Matthew Rossi
When is the patch 9.2.5 release date? May 31!
The World of Warcraft Shadowlands patch 9.2.5 release candidate from a few days ago is apparently the release candidate, because Blizzard has posted to their official site that we're getting patch 9.2.5 next week, on May 31.
The Queue: She’s riding a cat and there are stars around her
My wife has been playing this mobile game, and last night, she texted me a series of pictures of the art and characters from this game. To put it mildly, they are reminiscent of other games. Like, that header image? I had to crop it to fit, so you’re not really getting the full picture. But trust me, these guys are not even trying to hide it. The Orcs in the game are even worse, but they are far from the worst offenders.
This is the Queue. I’m legitimately fascinated by this game.
How to switch between DMing and playing in D&D
Some people are what's called eternal DMs -- they got into Dungeons and Dragons or other TTRPGs and started running games at some point, and it became almost all they ever do.
How do you approach using catch-up mechanics?
I just returned to Azeroth after a few months off and I'm trying to figure out which of my characters to focus on and get through into Zerethh Mortis, and I realized that Shadowlands is the first World of Warcraft expansion where I stopped playing for an extended period of time.
What accessibility improvements would you make to your favorite video games?
World of Warcraft has added quite a few accessibility options over the years, from improved color blind modes to click and mouseover casting -- but that doesn't mean I can't think of a few additional changes that would be very helpful.
God of War Ragnarok adds a host of accessibility options that I hope will become industry standards
Video games and accessibility have been at the front of my mind for the past few years.
What strange lore mysteries are you hoping will pop up again in Dragonflight?
There are several things I want to see covered in the upcoming World of Warcraft: Dragonflight expansion, and not all of them involve dragons.
What World of Warcraft villain had the best overall arc?
Yesterday, I asked about WoW Villains who didn't get as much development as we might have wanted.
Marvel Snap is the first game announced by Second Dinner, a studio founded by ex-Blizzard devs
Second Dinner is a company started back in 2018 by various ex-Hearthstone alums including Ben Brode, who left Blizzard to found the company and previously was essentially the public face as well as Game Director of the popular Warcraft themed computer card game.
Taste the rainbow of pain in Diablo 3 — Wyatt Cheng talks about the creation of Whimsyshire
Wyatt Cheng, the Game Director on Diablo Immortal and former patch lead on Diablo 3 who worked on the game at the time of its release, took to Twitter to answer fan questions in an impromptu Q&A to celebrate the game's 10th anniversary, and was asked about why the team on D3 at the time chose to create the best zone in the game, Whimsyshire.
