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Guild Halls are coming soon! And if you're surprised to learn that Guild Halls are gonna be a thing, that's okay. We are, too!
We also speculated a bit as to what this new feature might be because "they're gonna be a thing" is about all we know for sure.
We also speculated a bit as to what this new feature might be because "they're gonna be a thing" is about all we know for sure.
Guild Halls are coming soon to Player Housing (also, by the way, Guild Halls are going to be a thing)
In a recent round table interview with PC Gamer, Principal designer and World of Warcraft Player Housing lead Jesse Kurlancheek dropped a comment that sent
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January 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Guild Halls are coming soon! And if you're surprised to learn that Guild Halls are gonna be a thing, that's okay. We are, too!
We also speculated a bit as to what this new feature might be because "they're gonna be a thing" is about all we know for sure.
We also speculated a bit as to what this new feature might be because "they're gonna be a thing" is about all we know for sure.
The Midnight prepatch arrives next week! Here are the things you can expect, plus when it'll all release.
The World of Warcraft Midnight pre-patch launches January 20 with void-fueled Demon Hunters and transmog updates
Get ready to roll those Void Elf Demon Hunters, because the Midnight pre-patch launches on January 20, 2026, immediately after Legion Remix ends. WoW patch
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January 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The Midnight prepatch arrives next week! Here are the things you can expect, plus when it'll all release.
Ready for some fresh time traveling shenanigans? Because the #Hearthstone miniset Echoes of the Infinite is now live! It features excellent timey-wimey cards as well as the return of Morchie, the character we were all definitely hoping would return... uh, hi Morchie! I didn't see you standing there!
Hearthstone's latest miniset, Echoes of the Infinite, brings back every recent mechanic in the game. Now live!
The fight for the timeways in Hearthstone rages on, and it's time to take it to Murozond on the new miniset, Echoes of the Infinite. This time (pun intende
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January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Ready for some fresh time traveling shenanigans? Because the #Hearthstone miniset Echoes of the Infinite is now live! It features excellent timey-wimey cards as well as the return of Morchie, the character we were all definitely hoping would return... uh, hi Morchie! I didn't see you standing there!
THE #WOWCLASSIC SERVERS ARE NOW ONLINE! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
I know I said I was going to bed, but instead I rolled a Blood Elf on the TBC Anniversary servers.
I know I said I was going to bed, but instead I rolled a Blood Elf on the TBC Anniversary servers.
The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic maintenance was blink-and-you'll-miss-it this morning, but #WoWClassic remains offline through 3pm pacific (6pm eastern) as Blizzard finishes necessary database work for The Burning Crusade's launch on Anniversary realms. Here are the details!
It's a supersized WoW Classic maintenance day, but other other WoW servers are back online already
Today's maintenance is completely average for players on The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic servers, with just a quick hour of downtime scheduled
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January 14, 2026 at 7:36 AM
THE #WOWCLASSIC SERVERS ARE NOW ONLINE! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
I know I said I was going to bed, but instead I rolled a Blood Elf on the TBC Anniversary servers.
I know I said I was going to bed, but instead I rolled a Blood Elf on the TBC Anniversary servers.
Hope everyone is having a pleasant evening, because I'm here with more bad news. #WoWClassic maintenance has been extended until 11am pacific (2am eastern). I'm thinking we should all just go to bed at this point.
The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic maintenance was blink-and-you'll-miss-it this morning, but #WoWClassic remains offline through 3pm pacific (6pm eastern) as Blizzard finishes necessary database work for The Burning Crusade's launch on Anniversary realms. Here are the details!
It's a supersized WoW Classic maintenance day, but other other WoW servers are back online already
Today's maintenance is completely average for players on The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic servers, with just a quick hour of downtime scheduled
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January 14, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Hope everyone is having a pleasant evening, because I'm here with more bad news. #WoWClassic maintenance has been extended until 11am pacific (2am eastern). I'm thinking we should all just go to bed at this point.
Very bad news, friends. Classic maintenance has been extended until 9pm pacific (midnight eastern). I hope those hamsters are doing okay...
The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic maintenance was blink-and-you'll-miss-it this morning, but #WoWClassic remains offline through 3pm pacific (6pm eastern) as Blizzard finishes necessary database work for The Burning Crusade's launch on Anniversary realms. Here are the details!
