Hearthstone’s new expansion launched in a broken state. Here’s what went wrong.
The Descent of Dragons expansion was slated to be one of the most powerful releases in the history of the game. To some extent, this…
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Wherefore art thou, autobattlers?
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Examining Fnatic’s Counter-Strike resurgence
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Blizzard’s many Hearthstone PR failures
The competitive integrity of Hearthstone events (in terms of variance and accessibility) were always shaky at best, and this is in large part due to…