After a fairly brief soft-launch period, Blizzard’s Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Free) has finally arrived in the US App Store. Hearthstone is a card battling game set in the Warcraft universe. It was announced at PAX East last year, and went through a rather lengthy beta testing period on desktop. That beta test was eventually opened up to include anyone, and last month the beta finally ended and Hearthstone was released on desktop. Earlier this month Hearthstone officially soft-launched for iPad in select regions, and it was assumed it would be at least a month or two before it was released worldwide.
However, the soft-launch was quicker than expected and today the game is now available. Also, if you’re not into the whole online competitive thing, a single-player campaign is currently in the works. if you don’t own an iPad or you’re on Android, there’s good news: an iPhone and Android version of Hearthstone is planned for the second half of this year. If you’re interested in Hearthstone, check it out on desktop or the iPad, and look for more platforms to follow later in 2014. Also, there’s tons of impressions from our community in this forum thread, so check those out too.
*smacks against the coffee table*
-shit......
A game my kids will never be allowed to play. Swinging a $400 machine around frantically? What do these developers work of a repair shop?
Looks really well done, not exactly for those with butter fingers though lol
nope...don't wanna break my ipad!
"did you just through my ipad through the window?" "sorry, i was just playing this new slice game ...."
Sweet a new type of game,can't wait
iPad insurance comes as an IAP, thanks but no thanks. My iPad Air is not a toy or a flying saucer
GaZ
i see a future similar to what wii has done to households.. broken tv's, lamps, coffee mugs,, faces, noses,, its gonna be scary...
Looks awesome. No grip strength or what? The video doesn't show them having to frantically wave the device. It looks more like Tilt to Live style tilt controls and not some fishing rod casting game or someone using their iDevice as a hammer.
This is one game I won't be playing in public for more reasons than one.
I think I'll skip this one. Don't want to take a chance of breaking my iDevice while flailing it around.
What if like the devs have a deal with apple to make this game where countless people break their idevices from swinging them around all the time and apple cashes in on all the replacement purchases? Lol jus wondering.
What if like.. you know... aliens!!
The game to play in a crowded train or bus. At least, it does give a legitimate way to hit people.
Well I'll enjoy this.... in an empty, carpeted room with nobody watching.
Doesn't look like it should be a tablet game but it's a great idea.
Great devs reinventing the wheel.
No thanks!