Hearthstone took the stage at BlizzCon 2023 today with a major announcement: Hearthstone: Showdown in the Badlands is the game’s next big expansion, and it takes place in Azeroth’s wild west.
Blizzard shared the expansion’s reveal trailer, detailing Hearthstone’s classic card battling gameplay with a western spin. Showdown in the Badlands will serve as an origin story for Hearthstone’s Reno Jackson and Elise Starseeker, where they’ll work together to save the Badlands from a nefarious mining operation. The expansion will feature Hearthstone’s first-ever neutral hero card. The expansion is coming on November 14, 2023.
We also learned about Catch-Up Packs, a new type of pack where players can get up to 50 cards from a single pack to help grow their collection faster. The cards in Catch-Up Packs are all from the last two years of Hearthstone. Players will see Catch-Up Packs when they log in to Hearthstone. Catch-Up Packs will be included in pre-purchase bundles for Showdown in the Badlands.
For more on BlizzCon 2023, check out details on Diablo 4’s first major expansion, Phil Spencer’s surprise appearance at the show, Overwatch 2’s next hero, and how to watch the rest of BlizzCon 2023.
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