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

Hearthstone’s different game modes, explained

by Phil Xavier on April 7, 2022 at 10:00am

Hearthstone is actually ten games in a trenchcoat.

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Hearthstone

The Year of the Hydra begins for Hearthstone with a new Core Set and many quality of life improvements

by Phil Xavier on April 6, 2022 at 10:00am

The Year of the Hydra for Hearthstone is set to begin on April 12, alongside the release of its first expansion, Voyage to the Sunken City.

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Hearthstone

Voyage to the Sunken City gets an updated Rewards Track with free Legendaries and many new skins

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

Hearthstone's upcoming expansion, Voyage to the Sunken City, is getting a brand-new Rewards Track with completely refreshed goodies to earn.

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Hearthstone

Hearthstone’s Ben Lee and Nathan Lyons-Smith share details about Voyage to the Sunken City

by Phil Xavier on March 22, 2022 at 2:00pm

We had the opportunity to chat with Hearthstone Game Director Ben Lee and Executive Producer Nathan Lyons-Smith to learn all about the upcoming expansion, Voyage to the Sunken City.

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Discussion

What do you think should happen to Covenant abilities after Shadowlands ends?

by Phil Xavier on March 14, 2022 at 8:00am

Many Covenant abilities in Shadowlands have become iconic and gameplay-defining -- for instance, Convoke the Spirits for Night Fae Druids, Condemn for Fury Warriors, and Divine Toll for Paladins of all kinds.

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Hearthstone

14 Hearthstone skins that hint at alternate stories in the Warcraft universe

by Phil Xavier on February 28, 2022 at 4:19pm

Hearthstone has many alternate skins for both Constructed and Battlegrounds, and while some of them are mere variations over the base hero -- for instance, showing a hero like Uther sporting the Judgement Armor set from World of Warcraft -- others go much further than that.

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Discussion

What would you change about loot systems and RNG in modern MMOs?

by Phil Xavier on February 11, 2022 at 8:00am

While playing on my Monk the other day, I saw another leather-wearing player rocking some really nice-looking pants.

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WoW

What’s next for cross-faction gameplay in WoW? We have thoughts on future features

by Phil Xavier on February 8, 2022 at 5:00pm

Cross-faction gameplay is coming to World of Warcraft — at least in a limited fashion that will allow players to run dungeons and raids.

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Hearthstone

How has the introduction of Buddies changed the Hearthstone Battlegrounds experience?

by Phil Xavier on February 7, 2022 at 2:00pm

Hearthstone Battlegrounds has changed in many ways since the introduction of Buddies.

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Hearthstone

Battlegrounds Buddies are coming to completely revolutionize Hearthstone Battlegrounds — here’s the details on all the Buddies so far

by Phil Xavier on January 24, 2022 at 2:00pm

A brand-new system called Battlegrounds Buddies is coming to Hearthstone Battlegrounds on January 25, and it may considerably shake up this fan-favorite game mode.

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