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Blizzard aiming for 'What's Next' in Hearthstone in March

A media event slotted for early March appears to herald some changes for Blizzard's card game that may go beyond Standard mode.

Ozzie Mejia

February 9, 2016 4:35 PM

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File this one under "announcement of an announcement," but it looks like Blizzard is preparing for the next big step forward for Hearthstone. An event is currently slotted for March 9, in which select VIPs and media will be given a chance to check out what's next for Blizzard's card game.

No other details are available at this time, but it should be noted that this will fall right into the window for the debut of Standard mode. The initial announcement also pointed to an unspecified Spring 2016 expansion and unless there's another surprise incoming, that should be what this is pointing to. Given the relatively quick turnaround on League of Explorers between announcement and release, a release date shouldn't come long after that.

Hearthstone may see several differences between now and that March 9 date, given some of the changes that are looming. Lead designer Ben Brode went into a few of these potential changes during our interview with him earlier this week.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?