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Heroes of the Storm has a tall task ahead of it, as it tries to firmly plant its foot in a MOBA space ruled by Dota 2 and League of Legends. We went hands-on with the game at Blizzcon to find out how well it's faring so far.
Heroes of the Storm will begin with 18 characters from the World of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises, but with Blizzard's history dating back over 20 years, the studio is hinting that characters from long-dormant franchises could enter the fray, as well.
There's a high barrier of entry to games like Dota 2 and League of Legends, so how does Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm hope to court newcomers to the MOBA genre?
Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls was on display for the PS4, so we decided to grab a DualShock 4 and take a ride with the game's newest character, the Crusader.
Hearthstone's mobile versions won't feature a beta, like its PC counterpart, however once all versions are final and released, they'll all be able to play against each other.
Garrisons introduce player housing to World of Warcraft, while also introducing the idea of offline progression.
Heroes of the Storm has come a long way since it was first conceived as a Starcraft 2 mod. One way in which the game has progressed is through the re-imagined maps, now called battlegrounds.
Players hoping to pick up the PS4 edition of Diablo 3 won't have to worry about falling behind in the story too much. Titled "The Ultimate Evil Edition," the next-gen console version of Blizzard's dungeon crawler will come with the base game, as well as the Reaper of Souls expansion in one convenient package.
Yet another World of Warcraft expansion has been revealed. Warlords of Draenor "sends players to the savage world of Draenor, home of the mighty...
You can now join the beta for the game formerly known as Blizzard DOTA. Heroes of the Storm will have you playing as various heroes from Blizzard's...
