Blizzard Watch Podcast

Join us as we discuss Diablo 4 coming to the Xbox Game Pass soon, the Nintendo Direct event this week, the launch of the latest ARPG competitor to Diablo, Last Epoch, and what we’ve learned about Blizzard’s ill-fated untitled survival game.

Join us as we discuss the new “no trading/no auction house” mechanic coming to WoW Classic Hardcore, Hearthstone’s 10th anniversary along with its just announced Whizbang’s Workshop expansion, and why all the race/class restrictions should be lifted from WoW.

Join us as we discuss Blizzard’s efforts to maintain the secrets of WoW patch 10.2.6 by not hosting it on the PTR, why we approve Diablo 4’s delay in its new gauntlet and leaderboard feature, the new dragon riding mount armor in WoW’s current seasonal content, and why we love our transmog a little too much.

Join us as we discuss the devastating layoffs that hit Blizzard while Activision leadership exits with mind boggling payouts.

Join us as we discuss the new features that have rolled out in Diablo 4 with the launch of Season 3 including the revamped respec system and the new robot companion.

Join us as we discuss the charm and challenges of implementing a Bioware/Baldur’s Gate romanceable companion feature to WoW (and how Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO pulled it off.) We also cover Diablo 4’s upcoming Season 3 that grants you a robot companion, if WoW’s patch 10.2.5 Gilneas storyline redeems Genn Greymane’s cowardice during the Third War, and which Warcraft character would be which superhero in a Warcraft/DC/Marvel mashup.

Join us as we discuss the insane announcement that WoW players can vote on tier set bonuses and appearances for Dragonflight Season 4, the launch of the last Wrath Classic phase, Diablo 3 Season 30 mixing the three previous season themes together, and the winding down of Hearthstone’s Duels mode.

Join us as we discuss all the features coming to WoW with patch 10.2.5 including new AI-party dungeon running, the new Azerothian Archives public event, an epilogue to the Dragonflight storyline, and a quest line to reclaim Gilneas.

Join us as we discuss all the winter holiday events coming to an end for Blizzard titles, our frustration with the WoW January Trading Post transmog reward, how WoW should let us put our pets in a cosmetic backpack, and how the curse of flesh would affect inanimate objects in game.

Join us as we discuss the newly released 2024 content roadmaps for WoW and WoW Classic from Blizzard.