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Gaming News 2023

Sunday, September 24, 2023

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus events: World Quests.

The PvP Brawl Shadow-Pan Showdown will be available until Tuesday, September 26th.

Brewfest is going through October 6th.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Starcraft 2

Patch 5.0.12 is out.

Heroes of the Storm

Overwatch 2

New blog: Director's Take - Retrospective on Season 6 Hero Balance

Also, check out what's going on for the anniversary event.

Hearthstone

Patch 27.4 is out.

Diablo Immortal

New major update is live: Dark Rebirth.

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Sunday, September 17, 2023

General

GSMU E-mails were sent out this week. Please respond by September 30th.

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 37.1 is out this week.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus events: Pet Battles and Arena Skirmishes.

New blog: Battle For Azeroth: Tiragarde Sound Visitor's Guide.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 3

Season 29: Visions of Enmity is live.

Heroes of the Storm

The put out a hotfix PTR last week.

Diablo 2: Resurrected

Ladder Season 5 beings September 28th.

Hearthstone

New mini-set coming: Fall fo Ulduar.

Warcraft Rumble

Pre-Order is available. Launch date is still not announced.

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 37.0.1 is out this week.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus events: Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking.

The PvP Brawl: Comp Stomp is going through Tuesday, September 12th.

In time for Halloween: Haunted Azeroth: The Frightening and Bizarre.

Much too soon for Valentine's Day: The Six Best Romantic Picnic Spots.

With Fury Incarnate now live, the next major update, Guardians of the Dream, is under development.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Wrath Classic has a 50% exp buff going until further notice.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 4

New Patch coming September 12th.

Diablo 3

Patch 2.7.6 will go live September 12th.

There's a preview out for Seasons 29: Visions of Emnity. The season begins September 15th. This will be the final brand-new theme. From Season 30 onwards, pervious themes will be recycled "roughly every three months."

Diablo Immortal

There's an event coming up September 14th - September 25th. See the announcement for details.

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Plenty to read this week with the release of Update 37:

Also of note for VIPs: Free Daily Gold Hobbit Presents from September 8th through October 10th.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus events: Dragonflight Dungeons.

The PvP Brawl: Gravity Lapse is going through Tuesday, September 5th.

The Darkmoon Faire is going through Saturday, September 9th.

The Secrets of Azeroth event is now live.

Also going: the Kalimdor Cup.

New month, new Trading Post items.

Fury Incarnate will be live September 5th. Check out the patch notes.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 4

There's an XP and gold boost active through 10am PDT September 5th.

Diablo 3

Season 28 is ending September 10th.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Hearthstone

Patch 27.2.2 is out.

The new game mode, Twist is available.

Sunday, August 27, 2023

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus events: Battlegrounds.

The PvP Brawl: Arathi Blizzard is going through Tuesday, August 29th.

Classic Hardcore Realms are live.

Check out the WoW Classic 1.14.4 Patch Notes.

Coming with the Fury Incarnate Content Update: Dawn of the Infinite Dungeon Heroic Difficulty.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 4

Patch 1.1.3 will be out August 29th.

Season of Blood begins October 17th.

Overwatch 2

Check out the blog on the new Player Progression System that came with the recent update.

Diablo 3

There's been updates to the PTR. The PTR is available through August 29th.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Hearthstone

Coming August 31st is a new expansion: Caverns of Time. It will be Hearthstone's first direct-to-Wild expansion.

Starcraft 2

A hotfix came out this week.

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

The Farmer's Faire is going through September 7th

The new reward track season is going.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus events: Burning Crusade Timewalking.

The PvP Brawl: Deep Six is going through Tuesday, August 22nd.

Going now through August 28th: The Kalimdor Cup.

Check out announcement of an upcoming event: Unravel the Secrets of Azeroth.

The next update, Fury Incarnate, will be out September 5th. With it comes a new event, Dreamsurges, as well as heritage armor for Forsaken and Night Elves.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Overwatch 2

New Director's Take: Looking Beyond Overwatch 2: Invasion.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Hearthstone

Patch 27.2 is out.

Sunday, August 13, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

A warning to anyone with sturdy steel keys or with Steel-bound lootboxes: They're no longer going to be available when Update 37 goes live. The Lotro Team is advising to use them up before then. You can read the Announcement on the LotRO Forums, but there's not much more info to be had than that.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus events: World Quests.

The PvP Brawl: Packed House is going through Tuesday, August 15th.

With Classic Hardcore realms going live August 24th, check out these blogs:

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2: Invasion is going, and there's a new support hero named Illari.