It's a supersized WoW Classic maintenance day, but other other WoW servers are back online already
Today's maintenance is completely average for players on The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic servers, with just a quick hour of downtime scheduled
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January 14, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Very bad news, friends. Classic maintenance has been extended until 9pm pacific (midnight eastern). I hope those hamsters are doing okay...
If you are still waiting for the WoW Classic servers to come back up, maybe check out the latest Steam sale which features several famous detectives...
Some of our favorite games in this week's Steam Detective Fest sale
The rain worked the window like it had a grudge. I sat at my desk in a cramped office, coat still on, lamp buzzing, the city outside dripping neon and regret. Cold crept in through the walls,…
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January 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
If you are still waiting for the WoW Classic servers to come back up, maybe check out the latest Steam sale which features several famous detectives...
Bad news: Classic maintenance is now scheduled until 6pm pacific (9pm eastern) as Blizzard continues to move the hamsters that run the servers from one server cluster to another. (At least that's how I'm imagining it.)
You've gotta be careful with those hamsters.
You've gotta be careful with those hamsters.
The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic maintenance was blink-and-you'll-miss-it this morning, but #WoWClassic remains offline through 3pm pacific (6pm eastern) as Blizzard finishes necessary database work for The Burning Crusade's launch on Anniversary realms. Here are the details!
It's a supersized WoW Classic maintenance day, but other other WoW servers are back online already
Today's maintenance is completely average for players on The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic servers, with just a quick hour of downtime scheduled
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January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Bad news: Classic maintenance is now scheduled until 6pm pacific (9pm eastern) as Blizzard continues to move the hamsters that run the servers from one server cluster to another. (At least that's how I'm imagining it.)
You've gotta be careful with those hamsters.
You've gotta be careful with those hamsters.
This is your official T-minus one week til Midnight pre-patch and all the addons breaking. We have a few suggestions to help you get ready. As to how to say goodbye, we'd burn GTFO in effigy but that just seems like rubbing it in.
Get your addons ready and kiss some old favorites goodbye before the Midnight pre-patch next week
The Midnight pre-patch is almost upon us, and with it will come the long discussed "addon apocalypse," where changes to the back end have either made it im
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January 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
This is your official T-minus one week til Midnight pre-patch and all the addons breaking. We have a few suggestions to help you get ready. As to how to say goodbye, we'd burn GTFO in effigy but that just seems like rubbing it in.
The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic maintenance was blink-and-you'll-miss-it this morning, but #WoWClassic remains offline through 3pm pacific (6pm eastern) as Blizzard finishes necessary database work for The Burning Crusade's launch on Anniversary realms. Here are the details!
It's a supersized WoW Classic maintenance day, but other other WoW servers are back online already
Today's maintenance is completely average for players on The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic servers, with just a quick hour of downtime scheduled
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January 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic maintenance was blink-and-you'll-miss-it this morning, but #WoWClassic remains offline through 3pm pacific (6pm eastern) as Blizzard finishes necessary database work for The Burning Crusade's launch on Anniversary realms. Here are the details!
The next Diablo expansion is Lord of Hatred, continuing a theme of Lord of <thing> and <thing> of Hatred expansions. Will Mephisto get a third expansion, or are we overthinking naming conventions? Probably.
Either way, this and more of what's coming up in 2026 on the latest Blizzard Watch Podcast!
Either way, this and more of what's coming up in 2026 on the latest Blizzard Watch Podcast!
January 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The next Diablo expansion is Lord of Hatred, continuing a theme of Lord of <thing> and <thing> of Hatred expansions. Will Mephisto get a third expansion, or are we overthinking naming conventions? Probably.
Either way, this and more of what's coming up in 2026 on the latest Blizzard Watch Podcast!
Either way, this and more of what's coming up in 2026 on the latest Blizzard Watch Podcast!
The Burning Crusade Classic prepatch releases tomorrow! Just as soon as maintenance is over, so, technically it releases at... let me look at my notes here... Wednesday?
Welp. Um. This is awkward.
Welp. Um. This is awkward.
The Burning Crusade Classic expansion pre-patch launches on the WoW Classic anniversary realms tomorrow (after a long maintenance)
WoW Classic anniversary realms can now look forward to the The Burning Crusade Classic pre-patch officially launching on January 13, 2026 at 3 pm pacific t
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January 12, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The Burning Crusade Classic prepatch releases tomorrow! Just as soon as maintenance is over, so, technically it releases at... let me look at my notes here... Wednesday?
