7:21 am, April 13, 2018
As many of you are aware, there’s been a lot of feedback and community conversation about topics like matchmaking, ranked play, new Hero balance, and player toxicity. It’s clear to [..]
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7:21 am, March 28, 2018
The Heroes of the Storm team is bringing some exciting things to show fans at PAX East, but you're invited to watch it from home too on PAX's own Twitch channel!
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6:21 am, March 24, 2018
Does your heart yearn for an epic battle? Join Fan "Fan" Yang and a member of Fenix's design team, Alex Neyman, for this episode of Brawl with the Blues! They'll be diving into bringing the [..]
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6:21 pm, February 26, 2018
Our next patch is coming to the Heroes of the Storm during the week of March 6. With it, we’re implementing gameplay updates for Medivh and Sonya, and bringing the Nexus to order with new [..]
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6:21 am, January 30, 2018
We’re about to ring in the new year with Maiev—our newest Assassin Hero—as well as the finest Lunar Festival celebration the Nexus has seen so far, and so many new cosm [..]
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6:21 am, November 28, 2017
Over the last several months we’ve seen double Support team compositions become more and more prevalent in all levels of play, including esports. While we think this is an okay strategy to s [..]
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7:21 pm, September 13, 2017
AI is an important part of Heroes of the Storm. A significant number of games are played versus AI, and PvP games also have AI-controlled Heroes when players are disconnected. Those ever-helpful, ever [..]
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7:21 pm, August 23, 2017
Welcome to Resurrecting Kel’Thuzad—a behind-the-scenes look at the process behind bringing one of the most memorable villains from Warcraft history into the Nexus. In this five-par [..]
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7:21 am, August 15, 2017
When we announced that we’d be transitioning away from the Battle.net name for our online-gaming service, we suspected that the shift would be challenging. We understood that Battle.net stoo [..]
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7:21 pm, June 12, 2017
Greetings, friends! In the previous issues of Core Concepts, we’ve talked about what sets Heroes of the Storm apart from other MOBAs, and offered a few Battleground basics. In the first of [..]
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7:21 pm, May 16, 2017
Our latest update for the Heroes of the Storm brings a new Hero and a host of balance changes to the Nexus!
NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between the PTR and live patch notes.
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7:21 pm, April 4, 2017
"Those who prepare, endure.”
- Cassia, Amazon Warmatron
After shattering the Worldstone, the young Amazon Cassia had changed. She had seen hatred, terror, and destruction firs [..]
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6:21 pm, March 14, 2017
We just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm that brings a new Hero, balance updates, and more to the Nexus!
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Shop
User Interface
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6:21 am, March 7, 2017
We just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm a new Hero, balance updates, and more to the Nexus!
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General
New Hero
Art
Shop
User Interface
Design
Heroes
Bug Fixes [..]
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6:21 pm, March 3, 2017
We’ve been working on a slew of updates for Heroes of the Storm’s in-game UI, and we’re very excited to announce that everything we’re unveiling today will come [..]
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6:21 pm, January 27, 2017
We've just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm in order to apply a few bug fixes, balance changes, and adjustments for the Rooster Race.
General
Rooster Race Adjustments
The Rooster Race [..]
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6:21 pm, December 6, 2016
We've just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm in order to apply a few balance changes.
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Assassin
Multi-class
Support
Specialist
Warrior
Falstad
Varian
Brightwing
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6:21 am, December 6, 2016
Heroes
Assassin
Multi-class
Support
Specialist
Warrior
Falstad
Varian
Brightwing
Nazeebo
Anub'arak
Gul'dan
Kharazim
Diablo
Li-Ming
Stitches
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7:21 am, September 13, 2016
From Legendary and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, WARCRAFT is preparing to invade homes worldwide, and it’s bringing a trio of movie-inspired digital extras from Blizzard Entertainme [..]
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7:21 am, September 9, 2016
It’s official: The Heroes world has been flipped on its head. We’ve seen major power shifts in North America, patch notes provoking changes in drafting, and Korean teams yet again [..]
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7:21 am, August 12, 2016
The world’s largest interactive entertainment trade fair is coming back to Cologne, Germany from August 17 - 21 this year, and Blizzard Entertainment will be there with our biggest presence [..]
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7:21 am, August 11, 2016
Teamwork is essential in Heroes of the Storm, even before you arrive on the battleground. In competitive matches, teams are first pitted against one another on the draft screen as they each attempt to [..]
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7:21 am, July 20, 2016
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of Blizzard Entertainment; and what better way to celebrate this epic milestone, than by casting one of the company’s most iconic charact [..]
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7:21 pm, April 27, 2016
We’ve just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm that applies a few balance changes and bug fixes. Check out the patch notes below.
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Assassin
Specialist
Warrior
Kae [..]
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7:21 pm, April 26, 2016
"Cheers Love, the Cavalry's here!"
- Tracer, Agent of Overwatch
It should come as no surprise that London’s adventurous former Overwatch agent Lena Oxton often finds hers [..]
