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Watching Blizzard: We've made it to the end of another week

Happy Friday, everyone! I really want to go play video games and I bet you do too, so let's run through the gaming news and then get to the actual gaming. And it seems like there should be some kind o...

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Watching Blizzard: Apparently none of us are crafting these days

The response to our latest Breakfast Topic about crafting professions was overwhelming: apparentl...

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Watching Blizzard: Goooooooo Dragons!

Overwatch League is back, complete with my underdog darlings the Shanghai Dragons. It shouldn't surprise anyone that they lost to the Dallas Fuel 3-1. But I'll keep rooting for the Dragons. They have ...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Episode 159

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 2018-02-21 22:46:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: There aren’t enough puppies in esports

It's not really a surprise that I'm still super hyped about the Overwatch Puppy Rumble. I think this should become a staple of Overwatch League, with exciting ranked matchups between each sta...

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Watching Blizzard: They're all good dogs

I was really not prepared for the majesty of today's Overwatch Puppy Rumble. While Alex is cringing at the fact that our work vocabulary now includes the word "doggo" and Matticus continues t...

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Watching Blizzard: It's still Ulduar o'clock

Ulduar Timewalking is coming to a close next week, so hopefully you’re making the time to squash an Old God this weekend. If not, you probably should, because they’re a real health hazard. Really,...

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Watching Blizzard: Are we all still leveling?

How’s leveling those new Allied Races going? Today a hotfix has either hindered or helped your efforts, depending on how you were doing dungeon runs. Here’s the story… and everything else that h...

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Watching Blizzard: Already ready for the weekend

The week is half-way over, people! We're on the downhill slope to the weekend, and that means games. (Or at least relaxing in the peaceful Jade Forest. It is peaceful, right? I'm not misremembering th...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Episode 158

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 2018-02-14 22:32:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: Tuesdays with Yogg

Happy Ulduar Timewalking week, everyone! I'm writing this as fast as I can so I can descend into the madness of fighting Yogg-Saron. That's what Tuesdays are for, right? I mean, "Tuesdays with Yogg" h...

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Watching Blizzard: We're all sane today

It's Monday, which means we're about to say goodbye to the World Quest bonus event in WoW. It was fun while it lasted. (Okay, really it wasn't fun at all, but I appreciate the rep gains.) Tom...

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Lore Watch Episode 68: Allied Races - Why do Elves have so many issues?

This week our Lore Watchers Anne, Matt, and Joe dive into the mailbag to answer a few reader emails. Some time is spent on the fascinating subject of what happens to planets when world souls are born,...

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Watching Blizzard: We're ready for the weekend... or are we?

And the weekend means everyone should be finishing up their reputation farming while the W...

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Watching Blizzard: It's Overwatch o'clock

No, I'm mistaken: it's always Overwatch o'clock. Not only are we heading to the end of Stage 1 in Overw...

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Why the joy of wanton slaughter works for Diablo

By Matthew Rossi

Why do I love Diablo 3 and keep coming back to it? Why did I decide with le...

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Watching Blizzard: So, did anything happen today?

No, anything didn't happen. Everything happened, because Battle for Azeroth alpha testing has begun. Let's take a look at what we know.

The alpha is here!

    ...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Episode 157

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 2018-02-07 22:43:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: Everybody’s out farming

Oh yes. This week is a magical confluence of events that make it the time to farm reputation in WoW. The 2018-02-07 02:51:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: We brought the balloons

We celebrated our third birthday as a site this weekend, and that seems like as good a time as any to reminisce, right? But even if you disagree, you’re stuck here… at least until you decide to mo...

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Watching Blizzard: Does this feel like deja vu to you?

Didn’t we just have this conversation? Are you sure? Hm, well, if you say so, I guess we’ll go through the day’s happenings like always.

We hope you like farming, cuz ’tis the season...

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Watching Blizzard: It’s almost our birthday!

It’s true! It’s nearly been three years since Blizzard Watch was born. AOL shut us down and with your help 2018-02-02 01:52:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: No naps for you

Hey! You there! Wake up! After the craziness (and bugginess) of yesterday's pre-order hype and Allied Race rollout, today's been pretty quiet. (Well, as quiet as it can be to the sound of Blizzard's b...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Episode 156

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 2018-01-31 22:45:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Watching Blizzard: Who's ready for Battle for Azeroth?

Hopefully you are, because Battle for Azeroth pre-orders have arrived to plenty of excitement (and mo...

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WoW is the work of many storytellers, and that's what makes it great

By Matthew Rossi

Recently, I saw a person talking about World of Warcraft and Blizzard’s storytelling who was not particularly complimentary. And they had some merit to thei...

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Watching Blizzard: Out with the old news, in with the new news

Let’s dive straight into this new week with some new news. (New news? Is that even a thing? We’ll call it a thing.)

Don’t forget!

Lore Watch Episode 67: Secrets of the Shadowlands

This week our Lore Watchers Anne, Matt, and Joe dive into the mailbag to answer a few reader emails. Along the way, discussion is had about the mysterious Ethereal known as Locus-Walker, and a lengthy...

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Watching Blizzard: And also Friday is newsday

The news just can't catch a break this week. Last night, after writing this very roundup, a beta client for Battle for Azeroth hit the official Blizzard servers and the datamining began. Ther...

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Watching Blizzard: And Thursday is newsday, too

Here at Team Blizzard Watch, we’ve been waiting one day, just one day of the week where we can kick back and take a nice afternoon nap. (Who doesn’t love naps? Everybody loves naps!) Sometimes tha...

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