Welp. Um. This is awkward.
Welp. Um. This is awkward.
After a sleepy holiday season, the announcements and seasonal rollovers and new patches are starting to kick up again. Here is our weekly roundup of everything that happened last week, plus everything you need to know for the week ahead.
Blizzard Watch Weekly: Morchie take the wheel.. or, on second thought...
We're all still waking up from our holiday season slumber, with Blizzard starting to dole out new announcements for the new year. But the imminent news is
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January 12, 2026 at 3:11 PM
After a sleepy holiday season, the announcements and seasonal rollovers and new patches are starting to kick up again. Here is our weekly roundup of everything that happened last week, plus everything you need to know for the week ahead.
Will the Titan Watchers ever ride into battle together again? (Maybe.) And will Odyn ever get over himself and recognize that mortals aren't his playthings? (Maybe?)
This and more on this week's Lore Watch Podcast, which is now live!
This and more on this week's Lore Watch Podcast, which is now live!
January 11, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Will the Titan Watchers ever ride into battle together again? (Maybe.) And will Odyn ever get over himself and recognize that mortals aren't his playthings? (Maybe?)
This and more on this week's Lore Watch Podcast, which is now live!
This and more on this week's Lore Watch Podcast, which is now live!
TBC Classic Anniversary realms launch on Tuesday, so this is your last weekend to enjoy Classic Era Classic Anniversary (or make the decision to stay and not move ahead to TBC).
The Burning Crusade Classic expansion pre-patch launches on the WoW Classic anniversary realms in January
WoW Classic anniversary realms can now look forward to the The Burning Crusade Classic pre-patch officially launching on January 13, 2026 at 3 pm pacific t
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January 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
TBC Classic Anniversary realms launch on Tuesday, so this is your last weekend to enjoy Classic Era Classic Anniversary (or make the decision to stay and not move ahead to TBC).
James Ohlen is stepping away from Exodus (the video game), but we're still waiting to play Exodus (the TTRPG). Pretty please?
This and more tabletop news on the latest Tavern Watch Podcast, which is live right now!
This and more tabletop news on the latest Tavern Watch Podcast, which is live right now!
January 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
James Ohlen is stepping away from Exodus (the video game), but we're still waiting to play Exodus (the TTRPG). Pretty please?
This and more tabletop news on the latest Tavern Watch Podcast, which is live right now!
This and more tabletop news on the latest Tavern Watch Podcast, which is live right now!
What, you didn't think Blizzard would release a whole new system and not have a few things you'd have to go farm a mob a bunch of times to get, did you? (It's not too bad, a little bit better drop rate than a zhevra hoof).
Grab your lucky hat and farm these Player Housing decor drops from rares and rewards
While the vast majority of Player Housing decor can be obtained without relying on random chance, there are a few pieces so far in early access that requir
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January 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
What, you didn't think Blizzard would release a whole new system and not have a few things you'd have to go farm a mob a bunch of times to get, did you? (It's not too bad, a little bit better drop rate than a zhevra hoof).
Is there a McDonald's in Twilight Highlands? Just wondering while talking about the Midnight pre-expansion event, launching later this month.
This and more discussion of what we're looking forward to in 2026 on this week's Blizzard Watch Podcast, which is live right now.
This and more discussion of what we're looking forward to in 2026 on this week's Blizzard Watch Podcast, which is live right now.
January 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Is there a McDonald's in Twilight Highlands? Just wondering while talking about the Midnight pre-expansion event, launching later this month.
This and more discussion of what we're looking forward to in 2026 on this week's Blizzard Watch Podcast, which is live right now.
This and more discussion of what we're looking forward to in 2026 on this week's Blizzard Watch Podcast, which is live right now.
Pretty soon you'll be able to get mail from mailbox decor items placed at your Player House, which sounds exciting, but we all know it's just gonna be offers to buy back your car or credit cards at a staggeringly generous 45% interest.
We'll actually be able to get mail from post box decor items in Midnight
It looks like Midnight will arrive with a much asked-for tweak to Player Housing -- the ability for decor mailboxes to actually function and allow the retr
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January 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Pretty soon you'll be able to get mail from mailbox decor items placed at your Player House, which sounds exciting, but we all know it's just gonna be offers to buy back your car or credit cards at a staggeringly generous 45% interest.
okay, if we tell you how to go get the <Definitely Not A Cultist> title you have to absolutely PINKY PROMISE that you are not a cultist. And you have to tell us the truth because besties don't lie to each other.
