The latest stories from Battle.net, with full credit to the original publisher.
As Orweyna grew from seed to sapling in the wilds of Harandar, Amarakk was always at her side—the steady voice of reason who helped ground her wilder impulses. Discover a vibrant tale of friendship, loss, and the lengths friends will travel to save each other.
When light turns to wrath, only ashes will remain. The story continues after the events of the “Intercession” cinematic. As Arator stands against the forces of the Void, Xal’atath’s insinuations invade his mind, imparting a grim portent that the Light’s righteous fury, when left unchecked, may prove just as dangerous as the darkness it seeks to destroy.
Earn the Fishmonger May pet by supporting your favorite World of Warcraft channels with the gift of 2 subscriptions on Twitch and collect the Cuddly Alliance Blue Grrgle and Cuddly Horde Red Grrgle plushies Housing decor items by watching your favorite World of Warcraft Twitch channels when World of Warcraft: Midnight goes live.
Are you a new player, returning after a break, or seeking to level up your play style? We invite you to join WoW Portal Room, a Discord server where you can meet just the right people.
Introducing the Devourer Demon Hunter, a third specialization that utilizes the power of the Void. This glaive-wielding, soul-harvesting, and planet crushing spellcaster operates from mid-range with the full suite of mobility you'd expect from Demon Hunters.
Here you will find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Midnight, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Season of Discovery, Burning Crusade Classic, WoW Classic Era, and Hardcore.
Adventure awaits you around every turn in World of Warcraft, whether you're a seasoned traveler or a newcomer eager to jump into the fray. To help you prepare to forge your own legend in the second chapter of the Worldsoul Saga, Midnight, there are some key things you should know to make your journey smooth.
If you’re new to World of Warcraft and seeking to start your adventures with us in Azeroth, we can help get you started with our handy starter guide. Welcome! We’re glad you are joining us.
Whether you’re living your best life (or unlife) in Azeroth, still aglow from the Love is in the Air holiday, or having a good laugh with friends as you go on adventures together, the March Trading post is where it’s at. Take part in a variety of activities to earn the month’s reward— get the Comfy Bel'ameth Flying Quilt mount hand-woven by Ainderu Summerleaf.
From decor storage to exterior lighting, Endeavors, exporting houses and more, we’re looking into the future of Housing and what you can expect from the launch of Midnight and beyond.
Build, decorate, and personalize your home in Azeroth with the new Housing feature. Players can earn their own house and plot of land, move into a neighborhood with other players, or establish a neighborhood with their guild. Boundless self-expression awaits you!
Catch the full stream live on the official World of Warcraft Twitch channel to see how each unique vision is brought to life!
Make your way through the Dark Portal to dip, dash, and dive through the skies of Outland in this daring Skyriding racing event available in the shattered remnants of Draenor.
In Midnight, players can expand their specializations further with new Apex Talents, taking you deeper into the fantasy of your class. Available beginning at level 81, you’ll unlock the first of these and provide your character with an extra boost of power as you take on new challenges.
With the official launch of Midnight upon us, we want to take the opportunity to give you a sneak peek at our tuning and class update roadmap as we head into the first season of Midnight.
Game development isn’t always about flashy new content. Associate game director Alec Dawson explains the team’s philosophy of maintenance, growth, and solid foundations.
Want some Stadium dish? We’ve got some piping hot Stadium improvements—like matchmaking tweaks and Build sharing—for you to salivate over.
Pride returns to Overwatch 2, and we’re celebrating together with our players with new game rewards and community events as we stand alongside those in the LGBTQ+ community.
Sombra’s catching bans like it’s her job, ranks matter, and console players have opinions—dive into our first Weekly Recall for Hero Ban stats and trends!
From fighters to fairytales with festivities in between, there's a lot to love coming in midseason!
Overwatch 2 steps into the ring with Street Fighter 6 for a collab event that hits harder than a perfect KO!
After a phenomenal start to the year, Overwatch Champions Series is ready to kick off Stage 2 of the 2025 Season!
Stats, stats, stats! Game director Aaron Keller and data analyst Ben Trautman share Stadium numbers and explain how data drives balance changes.
