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BlizzCon to Host the Hearthstone Global Finals

Blizzard Entertainment

We’re excited to share that BlizzCon will be the destination for the Hearthstone Global Finals this November! 8 players will duke it out at the Anaheim Convention Center in sunny California for their share of the $500,000 prize pool, the trophy, and the title of Hearthstone World Champion!

Both end-of-season playoffs will qualify one Grandmaster from each region to the Global Finals, meaning three Grandmasters will qualify through the Season 1 Playoffs, with three more qualifying through the Season 2 Playoffs.… Read the rest

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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Grandmasters Season 1 Playoffs

The first season of Hearthstone Grandmasters comes to a thrilling conclusion this weekend! The winner of each region will walk away with an additional $2,000 in seasonal earnings and will earn one of eight spots at the Hearthstone Global Finals at BlizzCon 2019 this November.

Grandmaster Season 1 EU Playoff Contenders:

The start times for each region – and their initial Group matchups – are included below.… Read the rest

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HCT Winter Championship kicks off February 28, 2019

The HCT Winter Championship kicks off February 28, 2019 when 16 of the world’s best Hearthstone players—representing the Americas, Asia-Pacific, China, and Europe—face off at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles. Competitors will be hoping to clinch one of the four remaining spots at the HCT World Championship this April, in addition to the lion’s share of a $250,000 USD prize pool and the title of HCT Winter Champion.
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Hearthstone Masters Introduction

Blizzard Entertainment

Late last year we revealed we were hard at work evolving Hearthstone Esports into a more sustainable, entertaining, and accessible program. Today we are happy to reveal full details about the first two parts of this new program, which we have collectively named Hearthstone Masters.

Hearthstone Masters Qualifiers

Hearthstone Masters’ entry tier of competition, Masters Qualifiers, are open to all eligible players who want to test their Hearthstone skills.… Read the rest

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Hearthstone Collegiate Championship 2019

Tespa / Blizzard eSports

Gather your friends and rally your roommates—the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship 2019 sponsored by Republic of Gamers is here with over $125,000 in prizing!

This tournament offers a twist on the classic single-player Hearthstone experience—seasoned competitors and new challengers alike will form three-player teams that compete as one group using any of their teammates’ Hearthstone account!… Read the rest

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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft celebrates Lunar New Year

Happy Year of the Pig!

For the first time globally, the Hearthstone Tavern is celebrating Lunar New Year! Over the next few weeks the Tavern will play host to a giveaway, celebratory emotes, a limited-time bundle, and special quests with even more special rewards.

Week One
The celebration kicks off today with the Lunar New Year Bundle, which contains 10 packs each from The Witchwood, The Boomsday Project, and Rastakhan’s Rumble for a total of 30 packs for £16.99!… Read the rest

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HCT Winter Championship

Blizzard Entertainment

Over the last several weeks the best Hearthstone players from North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and China have emerged from regional playoffs to claim their spots at the HCT Winter Championship. The four qualified players from each region will duke it out to decide who will take home the title of HCT Winter Champion, the lion’s share of a $250,000 prize pool, and a sizable portion of the 251 Hearthstone Competitive Points (CP) up for grabs.… Read the rest

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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, ‘Rastakhan’s Rumble’ single player changes

The Hearthstone team are modifying Arena card choices and making some changes to Rumble Run, the latest solo adventure for Rastakhan’s Rumble. Check out below for more information on these changes, and additional insights from the development team on Rumble Run in the blog post.
Arena Updates – The appearance rate of each individual card available in Arena have been adjusted to ensure the overall win-rate of each class remains as close as possible to our ideal of 50%.… Read the rest
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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, ‘Rastakhan’s Rumble’ is live

Best your opponents with 135 brutal new cards in the latest expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s internationally acclaimed digital card game. For a limited time, players can log in to Hearthstone to claim six free packs as well as a random Legendary Loa and two Spirit cards from the same class.
Hearthstone players from across Azeroth are packing into the Gurubashi Arena alongside rowdy crowds and eager troll contenders for today’s launch of Rastakhan’s Rumble™, the newest expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s smash-hit digital card game—which recently passed the 100-million-player mark*!… Read the rest
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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Rastakhan’s Rumble – all cards revealed

Two Rumble contenders, Hearthstone Lead Final Designer Dean Ayala and Hearthstone streamer Brian Kibler, have stepped into the arena to reveal many of the cards coming in Rastakhan’s Rumble—the upcoming Hearthstone expansion—out this week!
The new cards showed off during the stream included the Hunter Loa and Spirit combo – the Legendary loa Halazzi, the Lynx and its accompanying Spirit – Spirit of the Lynx.… Read the rest
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Hearthstone has hit the 100-million-player mark

A little over five years ago, a few Blizzard Entertainment developers were toiling away on a small passion project: Hearthstone®, a free-to-play digital collectible card game at a time when such games were not front of mind for most. They based the game on the company’s Warcraft® universe and polished every aspect—from the flash of the animations to the bombastic voice lines of the heroes—and launched it to critical acclaim globally in 2014.
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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Rastakhan’s Rumble expansion – 4 December 2018

World-renowned troll gladiators and fans of fierce competition from across Azeroth will soon crowd the fabled Gurubashi Arena for Rastakhan’s Rumble™, the next expansion for Hearthstone®, Blizzard Entertainment’s smash-hit digital card game. Starting December 4, players will vie for glory with 135 new cards and a mojo-fueled arsenal of new mechanics.… Read the rest