World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

When I originally heard about Warlords of Draenor, I was excited, but a bit worried about the premise. As much as I liked the idea of fighting these big name Orc Warlords and seeing how powerful they truly could be when free of the Burning Legion’s corruption, when you mix in time travel and alternate realities into any fiction, things always have the potential to go off the rails and end up a mess. World of Warcraft has dealt with time travel in the past with dungeons and even the Mount Hyjal raid, but this is an entire expansion built around having an alternate reality invade our own? Can something like this really hold up to scrutiny? In a word: absolutely. For a longer description, I’ll use my own starting experience to give an example.

That's right, the day has come: Diablo III has come to consoles – well, again. Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition is mainly the "next-gen" edition, and comes with the all-important Reaper of Souls expansion.

General consensus is that Reaper of Souls, the recent Diablo III expansion, gave new life to a troubled game. Blizzard is looking to keep up that momentum with Patch 2.1.0. From the looks of it, they've done that and more.

The recent week-long anniversary buff that doubled legendary drop rates in Diablo III has been made permanent. The announcement came due “to the overwhelming popularity” of the buff.

Happy birthday, Diablo III!

To celebrate the game's 2nd anniversary, Blizzard is granting a birthday buff to all players this week: double Rift Fragments and a +100% boost to finding Legendary items. The bonuses end on Thursday, May 22 at 8AM Eastern.

"Happy demon-hunting, nephalem. Thank you for your continued support,
and we wish you many awesome adventures in the coming year!"

The console launch date for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls has been announced! Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 owners can dive into Reaper of Souls - Ultimate Evil Edition on August 19, 2014. This version of the game includes the base game plus the expansion.

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is now live for the PC and Mac! Enjoy the new Crusader class, journey through Act V and face the Angel of Death, level up to 70 and much more. Blizzard has posted a Death Maiden's Guide to welcome you into the new expansion. No one can stop Death... but you're welcome to try!

In just one week, Diablo III fans will begin their hunt for Malthael, The Angel of Death, in the game's upcoming expansion, Reaper of Souls. The first-ever expansion for the game introduces a new Act V campaign, the playable Crusader class, powerful new skills for all classes and new dungeons and game modes that are sure to keep your loot bags filled to the brim. With the Reaper of Souls launch just on the horizon, Blizzard has released a brand new gameplay trailer to commemorate the event.

Just when you thought evil was defeated, death itself rises up to challenge you!

With Diablo III: Reaper of Souls just around the corner Blizzard has given the community a quick look at one of the new playable zones, called the “Blood Marsh”. The post describes the history of the zone this way:

The pre-expansion patch for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls released last week and the team is excited to tell you all about the changes. Loot 2.0, Cursed Events, new difficulty settings, the introduction to Clans and Communities, and much more highlight this update. Check out the video below for a patch recap!