The Eternal Conflict is an extended multiweek
event that brings epic new Heroes, Battlegrounds, and more to
Blizzard’s free-to-play team brawler
The Butcher and other legendary characters from
Diablo® III enter the Nexus to continue the war over the High
Heavens and the Burning Hells
Since the Nexus portal opened on June 2, millions of players
around the world have stormed the battlegrounds* as powerful heroes
of light, menacing agents of darkness, egg-laying baby amphibians,
and stage-diving tauren. Now, Heroes of the Storm™ invites players
to take sides in a war that has been waged between demons and
angels since time immemorial—the Eternal Conflict!
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The Eternal Conflict is an epic, multiweek in-game event that
expands Heroes of the Storm into a whole new realm. In addition to
bolstering the game’s playable roster of Heroes with three new
characters from the Diablo® universe, the war between immortals
heralds a variety of Diablo-themed character skins and
mounts and opens the gates to two thrilling new Battlegrounds,
starting with the Battlefield of Eternity. During the event,
players should also be on the lookout for those infamous
battlefield scavengers, the Treasure Goblins. Heroes who
manage to track down these thieving creatures and eliminate them
before a match will receive an in-game gold reward for their
efforts.
“We’re excited to bring the world of Diablo deeper into the
Nexus and introduce our first Battleground based on an existing
universe,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard
Entertainment. “Players are in for a hellishly good time with the
Butcher and other Heroes on the Battlefield of Eternity, and we
can’t wait to add more Diablo-themed content to Heroes of the Storm
as the Eternal Conflict wages on.”
Conquer the Battlefield of
Eternity
Taking place at the shifting borderland between the High Heavens
and the Burning Hells, the Battlefield of Eternity is the first
Heroes of the Storm Battleground located within one of Blizzard’s
established universes. As agents of supreme forces fighting for the
fate of all creation, heroes will need to defend their core and
attack the enemy while supporting their mighty Immortal, a massive
angel—or demon—duking it out against their counterpart in the
center of the map. Available in-game starting today, this
Battleground features unique themed mercenaries such as Fallen
shaman and Khazra impalers with Battleground-specific powers.
Master a Host of New
Heroes
The forces of light and darkness will stop at nothing to emerge
victorious, so they’re sending their most capable heroes into the
Nexus. Johanna, the heavily armored Crusader, has established
herself as one of the Nexus’s most stalwart Warriors, but today she
faces a familiar foe—a bloodthirsty demon known as The
Butcher. Despite his formidable bulk, the Butcher is a
damage-dealing melee Assassin who gains strength by gathering
“fresh meat” from the remains of his fallen enemies. The Butcher’s
Brand ability debuffs enemies so that he gains life with each
attack, and he can also bring Lambs to the Slaughter, chaining his
hapless victims to a post for the four longest seconds of their
puny lives.
Leoric, the Mad King of Khanduras—best known to Diablo
players as the Skeleton King—will be the next Warrior to enter the
Nexus in the weeks ahead. Notoriously bad at staying dead, whenever
Leoric is put down he will rise as a wraith to continue haunting
his enemies. In this ghostly form, his attacks slow his enemies and
accelerate his return to the mortal realm—until he eventually
reforms at the location of his wraith.
Leoric will eventually have to face the next nephalem to heed
the Nexus’s call—the Monk. The Monk is a mobile, versatile
melee Support hero who can heal allies and choose between two
hero-defining Traits to fulfill the needs of his team. Stay tuned
to www.heroesofthestorm.com for more details on the Monk and other
aspects of the Eternal Conflict in the weeks ahead.
What in the Burning Hells Is Heroes of
the Storm?
Heroes of the Storm is a free-to-play online team brawler that
brings together a diverse cast of iconic characters from Blizzard’s
far-flung realms of science fiction and fantasy, including the
Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo universes, and challenges them to
compete in epic, adrenaline-charged battles. Players can choose
from dozens of Blizzard heroes and customize them to suit their
play style, and then team up with friends to fight across eight
dynamic Battlegrounds—with more heroes and Battlegrounds on the
way. The game features a variety of gameplay modes for players of
every skill level, including a Versus A.I. mode, in which players
face computer-controlled opponents, and highly competitive
draft-style ranked play.
Heroes of the Storm is available for Windows® and
Mac® PC and has received a Teen rating from the ESRB. Visit
www.heroesofthestorm.com to learn more, download the game free, and
jump into battle!
With multiple games in development, Blizzard Entertainment has
numerous positions currently
available—visit http://jobs.blizzard.com for more
information and to learn how to apply.
For screenshots, artwork, and other media, visit
http://blizzard.gamespress.com/Heroes-of-the-Storm.
About Blizzard Entertainment,
Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of
Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and
Diablo® franchises, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
(www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:
ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment
software renowned for creating some of the industry’s most
critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record
includes nineteen #1 games* and multiple Game of the Year
awards. The company’s online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of
the largest in the world, with millions of active players.
*Sales and/or downloads, based on internal company records and
reports from key distribution partners.
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that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to
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