Diablo 4

Patch 1.1.2 will be out August 15th.

A new short story is out: "Teeth of the Plague".

Diablo 3

The PTR for patch 2.7.6 is coming August 15th, but currently the link to the announcement doesn't work. When it does, I'll put one up.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Hearthstone

Patch 27.0.3 is out.

Sunday, August 06, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 36.2 is out.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus events: Arena Skirmishes.

The PvP Brawl: Classic Ashran is going through Tuesday, August 8th.

The Darkmoon Faire is going this week through Saturday, August 12th.

See what's offered in the Trading Post this month and the Class Sets coming to the Trading Post over the next few months.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Overwatch 2

There's a new Director's Take: Hero Balance Preview for Overwatch 2: Invasion.

Coming August 10th: Overwatch 2: Invasion.

Diablo 4

Patch 1.1.1 came out this week.

Starcraft 2

A hotfix came out this week.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Hearthstone

The expansion, Titans, is live.

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

The LotRo store is getting an update.

The servers will be down Wednesday, August 2nd to facilitate the store update.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus events: Legion Timewalking and Pet Battles.

The PvP Brawl: Southshore vs Tarren Mill is going through Tuesday, August 1st.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Overwatch 2

A new event is going through August 9th: Mischief and Magic.

Diablo 4

Patch 1.1.0c came out this week.

There was a campfire chat this week. Check it out.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Hearthstone

Patch 27.0 came out this week.

Coming with the Titans expansion: a rewards track refresh.

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

The Treasure Bugan Event is going.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Dragonflight Dungeons.

The PvP Brawl: Temple of Hotmogu is going through Tuesday, July 24th.

The Auction House Dance Party is going on today.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2 is going to be available on Steam starting August 10th.

Diablo 4

A new patch is out. Check out the patch notes.

Also out: A new short story called "Sanctum of Bone".

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Hearthstone

The next Expansion, Titans is coming August 1st. Check out some Pre-release activities.

Sunday, July 16, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 36.1 is out.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Battlegrounds.

The PvP Brawl: Cooking Impossible is going through Tuesday, July 18th.

With the Fractures in Time Update now live, the next update, Fury Incarnate, is under production.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Overwatch 2

A new blog is out: Director's Take - The Next Chapter in the Story

The Overwatch 2 Summer Games are going through July 24th.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Sunday, July 09, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

With Update 36.1, new items will go into Adventurer's and Traveller's lootboxes and up on the Figments of Splendour vendor.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Warlords of Draenor Timewalking.

The PvP Brawl: Warsong Scramble is going through Tuesday, July 11th.

Don't forget Fractures in Time, is coming this Tuesday. Check out the patch notes.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 4

Patch 1.04 is out.

Season 1 begins July 20th.

Hearthstone

Patch 26.6.2 is out.

Tuesday, July 04, 2023

Independence Day (USA)

Happy Independence Day to the USA!

Sunday, July 02, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 36.0.2 is out.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: World Quests.

The PvP Brawl: Shado-Pan Showdown is going through Tuesday, July 4th.

The Darkmoon Faire is going through Saturday, July 8th.

Now up: Trading Post Rewards for July.

With the next content update coming out July 11th, check out these blogs:

Coming to WoW Classic: Hardcore Realms.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 4

A new patch is out.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Hearthstone

The next expansion has been announced: The Lore of the Titans.

Patch 26.6 is out.

Sunday, June 25, 2023

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Arena Skirmishes.

The PvP Brawl: Deepwind Dunk is going through Tuesday, June 27th.

The Midsummer Fire Festival is goinng through July 5th.

The Fractures in Time content update will be out July 11th.

Aberrus LFR Wing 4 is now available.

For Wrath of the Lich King Classic, the Trial of the Crusader/Grand Crusader and Onyxia raids are open.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Overwatch 2

Updates are coming for competitive play.

Hearthstone

A new game mode is coming with patch 26.6: Twist.

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there! Show dad you care!

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Mists of Pandaria Timewalking.

The PvP Brawl: Comp Stomp is going through Tuesday, June 20th.

The Winds of Sanctuary exp buff will be available until July 11th to give 50% more exp for players still leveling up in Dragonflight.

For Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Call of the Crusade begins June 20th.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Hearthstone

Patch 26.4.3 is out.

Overwatch 2

A new Director's Take is out: Matching Up the Fun.

Blizzard's also announcing a new season: Invasion. Check out the reveal livestream on June 21st.

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 36.0.1 came out this week.

The Midsummer Festival is going through July 4th.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Pet Battles.

