Soar Into Battle in Galakrond’s Awakening™, Hearthstone®’s Upcoming Solo Adventure
January 09 2020 - 1:07PM
Business Wire
New story-driven experience arrives on January
21 and includes 24 challenging encounters and 35 new collectible
cards
Players can pre-purchase now and receive the
entire Galakrond’s Awakening Solo Adventure along with a Golden
Classic Pack of Hearthstone cards
Descent of Dragons™, the latest expansion for Blizzard
Entertainment’s smash-hit free-to-play digital card game
Hearthstone®, has set the stage for the final battle between
Azeroth’s mightiest heroes and wickedest villains. On January 21,
players will take flight in Galakrond’s Awakening™, the
highly-anticipated Solo Adventure that brings the Year of the
Dragon to a close. The story takes place across two campaigns: one
where players fight as the League of E.V.I.L. to carry out
the nefarious Archvillain Rafaam’s plot to resurrect Galakrond, the
progenitor dragon; and another where they’ll lead the intrepid
League of Explorers into battle against the bad guys to foil
their plans and save the world.
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Galakrond's Awakening's story-driven
experience includes 24 challenging encounters and 35 new
collectible cards. (Graphic: Business Wire)
Galakrond’s Awakening will be the culmination of the year-long
narrative that took place throughout Hearthstone in 2019—the
Year of the Dragon. Galakrond’s Awakening also marks a
return to the game’s original Solo Adventure format, where players
tackle a series of unique boss encounters with pre-built decks to
earn 35 new collectible cards. Once earned, these cards can be
added to Standard and Wild decks, adding fun new options to further
shake up the meta game. Upon completing Story mode as the League of
E.V.I.L. and League of Explorers, players will unlock Heroic mode,
where they can take on harder versions of the encounters armed with
their own decks, which can include any of the cards in their
Collections.
“The Year of the Dragon has been a dynamic and exciting one for
Hearthstone, with a series of meta-shifting expansions, an
ambitious year-long story, and a rapid cadence of new features and
updates that have fundamentally evolved the game,” said J. Allen
Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment. “Galakrond’s Awakening
will bring the story we’ve been telling in the game all year to an
epic and fitting conclusion, and we can’t wait to share it with
everyone.”
Galakrond’s Awakening consists of four installments that will
roll out weekly starting January 21. Each installment includes two
chapters—one covering the League of E.V.I.L., and another covering
the League of Explorers—for a grand total of eight chapters in this
Adventure. Individual Installments will be available for $6.99 or
700 in-game gold, or as a complete bundle for $19.99 USD. The first
installment, Battle of the Frozen Coast, will be available on
January 21, and all players can experience the League of E.V.I.L.’s
chapter completely free, along with the ability to earn four
new cards for completing it. For a limited time, players who
pre-purchase the bundle will receive a Golden Classic Pack in
addition to the full Adventure.
Galakrond’s Awakening will be playable in Hearthstone on
Windows® and Mac® PCs; Windows, iOS, and Android™ tablets; and
mobile phones. To learn more about Galakrond’s Awakening, visit
www.descentofdragons.com.
About Hearthstone
With more than 100 million players worldwide, Hearthstone is
Blizzard Entertainment’s internationally acclaimed, free-to-play
digital card game designed for novice and veteran card-slingers
alike. Players can choose from nine powerful hero classes and
customize their decks with minions, spells, and weapons based on
the unique fantasy of the Warcraft® universe. Featuring a variety
of game modes ranging from epic head-to-head duels to story-driven
Solo Adventures, Hearthstone offers a vibrant and rewarding
experience stacked with strategy, personality, and fun. Hearthstone
is available globally for Windows and Mac PCs; Windows, iOS, and
Android tablets; and iOS, and Android mobile phones.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®,
Hearthstone, Overwatch®, the Warcraft, StarCraft®, and Diablo®
franchises, and the multifranchise Heroes of the Storm®, 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 twenty-two #1 games* and numerous Game of the Year
awards. The company's online gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of
the largest online-gaming services in the world, with millions of
active players.
*Sales and/or downloads, based on internal company records and
reports from key distributors.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
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Entertainment's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including statements about the availability,
pricing, features, and functionality of the Galakrond’s Awakening
Solo Adventure, are forward-looking statements that are not facts
and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could
cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements
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Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of
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