Alchemy (and raiding) is changing: Flasks are going away in Dragonflight, replaced by new Phials
The beta for Dragonflight will see some significant changes for World of Warcraft, including a much-anticipated rework to professions which add work orders, crafting difficulty, and quality levels.
Mechs absolutely dominate the Hearthstone Battlegrounds meta
On the latest Hearthstone Battlegrounds patch we saw a buff to Grease Bot, but we had no idea just how much that simple change would impact the entire meta of the game mode.
When do you hit franchise overload?
Some gamers are used to a regular flood around their favorite franchises.
Diablo 3 Season 27 will allow Nephalem to tap into the power of Heaven with the Angelic Crucible
Diablo 3 Season 25 allowed us to steal the power of the seven Evils who rule the Demonic Host of the Burning Hells, and soon Season 27 will allow us to harness the power of Heaven with the Angelic Crucible. The new season will be rolling out on the patch 2.7.4 PTR, which will begin on July 12 and last 16 days, barring any unforeseen complications — which, of course, why we have test realms in the first place, to find those before they hit live servers.
WRUP: Thunder and love and a little horror are in store for Team Blizzard Watch this weekend
After a shorter week here for most of us, it's time again for the weekend!
Dragonflight’s profession revamp brings quality levels to crafting and gathering
When Dragonflight launches later this year, it brings with it an expansion of the current profession system that promises to turn a lackluster system into a more robust and lucrative one.
Adorable amphibian alert: Axolotls are arrived!
Writing these weekly roundups of adorable animals has been a) delightfully fun, but also b) filled with some unexpected challenges.
Heroes of the Storm officially enters maintenance mode
After a seven-year run, Heroes of the Storm is officially entering maintenance mode: no new content will be developed for the game.
This Queue exists in its designated spacetime location
Okay, seriously, where did this Friday even come from? There must have been time travel involved. That’s the only explanation for how it’s clearly Tuesday — at latest — but the computer insists it’s Friday. Weird.
Well, regardless of time or date, let’s get to some questions.
Blizzard Watch Podcast: How will Blizzard’s new game studio acquisition impact Dragonflight?
This week we discuss the arrival of Shadowlands Season 4, the end of Diablo Immortal’s first season, Hearthstone’s murder-mystery expansion that includes an actual murder-mystery story, and the possible impact of Blizzard absorbing Proletariat game studio.



