Blizzard Watch

It's WoW's 17th birthday, and we talk about some of our favorite memories from the game — mostly involving wild raid night antics from the early days of Warcraft. Also, we dig into the early patch 9.2 and discuss Diablo 3's Season 25 that is on the horizon. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host,...

Wrapping up his two-year Riatan D&D campaign, DM Matt Rossi throws everything but the kitchen at our hapless adventurers as they battle the final boss with the only weapon they have left: wild magic! Plus, Mitch announces his intention to start a club for misunderstood villains in need of a friend that is definitely not a cult. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what...

In our interview with Wizard of the Coast's Senior Communication Manager Greg Tito we talk about growing up with D&D, how Critical Role has introduced new fans to the game, and the new release of The Wild Beyond The Witchlight as well as the upcoming Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is co...

This week, the new Hearthstone expansion announcement, WoW Classic Season of Mastery launch, and WoW's 17th anniversary are overshadowed by the latest round of allegations against Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us impr...

Our Wild Beyond The Witchlight D&D adventure continues as our intrepid party realizes strange things are disappearing from the Witchlight Carnival, but now giant snails and monstrous dragonflies have vanished as well. Could a kenku troublemaker who's been plaguing the carnival be to blame? Featuring special guest star Mitch! Tavern Watch is our new podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games i...

This week, Blizzard finally makes inroads to improve working conditions for temporary and contract workers, and we chat about Covenant swapping in 9.1.5, the transmog changes we want most, and the ever-present question of where World of Warcraft is going next. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast ho...

This week, patch 9.1.5 lands in WoW with a pile of quality of life improvements, the Deadmines comes to Hearthstone with new cards and characters, and we got a sneak peak at Diablo 3 Season 20, which celebrates the franchise's 25th anniversary with demonically-charged Soul Shards. Also Blizzard continues efforts to address harassment problems, while newly-hired co-lead Jen Oneal steps down. If you...

This week, we learn BlizzConline 2022 is off, and the future of in-person BlizzCons is in doubt. Plus patch 9.1.5 is just on the horizon, Hearthstone Mercenaries makes it harder to earn coins, and we all have a lot of thoughts about hybrid classes. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, a...

In our latest monthly podcast covering news in the world of tabletop role playing games (TTRPGs) we discuss the release of Fizban's Treasury of Dragons D&D sourcebook, TTRPG company Paizo recognizing its new employee union, and the start of Critical Role Campaign 3. We also explore best practices to setting expectations with your D&D group for a successful campaign aka session zero. If you have a...

This week in Blizzard gaming news, Hearthstone Mercenaries still has some rough edges that make it less fun than it could be, Diablo 2: Resurrected is dealing with server downtime due to legacy code, and Hallow's End has returned to WoW. Plus our thoughts on WoW crafting, artifact weapons returning, and the gulf between developer intent and player perception. If you have a few minutes, please fill...

In this penultimate episode of DM Matt Rossi's Riatan D&D adventure, our hapless crew continue the chase after a soul-stealing chain devil, discover a crate of modern firearms, and befriend the aptly named Verth the Destroyer. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to hel...

Mercenaries arrive to add turn-based RPG gameplay to Hearthstone, and we give the game mode mixed reviews. Also WoW Classic Seasons of Mastery hits the PTR, Halloween Terror hits Overwatch, and there's yet another complicated twist to Blizzard's legal troubles. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast h...

DM Liz Harper takes a new adventuring party to the Witchlight Carnival, where they meet displacer beasts, mimes, and other mysterious creatures as we explore the Wild Beyond the Witchlight D&D adventure. Tavern Watch is our new podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games including news, interviews, and play sessions with our staff. Join us as we dive into new games set in magical realms. If yo...

WoW is adding Incubus models — and a lot of changes to quest names, NPC names, and more — in patch 9.1.5, WoW Classic's Season of Mastery gives us a new reason to jump into the same old game, and Amazon's New World MMO gets off to a rocky start with long queue times. Plus Matt thinks C'thun deserves to feel pretty, too. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you thin...

The return of Diablo 2 (and whether this was all Marius' fault), if you need to pay to play Hearthstone Mercenaries, why transmog restrictions need to be removed, and the latest lawsuit against Activision Blizzard are this week's topics of discussion. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast...

In our monthly podcast covering news in the world of tabletop role playing games (TTRPGs) we discuss The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, WOTC's new Feywild adventure book; Call of Cthulhu and other brutal TTRPGs; and offer tips for DMs on handling flying players. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast hos...

This week, Matt Rossi, Joe Perez, and Liz Harper discuss the return of the Mage Tower and its new armor rewards, the content we're looking forward to in patch 9.1.5, and whether the Void is secretly some kind of pyramid scheme. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to he...

This week, Matt Rossi, Joe Perez, and Liz Harper discuss the newest lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, how Hearthstone's upcoming Mercenaries mode will be a brand new game inside a game, and which WoW character should get its own TV show. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will...

DM extraordinaire Matt Rossi continues his D&D campaign leading our hapless adventurers through the Infinite Battlefields of Acheron, befriending a draconic chaos god, and helping a talking axe get its body back. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve t...

This week, Matt Rossi, Joe Perez, and Liz Harper discuss the removal of the AOE cap in patch 9.1.5, Blizzard stripping the names of former developers from its games, talk a lot about transmog, and muse on what would happen if Disney bought Blizzard. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast,...

This week, Matt Rossi, Joe Perez, and Liz Harper discuss all of the quality of life improvements coming in patch 9.1.5, the upcoming Hearthstone Mercenaries game mode (which is barely Hearthstone at all), and how much we enjoy Blizzard's smaller storylines — and hope for an expansion that doesn't just give us another world-ending catastrophe to solve. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our...

Matt Rossi, Joe Perez, and Liz Harper sit down with the Lead Designer behind the upcoming Avatar Legends tabletop role-playing game, Brendan Conway of Magpie Games. Based on both the popular Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra animated series, this game has quickly become the biggest RPG to be funded in the history of Kickstarter. Please note that we accidentally referred to...

This week, Matt Rossi, Joe Perez, and Liz Harper cover cool customization options coming in WoW patch 9.1.5, decks to play in today's super speedy Hearthstone meta, and the current state of the Activision Blizzard sexual harassment lawsuit. And beyond the news, they wonder: what is the purpose of the Shadowlands... and what will eventually replace the Arbiter? If you have a few minutes, please fil...

This week, Matt Rossi, Joe Perez, and Liz Harper discuss the joyful nostalgia of the Diablo 2: Resurrected beta, the cutest version of C'thun (otherwise known as Cute'thun), and the ongoing fallout over the sexual harassment lawsuit at Activision Blizzard. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host,...

DM Joe Perez wraps up his 7-part D&D Otherweald campaign as Anne, Deb, Liz, Cory, Andrew, and Matt must escape a collapsing ziggurat with their lives. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers ar...