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 pm, April 9, 2018
Team up with your friends and family and get ready for a journey to Southern California for BlizzCon® 2018, Blizzard’s epic celebration of games and esports and the communities that [..]
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7:21 pm, April 2, 2018
Over the coming months, all Twitch Prime members will be able to claim some incredible Heroes of the Storm loot in the form of Loot Chests and a new mount*!
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6:21 pm, March 6, 2018
Our most recent Heroes of the Storm patch is now available for play, featuring Hero updates for Sonya and Medivh, new Enforcer skins, and more!
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6:21 pm, March 1, 2018
Our second ranked season of 2018 is about to begin, and we’ve got a new set of rewards that you can earn by playing ranked games in the coming months. Read on for details!
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6:21 pm, February 26, 2018
Launching in all regions with next week’s patch, we’re smoothing feathers and sharpening blades with gameplay updates for both Medivh and Sonya. Read on for a high-level descriptio [..]
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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 pm, February 26, 2018
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until March 5. As always, if you encounter any bugs or other issues during your PTR play s [..]
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6:21 pm, February 21, 2018
We’ve just released a patch to the live servers in order to implement Voice Communication, as well as apply some balance updates and bug fixes.
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6:21 pm, February 6, 2018
Our most recent Heroes of the Storm patch featuring Maiev, Voice Chat, and balance updates is now available for play.
NOTE: Orange text indicates a difference between the PTR and Live patch notes.
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6:21 pm, January 24, 2018
We’ve just released a patch to the live servers in order to apply some balance updates and bug fixes.
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6:21 pm, January 9, 2018
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just arrived along with Blaze, Veteran Firebat.
NOTE: Lines of Orange Text indicate an addition to the notes from PTR to Live.
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6:21 pm, December 12, 2017
Our latest Heroes of the Storm patch is now live in the Nexus with Hanzo, Winter Veil, the 2018 Gameplay Update, and much more!
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6:21 am, December 8, 2017
Our first ranked season of 2018 is about to begin, and we’ve got a new set of rewards that you can earn by playing ranked games in the coming months. Read on for details!
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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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6:21 pm, November 27, 2017
As part of our 2018 Gameplay Updates, we’re making significant changes to how Stealth works in Heroes of the Storm. We’ve outlined those changes below, along with some reasoning an [..]
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6:21 am, November 21, 2017
Heroes of the Storm PTR Notes — November 20, 2017
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until December 11. During this [..]
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6:21 am, November 21, 2017
As mentioned in the BlizzCon 2017 opening ceremony, and during our “What’s Next” panel, we will soon be introducing performance-based matchmaking to Heroes of the Storm. [..]
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6:21 am, November 16, 2017
In October, we announced that we’ll be converting from USD to local currency on Blizzard Battle.net® in Canada, Japan, and New Zealand. These changes will begin to roll out in these [..]
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6:21 pm, November 15, 2017
In October, we announced that we’ll be converting from USD to local currency on Blizzard Battle.net® in Canada, Japan, and New Zealand. These changes will begin to roll out in these [..]
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7:21 pm, October 26, 2017
Whether you’re heading to Anaheim for BlizzCon 2017 or joining us with the Virtual Ticket, be sure to download the FREE BlizzCon Mobile app, available now for Android and iOS devices.
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7:21 am, October 26, 2017
Friday Schedule Saturday Schedule Event Map HGC Finals
BlizzCon 2017 is just around the corner, and attendees from all over the globe will soon flood into the Anaheim Convention Center for two day [..]
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7:21 pm, October 24, 2017
The thrill of esports competition during Opening Week will once again set the stage for championship celebrations at BlizzCon in Anaheim, and watching every game of every match will be easier than eve [..]
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7:21 am, September 14, 2017
BlizzCon® 2017 takes place November 3–4, but we’re kicking off the celebration early with the BlizzCon 2017 Virtual Ticket—available to order starting today throu [..]
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7:21 pm, September 5, 2017
Our latest update for the Heroes of the Storm brings a new Hero, balance changes, and more to the Nexus!
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7:21 pm, September 1, 2017
Heroes of the Storm’s second 2017 ranked season is ending soon, and we’ve got a host of new rewards that you can earn just by playing ranked games in the coming months. Read on for [..]
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7:21 am, September 1, 2017
This week’s brawl is Special Delivery - Ten Tracers, 20 Pulse Pistols, two Cores, but only one victor! Battle it out on our newest Battleground, Hanamura, with a crazy set of custom rules.
