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The Horde and Alliance Clash in the Newest Hearthstone® Expansion, Fractured in Alterac Valley™, Live Today

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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Fractured in Alterac Valley, the latest expansion for Blizzard Entertainments smash-hit digital card game Hearthstone, is now live, wrapping up the Year of the Gryphon with an epic battle between the Horde and Alliance.

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  • Fractured in Alterac Valley, the latest expansion for Blizzard Entertainments smash-hit digital card game Hearthstone, is now live, wrapping up the Year of the Gryphon with an epic battle between the Horde and Alliance.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211207005959/en/
    The Horde and Alliance Clash in the Newest Hearthstone Expansion, Fractured in Alterac Valley (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Fractured in Alterac Valley introduces 135 all-new cards inspired by the legendary titular battleground from World of Warcraft, which defined the war between the Horde and Alliance for millions of players around the world.
  • Fractured in Alterac Valley concludes an epic year of Hearthstone with a pitch-perfect tribute to Warcrafts legendary battleground, said Mike Ybarra, leader of Blizzard Entertainment.
  • Hearthstone is available globally for Windows and Mac PCs; Windows, iOS, and Android tablets; and iOS, and Android mobile phones.

Hearthstone® Mercenaries is Live Today—Experience an All-New Way to Play the Smash-Hit Digital Card game

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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Hearthstone Mercenaries, the all-new free-to-play game mode for Blizzards smash-hit digital card game Hearthstone, is live today, offering players a whole new way to play in its vibrant universe.

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  • Hearthstone Mercenaries, the all-new free-to-play game mode for Blizzards smash-hit digital card game Hearthstone, is live today, offering players a whole new way to play in its vibrant universe.
  • Mercenaries provides an experience that feels completely new, but embodies the fundamental spirit of Hearthstone, said Mike Ybarra, co-leader of Blizzard Entertainment.
  • Mercenaries packs contain five Mercenaries items, which can include Mercenary Cards, Mercenary Portraits, or Mercenary Coins, which can be used to craft or upgrade Mercenaries.
  • With more than 130 million players worldwide, Hearthstone is Blizzard Entertainments internationally acclaimed, free-to-play digital card game designed for novice and veteran card-slingers alike.

Stand Tall with the Alliance in United in Stormwind™, Coming to Hearthstone® August 3

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
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Once the third phase in each Questline is complete, the Mercenary joins their sideas a powerful Legendary minion.

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  • Once the third phase in each Questline is complete, the Mercenary joins their sideas a powerful Legendary minion.
  • To take part in the bustle and commerce of Stormwind, players can add cards with the Tradeable keyword to their decks.
  • For more information about Hearthstone and United in Stormwind, visit https://playhearthstone.com/ and follow @PlayHearthstone on Twitter.
  • Hearthstone is available globally for Windows and Mac PCs; Windows, iOS, and Android tablets; and iOS, and Android mobile phones.

Hearthstone® Embarks on its Biggest Journey Yet With Forged in the Barrens™, Live Today

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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(Graphic: Business Wire)

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    To survive these battering proving grounds, players will have to avail themselves of all the might that the Barrens has to offer.
  • Forged in the Barrens introduces the new keyword Frenzy, which grants minions a powerful effect the first time they survive damage.
  • Visit www.playhearthstone.com for more details on Forged in the Barrens, the Core set, and the Hearthstone Classic format.
  • Hearthstone is available globally for Windows and Mac PCs; Windows, iOS, and Android tablets; and iOS, and Android mobile phones.

Hearthstone® Soars Into the Year of the Gryphon

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Friday, February 19, 2021
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The Year of the Gryphon will be yet another exciting and eventful year filled with new content and new experiences in Hearthstone, said J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment.

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  • The Year of the Gryphon will be yet another exciting and eventful year filled with new content and new experiences in Hearthstone, said J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment.
  • The Hearthstone Core Set will arrive alongside the launch of the Year of the Gryphon.
  • Also coming with the Year of the Gryphon is the Hearthstone Classic format, which invites players to experience the game as it was when it launched in 2014.
  • Hearthstone is available globally for Windows and Mac PCs; Windows, iOS, and Android tablets; and iOS, and Android mobile phones.

