Hot news from BlizzCon 2021

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Hot news from BlizzCon 2021

Published 2021-02-12 00:47

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Did you miss BlizzCon 2021, with all the exciting news and updates? In that case, we can tell you that you missed out. Here are some of the biggest news and updates for Overwatch, Hearthstone and World of Warcraft.


Covid-19 could not stop Blizzard

If you are not familiar with this massive gaming event, BlizzCon is Blizzard’s yearly community convent that is held at Anaheim Convention Center in California – USA. There fans gather to celebrate milestones of the games, the company it self and the community. Blizzard also shares information about new games, projects, content updates and all kinds of product development that has been going on within Blizzards walls.

This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was held online, and therefore, they called it BlizzConline™ this time.

 

Unique virtual anniversary

2021 BlizzConline™  was really unique, not just because of the virtual setup, but because it was Blizzard’s 30th anniversary. The event was broadcasted live on the BlizzCon website, and it was completely free for anyone that wanted to watch it.

Blizzard divided the program for the event into six different live streams, where the viewer could choose which parts of the event to watch. You can watch the the main announcements and events from BlizzConline™ on Blizzard’s Youtbe channel.


Hearthstone – Forged in The Barrens

Blizzard announced the new Hearthstone expansion, Forged in the Barrens, which will be released during spring.

 

Some interesting news in the expansion, are the 135 new cards and a new card-character talent called “Frenzy”, which triggers when the character / card is attacked.


Overwatch 2 updates and a challenge

The team at Blizzard that is working on Overwatch 2, showed exciting things about the game, as sneak peeks of content that is upcoming at the release. Find out about new maps and PvP updates that will be very interesting for potential betting on Overwatch games in the future. They also revealed revamped hero looks, hero specific missions and the story that you will be able to follow in the game.

 

“Shock vs the World” – Challenge

San Francisco Shock, who have two Overwatch League championship titles, was challenged by a team of well-known names and great players in the Overwatch community, together with some surprise guests.

 

Do you wanna know how it all ended?


WoW Classic – Burning Crusade

Yes, you read it, Blizzard will launch another set of WoW classic servers with Burning Crusade, which probably is the most popular expansion ever in the game.

 

This will make millions of people to rush back to World of Warcraft, to once again, experience the great Outland and the content that was such a success.

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