Inven Global spoke to Ben Thompson, developer and Art Director for Blizzard, and Mike Donais, Hearthstone's Principal Game Designer, at BlizzCon 2019 about the creative integrity of Hearthstone, the humble beginnings of Battlegrounds' development, and the importance of looking at the long- term with the sudden uptick of competition from other developers in the industry.
Activision Blizzard's take on the popular auto-chess genre, Hearthstone Battlegrounds, has been live for only 24 hours but that hasn't stopped players from grinding to the top of the game's leaderboards. Currently, the title is only available to those who attended BlizzCon, purchased a BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, or pre-purchased the upcoming Dragons of Descent expansion card bundle. For those who haven't done any of the above, Battlegrounds is scheduled to go live on Tuesday, November 12 at 10 a.m. PDT.
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For the first time in Hearthstone history, a woman has been crowned the title of World Champion and BlizzCon Champion at the annual event held at the Anaheim Convention Center. In front of a packed crowd of fans watching on, Xiaomeng "VKLiooon" Li swept Brian "Bloodyface" Eason in three straight games to take the title of the best player in the world, along with a $200,000 cash prize on Saturday afternoon.
Today Hearthstone announced their third and final card set of the Year of the Dragon. Befitting the celestial year's title, dragons will be at the heart of this expansion. The League of E.V.I.L. we me
Blizzard has announced the third and final expansion for Hearthstone in 2019: Descent of Dragons. As announced by Hearthstone art lead Ben Thompson, the expansion will be host to more dragons than any
Hearthstone made a surprise announcement at BlizzCon: it's introducing another game mode. The last game mode, Tavern Brawl, was added in 2015, but the developers saw an opportunity in the autobattler
At the start of BlizzCon 2019, the highly anticipated convention where Blizzard displays the games and expansions it has coming up, president J. Allen Brack issued an apologetic statement regarding th
It's the weekend of BlizzCon, Blizzard's annual convention and the of the publisher's plans for the next year. While the expected announcements haven't been made yet, a different expected event is alr
Esports team Tempo Storm has added Hong Kong player Ng "blitzchung" Wai Chung to its roster. The third Grandmaster on the North American team became the center of attention about one month ago, when a
The first year of Hearthstone Grandmasters is reaching its climax this weekend. At BlizzCon, the first ever Hearthstone Global Finals champion will be crowned. Asia-Pacific, the Americas, Europe and C
BlizzCon is drawing near. Just a few more days until the Anaheim convention center is host to Blizzard announcements, developer panels and esports tournaments. Like every year, Team 5 will announce th
Every year since 2005, tens of thousands of gaming enthusiasts travel from around the world to California to experience BlizzCon. There are few places like it on earth. From cosplayers posing for photos to hundreds standing in line to try out the newest demos to a sea of fans listening to Activision Blizzard executives announce what's the come for their company, it's a gaming utopia for many. As BlizzCon is scheduled to kick off next Friday, November 1 at the Anaheim Convention Center, Inven Global decided to look at what's been revealed, hinted at and leaked thus far in terms of potential upcoming announcements.
Bucharest Masters Tour took place this weekend with a prize pool just shy of $100,000. Canadian player Eddie "Eddie" Lui emerged victorious, but his trophy did not make it one piece. It made it in two.
United States politicians have gotten involved more with the debacle surrounding Hearthstone player Ng "Blitzchung" Wai Chung's ban. After senators Ron Wyden and Marco Rubio commented on the situation
The Hearthstone Collegiate Championship players competing under the American University banner have been banned from all Hearthstone competition for half a year. Last week, during the tournament, the
Ng "blitzchung" Wai Chung has issued a statement regarding Blizzard's response to the Hearthstone Grandmasters ban. Last week, the pro Hearthstone player from Hong Kong appeared on the official broadc
Following controversy over Hearthstone Grandmasters last Sunday, when Hong Kong Hearthstone player Ng "blitzchung" Wai Chung appeared on the official Hearthstone Taiwan stream after his Grandmasters m
Few individuals are as synonymous with the competitive Hearthstone scene as Nathan "Admirable" Zamora. Known for his analytical mind, quick-quips, and beard, Admirable's work behind the desk has allowed him to work within the budding esports' scene since its' early days. Currently, he's one of North America's Grandmasters on-air talent. That may all be coming to an end, according to a statement he shared on his personal Twitter account Thursday evening.
With the globally renowned media/entertainment group, Comcast, SK Telecom has revealed on the 11th that they have officially launched their joint esports venture.After the strategic partnership agreem
