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Watching Blizzard: Fun in the sun

Maybe your Memorial Day weekend is about getting outdoors for some summer fun. Or maybe, like me, your Memorial Day weekend is about staying indoors where it is pleasantly cool and I am highly unlikel...

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Watching Blizzard: Rose-tinted glasses

Another day has come and gone, which means it's time to look back on the past 24 hours with deep nostalgia.

Okay, maybe not deep nostalgia. But there has to be a little nostalgia a...

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Watching Blizzard: How many tries is that now?

As you may know, we got some news about Artifact appearances today, and it has reminded me that I still do not have the Mage Tower challenge appearance. So here I am, back at the Mage Tower, repeating...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Episode 172

Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can 2018-05-23 21:54:51 +0000 UTC View Post

The story of Wayland Blood, Warlock of the Forsaken

By Matthew Rossi

This character profile has been written for Wayland Blood, one of our supporters. If you enjoy it, you can 2018-05-23 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: It’s new (or updated) content o’clock

It seems like the whole Blizzard lineup got game updates today. Well. Almost the whole Blizzard lineup, because both StarCraft and Diablo were skipped over. (With apolo...

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Watching Blizzard: Farewell weekend, hello weekday

Alas, the weekend is gone again. But that does mean we’re back here, talking about video games, which is basically my favorite thing to do. And since you’re here, it must be your favorite thing, t...

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Lore Watch Episode 75: State of the Naaru and fate of the Mag’har

This week our Lore Watchers Anne, Matt, and Joe throw themselves into a lengthy discussion about Xe’ra’s origins, her fate in Legion, and the state of the Naaru in general. Later on in the show, t...

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Watching Blizzard: Welcome to the weekend

We’ve managed to make it to yet another weekend, so congratulations, everyone. We’ve tanked (or damaged or healed) our way through another week without needing a rez. (Uh, I may need a rez. Maybe....

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Watching Blizzard: So I was wrong…

I've been chittering excitedly about this week would be the Shanghai Dragons' first win... but I was wrong. Our beloved underdogs had no idea what to do with the Fuel's Brigitte comp and it doomed the...

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The events of the Broken Shore don’t work as a pretense for war

By Ted Atchley

In an interview with PC Gamer, production director John Hight 2018-05-17 16:14:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: I’m in a hurry here

Okay people, I want to wrap up this post fast so I can focus all of my attention on this Overwatch League match between Dallas and Shanghai. (Go Dragons!)

So let's jump straight to today's news.

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Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Episode 171

Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can 2018-05-16 21:57:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: I must have misheard you…

I’m sorry, but I thought you said that mount cost five million gold. Oh. Oh! It does cost ...

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Watching Blizzard: You know what time it is

No, it is in fact not high noon (well, depending on when you read this). But 2018-05-15 00:39:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: Finally, a weekend

It’s the weekend, which I am totally ready for. I’ve got my drinks, I’ve got my snacks, and now it’s time for some WoW.

What? Is there something else you lot do on the week...

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The story of Zelia, Paladin of the Horde

By Matthew Rossi

This character profile has been written for Zelia, one of our supporters. If you enjoy it, you can 2018-05-11 15:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: We aren’t bored, but…

Okay, we’re kind of bored. It’s been a kind of quiet week on the Blizzard Watching front. Sure, we learned we’re getting View Post

Watching Blizzard: All the good doggos

Here at Blizzard Watch, we are all fans of good doggos. (Except for Matticus, who detests all things cute... and once had an unfortunate encounter with a not so good doggo, so please don't antagonize ...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Episode 170

Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can 2018-05-09 22:07:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: But is that really where the fun is?

Another day has come and gone (way gone at this point), which means it’s time for another roundup. Don’t you love roundups? I love roundups. So let’s get to the roundup part of this rou...

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Watching Blizzard: The healing anxiety game

It’s the day before the weekly reset in WoW (or at least when I started writing this), which means I’ve been running some Mythic+. And I have to say, Grievous is the worst affix and ...

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Lore Watch Episode 74: Tyrael, the Lich King, Dragon Aspects, and more

This week our Lore Watchers Anne, Matt, and Joe dip into the mailbag to answer your questions! The nature of Tyrael in Diablo 3 leads into a lengthy discussion of all things Diablo, while a couple of ...

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Watching Blizzard: We will be tallying style points

Everyone has a favorite transmog, and this is mine. Except that those stylish sunglasses are a temporary buff, as are all stylish sunglasses. Sigh. I will never again be so stylish. But forever will I...

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The story of Ceteacie Rogue of the Alliance

By Matthew Rossi

This character profile has been written for Ceteacie, one of our supporters. If you enjoy it, you can 2018-05-04 15:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: Do you really need healing? Are you sure?

Welcome back, my fellow Blizzard Watchers. (Do we have a collective noun? I mean, there's Quevian, but does that cover all of us?)

Anyway...

I spent yesterday evening in battlegrounds...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Episode 169

Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can 2018-05-02 21:56:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: How is it only Tuesday?

It's been a roller coaster of a week and somehow it's only Tuesday. I don't know how that happened, but I assume it's because time is mysterious and inexplicable. There's no way to understand how or w...

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Watching Blizzard: The attack of an all-new week

Another week is upon us and that means it's once again time for us to round up the latest news from the Blizzard universe. So what happened on this fine Monday? (Or not so fine Monday, depending on yo...

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Watching Blizzard: Happy weekend!

Or, depending on your time zone, happy almost weekend. Either way, I hope you’re having a good day/night/morning or whatever time frame you happen to be existing in presently.

Now let’s...

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