Realm Maintenance

The War Within is live!

While that's the big news item this week (which we do have a spoiler free chat about), Paacreek and Ease also talk about Overwatch 2's new hero Juno + Season 12, as well as some Vessel of Hatred info in Diablo 4.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Paacreek: @Paacreek on Twitter, beacons.ai/paacreek

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• The War Within is live!
• Support a Streamer and Twitch Drops Ahead!
• Take an Auditory Adventure with Music from The War Within™
• WoWCast: One-on-One With Chris Metzen

DIABLO

• Gilded Grandeur Awaits—March of the Goblins Returns
• Delve deeper into Nahantu with Mercenaries, Dark Citadel, and More
• Join Our 2.0 PTR Campfire Chat

OVERWATCH

• Control | Juno Hero Trailer
• Season 12: New Frontiers Official Trailer

We have another interview-only episode for you this week! Paacreek is joined by Mistress Minty, the Mistweaving Streamer and Content Creation extraordinaire! Listen in to hear how she got started in content creation and why it's so important the she continues.

Find Minty online:

• linktr.ee/MistressMinty

Find our hosts online:

• Paacreek: @Paacreek on Twitter, beacons.ai/paacreek

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

On this special episode: An interview with Sean from Recruit a Friend! He shares his story of a decade+ of podcasting, how he got into Warcraft content creation, and what the best part of meeting your heroes is.

Find Sean and Recruit a Friend:

• Spotify: Recruit a Friend
• YouTube: @Recruit_a_Friend
• Twitter: @raf_podcast & @CartridgeBros
• Twitch: raf_sean

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, youtube.com/GamingWithEase

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

It's a bit of a quiet week. Even with a non-explosive Pre-Patch in WoW, and only a preview of Diablo 4's Season 5, we still give you the news and the podcast roundup.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Paacreek: @Paacreek on Twitter, beacons.ai/paacreek

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• Cataclysm Classic: Rise of the Zandalari Now Live!

DIABLO

• Slay Endless Demons in Season of The Infernal Hordes

HEARTHSTONE

• Check in to the In-Game Shop for Free Gifts!

So many updates! The War Within Pre-Patch has hit, the Molten Core in SoD is released, the Perils have begun in Paradise, and the Cenarions are here in Rumble! And we've gotten to try Juno, Overwatch 2's next Hero!

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Paacreek: @Paacreek on Twitter, beacons.ai/paacreek

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• The War Within Pre-Expansion Content Update Notes—Now Live!
• Turn Up the Heat in Season of Discovery: Molten Core

OVERWATCH

• Director's Take: Opening up the conversation on 5v5 and 6v6

WARCRAFT RUMBLE

• The Cenarions Are Here!

HEARTHSTONE

• Perils in Paradise is NOW LIVE

With Ease holding down the fort by himself today, you're getting something of a blast from the past with a shorter episode. Still some big news, with The War Within Pre-Patch going live on July 23rd, Phase 4 in SoD and Season 11 in OW2 being live right now, and more info coming soon on Diablo 4's new class Spiritborn.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• THE WAR WITHIN™ PRE-EXPANSION CONTENT UPDATE GOES LIVE JULY 23
• THE WAR WITHIN: RADIANT ECHOES EVENT OVERVIEW
• GET THE BAND TOGETHER FOR WARBANDS
• SEASON OF DISCOVERY PHASE 4 NOW LIVE!

OVERWATCH

• OVERWATCH 2 SEASON 11 MIDSEASON UPDATE

WARCRAFT RUMBLE

• SEASON 7 FEATURE PATCH DELAYED

DIABLO

• TUNE IN TO THE SPIRITBORN REVEAL LIVESTREAM

Seems this is Warcraft Rumble week. Ease has been streaming the game, guested on the Cartridge Club podcast talking about the game, and this week the major news is the new Cenarion Family coming to Rumble! We also talk Phase 4 coming to SoD, Transformers in Overwatch 2, and Anomalies in Hearthstone.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Paacreek: @Paacreek on Twitter and on beacons.ai/paacreek

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• SEASON OF DISCOVERY PHASE 4 GOES LIVE JULY 11!
• Wowhead's Phase 4 Overview
• WARCRAFT SHORT STORY: "TRIALS"

OVERWATCH

• Overwatch X Transformers

WARCRAFT RUMBLE

• INVOKE THE CENARION FAMILY IN SEASON 7

HEARTHSTONE

• ANOMALIES RETURN TO STANDARD AND WILD, STARTING TODAY!

Monica joins us this week to take a closer look at Hearthstone's upcoming expansion Perils in Paradise! What do these Tourists do? How does Twist work? And is HotS back?! Spoiler alert: it never left.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Monica: @WickedKitten13 on Twitter and Twitch

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• IGNITE YOUR SUMMER WITH THE MIDSUMMER FIRE FESTIVAL!
• GUILD SERVICES RETIRING

OVERWATCH

• GETTING CREATIVE WITH THE COMMUNITY CRAFTED MODE

DIABLO

• CATCH UP ON OUR LATEST CAMPFIRE CHAT
• THE DIABLO IV SEASON 5 PTR: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

HEARTHSTONE

• Perils in Paradise with Monica!

Another week of announcements, this week Hearthstone's newest expansion "Perils in Paradise", and Overwatch 2's Season 11 theme: "Super Mega Ultrawatch"! Oh, also John Hight is leaving his role as Warcraft Franchise General Manager.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Paacreek: @Paacreek on Twitter and on beacons.ai/paacreek

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

GENERAL NEWS

• Franchise General Manager John Hight Announces Departure From Blizzard Entertainment

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• WARCRAFT SHORT STORY: "THE LILAC AND THE STONE"

OVERWATCH

• WHEN THE FORCES OF EVIL RISE, SEASON 11: SUPER MEGA ULTRAWATCH IS HERE!
• Overwatch 2 | Season 11 Trailer Premieres June 17

HEARTHSTONE

• ANNOUNCING PERILS IN PARADISE, HEARTHSTONE’S NEXT EXPANSION
• BUDDIES ARE COMING BACK!

While Ease is low energy, and Paacreek is "Excited-Clapping", this was a week of announcements! We chat WoW's The War Within, Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred, and Season of Discovery's Phase 4.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Paacreek: @Paacreek on Twitter and on beacons.ai/paacreek

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• WORLD OF WARCRAFT®: THE WAR WITHIN™ GOES LIVE AUGUST 26!
• THE WAR WITHIN BETA TEST NOW LIVE!
• THIS WEEK IN WOW: JUNE 7, 2024
• IN DEVELOPMENT: SEASON OF DISCOVERY PHASE 4

OVERWATCH

• ASPIRING TO BE YOURSELF WITH GRANDMA
• KEEPING THE COZY COMPETITIVE VIBE WITH DESHAAWNN

DIABLO

• PREPARE TO EMBODY THE SPIRITBORN – PRE-PURCHASE VESSEL OF HATRED