Matthew Rossi

Matthew Rossi @MatthewWRossi — Matthew Rossi is a synapsid, perhaps descended from Cynognathus. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and grew up there before leaving to see the world and be mistaken for a sasquatch and/or minor singing celebrity in various locales. He currently lives and writes in Edmonton alongside his amazing and beautiful wife and their cats. He’s written three collections of speculative fiction, Things That Never Were, Bottled Demon and At Last, Atlantis. He loves playing warriors in World of Warcraft, barbarians in Diablo III, and he’s beginning to notice a pattern here.

WoW

WoW Classic — What’s changed and what remains

by Matthew Rossi on November 3, 2018 at 5:22pm @MatthewWRossi

If you're wondering about WoW Classic as an experience -- specifically, if you're wondering what's changed between then and now, and what will be different in WoW Classic as compared and contrasted to the game as it was when patch 1.12 came out -- the Restoring History: Creating WoW Classic answered a lot of those kind of questions.

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Diablo

Diablo Immortal is an MMO

by Matthew Rossi on November 3, 2018 at 4:19pm @MatthewWRossi

Imagine a Diablo game set in a persistent world, with a capital city and actual dungeons for parties of adventurers to explore.

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WoW

Terror of Darkshore cinematic showcases the Night Elves’ vengeance

by Matthew Rossi on November 2, 2018 at 6:35pm @MatthewWRossi

We know that Patch 8.1 is coming out on December 11th, just four days after my birthday.

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News

Zandalari Troll and Kul Tiran Human Allied Races will be available after Battle for Dazar’alor

by Matthew Rossi on November 2, 2018 at 5:57pm @MatthewWRossi

We've all been waiting for the Zandalari Trolls and Kul Tiran Humans as playable Allied Races since before Battle for Azeroth launched.

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BlizzCon

Warcraft 3: Reforged coming in 2019

by Matthew Rossi on November 2, 2018 at 2:36pm @MatthewWRossi

During the BlizzCon 2018 opening ceremonies, Pete Stillwell of Blizzard's Classic Games department didn't waste any time in stepping up and delivering a game people have been salivating for and about for years and years.

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WoW Classic

WoW Classic to be released in summer 2019

by Matthew Rossi on November 2, 2018 at 2:11pm @MatthewWRossi

Speaking during the opening ceremonies of BlizzCon, World of Warcraft's new executive producer John Hight announced several new facts about WoW Classic.

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The Queue

The Queue: In the gulf before the ships launch

by Matthew Rossi on November 2, 2018 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

BlizzCon is always one of those moments that kind of erases the normal scheduling in my head, which is why I completely forgot I still have to write the Queue until like just now. Just now is like an hour before it’s supposed to go live.

Anyway, let’s chat. I’m not panicking, you’re panicking.

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BlizzCon

We may know the name of the next Hearthstone expansion

by Matthew Rossi on November 2, 2018 at 11:02am @MatthewWRossi

Apparently the folks at PC Gamer may have gotten a little ahead of themselves with the BlizzCon Hearthstone reveals, according to the folks at Wowhead.

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BlizzCon