The PvP Brawl: Gravity Lapse is going through Tuesday, June 13th.

Raider Finder Wing 3 of Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible is now available.

Check out Blues News.

Check out This Week in WoW.

And of course check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 4

Diablo 4 is live this week. With it comes some stuff to check out:

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Overwatch 2

A new Director's Take is out: Balance Updates for Season Five.

Sunday, June 04, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 36:Gondor Renewed came out this week.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Battlegrounds.

The PvP Brawl: Arathi Blizzard is going through Tuesday, June 6th.

The Darkmoon Faire is going through Saturday, June 10th.

See what the Trading Post is offering for June, and what activities you can complete to get the tender and the parrot mount.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Hearthstone

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Monday, May 29, 2023

Memorial Day (USA)

Thank you to all who serve.

Sunday, May 28, 2023

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Cataclysm Timewalking.

The PvP Brawl: Deep Six is running through Tuesday, May 30th.

There's a promotional event going for Diablo 4 until June 14th. Every 30 minutes a treasure goblin spawns. Killing it gives you a chance at many items, including a 36-slot bag and Tyreal's Charger. Check out the announcement for more info.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Hearthstone

New mini-set coming May 31st: Audiopocalypse.

Diablo 4

With Diablo 4 launching soon, Blizzard put out a blog to tell you what they think you need to know.

Monday, May 22, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Legendary item max level is going up from 485 to 490 tomorrow. Check out the events calendar for a list of upcoming events.

Sunday, May 21, 2023

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: World Quests.

The PvP Brawl: Packed House is running through Tuesday, May 23rd.

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Overwatch 2

A new Director's Take is out: Reflecting on the Future of Overwatch 2.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Hearthstone

Patch 26.2.2 is out.

Sunday, May 14, 2023

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to the mothers of the Valar Guild!

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 35.1.3 came out this week.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Arena Skirmishes.

The PvP Brawl: Classic Ashran is running through Tuesday, May 16th.

Dragonflight Season 2 has started.

The newest raid, Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible is fully open in Normal, Heroic, and Mythic, and Wing 1 available in Raid Finder.

Check out a couple of blogs here for things coming in the next update:

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Overwatch 2

A new event is going through May 22: Starwatch: Galactic Rescue.

Also check out this blog on creating the new event.

Diablo 4

A new blog is out talking about post-launch expectations you can have.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Warcraft 3: Reforged

Patch 1.36 is out.

Hearthstone

Patch 26.2 is out.

Sunday, May 07, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 35.1.2 came out this week.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Dragonflight Dungeons.

The Darkmoon Faire runs through Saturday, May 13th.

The PvP Brawl: Southshore vs. Tarren Mill is running through Tuesday, May 9th.

Turbulent Timeways: Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking is going.

Embers of Neltharion is live. Check out the update notes and also this blog on all the fun stuff to collect.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 4

A Dev Livestream is coming May 10th.

Diablo 2 Resurrected

Ladder Season 4 has begun.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Hearthstone

Battlegrounds Season 4 starts May 9th.

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 35.1.1 came out this week.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Battlegrounds.

Turbulent Timeways: Burning Crusade Timewalking is going.

See what's available at the Trading Post in May.

Check out these blogs for the coming content update:

Check out This Week in WoW.

Check out Blues News.

Diablo 4

A new blog is out, showing, among other things, minimum, moderate, and high-end spec requirements. Check it out.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Sunday, April 23, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 35.1 came out this week.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Pet Battles.

The PvP Brawl: Cooking Impossible is going until Tuesday, April 25th.

Turbulent Timeways: Legion Timewalking is going.

Cross-faction guilds are coming, but only for opposite-faction characters on the same realm as the guild and still can only play together in instances.

A preview and raid unlocking schedule is available for Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.

Dragonflight Season 2 begins May 9th.

Check out Blues News.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 4

They're going to conduct a server slam May 12 - 14.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Sunday, April 16, 2023

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: World Quests.

The PvP Brawl: Warsong Scramble is going until Tuesday, April 18th.

Turbulent Timeways: Warlords of Draenor Timewalking is going.

There a new zone preview on Zaralek Cavern coming with the Embers of Neltharion update.

Also take a look at Blues News and This Week in WoW.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 4

Check out the changes to Diablo 4 that were made based on feedback and data from the open beta.

Hearthstone

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Sunday, April 09, 2023

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 35.0.1 is out this week.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Arena Skirmishes.

The PvP Brawl: Shado-Pan Showdown is going until Tuesday, April 11th.

