Hear Ye, Hear Ye: The Grand Tournament™ Has Begun!
August 24 2015 - 12:05PM
Business Wire
Second Hearthstone®: Heroes of Warcraft™
expansion adds over 130 cards
The Grand Tournament™, the second expansion for Blizzard
Entertainment’s award-winning online strategy card game,
Hearthstone®: Heroes of Warcraft™, is now live, and players around
the world are invited to join in on the fun. This expansion brings
over 130 knightly cards to the (round) table, along with
exciting new game mechanics that will delight duelists and inspire
creative new deck strategies.
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The Grand Tournament takes players to the frost-covered
continent of Northrend, where the heroes of the Argent Crusade once
held a prestigious tournament to select the bravest and mightiest
champions in all the land. Though the evil that once held this
realm captive has been vanquished and order restored, the jousting
continues in the spirit of fun and friendly competition!
This expansion presents duelists with powerful new tools for
their arsenals, allowing them to motivate their brave champions
through the Inspire mechanic or challenge an opponent to
single combat in its most honorable form—the joust. Inspired
minions, which are triggered by using a Hero Power, can grow in
strength, restore health, and even call for reinforcements. Jousts
are one-on-one contests between random minions drawn from each
player’s deck. The stakes are high—if the initiating player wins a
joust, they’ll earn a substantial bonus.
“With the new Inspire and Joust mechanics, and over 130 new
cards to play with, The Grand Tournament brings a fun
medieval-tournament vibe to Hearthstone,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO
and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We can’t wait to see what
players come up with now that they have their hands full with tons
of new deck and strategy options.”
The Grand Tournament is available now for Windows® and Mac® PCs,
iOS and Android™ tablets, and mobile phones. Card packs can be
purchased individually or in discounted bundles from the in-game
Shop for gold or real-world currency (same pricing as all other
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft card packs). Players now also have
the chance to win The Grand Tournament card packs as rewards in
Arena Mode, or craft cards from the expansion by using Arcane Dust,
which is collected from disenchanting unwanted cards.
For more information on all things related to The Grand
Tournament, visit www.thegrandtourney.com.
With multiple games in development, Blizzard Entertainment has
numerous positions currently available—visit
http://jobs.blizzard.com for more information and to learn how to
apply.
About Blizzard Entertainment,
Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and
the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises, Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of
entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s
most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track
record includes nineteen #1-selling games* and multiple Game of the
Year awards. The company’s online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is
one of the largest in the world, with millions of active
players.
*Sales and/or downloads. Based on internal company records and
reports from key distribution partners.
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