Heroes Of The Storm

Looking to get started with the Heroes of the Storm beta? Even if you've never touched a MOBA, we'll walk you through how to play this new Blizzard brawler.

The object of the game is simple: just destroy the core and you win. The basic path to get there is similar, but each map has unique mechanics designed to crush your opponent. This is a discussion of both those basics and the mechanics.

Today the Heroes of the Storm team gave us a warning of changes coming to certain skins on the in-game shop next Monday.

The next big Heroes of the Storm event is on the horizon with the World Championship announced for this year's BlizzCon.

Two Heroes of the Storm devs held a Reddit Q&A this afternoon to answer questions about the patch that dropped this morning. Included in that patch is not only a new hero, Kael'Thas Sunstrider, but big nerfs to two popular tanks, Diablo and ETC as well as many UI polishes.

There are a lot of fixes and hero adjustments in today's Heroes of the Storm closed beta patch. The lead story here, as it always is when he's involved, is that Kael'thas Sunstrider will be available to play when the servers come up.

Heroes Nexus has datamined a great deal of information on the Heroes of the Storm open beta and launch patch. This includes both the full ability and talent set for the new unannounced tank from the Diablo franchise -- Johanna, Crusader of Zakarum -- and the next hero to be released, Kael'thas, The Sun King.

It's natural for avid players of one of the most popular existing MOBAs, League of Legends, to be curious about Blizzard's upcoming Heroes of the Storm. This is a brief look at some of the similarities & differences between the games, so League players know what to expect.

In addition to Johanna and Kael'thas discovered in an earlier patch, fansite Heroes Nexus has fished up additional patch details about Heroes of the Storm rewards.

One of the core tenets of multiple Blizzard games is the immersive role that the player assumes within the game.