Watching Blizzard: Everything's coming up Kaplan (Patreon)

Didn't we just use a Jeff Kaplan header image yesterday? Okay, maybe so, but you can't argue that he's pretty dang precious in his video appearances. So are you ready for more Kaplan? We've got you covered.

The BlizzCon pre-show has begun!

• There may still be six weeks until BlizzCon, but pre-BlizzCon has already begun with a new series of videos that talk cosplay, Ezra Chatterton, and more.

There's a lot happening in WoW

• Brewfest is back with more ram racing that we can all totally mess up.
• Pandaria timewalking has returned, so get to work on your Emperor Shaohao rep grind.
• And datamining has given us our first look at patch 7.3.2 with spoilers, so many spoilers.

We're wishing for more transmog options

• Rossi talks about weapon restrictions and how they're tied into class identity.

Trying to up your Heroes of the Storm game?

• Mitch has you covered with a guide to quick casting, which will save you precious seconds in combat.

We hope you aren't hungry

• ...because the official Hearthstone cookbook isn't due out until November.

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