I don't like to cover every Hearthstone set, because some are way more impactful than others. But when there's a full standard rotation, it's kind of a big deal. Forged in the Barrens is a pretty hefty shakeup for the entire game, most...

Fresh off of several expansions (as is the custom for Hearthstone), Blizzard is ditching the Year of the Phoenix rotation and heading into the Year of the Griffin. Ysera the Dreamer, Malygos the Spellweaver, and Deathwing the Destroyer are ...

Wait, I thought Hearthstone just got an expansion. An expansion, yes. But what about a mini-expansion? Blizzard has announced their plans for a Hobbit-sized addition to the game for some time, but now they're ready to fully unveil thos...

In case you haven't been following along with Hearthstone, the last few weeks or so have been a doozy. Blizzard completely overhauled the game's reward system, much to the chagrin of most of the playerbase. After some Reddit sleuths discove...

Hearthstone has been enjoying a fairly healthy cadence of content and updates, shuffling between major expansions and Battlegrounds mixups, but that whole formula is going to fundamentally change this year. Amid the announcement of the...

In all of the years I've played Hearthstone (about six years now), the free bits and the adventures are the portions I've enjoyed the most. There's something so relaxing about hunkering down and solving a single-player puzzle, engaging in a...

I've been playing a lot of Hearthstone lately thanks to the release of the battlegrounds game mode. It's such an easy way to jump into the Hearthstone system without having to strictly worry about the meta, or buying into new pric...

Following Hearthstone since the start and dabbling in every expansion has been fascinating. I feel like I've seen it all: super dark storylines, narratives that ape Warcraft proper with loads of fan service and super silly themes ...

A pretty monumental change is coming to Hearthstone, which will result in a substantial meta shakeup: there's a new class coming. It's kind of crazy that it hasn't happened since Hearthstone's 2014 launch, but the Demon Hunter (represented ...

Activision has released Blizzard's financial data, and it kind of hints at what's to come for the company in addition to shedding some light on how their 2019 went. The big win? World of Warcraft Classic is a hit, and according to Acti...

There's been a lot of movement and deal-making in the video-game-streaming space lately, and it's hard to imagine that's going to let up anytime soon. Today, just in time for the Call of Duty League season kick-off, Activision Blizzard anno...

Stop me if you've done this before: you're playing your favorite card (or otherwise rank-based game), hit up your standard few matches for rewards, keep your ranking stable, then log off. It's a problem for both the publisher and the player...

Late last night Blizzard kicked off their final main panel of BlizzCon's Friday festivities: Hearthstone. Although new cards and the reasoning behind the new dragon-centric set were the toast of the town, Blizzard also took the time to let ...

The third and final chapter in Hearthstone's Year of the Dragon heats up and breathes fire in just one month. The Hearthstone: Descent of the Dragon expansion takes flight on December 10.  The progenitor of all dragons is the new...

Blizzard has had a week. After levying a year-long ban and withholding tournament winnings from professional Hearthstone player Blitzchung for his pro-Hong Kong statements during a Blizzard-hosted stream, an overwhelming flood of disap...

Hearthstone roared onto the scene in 2014, and with the backing of Blizzard's billions, tore up the esports scene and never looked back. It's a giant in the collectible card game (CCG) space, and there's a ton of highs and lows to go w...

Blizzard has imposed harsh sanctions against a professional Hearthstone player after he expressed support for Hong Kong protesters in their ongoing fight for liberation from the Chinese government. During a live interview over the weekend,&...

Blizzard's Hearthstone has been the face of digital card games for several years now, reliably one of the highest earning mobile titles since it launched in 2014. The simple rules make it easier to follow than competitors such as Magic...

Dreezy is back this week on the Destructoid Twitch channel with some World of Warcraft Classic and more Borderlands 3 gameplay with of course all the blame aimed at Torch. As a heads up, we're looking for more community requested games for...

Competition has been good for Hearthstone. Even though Artifact never really found an audience, other digital Collectible Card Games (CCGs) like Eternal and Magic The Gathering: Arena have provided some legitimate alternative...

Hearthstone recently released its latest expansion, Rise of Shadows. As the first expansion released this year, all cards that were released in 2017, in addition to a few other unhealthy cards, were removed from the game's Standard format. ...

The time has come for another Hearthstone expansion and the usual four month cadence lives on. This one is a 135-card joint called "Rise of the Shadows," which focuses on the ethereal and evil Rafaam, as well as his "League of E.V.I.L. with...

When Hearthstone's new season starts in February, ranked play won't be quite the grind that it has been in the past. Well, at least not for the majority of players. Blizzard has revealed a restructuring of how long it takes to climb ranks i...

Hearthstone's latest Solo Adventure, Rumble Run, sees you take the role of Rikkar, a Troll champion preparing to do battle against a series of eight fierce AI gladiators.  To begin, you must first choose a team to represent. This is do...

Blizzard's collectible card game Hearthstone is one of the brightest spots on the company's ledger sheet, having recently surpassed 100 million registered players. The game is in a pretty good place, with Valve's Artifact stumbling out...