'Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft' iOS App Coming in Second Half of 2014

MacRumors · Nov 8, 2013

Blizzard's annual Blizzcon conference kicked off today and during the event's opening ceremony (via TouchArcade), the company announced that its free-to-play battle card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft will be released during the second half of 2014.

First announced for the Mac, PC, and iPad back in March, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft will also be available on the iPhone when it is released. The collectible card game, which will be free-to-play, is set in the Warcraft universe.

Sheathe your sword, draw your deck, and get ready for Hearthstone - the fast paced strategy card game that's easy to learn and massively fun. Start a free game on Battle.net and play your cards to sling spells, summon creatures, and command the heroes of Warcraft in duels of epic strategy.

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft recently entered a beta testing phase, with select individuals receiving access to the Mac and PC versions of the game.

Blizzard also announced that Warlords of Draenor will be the next expansion to its massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.

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aloshka · Nov 8, 2013

Playing beta on mac, would love to see this on the iPad. Really fun game and doesn't take up as much time as WoW did.

Pressure · Nov 8, 2013

The iPad app is already in internal beta and will come this year.

It's the iPhone app, that will come in 2014.

aloshka · Nov 8, 2013

Pressure said:
The iPad app is already in internal beta and will come this year.

It's the iPhone app, that will come in 2014.

Really? Missed that. For all the detail in the game and details in the cards, I can't imagine how that would look on an iPhone. But cool.

QCassidy352 · Nov 8, 2013

Another WoW expansion? Damn, I remember playing that game back in 2005. Can't believe it's still going strong.

aloshka · Nov 8, 2013

QCassidy352 said:
Another WoW expansion? Damn, I remember playing that game back in 2005. Can't believe it's still going strong.

No this is a different game altogether.

rmbpuser · Nov 8, 2013

thats one petty excuse of a game to be honest ive played the beta and this game is the worst IAP game ever.

nutmac · Nov 8, 2013

I am sure Heartstone is a nice game in its right and all, but bring on real time strategy titles.

Iconoclysm · Nov 8, 2013

rmbpuser said:
thats one petty excuse of a game to be honest ive played the beta and this game is the worst IAP game ever.

Nonsense. One of the fastest playing card games I've ever played, and I've played quite a few.

MacLC · Nov 8, 2013

Iconoclysm said:
Nonsense. One of the fastest playing card games I've ever played, and I've played quite a few.

That's good to hear. I have played loads of PC card games but none of them had the fun touch of the physical card game Magic. As such I never played one for more than a little bit. I hope that this one is different.

pscl · Nov 8, 2013

aloshka said:
Playing beta on mac, would love to see this on the iPad. Really fun game and doesn't take up as much time as WoW did.

where did u get ur key?

aloshka · Nov 8, 2013

pscl said:
where did u get ur key?

Sign up for beta testing on us.battle.net and not sure how long it takes, but they eventually send you an "invite" with a key that attaches the beta to your bn account.

hirshnoc · Nov 8, 2013

I'm watching this stream, they also said it's going to be on Android. GOOD LUCK designing for that!

ArtOfWarfare · Nov 8, 2013

QCassidy352 said:
Another WoW expansion? Damn, I remember playing that game back in 2005. Can't believe it's still going strong.

I don't think it is... I only played a trial for a short while years ago and since then everyone I know who was playing has since stopped.

Edit: Just looked at the numbers. In 2010 they hit their high of 12M players. As of yesterday, they have 7.6M players.

iZac · Nov 8, 2013

I'm not advocating this game at all, but I've seen dozens of people engrossed in it earlier in the summer, might quench your thirst until Warcraft actually arrives

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mt-wrath-of-ator/id594389292?mt=8

aloshka · Nov 8, 2013

iZac said:
I'm not advocating this game at all, but I've seen dozens of people engrossed in it earlier in the summer, might quench your thirst until Warcraft actually arrives

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mt-wrath-of-ator/id594389292?mt=8

OMG, that looks great. Thanks, I'll check it out.

iZac · Nov 8, 2013

aloshka said:
OMG, that looks great. Thanks, I'll check it out.

