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Hearthstone Balance Patch Hits Key Cards
Christmas came early for fans of Blizzard Entertainment's Hearthstone as the team released a blog post in the middle of the night that outlined numerous upcoming balance changes that are slated to go live later today. A few of the five cards that Blizzard deemed problematic have been topics of discussion within the Hearthstone community for years while others have only popped up his past calendar year. Blizzard's developer note regarding the specific changes states: "This balance update is focused on improving the long-term health of both Standard and Wild. We've opted to make these changes earlier in the expansion cycle than we normally consider; we'd like to hear your feedback on the timing of this update, in addition to what you think of all the individual card changes."
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital partners with Immortals / LA Valiant to fight Childhood Cancer.
Immortals, and its Overwatch League® franchise team, the Los Angeles Valiant, have committed to raising a total of $500,000 over two years to support the St. Jude mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®
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HGC community responds to collapse of Heroes esports infrastructure
When Activision Blizzard announced on Thursday that they would no longer support competitive Heroes of the Storm at the amateur, collegiate or professional level going forward, a can of worms was opened. A decision based solely in the name of saving money and dedicating resources to more profitable ventures within the company, the backlash from the Blizzard community has been harsh, a feeling of betrayal and worry over the future of the title.
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LMS Flash Wolves Signs Coach Chunco & Borrows Rather
Flash Wolves signed coach Chuco and borrowed Rather. Flash Wolves made an official announcement that Jung-Hee ‘Chunco' Chun will be joining their team as their head coach on December 14th. With most of their players leaving the team, Flash Wolves made the decision of signing a Korean coach and borrowing a Korean player. Coach Chunco was formerly a pro gamer for Warcraft III; afterward, he became a coach for League of Legends, beginning the 2nd part of his gaming life. Chunco has taken over coaching in Jin Air Green Wings in 2014 before transferring to a Chinese team, Young Glory. He then continued his coaching life in LCK's KongDoo Monster in 2018.
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LPL Suning Gaming Announces Their Coaches, Comet & Easyhoon
LPL Suning Gaming announced two of their Korean coaches on December 14th. Their new coaches include Hye-Sung ‘Comet' Lim and Ji-Hoon ‘Easyhoon' Lee. They live under the same roof as Maple and SwordArt, who has transferred from Flash Wolves. The head coach, Comet, made his debut in the League of Legends esports scene as a support for Xenics Storm.
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Blizzard to end competitive Heroes of the Storm scene
On Thursday afternoon, Blizzard Entertainment's new President, J. Allen Brack, made his first big move since the recent resignation of the long-time figurehead, Mike Morhaime. In an official statement, Brack announced that the company would no longer support the competitive Heroes of the Storm scene at the professional, collegiate or amateur level going forward.
