's nothing really in there yet.

Hearthstone

Fall of Ulduar Hearthstone mini-set brings Anomalies to Constructed and Arena — now live!

by Phil Xavier on September 19, 2023 at 3:30pm @harmonicstrike

The next Hearthstone mini-set is Fall of Ulduar, and it's now live with 38 new cards for the Titans expansion, as well as Anomalies for Constructed game modes and Arena!

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Blizzard

What is your favorite piece of music from a Blizzard game?

by Phil Xavier on September 18, 2023 at 8:00am @harmonicstrike

Music in video games is a subject that I absolutely love and could discuss for hours and hours -- and Blizzard games are, obviously, part of that equation as well.

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Blizzard

If you could go to the Blizzard World theme park in real life, which Blizzard character would you want to see (or hug) the most?

by Phil Xavier on September 15, 2023 at 8:00am @harmonicstrike

Look, theme parks are neat, and it's not fair that we've been teased with Blizzard World in Overwatch for years at this point but we can't actually go there in real life.

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Hearthstone

New Anomalies this week! All of the Anomalies in Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 5 — and how to make the most of them

by Phil Xavier on September 12, 2023 at 4:30pm @harmonicstrike

Hearthstone patch 27.2 has brought Anomalies to the Battlegrounds — and a few more have just been added to the game, with an increased appearance rate.

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Hearthstone

Earn 6 packs and 2 Signature Cards on the Twist-focused The Battle of Ahn’Qiraj event in Hearthstone, now live!

by Phil Xavier on September 5, 2023 at 3:00pm @harmonicstrike

A new Hearthstone event just started: The Battle of Ahn'Qiraj event, which is focused on Twist mode.

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Hearthstone

When is the next Hearthstone expansion release date?

by Phil Xavier on September 5, 2023 at 7:00am @harmonicstrike

The next Hearthstone expansion, which will be the third and final one of the year, still doesn't have a release date — but we'd venture to guess that it's coming out in December 2023.

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Hearthstone

When does Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 6 start?

by Phil Xavier on August 28, 2023 at 7:00am @harmonicstrike

We don't know yet when Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 6 is going to start, but we have a pretty good guess: January 2024.

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Diablo 4

How to get and use the regular, Foul, and Tormented Invoker of Varshan in Diablo 4

by Phil Xavier on August 23, 2023 at 10:00am @harmonicstrike

Diablo 4's Season 1 added a new repeatable boss fight, Varshan, the Consumed, which first shows up during the new Seasonal storyline -- but after you defeat him and finish the questline, you'll learn how to begin crafting items that allow you to repeat the process, and there are some great rewards for doing so.

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Hearthstone