Currency changes and gaming announcements

About this episode

The episode discusses recent Blizzard updates, including patch announcements, new Hearthstone expansions, and upcoming gaming events.

Because of the Blizzard Watch Site Curse, the day after we recorded the podcast, the release date for patch 12.0.7 was announced, because that's just how that works. It's June 16, and you're welcome. That also comes with changes to gear repair costs, which we talked about a bit last week, but Joe has a hot take that goes a step further. It's a new month, so that means a new round of FOMO transmog. This time it's Tauren edition. There was a new  Hearthstone  expansion announced, featuring Vanessa VanCleef,  Escape from Violet Hold . A new  Hearthstone  expansion announcement also means the Battlegrounds mid-season shakeup, and another weird Darkmoon Faire gatcha game pet. Luckily, this time it's Cute Thun, a horrifying take on C'thun all our podcasters think is too creepy to be cute, even weird offbeat kinda cute. It's also a good time for  Diablo  fans, with things like solo self-found and Obol cap changes. And it's a good time for all gaming fans, because Summer Game Fest is imminent, and we've already had several announcements that have us truly excited. Plus, Cory has a soundbite idea that should make everyone happy. Sort of. If you have a…

Topics covered

• Blizzard updates
• Hearthstone announcements
• Diablo changes
• gaming news
• FOMO transmog
• Summer Game Fest

Keywords

• Blizzard Watch
• Hearthstone
• Diablo
• Summer Game Fest
• FOMO transmog
• Cute Thun
• patch 12.0.7

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Hearthstone, Cute Thun, C'thun, Diablo, Escape from Violet Hold

Books & works: patch 12.0.7

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