Shifty things are afoot in this week's Hearthstone Tavern Brawl, Shiftcon West.

I’m off on a trip this week, so I won’t be joining you to chat below (I have a lot of driving to do as I head off to meet up with my guild, several states away) — but I’ll check in later tonight to say hello. Where traveling is concerned, it’s about the destination, not the journey, and driving is quite in the way of arriving. (Still, it’s better than flying.)

But while I’m on the road, here are some questions to discuss. Please talk amongst yourselves.

For most of WoW patch 11.1's run, the question on the minds of many World of Warcraft players has been: where do we go next?

This week Lore Watch takes a deep dive into the character of Faerin Lothar, based on the recent short story "Faith and Flame," as well as the release of patch 11.1.7, which sends us questing back into the Arathi Highlands.

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One of the most anticipated features of The War Within's upcoming patch 11.1.7 update is the addition of Lorewalking, which allows players to experience some of the most important and influential story arcs in the history of Azeroth in-game.

Sometimes answering Queue questions takes a lot of nuance, but sometimes it’s as simple as a yes or no question.

This is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us questions and we y/n.

This week on Masks, our new superhero team comes together to defeat a new threat: paralyzing hero worship as they meet famed Silver Age hero Perseus Pyrite.

Monday maintenance is yesterday's news: we've moved on to Tuesday maintenance in WoW.

It's another edition of Distractions from the Escalating Dumpster Fire That Is Our Time -- this time featuring a plethora of pretty piggies!