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7:21 pm, August 28, 2017
Heroes of the Storm PTR Notes — August 28, 2017
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just arrived to the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until September 4. During [..]
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7:21 pm, August 17, 2017
Update (August 17, 2017): Twitch Prime members can now claim their Legendary Loot Chests in Heroes of the Storm! Ensure your Blizzard and Twitch accounts are properly linked using the instructions bel [..]
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7:21 pm, August 11, 2017
Beginning August 17, all Twitch Prime members will be rewarded with epic Heroes of the Storm loot in the form of free Loot Chests**. The event kicks off with reward of legendary proportions, with all [..]
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7:21 am, July 12, 2017
Our latest update for the Heroes of the Storm brings a new Hero alongside some Battleground and Hero balance changes!
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7:21 am, July 6, 2017
The third batch of tickets for BlizzCon 2017 is now sold out. If you didn’t manage to grab tickets this year, you can catch BlizzCon from the comfort of home with the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket [..]
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7:21 pm, July 3, 2017
Heroes of the Storm PTR Notes — July 3, 2017
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just arrived to the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until July 10. During this ti [..]
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7:21 pm, June 27, 2017
It’s summertime in the Heroes of the Storm, and we need to make room for all the guests coming to Stitches’ pull party. To free up some space over the next several weeks, we&rs [..]
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7:21 pm, June 27, 2017
Ahh, Summertime—it’s finally here! There’s no better time of year to hit the beach and work on your tan, head out of town on vacation, or invite your friends over for a [..]
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7:21 pm, June 13, 2017
Heroes of the Storm Patch Notes — June 13, 2017
Our latest update for the Heroes of the Storm brings a new Hero and a host of balance changes to the Nexus!
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7:21 am, June 13, 2017
Heroes of the Storm’s first 2017 ranked season is ending soon, and we’ve got a host of new rewards that you can earn just by playing ranked games in the coming months. Read on for [..]
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7:21 pm, June 5, 2017
To celebrate Malthael’s entrance to the Nexus, as well as the Necromancer making his way out of the Eastern Swamps and into Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, we’ve struck an accord with [..]
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7:21 pm, June 5, 2017
Heroes of the Storm PTR Notes — June 5, 2017
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just arrived to the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until June 12. During this ti [..]
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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, May 8, 2017
Heroes of the Storm PTR Notes — May 8, 2017
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just arrived to the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until May 15. During this time [..]
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7:21 am, April 26, 2017
Heroes of the Storm 2.0 contains all-new progression and rewards systems, a wealth of new cosmetic items, new Hero customization options, and much, much more. Take a moment to check out everything arr [..]
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7:21 am, April 26, 2017
We’re introducing Weekly Collection Updates to the Nexus with the arrival of Heroes of the Storm 2.0. Every Tuesday, we’re going to place a number of Heroes on sale, and swap a fre [..]
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7:21 pm, April 17, 2017
Our latest update for the Heroes of the Storm 2.0 Open Beta brings a new Hero and Battleground, as well as a host of balance changes and bug fixes, to the Nexus!
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7:21 pm, April 4, 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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7:21 pm, March 29, 2017
Heroes of the Storm 2.0 is kicking off with a month-long Open Beta test! This update contains all-new progression and rewards systems, a wealth of new cosmetic items, new Hero customization options, a [..]
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6:21 pm, March 17, 2017
Update: For Azeroth! Event Temporarily Returns
Our recent “For Azeroth!” in-game event that concluded on Tuesday, March 14, came to an end a few hours earlier than we told you it [..]
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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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6:21 pm, March 14, 2017
Gather your team, plan your strategy, and get ready to rush BlizzCon® 2017!
Blizzard Entertainment’s two-day gaming convention and community celebration returns to the Anaheim Conve [..]
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6:21 pm, March 9, 2017
Heroes of the Storm’s third ranked season is coming to a close next week! We’ve got a host of new rewards that you can earn just by playing ranked games in 2017's opening season. [..]
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6:21 am, March 7, 2017
The Twilight’s Hammer chieftain Cho’Gall has been itching to stomp around the Nexus again, and it’s up to you to unleash him! Win 2 games as Cho or Gall while paired with [..]
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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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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 am, February 15, 2017
Your quest is simple: within the allotted time, complete 15 Heroes of the Storm games with a friend as any Hero from the Warcraft universe.
Upon completing this quest, you’ll be handsomely [..]
