Over the last week, Blizzard implemented user interface changes to World of Warcraft Classic realms and The Burning Crusade Classic anniversary realms that specifically affect the look of character name plates and raid frames, and also affect all Classic realms including Era, Season of Discovery, and Hardcore. Blizzard has communicated these user interface changes, it feels more...

I like Devil Dinosaur. I’d like to see him on Sanctuary.

The Hearthstone Too Many Portals Tavern Brawl would like for you to stop for a moment and remember those dedicated Mages who make your life on Azeroth a little easier. Hi, I’m Rike Mowe, and this is my job. Whether in a capital city, or far away on the Dragon Isles or even in the...

In World of Warcraft, we’ve come across several shattered worlds, in varying degrees of obliteration. From Outland to K’aresh, these worlds have been corrupted with various forces, were shredded into near-oblivion, and some looked as though they may have some kind of shot at redemption against all odds. But what about their world souls? How does...

Introduced with patch 12.0.5, Decor Duels brought the idea of “prop hunt” gameplay to World of Warcraft — the game, ostensibly an old training exercise revived by the newly-united elves, had players split into teams of hiders and seekers; the hiders would assume the form of ordinary inanimate objects, while the seekers would have to find...

Turbulent Timeways has returned during World of Warcraft’s patch 12.0.7, and is live through August 11. Turbulent Timeways is a favorite of mount collectors and leveling enthusiasts alike, in which we get multiple weeks of Timewalking dungeons in a row — perfect for building up a stockpile of Timewarped Badges — as well as access...

Ah, to be a tiny red dinosaur, snuggled into a plush bed for a nap.

This is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us questions and we’re gonna be real quiet so this little baby can have a nap.

We have an unusually long WoW maintenance day, with four hours of downtime scheduled for Midnight realms and a full eight hours of downtime scheduled for core Classic realms. But Mists of Pandaria Classic and The Burning Crusade Classic both have a quick hour of maintenance. Still, that’s a long day of maintenance for a...

I’ve always wanted to go to space, but actual space flight seems… complicated. So this slingshot ride behind me seems like the next best thing.

I would totally ride it, but here’s the problem — it costs $50 to touch the sky. Which feels like just slightly too much money. If it was only 25 bucks, I would’ve already gone up, maybe multiple times over the last few years. If it was 40, I could grumble about it, but suck it up and take the launch of a lifetime. Fifty though?! That’s too much money to just go by myself.

I’ve been trying to see if any of the other Blizzard Watch staff want to sponsor me to take that launch. Maybe Anna really wants to finally be rid of me, and this is the most expedient way. Maybe Liz needs someone to be able to come on the podcast and talk about the experience. Either way, I’ve been a good Blizzard Watcher, and I would like to ride the slingshot. I’ve even written a haiku about it.

Oh giant slingshot
Launch me skyward to the sun
Mostly screams of joy

If that doesn’t get me a free slingshot ride, I don’t know what will.

While I come up with more ideas to prove how much I deserve to be sent to space, it’s time for our daily question and answer column — The Queue!

I’ve got to admit, I’m a little more excited for this week’s Bethesda news than anything in Blizzard games… but even that is thin gruel for Fallout and Elder Scrolls fans, so maybe don’t hold your breath while you scroll down to see what’s happening. And while we’re still waiting for the next round of...

After almost two weeks of silence and speculation following the most recent Microsoft layoffs, Bethesda released a statement reassuring us that they are still working on The Elder Scrolls and Fallout (and also Starfield). This does put an end to the widespread speculation that the Fallout franchise was being taken away from Bethesda after the...

Fishing is the favorite activity for void creatures, as well as non-void creatures who decide to dabble in the void, like Void Elves, Shadow Priests, or Devourer Demon Hunters. It is said that the things that lurk in the bottom are constantly calling out to like-minded individuals, attempting to lure them closer, to pull them in. Somewhere in the depths, the Fish of N’Zoth watches and waits.

This is The Queue, our daily Q&A column where when we don’t have a clear theme for the week, we just make something up on the spot.

We kick off this week’s show talking about the new Corrosive items coming in WoW patch 12.1, and reminiscing about the good ol days when our buddies would stack insane amounts of Corruption in order to make healers contemplate a grippy sock vacation. Speaking of healers losing it, we have a few more weeks of...

Diablo 4 Season 14 — the Season of Death Awakening — is currently live, having started on June 30, 2026 at 11am pacific (2pm eastern). Death Awakening has taken us back to Pandemonium, with Pandemonium Rifts opening around Sanctuary, letting in gravehounds, reapers, and realmwalkers (aka the remnants of Malthael’s reaping of Sanctuary). And while...

The steady march of time brings both sorrow and joy, but today it’s the latter as there’s a new 6-month subscription mount and pet reward for World of Warcraft players. The Sunflare Driftmoth is a fiery retail skyriding insect that dazzles in summer shades of red and orange, and the Sunflutter Driftmoth is a correspondingly...

We exist on the very cusp of Friday, which itself is on the very cusp of the weekend. Myself and many others in the northern side of the country are currently attempting to make through a haze of wildfire smoke coming down from Canada, but… well, after looking out the window at the yellow-gray haze of the sky, I’ll just say it’ll be fine. We can do this. Nothing to worry about. Let’s play video games instead.

And now, this is our daily Q&A column in which we answer your questions about video games (and just about anything else). Let’s get to it.

Every week the Epic Games Store gives away a game or two for free. This week, we get one cozy horror RPG and one emphatically not cozy horror narrative game for free. Echo Generation Release Date: October 21, 2021 Game Type: Turn-based RPG POV: 3rd person Party: Single Player DLC: None Echo Generation is a...

Overwatch Summer Games, a favorite limited-time event even for the most casual of followers, is back from July 15 through July 31 2026. In addition to the popular limited-time game modes, there is also a set of event challenges to complete, which rewards players with battle pass XP, sprays, player icons, and loot boxes for...

Jesters, dreamers, and thieves are out this week in the Valeera’s Bag of Burgled Spells Tavern Brawl. Valeera’s stolen a whole bunch of spells from her fellow Heroes and it’s a battle to the death to see who can make the best use of their ill gotten gain. Tavern Brawl basics Name: Valeera’s Bag of...

Before you get worried, I do not have fatal insomnia — I do sleep for between two to four hours a night. Most nights closer to two, admittedly. It means I spend a lot of time in the middle of the night playing video games, and I have been for a long time now. I played the original Diablo on PlayStation, Xenogears, several of the Silent Hill games, the various Doom games. Even the Dino Crisis games. In a real way, if I could sleep normal hours, the past 20 years of my life wouldn’t have looked anything like it has.

I still wish I could sleep more than I do.