Hearthstone at Gamescom: a fireside chat with Blizzard

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Blizzard's going big at Gamescom this year. First, there was yesterday's media briefing which revealed a sprinkling of the publisher's plans for games like Heroes of the Storm and StarCraft 2. Later on tonight though, we'll be getting our first look at the next World of Warcraft expansion at the publisher's second special event.
The continually rising star of Blizzard's roster of games right now though is Hearthstone, the incredibly moreish and colourful collectible card game that's gobbled up more hours in the Eurogamer office than anyone really cares to think about. This month sees the release of The Grand Tournament - Hearthstone's second full expansion - which not only introduces some 130 new cards to the game, but also makes some interesting tweaks to the game's mechanics.
Shortly after yesterday's media briefing, we had the opportunity to sit down with Hearthstone's Hamilton Chu and Mike Donais, and the conversation began naturally enough with how players will actually add the cards to their collection. Just as before, players will be able to purchase card packs with in-game Gold or real-world money, but things are changing a little bit for Hearthstone's Arena mode.
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