Blizzard Watch

The discussion starts with WoW news, especially the three-kids-in-a-trenchcoat that is Classic, and how it’s once again time to respect your Elders with the Lunar Festival returning this week. They turned to Diablo’s seasonal scheduling, and how it may or may not be under the influence. Who’s to judge. Then, the crew hit on Overwatch 2, and how a whole lot of the new stuff introduced this mid...

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 all the rest of the Diablo fam is a bit of a seasonal mess. Not Diablo 2, though. Diablo 2 is Gen X. Plus, we discuss the trajectory for WoW Classic (and WoW Classic Classic) while we look toward the summer r...

Join us as we look into the improvements to the Plunderstorm event that has returned to the WoW servers for a limited time, the delay of the Cataclysm Classic Phase Four rollout, and the preview of Diablo 4’s upcoming Season of Witchcraft theme.  We also speculate if the Warcraft 30th Anniversary World Tour means no BlizzCon this year (or ever!), dive into the details of the StarCraft-themed...

Join Joe, Liz, and special guest Phil Ulrich as we discuss the return of Turbulent Timeways to World of Warcraft, featuring seven weeks of Timewalking and a new Timely Buzzbee mount reward. (We need it.) Plus WoW's patch 11.1 hitting the PTR, the fate of the Kirin Tor, Overwatch 2's 6v6 format test (and whether it's coming back for good), and Awesome Games Done Quick which is streaming game speedr...

Join us as we look back at the high lows of 2024 of Blizzard and its many titles. We cover everything from the games to the business moves as well as what to look forward to in 2025. 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 pot...

Join us as we discuss the controversial upcoming rework of Marksmanship Hunters that removes pets, the Goblin/casino/mecha T-Rex themed preview of WoW patch 11.1 coming early next year, the new updates to this year’s Winter Veil event, and the discovery of garden gnome cosmetics for when you need to be deadly, yet whimsical. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you...

Join us as we discuss the new content that has arrived in WoW with the roll out of patch 11.0.7 Siren Isle, the treasure goblin kill fest Diablo 4 holiday event, Hearthstone’s current meta mess, and the new Heroes of the Storm custom game mode that gives us hope that the title may still be revived. What? A girl can dream. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you th...

Join us as we discuss the unimpressive upgradable ring, Circe’s Circlet, arriving with Siren Isle, Diablo Immortal finally getting….Diablo, and how yet another mobile-first Blizzard game has found its way onto PCs. 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...

Join us as we discuss the dual spec, LFG, and gold accessibility features rolled out early on the WoW Classic Anniversary realms, the new heroes introduced with Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 9, the upcoming PC beta of Blizzard’s Warcraft Rumble mobile game, the overwhelming number of promotions happening with WoW right now, and the launch of the much-anticipated Overwatch-clone, Marvel Rivals....

Join us as we discuss the rollout plans for the WoW Classic anniversary realms, Diablo 4’s upcoming armory changes that allow hot swapping between builds, our hopes and dreams for a Heroes of the Storm revival, the upcoming early access for Diablo-competitor Path of Exile 2, and the WoW secret finding community’s obsession with The Golden Muffin. Yes, you read that right. If you have a few minutes...

Join us as we discuss all the revelations from last week’s BlizzCo--uh, Warcraft Direct including player housing, WoW Classic Classic (not a typo), and the WoW 2025 roadmap. Also we cover Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 9, how WoW mobile games end up on PC, and our soft spot for Heroes of the Storm. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast....

Join us as we discuss the baby yeti pet revealed for this year’s WoW Winter Veil event, Overwatch 2’s temporary Classic mode which definitely isn’t a test to bring it back permanently, Diablo 4’s lackluster seasonal events, StarCraft arriving on PC Game Pass, and more impressions of Dragon Age: Veilguard. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the pod...

Join us as we discuss what we know about 11.0.7’s new Siren Isle zone, the return of Plunderstorm in early 2025, the discovery of the Detective title in WoW, the large number of bugs we’re experiencing in The War Within, Diablo Immortal’s WoW crossover, and the possibility of a Warcraft 2 remaster. Because the Warcraft 3 remaster worked out so well… If you have a few minutes, please fill out our s...

