Mitch

If you hadn't noticed, these articles can occasionally skew slightly in favor of what yours truly is playing on a given weekend.

Do I really need to say it? Splatoon 3 comes out at midnight tonight and I’m very, very excited. Not necessarily because I think it’s going to be GOTY or the next big thing but rather because it’s just good ol’ fun. Also I love Splatfests and they consistently make for a fun Queue topic, so I’m really looking forward to those coming back as well.

But enough about Splatoon 3. Let’s talk about The Queue.

It’s officially September, which means I have the honor of writing The Queue on the perfect day for a meme/triple earworm combo. Will you wake me up inside? Before you go-go? Or when September ends? That’s my Q4TQ today — now it’s time for yours.

Let’s go!

As Blizzard prepares to launch Overwatch 2 won't have loot boxes, and as Blizzard prepares for the game to launch on October 4, some changes need to be made to the current game to help ease the transition to a world without loot boxes.

There are a few things I talk about pretty regularly here at Blizzard Watch -- among all the Void-y, Bloodborne-vibes goodness, I love me some Splatoon.

This weekend is one of those weekends I’ve been looking forward to for so long that it’s hard to believe it’s actually here. I speak, of course, of the return of Splatfests! As I’m sure I’ve mentioned at least once here, this is a brand-new Splatfest format, now featuring THREE sides instead of two (and a slightly different match-up format as a result).

I have no idea how it’ll go, but I’m excited all the same. Also, I’m leaning heavily toward #TeamRock because of Big Man, but I also really like Shiver’s (#TeamPaper) style.

Anyhow, while I think on that, we have a Queue to get to.

In a rare inside look at how the Warcraft team puts together WoW's timeline, Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser not only put WoW's history on a timeline -- he also stated, in no uncertain terms, we'd be having a bit of a time skip between the end of Shadowlands and the start of Dragonflight.

Praise the Titans!

A look at the Ohn'ahra Plains from the WoW Dragonflight alpha.

That right there is the official Dragonflight login screen, newly revealed with the latest alpha build. I really like it! Granted, I’d still love to see rotating login screens because I get bored easily, but I know that’s not exactly WoW’s typical (M)MO.

Anyhow, enough about login screens. It’s Queue time.