WoW

Taelia Fordragon is one of the most compelling characters that was introduced in Battle for Azeroth.

Each World of Warcraft expansion as of late has given us a main NPC or two who guides us along the way -- someone who has a connection to the place we're going.

In the past week or so, we've gotten a lot more information on how Shadowlands' new-and-improved weekly rewards system will work.

Hearthstone is just about to release their second expansion of 2020 with Scholomance Academy, which brings the trappings of higher learning -- or at least the North American, pop-culture version of higher learning -- into the silly card-based take on the Warcraft universe.

Blizzard loves pop culture references, whether it's a character quoting a line from a movie, a song title as the name of a quest, or a character name as a play on obvious real name.

The weekly reward chest in Warcraft first showed up in Legion, where once a week you would get a reward based on the highest Mythic Keystone dungeon you completed.

One of my favorite pieces of game design in World of Warcraft is pet battles.

Battle for Azeroth is definitely in its twilight, with Blizzard even issuing a list of things to complete before Shadowlands is released.

Look, sometimes, you see something and just think, "I need that in my actual life" and that ends up meaning that thing existing as a purchasable product (like a plushie).

Among the many new systems that are coming with the next World of Warcraft expansion, Shadowlands, is the Conduit system.