Hearthstone’s first-ever battlegrounds season is coming next week on May 10th, and with it the might and fury of the ocean. And it shall be called… Rise of the Naga: “The new season will bring a battlegrounds rating reset, a new hero, and an entire new minion type, the Naga!”
Naga cards “tend to give you spells or get more powerful when spells are played around them,” according to the studio. The update will also include the “Spellcraft” keyword.
In other Hearthstone news, some players are rankled that Blizzard is selling an exclusive cosmetic variant card in the store for a whopping $25. Others say that it’s not a big deal, as the regular version of the card can be obtained in-game for free.
And because you need your daily dose of Hearthstone weirdness, here’s a five-and-a-half-hour “Crab Rave” music mix that the team put together:
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Activision-Blizzard is considered a controversial gaming company owing to a long string of scandals over the last few years, including the Blitzchung boycott, mass layoffs, labor disputes, and executive pay fiasco. In 2021, the company was sued by California for fostering a work environment rife with sexual harassment and discrimination, the disastrous corporate response to which compounded Blizzard’s ongoing pipeline issues and the widespread perception that its online games are in decline. Multiple state and federal agencies are investigating the company as employees strike and call for Bobby Kotick’s resignation. As of 2022, the company is being acquired by no less than Microsoft.
