Hands On Impressions: Warcraft Rumble Is An Interesting Take On The Warcraft Universe

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Legends of Azeroth do battle in an action strategy title as Blizzard finally brings the big guns to mobile with Warcraft Rumble. Blizzard Entertainment’s money-making behemoth will finally appear on mobile platforms at Blizzcon on November 3rd, 2023. The fast-paced action strategy promises players a chance to form armies to take on familiar bosses, dungeons and even other players from 5 different factions in the Warcraft universe. Built from the ground up for mobile platforms, players can collect “minis” of their favorite heroes from both the horde and the alliance to battle alongside their own personal death squads. Blizzard promises a deep solo campaign with strategic puzzles, a fully fleshed PvP system, and even dungeons with challenging boss fights for veterans and new players alike. The executive producer of Warcraft Rumble, Vik Saraf, said, “We’re confident that whether you’re new to the Warcraft universe or a long-time veteran, you’ll find the perfect army to unleash your brand of joyful chaos!”

Blizzard has already had a busy year with the launch of Diablo IV (and, you know, that whole getting acquired by Microsoft thing), but the studio still has one more big release for 2023: Warcraft Rumble, a free-to-play strategy mobile game releasing on November 3.

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For anyone who has ever wished they could take games on the move with them, Blizzard Entertainment is about to launch a new free-to-play mobile game,. This mobile action strategy game is inspired by the classic RTS and subsequent sequels that followed it, with many elements of,, and thrown in. The game will feature delightfully cartoony graphics of familiar characters and environments, with uniquely handcrafted stages to play through as players collect new virtual Minis to add to their army.

Blizzard has updated the hotfix blog, correcting an issue with Aerial Halt sometimes not regenerating vigor, and fixing bugs causing Warcraft Rumble promotion event foils and toys to not be correctly awarded. Missing rewards should now be obtainable by interacting with the Rumble Machine.

Blizzard Entertainment announced that Warcraft Rumble (previously known as Warcraft Arclight Rumble) will be released globally on November 3rd for Android and iOS devices. Pre-registration is already available on the Play Store and App Store and grants the following in-game items upon launch:

The Warcraft Rumble release date has officially been announced! Come November 3rd, you can dive into the action and battle against a wide variety of Warcraft legends.

Blizzard Entertainment – like many others in the industry – has set its sights on the mobile market with the intention of bringing is biggest properties over to the platform. To that end, last year, the company announced Warcraft Rumble (Warcraft Arclight Rumble at the time), a free-to-play strategy Warcraft title made specifically for the mobile audience, and now, a release date has been confirmed for the game.