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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft championship preview: an unstable meta, an uncertain favorite

After eight months of grueling ladder play, regional qualifiers, and regional championships, 16 card-slinging savants descend upon Anaheim for the second Hearthstone World Championship.

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft continues to swell in popularity, surging to No. 3 on the list of most watched titles on Twitch. Fans are clearly interested in watching their favorite personalities throw down minions and spells — and they’ll be treated to the best of the best in that department this week, as the BlizzCon Opening Week gets underway with the opening rounds of the 2015 Hearthstone World Championship.

After last year’s championship saw some clean sweeps using the Last Hero Standing format, Blizzard went back to the drawing board. This year, competitive tournaments — including the world championship at BlizzCon — use the Conquest format. Each player brings three classes and must win with each of them in a best-of-5 series. This is a quick look at who made it this far, what they’re bringing, and what you can expect could happen

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Hearthstone: Murder at Castle Nathria keeps the RNG-train rolling - Entertainium

Murder at Castle Nathria is another strong expansion to the now venerable Hearthstone, but it doesn't address the game's core problems.

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Hearthstone Murder At Castle Nathria Interview: Developers Discuss Murder Mystery Expansion & More

Murder At Castle Nathria brings a novel theme to Blizzard's popular card game Hearthstone. Hear about it from Liv Breeden and Cora Georgiou.

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