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6:21 pm, February 14, 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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6:21 am, February 7, 2017
Your quest is simple: within the allotted time, complete 15 Heroes of the Storm games with a friend as any Hero from the Warcraft universe.
Upon completing this quest, you’ll be handsomely [..]
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6:21 pm, January 24, 2017
We just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm, which brings our 2017 Lunar Festival event, a new Hero, “Sandbox” Custom Games, balance updates, and more to the Nexus!
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6:21 pm, January 4, 2017
We just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm, which brings a new Hero, a new Custom Games draft mode, balance updates, and more to the Nexus!
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6:21 am, December 16, 2016
Venture underground with this week's Brawl, The Mines Reopen, which features Shuffle Pick hero selection followed by a standard Heroes match on the freshly re-worked and re-released Haunted Mines! Col [..]
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6:21 pm, December 14, 2016
We just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm, which brings our Winter Veil event, a new Hero, ranked play changes, balance updates, and more to the Nexus! Check out today’s patch not [..]
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6:21 am, December 7, 2016
Heroes of the Storm’s second ranked season is coming to a close next week! We’ve got a few changes in store for ranked play during Season 3, as well as a host of new rewards that [..]
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6:21 pm, December 5, 2016
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just arrived to the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until December 12. During this time, we kindly request your assistance in trying out [..]
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6:21 pm, November 15, 2016
We just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm, which brings a new Hero, a new Brawl, UI improvements, balance updates, and more to the Nexus! Check out today’s patch notes below.
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6:21 am, November 12, 2016
Get five Heroes free when you play 30 games of Heroes of the Storm with a Friend before January 4. Bonus: Also includes the Oni Genji skin in Overwatch, which is available after you’ve playe [..]
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7:21 pm, October 25, 2016
Heading to Anaheim for BlizzCon 2016 or watching from home with the Virtual Ticket? Be sure to download the free BlizzCon 2016 Guide mobile app, available now for Android and iOS devices. The BlizzCon [..]
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7:21 pm, September 28, 2016
The 2016 Heroes of the Storm Gold Club World Championship, or “GCWC”, is a premier international invitational tournament jointly hosted by NetEase and Blizzard Entertainment. Betwe [..]
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7:21 pm, September 22, 2016
Major changes are coming to Heroes of the Storm esports next year as we take steps to improve the scene for fans and players alike. We’re not quite ready to reveal our plans for 2017 and bey [..]
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7:21 pm, September 21, 2016
We’re going to be transitioning away from using the Battle.net name for our gaming service and the functionality connected to it. Battle.net technology will continue to serve as the central [..]
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7:21 pm, September 14, 2016
We’ve plumbed the depths of the galaxy to unlock some of the most tightly guarded secrets the Koprulu sector has to offer, including advanced Terran Ghost technology, Primal Zerg psionics, a [..]
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7:21 am, September 13, 2016
We’ve revved up the Machines of War and invited two of the best teams from North America and two of the top European teams to duke it out on our newest Battlegrounds: Braxis Holdout and Warh [..]
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7:21 am, September 10, 2016
Heroes of the Storm’s first official ranked season is coming to a close next week! We’ve got a few changes in store for ranked play during Season 2, as well as a host of new rewar [..]
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7:21 pm, September 1, 2016
Lunaras and Tracers and Butchers, oh my! Korea stepped up to the plate this week, and swung for the fences with both new and recently updated Heroes. Auriel made her competitive circuit debut, and we [..]
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7:21 pm, August 16, 2016
We just unveiled Machines of War at gamescom 2016! This StarCraft-themed event comes to Heroes of the Storm in September, and introduces new Battlegrounds, quests, rewards, Heroes, mounts, skins, and [..]
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7:21 pm, July 12, 2016
We just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm, which brings a new Hero, User Interface improvements, and many balance changes to the game. Check out today’s patch notes below!
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7:21 pm, July 11, 2016
The Summer Season ended with Tempest taking down the reigning champs MVP Black in the most incredible finals match to date. Tune in to see if Tempest can hold onto their new title during the Fall Hero [..]
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7:21 pm, July 5, 2016
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just arrived to the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until July 11. During this time, we kindly request your assistance in trying out s [..]
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7:21 am, June 14, 2016
In case you hadn’t heard by now, preseason play is about to wrap up as we prepare to introduce Heroes of the Storm’s first official ranked season. Alongside the arrival of Season 1 [..]
