HotSTV started a new series called Heroes of the Storm Mythbusters. The show revolves around taking common thoughts and seeing if they are correct. For example, in the first episode they prove that ETC can indeed jump into the mine with his ultimate, Stage Dive. In Episode 2, which was posted today, the first myth they confirmed was that Gazlowe can in fact take out the knight camp at level one by killing the wizard first. The videos end with a tip which makes them...

"A GHOST’S FIRST AND BEST WEAPON IS HER MIND. EVERYTHING ELSE IS SUPPLEMENTAL." - Nova, Dominion Ghost A lot goes into getting a Hero ready to step out onto the many Battlegrounds of the Nexus. From concept, to design, art, animation, effects, audio, and more, there are almost limitless possibilities of how a Hero can be brought to life. In this episode of Building the Nexus below, we check in with Community Manager Josh “Rokcet” RZ and Grey Griffin, the...

Since today is Tuesday, Blizzard brought in a new set of free heroes to play. This week the list includes: ETC Muradin Tassadar Witch Doctor Zeratul Arthas (Available after you reach Level 7) What hero are you most looking forward to playing this week?

We wrote about the Kings of the Storm tournament last week. The tournament was a great success and there will obviously be more of them in the future. Our very own, FourCourtJester, interviewed the tournament organizer, CyaSteve, about the good and bad things of the tournament along with a bunch more topics. The interview is about 12 minutes long and we have provided a transcript below for those that can't listen. - Transcript - Hey guys, FourCourtJester here from...

Rejoice! The new talent calculator is now available for use! Now you can map out your favorite heroes. It is now easy to share that Toxic Nest Abathur build you love so much! Also, you can take that build onto the forums with embedded bbcode and declare yourself the master of Abathur: (Not a real build, use with caution) The features of the calculator are as follows: Has Mount talents New ability sorting and color coding Share links for social media Embedded...

Li Li Hero Week Vaeflare | Apr 30 2014 9:00 AM PST "TAKE ME WITH YOU!" - LI LI, WORLD WANDERER Li Li is the niece of Legendary Pandaren Brewmaster Chen Stormstout, and she enjoys exploring strange new places, meeting new people, and kicking bad guys in the face! She hails from the Warcraft universe, and in Heroes of the Storm, Li Li takes on the role of a positional Support that protects her allies by throwing out healing brew and blinding enemies. This spunky...

HEROES TECH ALPHA PATCH NOTES -- APRIL 29, 2014 Blizzard Entertainment | April 29 11:00 PM PST We’re in the process of releasing a new patch for the Heroes of the Storm Technical Alpha. Complete patch notes can be found below, and keep your eye on the April 29 Maintenance thread to find out when the Nexus is back online. General Custom Games have been disabled. Attempting to create a Custom Game will now cause the following error message to display: "Error:...

First Kings of the Storm Tournament Concluded Alan LaFleur | April 28th A familiar face to the League of Legends tournament community, Matt "CyaSteve" MacNeil, ran his first tournament in Heroes of the Storm this past weekend. The tournament was the first in what he is hoping will be a weekly event. The tournament featured a lot of well-known players from different competitive games. The team, Best in the Alpha, had the StarCraft 2 professional player, LzGamer,...

THE ART OF LIANG XING Vaeflare | Apr 26 2014 8:00 AM PST "EASY, TYCHUS. THIS AIN'T SCIENCE FICTION." - JIM RAYNOR, RENEGADE COMMANDER Fire. Magic. Cold steel. Battle is always brewing in the Nexus, and many artists have called upon their artistic prowess to speculate what future Heroes may sometime join the fight. In this Community Showcase, we'd like to spotlight a character-filled piece of Heroes of the Storm fan art by artist Liang Xing! If you're interested in...

Zagara and Murky Gameplay Predictions Alan LaFleur | April 25th Blizzard announced that there were four new heroes being added shortly after PAX East. Two of them are already in the game: Li Li and Brightwing. However, the other two, Zagara and Murky we know very little about. So what can we expect from those two? Zagara Zagara is technically a broodmother in the Zerg swarm but is modeled like a queen from Starcraft 2. She once challenged Kerrigan as the leader...