Phil Xavier

Phil Xavier — 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

Mechs absolutely dominate the Hearthstone Battlegrounds meta

by Phil Xavier on July 11, 2022 at 10:00am

On the latest Hearthstone Battlegrounds patch we saw a buff to Grease Bot, but we had no idea just how much that simple change would impact the entire meta of the game mode.

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Heroes of the Storm

Heroes of the Storm officially enters maintenance mode

by Phil Xavier on July 8, 2022 at 1:10pm

After a seven-year run, Heroes of the Storm is officially entering maintenance mode: no new content will be developed for the game.

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WoW

Shadow Priest talents in Dragonflight will let you worship one of the four Old Gods

by Phil Xavier on July 5, 2022 at 10:00am

The World of Warcraft team recently unveiled a preview of the Priest talent trees for the upcoming Dragonflight expansion, and with it came a really cool surprise.

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Hearthstone

Lady Vashj hero and nine new minions coming to Hearthstone Battlegrounds today in patch 23.6

by Phil Xavier on June 27, 2022 at 4:30pm

The Lobby Legends esports event for Hearthstone Battlegrounds revealed several upcoming additions to the game mode during this weekend's matches, including the Lady Vashj hero.

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Hearthstone

Murder at Castle Nathria is Hearthstone’s next expansion

by Phil Xavier on June 27, 2022 at 12:11pm

There's been a Murder at Castle Nathria, and Sire Denathrius is dead!

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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2 adds Seasons, with a new hero or map every nine weeks

by Phil Xavier on June 16, 2022 at 2:00pm

New content has been scarce in Overwatch 1, so Overwatch 2 is coming out of the gate with big promises for a steady schedule of content releases.

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Diablo

What do you think about cosmetic-only in-game shops?

by Phil Xavier on June 16, 2022 at 8:00am

Amidst the woes about the Diablo Immortal monetization model — which effectively allows players to buy their way to more character power — some players have grown concerned that a similar path could be laid out for the upcoming Diablo 4.

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Hearthstone

A look at the current state of the Hearthstone Battlegrounds metagame

by Phil Xavier on June 13, 2022 at 7:00pm

The Hearthstone Battlegrounds meta has many, many pieces that are constantly moving, and the developers make balance changes with a healthy dose of regularity.

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Overwatch 2