We just dropped a huge Stadium focused Reddit AMA and compiled all the Q&A's here, in one convenient place!
Game director Aaron Keller returns with more Stadium insights, from the initial development of the mode to balance philosophy and big plans for the future.
Game producer Lauren Soanes and senior narrative designer Joshi Zhang walk us through the origins of Dokiwatch and the passion that inspired it.
Universes collide as Overwatch 2 joins forces with Gundam Wing in a limited-time event that lets you pilot the battlefield in Legendary mecha-inspired skins.
In a quick update from Aaron Keller, learn about what immediate changes are coming to Stadium and what changes were already thinking about in the future.
All new ways to play make for all new ways to dominate, as Season 16 adds fresh gameplay experiences with Stadium, Freja, Hero Bans, and more!
Hero Bans are coming to Competitive Play in Season 16, and Gavin Winter is here to explain why and how this new change to Competitive works.
Whether you are a lifelong player, or a new adventurer, this is your chance to relive the nostalgia, connect with other community members, and immerse yourself in Warcraft like never before. Join us at the Royale Boston on May 10th for an evening to celebrate 30 years of gaming history. Catch the second wave of tickets on April 16.
Patch 32.0.3 brings balance changes to Hearthstone and Battlegrounds, and more!
What the cluck?
It’s time to step Into the Emerald Dream. Hearthstone’s latest expansion is now live with Imbued Hero Powers, Darks Gifts, Wild Gods, and more!
Whether you are a lifelong player, or a new adventurer, this is your chance to relive the nostalgia, connect with other community members, and immerse yourself in Warcraft like never before. Join us at the Royale Boston on May 10th for an evening to celebrate 30 years of gaming history.
Explore your dreams with a new Rewards Track!
Patch 32.0 starts the Year of the Raptor with Hearthstone’s latest expansion, Standard rotation, Core Set updates, a huge balance patch, community days, and more!
See new cards and upcoming balance changes in action before we officially step Into the Emerald Dream!
Our celebration of our universes, connection, and community is coming back to the Anaheim Convention Center next year.
Hearthstone esports are back with more events, more opportunities to compete, and more paths to become World Champion!
Patch 31.6.2 includes Battlegrounds updates, bug fixes, and a message from the Hearthstone balance team.
Peer through the portal Into the Emerald Dream for your first looks at Hearthstone’s next expansion!
Patch 31.6 opens the portal Into the Emerald Dream, Hearthstone’s next expansion!
See what’s in store for Hearthstone’s upcoming year, starting soon!
Patch 31.4.2 brings bug fixes and balance changes to Standard, Battlegrounds, and Arena.
Catch up on our latest Campfire Chat, where we discussed the midseason update for Season of Hatred Rising.
Explore the incredible pieces of art that brought the Vessel of Hatred expansion to life.
Everyone should have the opportunity to battle monsters alongside Neyrelle in the Vessel of Hatred expansion. See how our latest accessibility features make this possible.
Heightened fright and delight await you in a land where things go bump in the night. A macabre celebration begins on October 29.
Profess your disdain for that special someone in your life with a Vase of Hatred starting October 22 until supplies run out.
Overwhelm your foes with animal-like ferocity using the Spiritborn Battle Pass, plus returning events and feature updates.
The season of ghastly delights arrives—howl at the moon with the Nightmoon Curse bundle, Verdant Pageant Phantom Market, and new Headless cosmetics.
Gather round to learn the tale behind the legendary Akarat in a new short story by Matthew J. Kirby.
Hatred seeps from the jungles of Nahantu into Estuar as the mysterious Realmwalkers broaden Mephisto’s influence across Sanctuary. Liberate Sanctuary from these threats starting on October 7.
Celebrate the Vessel of Hatred launch and support Diablo IV Streamers to earn coveted Item Cosmetics, Back Trophies, Mount Armor, and more.
Antagonize the Burning Hells’ foot soldiers with the new Torment Upon Torment Battle Pass, complete with balance changes for most Classes and feature updates.
