About this episode

Denethar discusses the current state of World of Warcraft and insights from an interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas.

Episode 144 | Midnight has been live long enough for Blizzard to begin reflecting on what's working, and what still needs improvement. This week, Denethar breaks down Twitch streamer PsyBearTV's interview with World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, discussing Blizzard's thoughts on Mythic+, raids, Delves, housing, addons, Mythic lockouts, patch cadence, and the overall state of WoW as Season 1 begins to wind down. Plus, a look at Microsoft's historic Xbox restructuring, the impact on Blizzard Entertainment, and what it could mean for the future of Xbox Gaming. For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com Midnight 12.1 Curse Of Ula'Tek Developer Interview With Ion Hazzikostas - Psybear_tv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFTFiDeXIMo Podcast Social Media: ✅ Discord | https://discord.gg/v5Yun2RE6p ✅ Patreon | https://patreon.com/AzerothUnited ✅ Twitter | https://twitter.com/azupodcast Host Social Media: ☑️ YouTube | https://youtube.com/@denethar01 ☑️ Twitch | https://twitch.tv/denethar01 ☑️ Twitter | https://twitter.com/denethar ==================== 00:00:00 Greeting 00:11:29 Forum Post of the Week 00:16:21 News 00:43:55 This Week in WoW…

People in this episode

Host: Denethar

Guest: PsyBearTV

Topics covered

• World of Warcraft
• Blizzard Entertainment
• Mythic+
• raids
• Xbox Gaming
• patch cadence

Keywords

• World of Warcraft
• Ion Hazzikostas
• PsyBearTV
• Mythic+
• raids
• Xbox restructuring
• patch cadence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blizzard Entertainment, Microsoft

Products: World of Warcraft

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