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Hearthstone 16.6 patch notes reverts Wild nerfs, balances Battlegrounds

The 16.6 update for Hearthstone issues some major balance changes for Battlegrounds, while also looking at Wild and letting chaos reign completely. There was a lot to talk about this morning with Hearthstone's plans for the Year of the Phoenix. Among the topics included the start of the new Standard and all of the Year of the Raven cards about to head into Wild. With that said, Wild is becoming a bit of a free-for-all, chaotic landscape. So why not go full chaos and just undo a lot of nerfs

How to play Demon Hunter – Hearthstone

Hearthstone's 10th playable class is almost here and Shacknews is here with some early strategies for playing Demon Hunter. Earlier today, Blizzard unveiled Hearthstone's 10th playable class. The Demon Hunter will be the centerpiece of the new Hearthstone: Ashes of Outland expansion, but those looking to try the new class out won't have to wait until it's released. No, the Demon Hunter will be playable on April 7, with players able to start working to unlock it on April 2 through the free Demon Hunter Prologue misisons. So what is

Call of Duty: Warzone review – A fix for the genre, but not a cure-all

Call of Duty: Warzone brings battle royale to the latest generation of Call of Duty, and it fixes problems of the genre along the way, but not without introducing its own. Our review. The Call of Duty: Warzone map of Verdansk lays outstretched before me. The ring is ahead and I’ve got my loadout and armor from scavenging and a couple well-engaged gunfights. There are many ways to go forward through the sprawling landscape. I just need to figure out which way will put me the least in harm’s way

Exit the Gungeon coming to Nintendo Switch later today

You've entered the Gungeon, but can you escape it? Devolver Digital's Exit the Gungeon has been announced for Nintendo Switch and it's coming later today. [Update: And it's on PC, too!] Nintendo concluded its Indie World presentation with guns blazing. Devolver Digital's gun-tastic roguelike captured imaginations and frustrated a number of explorers several years ago with Enter the Gungeon. But once you enter, it's eventually time to leave. And that's the theme of the immediate follow-up, Exit the Gungeon. [embedded content] Exit the Gungeon takes place in the immediate aftermath

Lionsgate Delays Three Movies, Including The New Saw Spin-Off

Lionsgate has become just the latest movie studio to delay some of its upcoming movies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hollywood studio has confirmed a delay for the Saw spin-off, Spiral, from Chris Rock. It's also delaying the mystery-thriller Antebellum starring Janelle Monae and the horror-thriller Run featuring Sarah Paulson. This news comes from Collider.These were very last-minute delays. Antebellum was due for release on April 24, with Run following on May and Spiral set to premiere on May 15.The postponement of these films follow delays for a number

Hearthstone sends Leeroy to Hall of Fame, reworks Priest class

Leeroy Jenkins is charging straight into the Hearthstone Hall of Fame, but the bigger story might be that Blizzard is changing Priest as everyone knows it. It's that time of year for the Hearthstone Hall of Fame. That's when a handful of overused Standard cards from the Classic set are removed from Standard play and shifted into Wild. This year's class of cards is led by the old staple Leeroy Jenkins, but that's not the end of it. Blizzard is taking a massive sledgehammer to the Priest class, totally changing

Hearthstone debuts new Demon Hunter class

Hearthstone will do more than usher in a new Standard year, it will also introduce Hearthstone's 10th playable class: the Demon Hunter. It's about that time for Hearthstone to announce its next expansion. In fact, it's about time for Blizzard's card game to prepare for the next Standard year. However, it looks like the publisher is taking a major step forward. Hearthstone will do more than introduce a new year, it will also introduce a brand new class in the form of the Demon Hunter. [embedded content] Hearthstone will be

Hearthstone: Ashes of Outland debuts new Demon Hunter class

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

Wasteland 3 hands-on preview: Tundra, trouble, and turns

The original Wasteland came out over 30 years ago, which was followed by a ground-breaking sequel in 2014. Now, some six years later, Wasteland 3 is on the horizon. The team at inXile Entertainment have been hard at work crafting an experience that evokes the same emotions and challenges of Wasteland 2, while also ensuring systems and mechanics advance and evolve. With the release of Wasteland 3 scheduled for May 19, 2020, Shacknews had the opportunity to go hands-on with a preview build of the game on PC. We’re pleased

Doom Eternal review: One hell of a party

Doom Eternal is by far one of the most anticipated games of the year. Following id Software’s huge success with Doom 2016, many old and new fans alike are looking forward to diving into the Doom Slayer’s next chapter. There’s a lot to digest with the latest entry in the series – from new mechanics and weapons to the return of some iconic demon classes – and Doom Eternal is one hell of a good time. Back in the saddle Doom Eternal wastes no time thrusting players back into the