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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 1h
Oh look, it's another world-ending threat and more #Warcraft lore discussions in this week's Lore Watch Podcast, which is now live for the listening!
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Lore Watch Podcast: World-ending threats in Azeroth and making great villains
Do you remember back in vanilla WoW, when we were tasked with things like bringing a guard his lunch, or trying to find some guy's wife who was taking a wh
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 4h
The A Dark Recipe Hearthstone Tavern Brawl is live now, and it's another retro throwback. We have some tips for navigating the decade-old meta.
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How to win the A Dark Recipe Hearthstone Tavern Brawl
We have another super old Tavern Brawl returning in Hearthstone this week: A Dark Recipe gives players pre-made decks that summon the power of the Old Gods
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 8h
It's Wednesday, so we were supposed to get a new Hearthstone Tavern Brawl. However, it's been turned off with no ETA for return due to a bug. You can choose a class, but when you queue, you just get kicked back to the select screen.
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🔥 36.6 - Highlights & Known Issues
Greetings, friends! Patch 36.6 is here! As a reminder, this will be our Highlights and Known Issues thread for the whole Escape from Violet Hold cycle. Please find below some of the issues we’re…
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 8h
On Wednesdays, we wear pink.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 30/09/2026
Starting soon! Join us LIVE for the Blizzard Watch Podcast on Twitch!
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 29/09/2026
If you can't remember the rhyme, thirty days hath September, so you have one less day to finish your Trading Post and buy up your bug-eyed lizard mount (no literally, one of its eyes is bugged). October starts Thursday!
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Seek out stylish transmogs in September at the WoW Trading Post
World of Warcraft's newest round of Trading Post rewards in September are styled to celebrate all of the friends we've made along the way, heralding BlizzC
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 29/09/2026
Patch 12.1.5 is coming on October 13! We finally get to change some of the snake-themed content to, let me check my notes here, uh... bugs. So. That's. that's a, a new thing. *sigh*
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World of Warcraft: Midnight patch 12.1.5 will release on October 13, 2026!
Like a snake, or maybe like a raid full of snakes, time slithers ever-forward -- and with the march of time, comes a new patch for World of Warcraft. No so
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 29/09/2026
For the true #WorldofWarcraft beta experience, something has to go terribly, hilariously wrong, to the point that we're still talking about the beta version of the Fel Reaver 20 years later. Yeah. 20 years later. This and more on this week's Blizzard Watch Podcast, now live.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 29/09/2026
hey guys, maintenance this week is a short one hour for all eras of WoW, but I didn't get around to posting this until half past because I was playing Heroes of the Storm. Sorry!
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It's another short maintenance day for World of Warcraft servers
It's another short and sweet maintenance day for World of Warcraft, with just one hour of downtime scheduled for all realms. That's two weeks in a row of t
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 28/09/2026
It's the moment Cory's been waiting for, and to celebrate Xal'atath's arrival in the Nexus, there are Twitch Drops for Heroes of the Storm live now until October 5.
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Xal’atath has joined Heroes of the Storm!
Xal’atath is the first new Hero to enter the Nexus in six years, though we've been quietly making big changes along the way.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 28/09/2026
You help me out, I'll control you in a future video game adaptation?
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 28/09/2026
just in case you haven't had the pleasure, everything about swimming in WoW: Forever, from the lighting to the sound design, is freakin gorgeous.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 28/09/2026
Will your characters and progress carry over from the WoW: Forever beta into the live game? Sometimes, we marvel at the skill with which our writers can spin 500 words out of "no."
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Will my progress and characters from the WoW: Forever beta carry over when the game releases?
Many of the people playing in the World of Warcraft: Forever beta have been asking what happens to their characters and progress after the beta -- and ther
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 28/09/2026
It's Monday, and we assure you that this header image was completely in focus when we took the screenshot at Brewfest this weekend. Anyway, would somebody mind handing us a couple ibuprofen and turning down the sun a little? thanks.
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Blizzard Watch Weekly: Accelerating away from BlizzCon (still)
Last week was a relatively quiet week, as we continue to shake off the excitement of BlizzCon, and this week may be a quiet one too — though we're certain
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 27/09/2026
the gif says it for all of us
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 27/09/2026
You are frequently insightful.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 27/09/2026
We've said it since the beginning: you can't go back home again in WoW Classic. But maybe you can in #WorldofWarcraft Forever, which isn't trying to be vanilla, but tries to recreate the feeling of vanilla. And we can't wait to explore it. This and more on the Blizzard Watch Podcast, now live.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 27/09/2026
Did you know that last week's Blizzard Watch Podcast was episode 600? Did you also just crumble to dust thinking about how many episodes that is? No? Just me? Either way, you can listen to this packed episode right now in your favorite podcast player.
