Blizzard announces World of Warcraft’s next 3 expansions: ‘We ain’t screwin’ around,’ declares Chris Metzen

Chris Metzen made a full-throated return to the World of Warcraft spotlight today, commanding the BlizzCon 2023 stage to announce not just one World of Warcraft expansion, but three expansions that will make up the “Worldsoul Saga.” The next three World of Warcraft expansions, as revealed by Metzen, will be: The War Within: “You will…

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Hearthstone is adding new ‘Catch Up’ packs containing up to 50 cards, Battlegrounds to get a ‘Duos’ mode early next year

Reno Jackson (center right), continues his association with ‘Highlander’ or no duplicate decks in the Showdown in the Badlands expansion. (Image credit: Blizzard) Ahead of next year’s 10th anniversary for Hearthstone, senior game designer Cora Georgiou took to the stage at BlizzCon today to reveal what’s coming next for both the standard game mode and…

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Diablo 4’s first expansion is a Diablo 2 throwback coming ‘late 2024’ and featuring ‘a brand new class never seen before in the Diablo universe’

At BlizzCon 2023, the Diablo 4 team took to the stage to announce Vessel of Hatred, the live service action RPG’s first expansion. Vessel of Hatred’s announcement was accompanied by a pre-rendered trailer previewing a new take on Diablo 2’s jungles of Torajan and narrated by legacy baddie, Mephisto. There’s not a ton to go…

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John Romero and John Carmack are still buds and they’re going to prove it by teaming up for a livestream celebrating Doom’s 30th anniversary

December 10 will be the 30th anniversary of the groundbreaking FPS Doom, and to mark the big day two of the driving forces behind the game, John Carmack and John Romero, will be taking part in a livestreamed discussion moderated by videogame historian David Craddock about one of the most influential videogames of all time….

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Phil Spencer shows up at BlizzCon to address his new subjects

Microsoft Gaming head Phil Spencer popped onto the stage during today’s BlizzCon 2023 Opening Ceremony to greet the fans of his latest conquest. After clearing considerable regulatory resistance, Microsoft closed its landmark acquisition of Activision Blizzard last month.  Spencer’s appearance starts near the beginning of the show, at about an hour and a half into…

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Metal Gear Solid 5’s Quiet actress reflects on ‘very revealing costume’: ‘I understand the perspective of people not as happy with how she was portrayed’

Eight years after Metal Gear Solid 5, the actor behind bikini-clad sniper assassin Quiet has spoken about the role and working with Kojima in a new interview with IGN. Actor Stefanie Joosten called making Metal Gear Solid 5 “an absolutely wonderful experience,” but also reflected on “the perspective of the people that are not as…

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