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7:21 pm, June 2, 2016
With the climax of the Heroes Summer Championship only a few weeks away, the current calm before the storm affords us an opportunity to look ahead to the Fall Championship, which is scheduled to get [..]
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7:21 am, April 28, 2016
Tickets to this year’s BlizzCon Benefit Dinner for Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) are now sold out—thanks to everyone who bought one to help support this gre [..]
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7:21 pm, April 25, 2016
The second batch of tickets for BlizzCon 2016 is now sold out. If you weren't able to get tickets in the first or second batches, tickets to an exclusive pre-BlizzCon dinner to benefit Children's Hosp [..]
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7:21 am, April 21, 2016
The Spring Season reached its conclusion earlier this month with the undefeated MVP Black as our 2016 Spring Champions. Teams are now looking towards this Summer's competition to see if they can best [..]
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7:21 pm, April 6, 2016
Summon your mounts, open up a portal, and set a course for Southern California for BlizzCon 2016! Blizzard’s tenth epic gaming convention and community celebration is returning to the Anahei [..]
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6:21 pm, March 23, 2016
With the Heroes of the Storm Spring Championship just days away, we’re excited to announce details for the Summer season, during which more than $1.2 million USD is on the line!
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6:21 am, February 25, 2016
Matches are underway in all regions with all teams fiercely competing for the chance to represent their region in this season’s Heroes of the Storm Global Championship. Catch all the action [..]
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6:21 pm, February 2, 2016
We’ve just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm! Today’s update marks the beginning of our Lunar Festival 2016 event, which brings new special event quests, rewards, an [..]
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6:21 pm, January 18, 2016
With the global launch of Heroes of the Storm, the thrilling World Championship at BlizzCon, our Heroes of the Dorm collegiate tournament, and countless exciting matches that had us sitting on the ed [..]
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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 pm, November 17, 2015
We’ve just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm, which brings a new Hero, user interface updates, balance changes, and much more to the game. Maintenance is ongoing, but don't wo [..]
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6:21 am, November 7, 2015
NEW HEROES
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The Opening Ceremony at BlizzCon 2015 just wrapped up and this year’s celebration of the Blizzard community is now well underway [..]
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6:21 pm, November 2, 2015
Heading to BlizzCon 2015 or watching from home with the Virtual Ticket? Download the free BlizzCon 2015 Guide mobile app, available now for Android and iOS devices! It’s part calendar, part [..]
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7:21 pm, October 6, 2015
We’ve just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm, which brings a new Hero, art and user interface updates, balance changes, and much more to the game. Maintenance is ongoing, but [..]
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7:21 am, October 2, 2015
As we continue to evolve Heroes of the Storm and sharpen its gameplay, we’ll run into scenarios where we think adjustments might be needed to make the overall playability of Heroes a strong [..]
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7:21 am, September 26, 2015
UPDATE: Due to unexpected issues encountered while launching the PTR, we have chosen to delay this release. Our new estimated release date is Monday, September 28 PDT.
Our next major Heroes of th [..]
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7:21 am, September 11, 2015
Want to cosplay in style for BlizzCon or your other favorite conventions? We’ve got some handy Blizzard Hero reference kits for new or experienced cosplayers looking to make a splash at the [..]
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7:21 pm, August 18, 2015
The Eternal Conflict between the Burning ***** and the High Heavens continues in the Nexus, and we've just unleashed our latest Heroes of the Storm patch! Today's update includes a brand new Hero, [..]
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7:21 am, August 11, 2015
Our next major Heroes of the Storm patch has just arrived to the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting for the next seven days. During this time, we kindly request your assistanc [..]
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7:21 am, July 22, 2015
Update – July 21, 2015: We’ve just released an update for Heroes of the Storm, which brings a new Hero, Skin, and Bundle to the Nexus. Check out the New Heroes and Shop sections b [..]
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7:21 pm, June 30, 2015
The struggle between the High Heavens and the Burning ***** has erupted out of the realm of Sanctuary, and the Eternal Conflict has begun in the Nexus! Angels and Demons now battle for dominance in th [..]
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7:21 am, June 24, 2015
The PTR has arrived!
We’ve enabled the Public Test Realm for the next seven days so that we can ensure the stability of our next Heroes of the Storm patch, as well as offer you a chance to [..]
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7:21 pm, June 5, 2015
Whether you’re gearing up for your very first brawl or you’re already a veteran of the Nexus, it’s always fun to battle alongside your friends. The question is, which Her [..]
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