Phil Ulrich
Hippo birthday to you! Cincinnati Zoo superstar hippo Fiona turns 8
Somehow, despite this site's love for hippos of the pygmy variety, we've written very little about hippos of the extremely adorable full-sized variety.
Get your first wins in Balatro with these beginner and intermediate tips
While we do cover a lot of different video games here at Blizzard Watch (including, you know, Blizzard games), it's not exactly a secret that several of our staff (and readers!) have gotten, to some degree, into Balatro.
It’s in the cards: A look at the World of Warcraft Tarot Deck
If you're a Blizzard fan -- especially a World of Warcraft fan -- who likes physical merch to celebrate the game you play, there's quite a bit of stuff in the Blizzard Gear Store that might catch your fancy.
Why fantasy tabletop gamers should be paying attention to Legend in the Mist, a stat-free rustic fantasy game due out this year
With the world's most widely-marketed tabletop RPG having a decidedly light product release schedule in 2025 (only three books and a weirdly-delayed starter set, plus a D&D-themed slot machine and AI content no one asked for), tabletop gamers might be wondering what exactly will be coming out this year to hold their interest or spark exciting new game ideas.
A quick look at the changes for The War Within Season 2 dungeons
World of Warcraft patch 11.1 is on the PTR, and Mythic+ dungeon testing is set to commence tomorrow and continue for 6 weeks.
Turbulent Timeways Timewalking event returns with a new mount reward, the Timely Buzzbee
First introduced in Dragonflight, the Turbulent Timeways world event is set to return for the first time in The War Within as Turbulent Timeways II -- and with a new event comes a new mount reward in the form of the Bronze Dragonflight-themed Timely Buzzbee.
How to get and upgrade Cyrce’s Circlet in WoW patch 11.0.7
One of the biggest features of our trip to Siren Isle in WoW's 11.0.7 patch is the promise of a brand new shiny ring to upgrade over time and fill with special gems that have magical powers.
Patch 11.0.7 brings welcome changes to the higher end of the gearing path in World of Warcraft
By this point, a lot of World of Warcraft players have done a great deal of gearing up during Season 1 of The War Within, but there are still a lot of walls being hit by players at the high end -- achievements with some silly requirements, absurd amounts of crests needed to craft the highest tier of crafted item, and overtly punitive crest losses from failing a Mythic+ timer.
How to fly on Siren Isle in WoW patch 11.0.7
After the freedom to fly all over Khaz Algar right off the bat in The War Within, it might come as a shock to players to not be able to fly again on the Siren Isle.
How to get to Siren Isle in WoW patch 11.0.7
The centerpiece of WoW patch 11.0.7 is Siren Isle, with its four new mounts and its fancy customizable ring, along with quests, story, and all the usual stuff you've come to expect from a World of Warcraft content patch.