Catch up on the cataclysmic story of Diablo IV in time for Vessel of Hatred’s launch on October 8.
The next chapter in the Age of Unmaking dawns—contend for your soul in the Crucible of Justice main quest, and fight through the new Vanguard co-op mode.
We will continually update this article with all patches the development team implements for Diablo IV.
Satisfy your desire to dole out justice in our upcoming major update by purifying your soul in the Cold Isles. Only then can you wield El’Druin, Tyrael’s sword, and strike down Diablo.
Crusade against Hell’s grasp on Sanctuary in the 2.0 PTR. Join the carnage using your PC Battle.net account.
Stay awhile and listen to the latest Campfire Chat, where we’ll dive into details about the 2.0 PTR.
The faint shimmering of golden trinkets across Sanctuary grows to a brilliant sparkle during March of the Goblins. Hunt gilded Treasure Goblins to earn increased rewards.
See what lies ahead in the first part of the epic Worldstone Quest, and learn how the team devises powerful Helliquary bosses.
Walk the treacherous paths ahead with your newfound allies. Learn more about Mercenaries, the Dark Citadel co-op activity, the new Party Finder, and more.
The team briefly introduced additional features coming with the Vessel of Hatred expansion: Mercenaries, Dark Citadel, and Kurast Undercity.
Fight your way through the Season 30 Battle Pass: Devouring Mists, earn new Legendary Items, and glimpse our next major update.
Spill demonic viscera to claim a river of rewards in the Overflowing Arsenal event and take in updates to a variety of features.
Rush headfirst into a new limited-time event, Revenant Market, and a variety of updates to your favorite features.
Put your Fishing skills to the test in Fisher’s Frenzy, and battle against fearsome foes in Bout of Realms, the new limited-time team based PvP event.
Diablo Immortal and World of Warcraft collide from July 4–July 26 to bring you a deadly display of ice and terror. Cull frost-born abominations in the Shadow of the Frozen Throne event to earn rewards.
Storm the Isles with the new Tidelost Glory Battle Pass, track your envious collection of cosmetics, and more.
The next chapter in the Age of Unmaking conjures up powerful Runes, new Abyssal Verge, Erreban Castles gameplay, and more.
It’s been a Hell of a year. Celebrations burn bright for the Diablo IV and Diablo Immortal anniversaries.
Storm into a new class story and event for Tempest, and the Season 27 Battle Pass: Arcane Calamity.
Welcome to update 4.0.0! Check out plenty of PvP Improvements, now with random Maps and a new "Enchant" mod type! We've also increased Warchest Point rewards from PvP Honor, and made some adjustments and fixes to Troops, Leaders, Talents, and more!
Get rumbling with a new season, new Leader, shiny new Cosmetics, and hefty PvP changes!
Dive into double the chaos in Update 3.0.0 and Season 2 with our latest Beast Troop, Chimaera! Check out our latest PvP map, Arathi Basin, and two new emotes. We've increased Leader Honor in PvP, the number of Mini copies earned from PvP Honor rewards, and made some adjustments to Leaders, Talents and Arclight Surge.
Get ready to bring your best to the battlefield in a brand-new Season of Warcraft Rumble, welcome a beastly new Troop, celebrate the Winter Holiday, and enjoy loads of action!
Bring the rumble to reality by 3D printing your own Warcraft Rumble Minis.
BlizzCon 2023 has ended but we have the latest Warcraft Rumble news coverage right here.
Vice President & Game Director Tom Chilton, Production Director Jackie Bacal Head, and Art Director Jeremy Collins lift the lid and dive into the joyful chaos that went into Warcraft Rumble.
Experience the dazzling new sensation that’s been sweeping Azeroth. Blizzard Entertainment’s mobile action strategy game Warcraft Rumble™ is now live worldwide* on Android and iOS devices!
There’s no better pilot than a S.A.F.E. pilot, and Gnomelia Gearheart is the best. Dive into joyful chaos when you add her to your expanding Collection of Battle Pets.
Bring the rumble to reality by 3D printing your own Warcraft Rumble Minis.
