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WoW’s 20th anniversary and our 500th podcast! Oct 25, 2024

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Almost 10 years ago we rolled out episode 1 of the Blizzard Watch podcast when we launched the site and here we are now with our 500th recording. Kids these days, they grow up so fast. What? I'm not crying, you're crying!

Join us as we discuss, shocker, the latest news from the Blizzard universe and beyond including the cost to collect all of WoW’s 20th anniversary cosmetics, Hearthstone’s flip flopping quest design, Diablo 4’s Meat or Treat Halloween event, and our giddy anticipation for next week’s launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

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The high price of in-game cosmetics Oct 18, 2024

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Matt, Joe, and Liz discuss their further adventures in D4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion, the strange rollout of Cataclysm Classic Phase 3, Hearthstone’s new spaceship-themed expansion, overpriced WoW-themed cosmetics in Diablo 4, and Sunderfolk, the upcoming couch co-op tactical RPG by ex-Blizzard boss, Mike Morhaime.

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Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred’s rocky roll out Oct 11, 2024

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Join us with special guest Liz Patt as we discuss this week’s launch of Diablo 4’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. We cover its delayed start, what’s new in Season 6, the new mercenary companions, new runewords, and the new Spiritborn class.

We also talk about WoW’s upcoming 20th anniversary event, the Starcraft franchise coming to Xbox, and question why Dragon Age: The Veilguard won’t utilize the Dragon Age Keep system bringing your choices from the previous three titles of the franchise into this one. I mean, how do they expect us to continue our ill-fated romance with the elven god of betrayal now? Because I’m sure that will end well…

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Why we’re excited for the Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion Oct 04, 2024

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Join us with special guest Cory Taylor as we discuss the uncertain future of Warcraft Rumble, our love of October’s WoW Trading Post transmog options, and what we are looking forward to with next week’s Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion.

Plus, the most important question of the week: Who would be the best and worst Warcraft character to give voice directions for driving? My vote is a holographic Khadgar head in a bubble. Who’s with me!?

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A chat with Jason Schreier about his new book on the history of Blizzard Entertainment Oct 01, 2024

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Join us for this special edition of the Blizzard Watch Podcast as we sit down with investigative journalist Jason Schreier to talk about his upcoming book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.

Covering the 33-year history of Blizzard, we discuss the truth behind many of the scandals that rocked company, the real influence Activision had on game development, and are left questioning what we thought we knew about the studio’s evolving culture, creative vision, and internal struggles to make games for gamers and not just shareholders.

Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment will be available on October 8th.

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The unrecoverable mess of the WoW guild bank bug Sep 27, 2024

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Join us as we discuss how missing items in guild banks may or may not get restored, the rollout of WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery Phase 5 with new content, the introduction of LFR Raid Wing 3 in The War Within, and the continuing saga of the Race to World First.

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The Nerub-ar Palace Race to World First has begun Sep 20, 2024

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Join us as we discuss the latest Race to World First news (as of the recording on Tuesday), if/when Blizzard will announce Mists of Pandaria Classic servers, the agony and the ecstasy of Delves, the bittersweet upcoming season of Arcane Season 2, and why we are convinced that the black blood of earth in WoW is cranberry flavored. Plan ahead for your Thanksgiving spread now.

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Season 1 crash lands into The War Within Sep 13, 2024

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Join us as we discuss the content rolling out with the launch of Season 1 in The War Within, what we know about patch 11.0.5 and it’s connection to the 20th anniversary of WoW, the new Hearthstone mini-set which takes puns to a whole new level, and how the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro looks shiny, but the price tag…in this economy??

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What we love about The War Within Sep 06, 2024

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Join us as we discuss the best new features in The War Within. From Delves improving on the promise of Torghast to better choices for players completing weekly quests to… uh, bees? I don’t know. I just work here, ma’am. Also how Diablo 4 tried not to be Diablo 3 but now is slowly morphing into it confirming our belief that we all turn into our parents eventually. And, honestly, nothing in the game could be more terrifying than that revelation.

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Was Blizzard right to nerf experience with the War Within launch? Aug 30, 2024

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Join us as we discuss Blizzard’s move to slow down leveling in The War Within, how much we are enjoying the new underground zones, more details about Diablo 4’s upcoming Mercenaries system, and our favorite titles coming out of Gamescom including the aptly titled, Date Everything. I believe Matt speaks for us all when he said, “I want so bad to date Cyclops as a toaster.”

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