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Blizzard Watch Podcast: The episode where Cory says I told you so
This week marks 600 episodes of the Blizzard Watch Podcast, so instead of just one guest host, Cory, Liz Patt, and Mitch all joined Liz Harper, Joe, and Ma
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 26/09/2026
the theme does all the heavy lifting, literally. Once you really get those zombies up and automated a lot of that stuff gets a lot simpler (at least in the first one), but the stuff you have to remember gets more and more complex.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 26/09/2026
I want to love those games, I love the styling, the art, but those games make me feel like I have severe ADHD. I can't remember to water plants or feed chickens or whatever every day to save my life. What was I collecting mats for? 🤷 And yes I will buy it anyway. lol. I hope you're having fun!
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 26/09/2026
Hello! You've won a key from our WoW: Forever contest — could you give us a follow so we can DM you the key?
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 25/09/2026
I've heard good things about this D4 season, and even BETTER things about Control Resonant. Either way you go, good stuff.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 25/09/2026
What is everyone playing this weekend? I am NOT playing WoW Forever on the weekends to try to pace myself. Instead I'm picking up Sockpuppet Noir, the game jam project where the devs couldn't draw but did have socks and a glue gun and a green screen. Plus, Planet Crafter has me in a chokehold.
screenshot from video game The Planet Crafter. A sandy beach with several small things poking out, under a starry sky with swirls of orange and pink and purple and black. A huge planet hangs in the sky to the right. A person's hand is holding a multitool displaying a hammer. UI elements include a pinned pattern, compass, terraformation information, and meters for health, water, and oxygen.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 25/09/2026
You can listen to the full episode right here!
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Lore Watch Podcast: The never-ending faction war in World of Warcraft: Forever
World of Warcraft: Forever is the hottest title in Blizzard's catalogue, so of course we're diving in to some of the lore of Forever in this first post-Bli
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 25/09/2026
In #WorldofWarcraft Forever we're going back to the beginning, when the Forsaken were just waking up and taking their first confused steps towards Brill and everything they'd lost. This and more discussion of where the lore stands in WoW: Forever on this week's Lore Watch Podcast, now live.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 25/09/2026
Starting soon! Join Liz and Mitch playing The Seance of Blake Manor, live on Twitch!
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 24/09/2026
In all the hoopla of WoW Forever and StarCraft and Diablo 5, we're just getting back into looking at what's in store for patch 12.2. What are you looking forward to the most? For me, it's a new knife. My OLD one is just a little... voidy these days.
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What are you most looking forward to in Midnight patch 12.2?
Nestled among all of the reveal-bombs at BlizzCon's opening ceremony was a rather ordinary reveal of what's coming next in Midnight's patch 12.2. We now ha
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 23/09/2026
This week's Lore Watch Podcast is taking a look at where we stand in #WorldofWarcraft Forever, which takes us back to the beginning of WoW... and that unlocks some pretty interesting story possibilities. Lore Watch is now live, so tune in!
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Lore Watch Podcast: The never-ending faction war in World of Warcraft: Forever
World of Warcraft: Forever is the hottest title in Blizzard's catalogue, so of course we're diving in to some of the lore of Forever in this first post-Bli
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 23/09/2026
There's a very, very old Hearthstone Tavern Brawl with a very, very old school angle: you can old use Classic and Basic cards in your deck. Lucky for you we have the decks that are on fleek, because that's what we said stuff was in 2014.
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The decks you need to win the A Peek to the Past Hearthstone Tavern Brawl
A very old Hearthstone Tavern Brawl has returned once again, and because of its ruleset, this one really shows its age. In A Peek to the Past, you're limit
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 23/09/2026
...you're no fun at ALL.
cropped screenshot from video game Hearthstone, Darkmoon Faire results window. Player won a 1x Golden Escape from Violet Hold card pack.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 23/09/2026
There is a new Hearthstone gatcha, and Bigglesworth is top tier cute. But you guys will NEVER GUESS what I got this time!!!
screenshot from video game Hearthstone, Darkmoon Faire gatcha draw feature. A game board styled as a carnival game, with the prizes laid in green velvet. The main prize is an adorable siamese cat, with a black collar with red diamond-shaped gemstone tag. Text shows this is Mr Bigglesworth. The player has one Free! spin.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 23/09/2026
THAT'S why I haven't found it, home base in Ironforge right now.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 23/09/2026
We are now LIVE with the Blizzard Watch Podcast! It's episode 600, so join us for chaos with Joe, Matt, Liz, Liz, Cory, and Mitch! Yes, we're all here!
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 23/09/2026
Be afraid. Be very afraid. Because Brewfest is now live in #WorldofWarcraft Midnight, and it now has decor rewards.
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All of the new rewards for Brewfest 2026 in World of Warcraft
The leaves are changing color, the temperatures are dropping, and it's time for Brewfest in World of Warcraft: Midnight! This yearly celebration of potent
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 22/09/2026
The Dungeon Crawler Carl #TTRPG isn't here yet, but Joe is already looking forward to playing the in-world AI when he has a chance to run the game for the rest of us. This and more tabletop chat on the latest Tavern Watch Podcast, which is now live!