Step Right Up, If You Dare, and Experience Madness at the Darkmoon Faire™ Now Live in Hearthstone® 

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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Azeroths famed traveling carnival has come to town with Madness at the Darkmoon Faire , the latest expansion for Blizzards smash-hit free-to-play digital card game.

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  • Azeroths famed traveling carnival has come to town with Madness at the Darkmoon Faire , the latest expansion for Blizzards smash-hit free-to-play digital card game.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201117006142/en/
    The Old Gods, who first came to Hearthstone in 2016s fan-favorite expansion Whispers of the Old Gods, return in Madness at the Darkmoon Faire.
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    The Old Gods, who first came to Hearthstone in 2016s fan-favorite expansion Whispers of the Old Gods, return in Madness at the Darkmoon Faire as new Legendary minions that evoke their match-swinging powers of days long past.
  • For more information on Madness at the Darkmoon Faire and Hearthstone Duels, visit:

HyperX and Blizzard Entertainment Team Up to Celebrate the Launch of World of Warcraft®: Shadowlands

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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HyperX , the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., is teaming up with Blizzard Entertainment for a livestream event to celebrate the launch of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Blizzards new expansion for its acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

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  • HyperX , the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., is teaming up with Blizzard Entertainment for a livestream event to celebrate the launch of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Blizzards new expansion for its acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201117005257/en/
    HyperX and Blizzard Entertainment Team Up to Celebrate the Launch of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands (Graphic: Business Wire)
    HyperX will play host to familiar WoW faces, musicians, voice actors, Blizzard developers, esports players, and more to explore the ins and outs of the Shadowlands.
  • The companys online gaming service, Blizzard Battle.net, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.
  • Whatever your skill level, whatever genres you play, we embrace all gaming enthusiasts everywhere with our core belief Were All Gamers.

The Old Gods Return to Hearthstone® in Madness at the Darkmoon Faire™, Available November 17

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201022005856/en/
    Madness at the Darkmoon Faire hearkens back to the fan-favorite Hearthstone expansion from 2016, Whispers of the Old Gods.
  • Iconic Legendary minions including CThun and Yogg-Saron will make a comeback (in surprising new forms) and allow players to tap into their astonishing match-swinging powers.
  • If they dare, players can also harness Old Gods Artifactspowerful spells inspired by the designs of the most dreaded Legendary minions from Whispers of the Old Gods.
  • More information on Madness at the Darkmoon Faire, Hearthstone Duels, and the new progression system is available on our official site:

In Collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment®, Blue Microphones Introduces Yeti X World of Warcraft® Edition with Voice Modulation Effect & HD Samples

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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Blue, a leading innovator in audio technology and design, today announced the new Yeti X World of Warcraft Edition professional USB microphone.

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  • Blue, a leading innovator in audio technology and design, today announced the new Yeti X World of Warcraft Edition professional USB microphone.
  • Developed in collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment, Yeti X World of Warcraft Edition allows players to alter their voices to sound like denizens of Azeroth using the all-new voice modulation effect in Blue VO!CE.
  • Featuring a custom Warcraft design, Yeti X World of Warcraft Edition enables players to create a dynamic audio broadcast that elevates streams and gameplay to new levels.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201013005018/en/
    Yeti X World of Warcraft Edition (Photo: Business Wire)
    This is an exciting collaboration with Blizzard that brings the World of Warcraft universe to life with Yeti X, said Doug Sharp, Sr.

World of Warcraft®: Shadowlands Delayed to Later This Year

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Thursday, October 1, 2020
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Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, the highly anticipated new expansion for the companys acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game, will be released later this year.

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  • Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, the highly anticipated new expansion for the companys acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game, will be released later this year.
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands takes players into the wondrous depths of Azeroths afterlife, where four ruling Covenants hold dominion over the realms.
  • For further details on todays news and to learn more about World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, visit www.worldofwarcraft.com .
  • The company's online gaming service, Battle.net, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.