I have no idea if there are any In App Payments, but I've seen a load of Chinese colleagues in the office who are addicted to it. When it released, that had a fair bit of server troubles, but its been a while so I'd hope its sorted now. I know its not Warcraft, but its based on some Chinese cartoon that's basically a direct rip off of Warcraft!

aloshka · Nov 8, 2013

iZac said:
I have no idea if there are any In App Payments, but I've seen a load of Chinese colleagues in the office who are addicted to it. When it released, that had a fair bit of server troubles, but its been a while so I'd hope its sorted now. I know its not Warcraft, but its based on some Chinese cartoon that's basically a direct rip off of Warcraft!

Well, Hearthstone is definitely going to have in-game app purchases. You have to buy cards, but the gold you get in the game is ridiculous. It's easier to just use real money and get the rare cards that are needed to win anything.

TouchMint.com · Nov 8, 2013

I feel like there are already 100s of strat card games like this. I wish they would just port the real wow already.

I remember at one time (few years ago) a company had a client running on iPad and then blizzard bought them out and it was never heard about again...

vashspike · Nov 9, 2013

Pressure said:
The iPad app is already in internal beta and will come this year.

It's the iPhone app, that will come in 2014.

Do you have a source on this? I only ask because I'm frothing at the mouth for it.

Hearthstone on a new Retina Mini is all I want for Christmahanakwanza!

the8thark · Nov 9, 2013

Pressure said:
The iPad app is already in internal beta and will come this year.

It's the iPhone app, that will come in 2014.

This is correct. But that 2nd half of 2014 is a rough guideline and not in concrete. it could be a little later possibly. Everyone who knows Blizzard, knows their dates are always subject to change.

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vashspike said:
Do you have a source on this? I only ask because I'm frothing at the mouth for it.

Yes. Blizzard said themselves at Blizzcon. I saw it personally via the stream on the hearthstone keynote with the virtual ticket.

Also soon the open beta will happen for HS. So then everyone can play it.

aloshka · Nov 9, 2013

the8thark said:
Yes. Blizzard said themselves at Blizzcon. I saw it personally via the stream on the hearthstone keynote with the virtual ticket.

Also soon the open beta will happen for HS. So then everyone can play it.

Beta is already open.

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TouchMint.com said:
I feel like there are already 100s of strat card games like this. I wish they would just port the real wow already.

I remember at one time (few years ago) a company had a client running on iPad and then blizzard bought them out and it was never heard about again...

Wow is a bit too complicated to play on a mobile device. Wow is about speed and precision in doing things quickly and accurately. Try healing a group while rooting and kiting at the same time. It works on the pc because you have 10-15 keys all mapped to do things instantly, I can't imagine tapping for any of those. Just my IPO. Maybe if they slowed down the game and forced everyone to play a mobile device then it'd be fair. Otherwise the desktop people automatically win before you even use a gesture to even turn out.

diogolg · Nov 9, 2013

rmbpuser said:
thats one petty excuse of a game to be honest ive played the beta and this game is the worst IAP game ever.

The IAP is not that bad. Things can get pretty expensive but how the cards are random you can open a package and get better cards from someone who baught the package.

I believe that the game has a lot of potential it's the first card game that it's well built it has a lot of possibilities

TouchMint.com · Nov 9, 2013

aloshka said:
Beta is already open.

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Wow is a bit too complicated to play on a mobile device. Wow is about speed and precision in doing things quickly and accurately. Try healing a group while rooting and kiting at the same time. It works on the pc because you have 10-15 keys all mapped to do things instantly, I can't imagine tapping for any of those. Just my IPO. Maybe if they slowed down the game and forced everyone to play a mobile device then it'd be fair. Otherwise the desktop people automatically win before you even use a gesture to even turn out.

You could still get certain things done like questing and whatnot. Order and choas works fine on mobile devices (even iPhones). Yes you would be at a disadvantage on a tablet or phone but casual players would be just fine.

Nermal · Nov 10, 2013

aloshka said:
Beta is already open.

It's currently in closed beta (i.e. invite required), whereas open beta is coming in December (although they joked that in Blizzard time that may be January!)

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