How to get the 'Definitely Not a Cultist' title (and other cool rewards) in the Midnight pre-patch event
It won't be long until the Midnight pre-patch is upon us, bringing with it a whole slew of changes to the game -- the overhaul to transmog, Void Elf Demon
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January 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
okay, if we tell you how to go get the <Definitely Not A Cultist> title you have to absolutely PINKY PROMISE that you are not a cultist. And you have to tell us the truth because besties don't lie to each other.
Good News, WoW Player Housing enthusiasts: creepy Decor items!
Bad New, WoW Player Housing enthusiasts: You have to preorder the next Diablo 4 expansion to get them.
lol. lmao.
Bad New, WoW Player Housing enthusiasts: You have to preorder the next Diablo 4 expansion to get them.
lol. lmao.
Want some devilishly unique Player Housing Decor for WoW? Better preorder the Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred expansion!
In addition to giving us the Paladin class as an immediate reward for pre-ordering the second expansion for Diablo 4, pre-ordering the Lord of Hatred also
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January 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Good News, WoW Player Housing enthusiasts: creepy Decor items!
Bad New, WoW Player Housing enthusiasts: You have to preorder the next Diablo 4 expansion to get them.
lol. lmao.
Bad New, WoW Player Housing enthusiasts: You have to preorder the next Diablo 4 expansion to get them.
lol. lmao.
As people of a certain age, we cannot stop talking about the ThunderCats TTRPG, which is currently on Kickstarter, and due out this year. If you are also a person of a certain age, you probably understand.
Upcoming Thundercats TTRPG will let you smash ancient mummies as a giant cat person — now on Kickstarter!
ThunderCats was one of the big names in animated 1980's toy commercials disguised as children's entertainment, and soon it will have its own TTRPG. That fi
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January 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
As people of a certain age, we cannot stop talking about the ThunderCats TTRPG, which is currently on Kickstarter, and due out this year. If you are also a person of a certain age, you probably understand.
We're still waiting on the Diablo TTRPG, which is due out... sometime, we think. (Probably.)
This and more discussions of our favorite #TTRPGs of 2025 and what's coming up in 2026 in this week's Tavern Watch Podcast, which is now live!
This and more discussions of our favorite #TTRPGs of 2025 and what's coming up in 2026 in this week's Tavern Watch Podcast, which is now live!
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
We're still waiting on the Diablo TTRPG, which is due out... sometime, we think. (Probably.)
This and more discussions of our favorite #TTRPGs of 2025 and what's coming up in 2026 in this week's Tavern Watch Podcast, which is now live!
This and more discussions of our favorite #TTRPGs of 2025 and what's coming up in 2026 in this week's Tavern Watch Podcast, which is now live!
Get ready to head back to Outland: The Burning Crusade lands on WoW Classic Anniversary realms on February 5!
Maybe don't camp out in front of the Dark Portal to wait for the big day, though. Weird magical energies are always coming off that thing.
Maybe don't camp out in front of the Dark Portal to wait for the big day, though. Weird magical energies are always coming off that thing.
The Burning Crusade Classic launches February 5 on Classic anniversary realms
World of Warcraft Classic anniversary realms will take the first step to becoming The Burning Crusade Classic anniversary realms when the TBC Classic pre-p
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January 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Get ready to head back to Outland: The Burning Crusade lands on WoW Classic Anniversary realms on February 5!
Maybe don't camp out in front of the Dark Portal to wait for the big day, though. Weird magical energies are always coming off that thing.
Maybe don't camp out in front of the Dark Portal to wait for the big day, though. Weird magical energies are always coming off that thing.
Good news: this week's #Hearthstone Tavern Brawl uses a provided deck, so even if you're F2P or a HSBG diehard, you're in luck!
It's time to play ball in Hearthstone's Cloneball Tavern Brawl
It's back to the randomness in this week's Hearthstone Tavern Brawl, Cloneball! Are you ready to step into the ring with clones of the most Legendary cards
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January 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Good news: this week's #Hearthstone Tavern Brawl uses a provided deck, so even if you're F2P or a HSBG diehard, you're in luck!