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7:21 pm, April 25, 2016
First Look: Balance Update Coming This Week
We’re planning to release a new Balance Update for Heroes of the Storm on Wednesday, April 27 in order to apply a few balance changes and fix a f [..]
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7:21 pm, March 29, 2016
"I am Dehaka, the one who collects."
- Dehaka, Primal Pack Leader
On their home planet of Zerus, all primal zerg know that to survive is to collect essence, consume, and evolve. Am [..]
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6:21 pm, March 1, 2016
"Those who disturb the Balance shall be unmade."
- Xul, The Cryptic Necromancer
Buried deep in the Jungles of Eastern Kehjistan, the enigmatic Priests of Rathma dedicate themselves to [..]
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6:21 pm, January 28, 2016
Students from across the United States and Canada are hereby invited to storm the Nexus as proud representatives of their schools in Blizzard Entertainment and Tespa’s 2016 Heroes of the Do [..]
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6:21 am, December 16, 2015
When Heroes of the Storm matchmaking was originally implemented, it was based on the system we used for StarCraft II. This works great for a game that’s primarily centered on 1v1 play, and [..]
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6:21 am, November 7, 2015
BlizzCon 2015 is getting underway today, and we've got a full line-up of StarCraft II, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm esports action ahead.
Join hosts Sean “Day[ [..]
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7:21 pm, August 5, 2015
The action is underway at gamescom 2015, and we’ve got all the latest news from the Nexus. Today, we announced three new Heroes and an exciting new Battleground—so let’s [..]
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7:21 pm, July 9, 2015
More than 100 Heroes of the Storm teams will be battling it out in the North America July Open for a chance to secure a $25,000 prize pool and a slot in the American Championship. The action will be [..]
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7:21 am, June 13, 2015
More than 80 Heroes of the Storm teams will be battling it out in the North America June Open for a chance to secure a $15,000 prize pool and a slot in the American Championship. The action will be [..]
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7:21 pm, June 1, 2015
To celebrate the imminent launch of Heroes of the Storm, we’ve got an epic night of entertainment lined up to welcome everyone into the Nexus. Starting at 12:30 p.m. PDT this afternoon, you [..]
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7:21 pm, May 29, 2015
We have some incredible activities and special guests lined up for you during our Heroes of the Storm launch celebrations, taking place one week from today, on June 1. Whether you’re attendi [..]
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7:21 pm, May 29, 2015
As we announced yesterday, we’re thrilled to welcome Madeon to our Heroes of the Storm launch event in London on Monday, June 1.
Shortly after releasing his debut album Adventure to crit [..]
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7:21 pm, May 22, 2015
"Brightwing like loyal subjects!
You don’t want to be my enemy…"
- Monarch Brightwing
I’m Community Manager Kimberly “Vaeflare” LeCro [..]
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6:21 pm, March 25, 2015
Students from more than 400 schools across the U.S. and Canada are primed and ready for battle in the ultimate Heroes of the Storm™ college tournament—signups close tomorrow! ES [..]
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6:21 pm, March 6, 2015
Our Blizzard Preview: Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Heroes of the Storm Panel and Livestream at PAX East 2015 has just concluded. In case you missed it, we're excited to share some of the latest Heroes [..]
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6:21 am, February 13, 2015
It’s time for another Developer Insights, where we bring you the inside scoop on heroes and their transition to the Nexus. This time, Game Designer John Hodgson sits down to chat about The [..]
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6:21 am, February 10, 2015
With our Closed Beta patch on January 13, we released early versions of ranks and ranked points for initial playtesting alongside Hero League. While we feel these features are off to a good start, th [..]
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6:21 am, January 15, 2015
It’s time for another Developer Insights, where we bring you the inside scoop on heroes and their transition to the Nexus. This time, Game Designer Kent-Erik Hagman sits down to chat about [..]
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6:21 pm, January 13, 2015
We’ve brought Heroes of the Storm offline for a period of extended maintenance today in order to kick off our Closed Beta testing phase, and bring you a brand new patch! Maintenance is ongo [..]
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6:21 am, December 9, 2014
A couple of weeks ago, I kicked off this blog by emphasizing the importance of matching Hero design with the fantasy behind our characters in Heroes of the Storm. By “fantasy,” we [..]
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6:21 am, December 4, 2014
It’s time for another Developer Insights, where we bring you the inside scoop on heroes and their transition to the Nexus. This time, Game Designer Kent-Erik Hagman sits down to chat about [..]
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7:21 pm, October 16, 2014
In the time since we brought the Technical Alpha back online, we’ve been continuing to add exciting new content to the Nexus and invite new players, and will be doing so in the weeks and mo [..]
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7:21 pm, October 1, 2014
It’s time for another Developer Insights in which we explore a hero’s design and mechanics. This week, we’ll be focusing on an old king from the Warcraft universe. Join [..]
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8:29 am, September 12, 2014
"Sometimes I miss being human...
...until I see how easily they die."
- Kerrigan, Queen of Blades
Once a terran ghost with formidable psionic abilities, Kerrigan was betrayed by h [..]
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