New Warcraft Themed Mobile Game Revealed
by JR Cook - 3 years ago show comments
Blizzard has announced their new Warcraft mobile game that has been rumbled about for several years now, and unironically it is called Warcraft Arclight Rumble. Some people were expecting a Pokemon Go like clone or some kind of social aspect style game as that was the “leaked” rumor several years ago (I use the word leak loosely because quite honestly it was more than like made up). Some others were hoping for some kind of World of Warcraft mobile companion. That opinion always perplexed me because I don’t believe Blizzard would have used the wording they did while leading up to the announcement that this was a new “Warcraft mobile game” and did not choose the word “World of Warcraft. Some others were just hoping for an RTS style mobile game instead in the Warcraft universe.
What we got instead is basically a Clash Royale style game that has some tower defense elements to it as well as some moba elements with lanes and protecting your base while attacking the other.
Personally, these kind of games aren’t really my cup of tea, but I know many others who do love these kind of games. The art style looks pretty fun and I do like that they seemed to tie it in a bit with the tavern in Hearthstone, using some of the same characters there from some of the Hearthstone promos.
It is worth noting that former World of Warcraft game director Tom Chilton is leading the charge for this game. People will also notice several former Heroes of the Storm developers on this project as well, and with the style of game this is, I guess it kind of makes sense.
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Blizzard Entertainment to Bring Action-Packed Strategy to Mobile with Warcraft® Arclight Rumble™
Collect over 60 heroes, villains, monsters, and more from the Warcraft universe and do battle in an extensive single-player campaign, co-op play, and PvP
Starting soon, select players in certain regions will be able to join the beta test and begin playing
IRVINE, Calif.—May 3, 2022—Blizzard Entertainment today unveiled Warcraft® Arclight Rumble™, an action-packed mobile strategy game coming later this year to Android and iOS devices in select regions. Designed from the ground up for mobile and set in the beloved Warcraft universe, Warcraft Arclight Rumble invites players to build armies with their favorite heroes and villains from Warcraft and battle it out in unique missions designed to test their tactical wits.
In Warcraft Arclight Rumble, players will be able to collect over 60 characters from across the Warcraft universe—brought to life as lovingly sculpted tabletop miniatures—and triumph through an epic single-player campaign with over 70 missions, tackle cooperative missions with friends, and test their armies in a competitive player-versus-player mode.
“Warcraft Arclight Rumble provides the sort of experience that we always strive to create at Blizzard,” said Mike Ybarra, President of Blizzard Entertainment. “It’s instantly fun, yet deep and rewarding over the long term, and we’re immensely proud to bring a new and authentic representation of Warcraft to mobile. We can’t wait for players to experience the joyful chaos of this game for themselves.”
Easy to learn but fun to master, Warcraft Arclight Rumble will test players’ ability to create miniature armies to effectively overcome each mission’s unique challenges. Players will build forces from their collections of minis, starting with their armies’ Leaders—which include Warcraft notables such as the Warsong chieftain Grommash Hellscream and Archmage Jaina Proudmoore—and fill in their rosters with rank-and-file Troop minis and powerful Spells. Each single-player mission presents its own distinct, bite-sized strategic puzzle to solve, and players will have to nimbly adapt their tactics in real-time to overcome these frantic challenges. Apart from the over 70 missions that make up the single-player campaign, players can also tackle Dungeons, which present distinct, sequential challenges.
In addition, players will take on demanding cooperative activities (such as Raids) and battle opponents in PvP matches, and they will also be able to join Guilds, which will allow them to chat with their comrades, plan their adventures, and work toward collective rewards. Players will continually earn in-game currency to add to and level-up their collections by simply playing the game or through purchases from the in-game shop. More information on the in-game shop, including pricing and inventory, will be available at a later date.
Starting soon, select players in certain regions will be able to join the beta test for Warcraft Arclight Rumble. For more information, please visit Warcraftrumble.blizzard.com.
Further details on Warcraft Arclight Rumble are available on the official site: Warcraftrumble.blizzard.com
