Watching Blizzard: It's the end of the week! Somehow! (Patreon)

How did we get here? Where did the week go? And where did the weekend come from? Whatever the answers to those questions... let's take a look back at the last week, which seems to have zoomed by.

High Inquisitor Whitemane and her hat are coming to Heroes of the Storm

• I have fond memories (sort of fond) of farming Whitemane for her hat. But in Heroes you can just play as her and you get the hat with no effort at all! Dang. So much farming wasted.
• More interested in her story than her playstyle? Rossi has a KYL covering just that.
• Whitemane is on the PTR now, and will probably be on the live servers this coming week.
• And also coming to Heroes: a rework for Chromie and Stukov.

We did not expect to feel all of these feelings

• This Saurfang cinematic blew us away. (And also zappyboi was there!)
• And we had a Sylvanas short this week, too. How are we supposed to deal with all of these story bombs?
• After you've watched that, maybe you should check out this interview with Alex Afrasiabi about the game's story development.

Patch 8.0 is here, and we aren't impressed with the new guilds and communities feature

• We wanted more guild features.  Instead, Blizzard stripped features away.

We're just a few weeks away from Battle for Azeroth. Here's what you need to know.

• This is what you need to do before the expansion launches.
• Here's what to expect from the Heart of Azeroth.
• We're going to be doing a lot of leveling soon: remember that you can use your Legendaries until 116, and some of their abilities stack with new talents. So why not double up?
• Speaking of leveling, why not do it with pet battles? That's practical, right?
• Hunter pets have gone through another revolution. Here are the details on pets moving forward.

The Boomsday Project is almost here, too!

• Hearthstone's expansion is due out August 7. Get your pre-order in and check out our card rundown.

Overwatch League Season 1 is over. Bring on Season 2!

• The Spitfire crushed the Fusion last weekend to become the first Overwatch League champions. So now what?
• New teams from Atlanta and Guangzhou will be joining for Season 2, and there are rumors of a team from Paris, too.
• The Shanghai Dragons are already training for Season 2, and I'm rooting for them.
• The LA Valiant's physical therapist talks about keeping the team's wrists in shape throughout hours of gaming.

Team Blizzard Watch has grown!

• Meet the new additions to our gaming family.

That's all for the week, people. Have a great weekend and I'll meet you back here on Monday. Until then, this is Liz, signing out.