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 22/09/2026
Pretty sure WoW maintenance for this week is the color red, because if it's red it's the fastest. Only one hour for all eras!
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It's a super speedy one-hour maintenance for all World of Warcraft realms
It's been a while since we've had such a short WoW maintenance, but today's World of Warcraft downtime is as quick as it gets with just an hour of maintena
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 21/09/2026
It is now time for the Harvest Festival, the week-long holiday you participate in because you thought hanging out at this table near the gates of Ironforge would earn you Brewfest tickets (it doesn't, sorry).
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Honor the long-dead heroes of the Alliance and Horde in WoW's Harvest Festival
This year's Harvest Festival is the same but with a unique wrinkle -- it's running slightly different versions simultaneously both in the Battle for Azerot
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 21/09/2026
There are just too many great tabletop games right now to properly talk about, but we're giving it our best go in this week's Tavern Watch Podcast. Plus the latest from Paizo, the problem with patrons, and more #TTRPG news. Tavern Watch is now live, so tune in!
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Tavern Watch Podcast: Gods (and patrons), Paizo in PDF, big stompy mechs, and more TTRPG news
There are a lot of interesting things to touch on in the tabletop RPG space in this month's Tavern Watch Podcast, especially if you're a fan of Paizo's gam
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 21/09/2026
can we call in tired? is that a thing, or is it just sick. asking for us, because we reported so much STUFF over the past few whatevers that we could use, you know. a thing.
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Blizzard Watch Weekly: We still need a nap, and more news from Warcraft
We may have finally recovered from BlizzCon. Maybe. (I still feel like I need a nap.) Over the last week we've swept up a little more BlizzCon news and sta
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 20/09/2026
There are few things I look forward to more than the yearly confluence of cheese, soft pretzels, and beer. That's right, baby: for the next two weeks, Brewfest is back!
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All the new items you can pick up from Brewfest in 2025 -- including a new flying keg mount!
Brewfest is the best time of the year, and the 2025 edition is running from September 23 to October 9 with the updates promised in this year's road map. Be
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 18/09/2026
We're giving away two keys to the Warcraft Forever Collection, which includes World of Warcraft: Forever and Warcraft 3: Reforged with the Forsaken Kingdom expansion! To enter, reply with the race and class combo you're taking back to the past in Forever when it launches on November 4! #WoW_Partner
A screenshot of the new Riverglades zone in World of Warcraft: Forever. The sun reflects off the water as a crab skitters by.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 19/09/2026
Shiver me timbers, it's Pirates' Day in World of Warcraft! Head to Booty Bay for your share of the uh booty from joining the crew. Be fast, though, this ship only sails for 24 hours before you'll be sleeping with the fishes.
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Avast ye, Admiral! It's time ta raise the Jolly Roger on Pirate's Day -- if'n ye know how to
On September 19, Azeroth will once again experience Pirate's Day and with it, the potential exists to get yourself the Jolly Roger toy. Said toy will allow
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 19/09/2026
Well, this thread makes way less sense now that the original message was deleted and it looks like we're talking amongst ourselves.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 19/09/2026
Don't forget! You can still get BlizzCon Twitch Drops for #WorldofWarcraft through September 27 by watching Twitch videos in the WoW category. The other BlizzCon drops are already gone, but you still have a chance for these!
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All of the Twitch Drops from BlizzCon 2026
BlizzCon 2026 is rapidly approaching, and there's good news for those of us who have cleared our calendars to watch virtually on September 12 and 13: an ov
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 18/09/2026
Also, next week is episode 600 and I don't know what we're doing for it because I am very tired, but I'll listen to suggestions.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 18/09/2026
There are two of you now?! I would like to file a complaint. Or at least a concern. Do you have a place to file concerns?
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 18/09/2026
It's Friday, which means it's time to wind down and listen to the BLIZZCON MEGA EPISODE of the Blizzard Watch Podcast, which... okay, actually, I don't know if it will help you wind down at all because we're excited about basically everything. But you can still join us. The podcast is now live.
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Blizzard Watch Podcast: The BlizzCon mega episode
BlizzCon just wrapped, and so there is so much to talk about we couldn't pack it all into an hour. We spent around an hour on WoW Forever, the new Classic+
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 18/09/2026
We'll be randomly picking winners on September 23, so reply before then!
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 18/09/2026
We're giving away two keys to the Warcraft Forever Collection, which includes World of Warcraft: Forever and Warcraft 3: Reforged with the Forsaken Kingdom expansion! To enter, reply with the race and class combo you're taking back to the past in Forever when it launches on November 4! #WoW_Partner
A screenshot of the new Riverglades zone in World of Warcraft: Forever. The sun reflects off the water as a crab skitters by.
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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 18/09/2026
We're taking a break from Warcraft and going LIVE on Twitch playing indie game The Seance of Blake Manor, starting in just a few minutes!
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