Collect the new playable Leader, Sylvanas Windrunner, during Season 1 of Warcraft Rumble beginning October 28 from the Guild Warchest and through PvP as a reward.
Bring the rumble to reality by 3D printing your own Warcraft Rumble Minis.
Bring the rumble to reality by 3D printing your own Warcraft Rumble Minis.
Celebrate BlizzCon with this set of Warcraft Rumble and Blizzard game digital goodies and more, now available on the Battle.net store.
Bring the rumble to reality by 3D printing your own Warcraft Rumble Minis.
With Deathwing setting his sights on the uncontrolled power held within, the swirling chaos of the Dark Nexus once again threatens all of creation.
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live and brings a new Dark Nexus II event, new skins and mounts, along with a Tassadar rework and more! Read on for more information.
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until April 13.
We sat down with the artists to find out what exactly has been going on behind the scenes of their criminally creative skin pack concoctions and get a subevent leak in the process.
Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.
Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.
Senior Designer Kevin Gu takes great joy in moments when the Heroes of the Storm A.I. dunks on him during playtests. Maybe a little too much joy.
2019 was a year full of radical new approaches in Heroes. Take a deeper look at some of our favorite moments from the year!
Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.
Join Senior Game Designer Kyle Dates as he recounts the story of The Little Engine That Almost Didn't, or Heroes of the Storm’s first multi-Hero mount - the Toy Train.
The Destroyer has finally descended upon Heroes of the Storm, and the community has been celebrating his arrival with some spicy content.
We’ve reopened the toy chest, rounded up our cuddliest companions, and readied the Nexus for round two of our favorite board game beatdown winter event: Toys!
Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.
The next Heroes of the Storm patch has arrived! The update brings a new Hero, Deathwing the Destroyer, new Experience Globes, new bundles, new skins, and much more! Dive on in for more information.
The dev team is mixing up Heroes of the Storm gameplay with regular Nexus Anomaly updates—and they’re starting with big changes to how experience is gathered.
Special Update from David Kim, Lead Systems Designer on Diablo IV
Season 19 begins November 22, alongside our next Diablo III patch. Read on to learn more about the brand-new Season of Eternal Conflict buff, two divinely inspired new class sets, and a handful of old and new item reworks coming in Patch 2.6.7!
We're overwhelmed by the response we've seen from our community to Diablo IV at BlizzCon. Our Game Director, Luis Barriga, has a few words he'd like to share.
Below you will find the patch notes for the most recent update for Diablo III, Patch 2.6.7.
BlizzCon 2019 has come and gone, but not without incredible announcements and unforgettable memories! In case you missed any of the info extravaganza we threw your way, we’ve compiled all the Diablo-oriented highlights right here in one handy guide.
BlizzCon 2019 is officially a wrap! If you need to catch up on Day 2’s Diablo activities, we’ve got you covered.
We know you’re all eager to learn as much about Diablo IV as possible, so to get you started, we're taking a comprehensive look over the features and details being shared at BlizzCon 2019!
The sun sets on the first day of BlizzCon 2019 amid cheers, great company, and some truly stunning announcements. If you’re not here with us at the Anaheim Convention Center, here are the Diablo-related highlights from earlier today!
Diablo IV is the newest incarnation of the genre-defining ARPG players have come to know and love. Take a glimpse into the terror that awaits.
For those of you eagerly awaiting an update on Diablo Immortal, we've got some information on where development is and what to expect in the future regarding our mobile adventure.
The one-week PTR testing period for 2.6.7 begins October 17 and we need your help to make Season 19 better than ever!
Unlock commemorative extras for your favorite Blizzard games and take your BlizzCon viewing to the next level, whether you’re watching at home or on the go.
Season 18 begins August 23, alongside the latest Diablo III patch. Read on to learn more about the all-new Season of the Triune buff, the heap of brand-new Legendary powers, and handful of crafted item reworks in store for Patch 2.6.6!
Patch 2.6.6 is now live! Check inside for the full patch notes.
Whether your personal journey with Diablo III began today or nearly seven years ago upon our launch, we want to give you an update on our ongoing development efforts with the game. Here’s what you can expect going forward from Seasons and patches.