Join us as we discuss the arrival of the Brutosaur auction-house mount in the WoW cash shop, the revamp of the WoW anniversary token reward system, the introduction of much-welcomed accessibility features in Diablo 4, and the reintroduction of 6v6 mode in Overwatch 2. Seems like everything old is new again. But more expensive. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what y...

Almost 10 years ago we rolled out episode 1 of the Blizzard Watch podcast when we launched the site and here we are now with our 500th recording. Kids these days, they grow up so fast. What? I'm not crying, you're crying! Join us as we discuss, shocker, the latest news from the Blizzard universe and beyond including the cost to collect all of WoW’s 20th anniversary cosmetics, Hearthstone’s flip fl...

Matt, Joe, and Liz discuss their further adventures in D4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion, the strange rollout of Cataclysm Classic Phase 3, Hearthstone’s new spaceship-themed expansion, overpriced WoW-themed cosmetics in Diablo 4, and Sunderfolk, the upcoming couch co-op tactical RPG by ex-Blizzard boss, Mike Morhaime. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think a...

Join us with special guest Liz Patt as we discuss this week’s launch of Diablo 4’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. We cover its delayed start, what’s new in Season 6, the new mercenary companions, new runewords, and the new Spiritborn class.  We also talk about WoW’s upcoming 20th anniversary event, the Starcraft franchise coming to Xbox, and question why Dragon Age: The Veilguard won’t ut...

Join us with special guest Cory Taylor as we discuss the uncertain future of Warcraft Rumble, our love of October’s WoW Trading Post transmog options, and what we are looking forward to with next week’s Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion. Plus, the most important question of the week: Who would be the best and worst Warcraft character to give voice directions for driving? My vote is a holographic...

Join us for this special edition of the Blizzard Watch Podcast as we sit down with investigative journalist Jason Schreier to talk about his upcoming book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.  Covering the 33-year history of Blizzard, we discuss the truth behind many of the scandals that rocked company, the real influence Activision had on game development, and are...

Join us as we discuss how missing items in guild banks may or may not get restored, the rollout of WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery Phase 5 with new content, the introduction of LFR Raid Wing 3 in The War Within, and the continuing saga of the Race to World First. 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 podca...

Join us as we discuss the latest Race to World First news (as of the recording on Tuesday), if/when Blizzard will announce Mists of Pandaria Classic servers, the agony and the ecstasy of Delves, the bittersweet upcoming season of Arcane Season 2, and why we are convinced that the black blood of earth in WoW is cranberry flavored. Plan ahead for your Thanksgiving spread now. If you have a few minut...

Join us as we discuss the content rolling out with the launch of Season 1 in The War Within, what we know about patch 11.0.5 and it’s connection to the 20th anniversary of WoW, the new Hearthstone mini-set which takes puns to a whole new level, and how the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro looks shiny, but the price tag…in this economy?? If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us wh...

Join us as we discuss the best new features in The War Within. From Delves improving on the promise of Torghast to better choices for players completing weekly quests to… uh, bees? I don’t know. I just work here, ma’am. Also how Diablo 4 tried not to be Diablo 3 but now is slowly morphing into it confirming our belief that we all turn into our parents eventually. And, honestly, nothing in the game...

Join us as we discuss Blizzard’s move to slow down leveling in The War Within, how much we are enjoying the new underground zones, more details about Diablo 4’s upcoming Mercenaries system, and our favorite titles coming out of Gamescom including the aptly titled, Date Everything. I believe Matt speaks for us all when he said, “I want so bad to date Cyclops as a toaster.” If you have a few minutes...

Join us as we discuss the launch of The War Within early access, the new Alleria animated short, the end of our beloved WoW: Remix (for now), the mercenaries coming to Diablo 4, and the release date of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Because it’s been too long without Varric in our lives even if they gave him a bad dye job. But there’s gonna be a mod for that, right? RIGHT? If you have a few minutes, p...