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Magic: The Gathering’s Next Expansion Will Radically Alter The Game
Wizards of the Coast is pulling out all the stops for Magic: The Gathering’s April 25 expansion, Ravnica: War of the Spark. The latest is a beautifully animated cinematic lore trailer that launched at PAX East over the weekend. In it, a brooding, sinister take on Linkin Park’s “In The End” plays while Planeswalker Liliana…
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Hearthstone Just Got Some Of Its Biggest Nerfs Yet
Yesterday, Blizzard dropped a Hearthstone balance update that could easily qualify as the most significant set of nerfs the game has ever seen. The Druid class, which from Hearthstone’s launch has been defined by the ability to “ramp” up its Mana pool and play more expensive cards at a faster rate than the opponent, will see…
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When Hearthstone Pros Get Bored, Out Come The Wacky Decks
Hearthstone‘s Boomsday Project expansion has been live for two months now, and as tends to happen at the end of the expansion cycle, the game is beginning to feel like a waiting room for the December 4 launch of the next set, Rastakhan’s Rumble. Iterations of Hearthstone‘s most powerful decks have reigned for months, and…
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Hearthstone Is Getting New Classic Cards And A More Beginner-Friendly Ranking System
New Hearthstone expansions come out all the time, but it’s fairly rare for the base experience of the game to change outside of that. Recently, Blizzard announced a few changes — including some new cards and tweaks to the ranked ladder system — that set the tone for how the game will evolve in the…