Hearthstone® Players Can Unleash Their Inner Beast in Upcoming Expansion The Witchwood™
March 12 2018 - 1:38PM
Business Wire
Cleanse the cursed forest and tear into 135 new
cards in the next expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s
internationally acclaimed digital card game, coming in April
Pre-purchase a special 50-pack bundle and get
20 bonus packs plus a haunting new card back
Something spooky is stirring in the heart of The Witchwood™, the
next expansion for Hearthstone®, Blizzard Entertainment’s smash-hit
digital card game. Next month, those cunning and courageous enough
to hunt down monsters and outwit witches can claim their bounty in
the form of 135 hair-raising new cards, complete with some uncanny
new gameplay mechanics.
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Something spooky is stirring at the heart
of The Witchwood™, the next expansion for Hearthstone®, Blizzard
Entertainment’s smash-hit digital card game. (Graphic: Business
Wire)
Dark magic has twisted the creatures of the forest and set them
loose upon the Gilnean capital in Azeroth, but King Genn Greymane
and his lycanthropic subjects won’t make for easy prey. The
citizens of this proud kingdom, who can shapeshift into ferocious
wolf-beasts known as worgen, are bringing the fight to The
Witchwood with tooth and claw—and soon, Hearthstone players will
join the pack and help them face down the horrors within.
To help them survive the night, players can draw on an arsenal
of new tricks, including the eerie new Echo keyword. Cards
with Echo can be played over and over again, allowing players to
call upon a minion or cast a spell multiple times in a turn as long
as they have enough mana. In addition, crafty deck-builders can
employ powerful minions that challenge them to use only odd- or
even-cost cards in exchange for a potent advantage.
Once the expansion is released, players will have two weeks to
arm themselves before embarking on Monster Hunts—the thrilling new
single-player Hearthstone experience that will send players deep
into The Witchwood to stamp out the evils that lurk within. The
leaders of Gilneas are finalizing preparations for these
expeditions, and will share more details in the weeks to come.
Coming in April to Windows® and Mac® PCs; Windows, iOS, and
Android™ tablets; and mobile phones, The Witchwood card packs will
be winnable in Hearthstone’s Arena mode, and players can purchase
them with in-game gold or real money at the same prices as
Hearthstone’s other card packs. Starting today and up until the
expansion is released, allies of Gilneas can pre-purchase The
Witchwood card packs in a special 50-pack bundle that also includes
20 bonus packs, as well as the “In a Dark Wood” card back for free.
This one-time-only bundle is available on any platform for $49.99
(one purchase per account).
Prepare for the hunt at TheWitchwood.com.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®,
Hearthstone®, Overwatch®, the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo®
franchises, and the multi-franchise Heroes of the Storm®, 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 twenty-one #1 games* and multiple Game of the Year
awards. The company's online gaming service, Blizzard Battle.net®,
is one of the largest online-gaming services 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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dates, release dates, features, and functionality of the The
Witchwood expansion for Hearthstone, as well as the release dates,
features, and functionality of Monster Hunts, are forward-looking
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