Watching Blizzard: It's BlizzCon o'clock! (Patreon)

Okay, I admit that it's not actually BlizzCon o'clock. BlizzCon is, in fact, seven months away. But it's definitely BlizzCon announcement o'clock, and that's almost the same thing, right? Right. We're going with that.

Now let's get on with the news.

BlizzCon o'clock!

• We kind of already covered this one, but we now have dates for BlizzCon 2018: November 2 and 3.
• The all-important ticket sales will be happening on May 9, 12, and 16.
• Hotels are already available, but watch out because some reservations are non-refundable.
• This news item was very kindly written up by Matticus, because none of the rest of us expected news at 7 a.m. pacific time and so were not paying attention. That is to say that BlizzCon season is already going great, folks.

We finally know all of Hearthstone's Witchwood cards

• Here's a rundown of every card, plus all of the details of the expansion.
• The Witchwood is due out on the 12th, and if you want the pre-order deal you have to buy by the 11th, so get on it!

Last week in Overwatch League...

• On the Overwatch stage, the Shanghai Dragons kept losing (even while playing better than they had been), while both the Valiant and the Uprising put on a good show over the week.
• But it's not a new week without a new Overwatch scandal. Uprising player DreamKazper was first suspended and then removed from the team after multiple allegations of sexual harassment of minors.
• This week kicks off on Wednesday with the Dragons vs. the Gladiators. Go Dragons!

Here's when you'll be able to play your Allied Races

• Though we knew not all of the new races would be available at Battle for Azeroth's launch, we now have a timeframe. (And some dang cool customization info.)

And over on the alpha...

• Anne has graced us with another alpha gallery, this time of the Abandoned Burrows and Tortaka Refuge in Vol’dun.

The story of Battle for Azerorth

• We have previews of the novellas that will be included in the Collector's Edition and they look fantastic.
• But don't worry, lore-hounds: the novellas will be available digitally for everyone.

Overwatch, Blackwatch, and the fall of Gabriel Reyes

• We got a bit more story in last week's Retribution comic... but, as always, everything we've learned raises some all-new questions.

Get back into World of Warcraft

• Though since you're here and reading this, my guess is you never actually got out of World of Warcraft. In which case maybe it's time to talk a friend into playing? At any rate, pre-orders of Battle for Azeroth now include a copy of Legion.

And that's all the news for now. So is it BlizzCon time yet? No? How about now? Now?

Uh, yeah, I'll just stop doing that before someone threatens to turn this expansion around. This is Liz, signing off.