It’s official, a little less than one year after we were able to play the Hearthstone beta during PAX East 2013 the game has launched to the masses. The free to play fast paced card game seems easy enough for anyone to pick up and play, I happen to be a novice at card games and it was easy for me to understand on a show floor.
Hearthstone will take you on a few tutorial missions to show you the lay of the land while familiar Blizzard art surrounds you at every turn. From there you can set up some matches against the AI to test out the skills you just learned and sling some digital cards. During your playtime with Hearthstone you can work your way to unlock nine different World of Warcraft classes, we told you this would be a familiar journey.
From there you can take it easy and battle your friends with some casual mode matches just for fun and laughs. But once you cut your Hearthstone baby teeth and want some meat to chew on you can head over to the Arena where the strong men and woman battle for all out deck supremacy! And if you’re looking for a new World of Warcraft mount know that you can win yourself a Hearthsteed in WoW by winning three matches in Hearthstone.
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PRESS RELEASE
HEARTHSTONE: HEROES OF WARCRAFT IS FUN
IRVINE, Calif.—March 12, 2014— Blizzard Entertainment today announced that Hearthstone™: Heroes of Warcraft™, its free-to-play digital card game, is fun. Like, really fun. Which is good, because it’s now officially out of beta and fully released upon the world! Speaking of the world…
“We saw some reports early on that Hearthstone might destroy the planet*,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’re pleased to see that the game has been released and the planet is still here . . . though we apologize for all the lost productivity.”
Hearthstone is now available on Mac and PC, with iPad support coming soon. Android device, iPhone, and Windows tablet versions are in development and will be available in the future.
Visit playhearthstone.com today to learn more about Hearthstone, download the game for free, and start having some fun!
* http://www.pcgamesn.com/wow/hearthstone-first-impressions-i-fear-game-will-destroy-planet
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Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and theWarcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record includes sixteen #1-selling games* and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company’s online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.
*Based on internal company records and reports from key distribution partners.
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