Turbulent Timeways: Mists of Pandaria Timewalking is going.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 4

Hearthstone

Patch 26.0 is out.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Overwatch

A hero coming April 11th: Lifeweaver.

Also check out the Director's Take on Season 4 and what's coming.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

New Server Space

In the aftermath of Alatar's passing, Pallando has graciously provided server space for us. We are currently working on getting things in order again. Thanks for bearing with us.

Sunday, March 05, 2023

Namarië Alatar

Alatar, who has provided our web space for many years, has passed. He will be missed. Namarië, mellon.

Sunday, February 26, 2023

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Arena Skirmishes.

The PvP Brawl: Packed House is going until Tuesday, February 28th.

Blizzard wants to remind you that the Trading Post will be changing its offerings on March 1st, so make sure if you want something from February's offering you get it soon.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Sunday, February 19, 2023

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Burning Crusade Timewalking.

The PvP Brawl: Classic Ashran is going until Tuesday, February 21st.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 3

There is a Season 28 Preview posted. Season 28: Rites of Sanctuary begings February 24th.

Hearthstone

Patch 25.4 is out.

Diablo 4

There's going to be an open beta in March. See how to be involved.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 34.2.1 is out this week.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Dragonflight dungeons.

The PvP Brawl: Southshore vs. Tarren Mill is going until Tuesday, February 14th.

The Love Is In The Air event is going through February 20th.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Overwatch 2

Check out the new blog: Director's Take: Keeping True To Our Heroes is out.

Hearthstone

There's some updates coming for Merceneries mode in batch 25.4.

The next mini-set, Return to Naxxramas launches February 14th.

Diablo 2: Resurrected

Ladder Season 3 will be starting February 16th.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

More server merges are coming February 22nd for servers in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

Sunday, February 05, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 34.2 is out this week.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Battlegrounds.

The PvP Brawl: Temple of Hotmogu is going until Tuesday, February 7th.

The Trading Post is open. Check it out if you're in need of things to do.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Starcraft 2

Patch 5.0.11 came out.

Hearthstone

Patch 25.2.2 is out.

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

New Developer Diaries are up for changes coming to the Captain and Warden.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: Legion Timewalking.

The PvP Brawl: Cooking Impossible is going until Tuesday, January 31st.

The Lunar Festival is running through February 7th.

Patch 10.0.5 is out There's also been some updates to the patch notes.

The Trading Post will be open February 1st.

Patch 10.0.7 is also under development.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Diablo 3

Patch 2.7.5 is on the PTR.

Overwatch 2

A new developer update is out.

Hearthstone

Patch 25.2.2 is out.

Diablo Immortal

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Sunday, January 22, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Don't miss what's coming in 2023 with this letter from Lead Systems Designer Orion.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus event: World Quests.

The PvP Brawl: Warsong Scramble is going until Tuesday, January 24th.

Check out the 10.0.5 Patch Notes

Vault of the Incarnates Raid Finder Wing 3 opened this week.

Ulduar is open in WoW Classic.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Overwatch 2

Hearthstone

Patch 25.2 is out.

Warcraft 3: Reforged

Patch 1.35.0 came out this week.

Diablo Immortal

See the answers to the January 19th Q&A.

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Lord of the Rings Online

Update 34.1.2 came out this week.

World of Warcraft

This week's bonus events: Pet Battles and Arena Skirmishes.

The PvP Brawl: Shado-Pan Showdown is going until Tuesday, January 17th.

Patch 10.0.5 is coming January 24th.

With the launch of the Trading Post in 10.0.5, players with the Dragonflight expansion will be getting some bonus Trader's Tender, the new currency for said trading post.

Ulduar will be opening in WoW Classic on January 19th.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Hearthstone

Battlegrounds Season 3 will be starting January 17th.

Diablo Immortal

A new event is going: Tong-Shi's Renewal.

Check out the latest bug fixes.

Sunday, January 08, 2023

World of Warcraft

Vault of the Incarnates LFR wing 2 is open.

This week's bonus event: Warlords of Draenor Timewalking.

The PvP Brawl: Deepwind Dunk is going until Tuesday, January 10th.

Check out this week's hotfixes.

Overwatch 2

There's a new game mode available through January 19th: Battle for Olympus.

Sunday, January 01, 2023

New Year's Day!

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2023!

World of Warcraft

Don't miss the fireworks in game if you can't see them in the real world!

This week's bonus event: Dragonflight Dungeons.

The PvP Brawl: Comp Stomp is going until Tuesday, January 3rd.

Diablo 3

The Darkening of Tristram event is starting January 3rd!

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