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Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Getting ready to explore Undermine in patch 11.1

Avowed is the new hotness, so a lot of our preshow this week revolves around the mushroom-headed Godlike. Joe hasn't been playing it yet because he has a passion for painting minis, w...

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Lore Watch Podcast: Suffer well: the lore of Death Knights in World of Warcraft

Death Knights, one of the most iconic, lore-heavy classes added to World of Warcraft, are the core topic of this week's Lore Watch, this time with a focus on what dead means, really. Join ...

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Blizzard Watch Weekly: When it rains...

I'm not sure I've said that a week was "chill" at any point in recent memory -- I know better than to poke the ghost that haunts this website by now -- but this week seemed particularly, somewhat u...

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Tavern Watch Podcast: D&D's messy release schedule continues into 2025

This month on Tavern Watch, we discuss the messy release of D&D's 2024 edition, which was staggered out into 2025... and seems to have lost some hype in the process. But Wizards o...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: Overwatch 2's season 15 parties like it's 2019

The news that Marvel Rivals was seeing layoffs despite being a runaway success by almost any metric was a hot topic for the crew during the preshow. Games that released somewhat less ...

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Lore Watch Podcast: Alliance vs Horde: can we just get along?

In this week's Lore Watch Matt and Joe discuss the conflict between Alliance and Horde -- and more importantly, the lack of conflict some characters may feel when they're just out there adventuring...

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Blizzard Watch Weekly: Discount Chocolate Day

Valentine's Day was never really my favorite holiday. I can be romantic, but I'm one of those people who feels more cherished and loved when someone, say, folds my laundry rather than buying me som...

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Tavern Watch Plays Murder on the Eberron Express 3: To (maybe) catch a killer

The Eberron Express is about to pull into the station, and when it does Egan Bakker's killer could vanish forever. Can the passengers solve the mystery before time runs out... and do they even want...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast: Player Housing in WoW has no rules! (But our Neighborhood might).

We hope you like animals, because not only are we excited about the cute animal content we've been adding to the site, but we extended that theme into the podcast pre-show. But come on, have you se...

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Blizzard Watch Weekly: It's a beautiful day in the Neighborhood

This week around the office was mostly dominated by the World of Warcraft team giving us a teeny tidbit of news about Player Housing. I cannot express just how feral I already am for ...

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Tavern Watch Plays Murder on the Eberron Express 2: The murderer among us

Someone on this train killed Egan Bakker, and the passengers of the Eberron Express are determined to track them down... but is the killer right in front of them? We'll see how the party fares one ...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast: Blizzard Watch is 10 years old!

During the preshow this week, Joe debated starting a modded Minecraft server, while Phil Ulrich talked about his experience with the (woefully underrated) indie game 1000xRESIST. They also gave a f...

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Lore Watch Podcast: Why World of Warcraft's Odyn is both a Titan and a titanic jerk

Hi Patrons!

This week's Lore Watch Podcast is a Q & A, but sometimes those questions can give us a chance to go off on a topic we love to discuss. For instance, why Odyn in World of Warcr...

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Tavern Watch Plays Murder on the Eberron Express 1: It's going to get him killed one day

Famed artificer Egan Bakker has invented a new weapon, and it's going to get him killed one day. As Bakker boards the luxurious Eberron Express, an unusual group or passengers joins him on the thre...

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Blizzard Watch Weekly: Year of the Snake

It's Lunar New Year, so everything is snake-themed, even the hairstyles.

Here’s what happened this week, what’s happening next week, and more stuff.

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Blizzard Watch Podcast: Respect Your Elders (it's Lunar Festival time)

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In the preshow the crew, with special recurring guest star Liz Patt, discussed their schedules -- specifically, how games these days don't seem to always fit in neatly anymore, an...

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Lore Watch Podcast: Everyone is dead!

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Here is your ad-free access to the latest episode of Lore Watch.

This week Matt and Joe discussed how history seems to keep repeating itself in Diablo's Sanctuary. In...

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Tavern Watch Plays Starfinder 2: The great planetary escape!

Hello supporters!

I hope you enjoyed our first game of Starfinder 2e last week, because we're coming at you with part 2!

Our crew of seasoned spacefarers made it safely to the planet su...

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Blizzard Watch Weekly: What week?

This whole week has been a total mess. I feel like I’ve aged three years, but really I just need to drink a ton more water. The kids are finally back at school after our second snowpocalypse of t...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast: The Gen X of Diablos

Join us with special guest and resident Diablian Liz Patt as we discuss the new Season of Witchcraft arriving in Diablo 4, now that we’ve had a bit of a chance to get our hands on it — though a...

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Lore Watch Podcast: The lore and history of the Undermine

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Here is your ad-free access to the latest episode of Lore Watch.

In preparation for the upcoming WoW patch 11.1 featuring the goblin capital The Undermine, we dive in...

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Blizzard Watch Weekly: Arrrr!

This week everyone is saying Arrrr so I'm out here reminding you that Arrrr.

It's Friday (thank Yogg) so this is our roundup of what happened this week, what's going to happen next week, and ...

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Blizzard Watch Podcast Uncut: What’s new in the returned Plunderstorm event?

Hello supporters! Access to the latest uncut and ad-free Blizzard Watch podcast with the exclusive bonus pre-show content is now available on our Patreon.

Join us as we look into the improvem...

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Tavern Watch Plays Starfinder 1: Does anybody know how to fly this thing? Maybe.

Hello supporters!

We just wrapped up our game of Sentai & Sensibility, and now we have another adventure in store as we shift into outer space adventure with a game of Starfinder 2e!

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Lore Watch Podcast: Could Elune and Xal’atath be linked?

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Here is your ad-free access to the latest episode of Lore Watch.

Join us as speculate on a possible connection between Elune and Xal’atath as well as Elune's dual n...

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Blizzard Watch Weekly: Actual Blizzard Watch

Okay, everyone, it’s happening. I am currently watching a Blizzard. It doesn’t get much better than this, especially since now that I got to play outside for a while, I can be inside and warm a...

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Tavern Watch Plays Sentai & Sensibility 3: You can't miss the social event of the winter season!

Hello supporters!

It's time for the last episode of our game of Sentai & Sensibility! But while this series has to an end, we have a new game starting next week. Now, enjoy the show.

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Blizzard Watch Podcast (uncut): I will do anything for this bee

Hello Patreon supporters!

Early access to the latest uncut Blizzard Watch podcast with exclusive bonus pre-show content is now available.

Join Joe, Liz, and special guest Phil Ulrich as...

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Sorry, no Lore Watch podcast this week

Sorry everyone, but there will be no Lore Watch podcast this week. However, there will be new episodes of the Blizzard Watch and Tavern Watch podcasts this week as usual. I hope you enjoy this week...

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Blizzard Watch Weekly: New Year, Same Ol Us

I am resolutely getting back into the swing of things, which includes actually reading all the stuff we publish every week, apparently? Seems a little rude to expect of me, but here we go, once mor...

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