{"id":1677,"date":"2017-08-10T17:26:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T17:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blizzard.com\/news\/?2017-08#101726"},"modified":"2017-08-10T17:26:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T17:26:36","slug":"winter-comes-early-for-hearthstone-in-knights-of-the-frozen-throne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/10\/winter-comes-early-for-hearthstone-in-knights-of-the-frozen-throne\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Comes Early for Hearthstone\u00ae in Knights of the Frozen Throne\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IRVINE, Calif.\u2014August 10, 2017\u2014<\/strong>As the cold shroud of death falls upon the land of the living, Azeroth\u2019s mortal inhabitants shiver with fear\u2014<em>Knights of the Frozen Throne\u2122<\/em>, the new expansion for Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s smash-hit digital card game <em>Hearthstone\u00ae,<\/em> has arrived. The Lich King\u2014Lord of the Scourge, master of Icecrown Citadel, and wielder of the cursed runeblade Frostmourne\u2014has come to conquer the tavern and those within it, promising power in the form of 135 frosty new cards.<\/p>\n<p><em>Knights of the Frozen Throne<\/em> takes players to Northrend, where they\u2019ll meet an untimely demise, only to be raised by the Lich King and granted terrifying new powers from beyond the grave. Adventurers can harness this unholy might by collecting <strong>nine new legendary Hero Cards that, when played, transform the heroes of Hearthstone into fearsome Death Knights<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Those with the will to rise against the Lich King can embark on a series of challenging missions that <em>Knights of the Frozen Throne<\/em> offers to everyone\u2014<em>for free<\/em>. Players who enter the icy halls of Icecrown Citadel and complete the prologue shall receive a random Legendary Death Knight Hero Card before battling through two wings guarded by iconic bosses like the pestilent Professor Putricide and Blood Queen Lana\u2019thel . . . until only the Lich King stands between them and the Frozen Throne.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cThe Lich King is one of our most iconic villains, and we\u2019re excited to finally bring him\u2014and his nine new Death Knights\u2014to <em>Hearthstone<\/em>,\u201d said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. \u201cWhether they\u2019re ascending the Frozen Throne or dueling with friends at Fireside Gatherings, we can\u2019t wait to see how players wield these deadly new cards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Knights of the Frozen Throne<\/em> is available now for Windows\u00ae and Mac\u00ae PCs; Windows, iOS, and Android\u2122 tablets; and iOS and Android phones. Card packs can be purchased individually or in discounted bundles from the in-game Shop for gold or real-world currency at the same price as all other <em>Hearthstone<\/em> card packs. Players now have the chance to win <em>Knights of the Frozen Throne<\/em> card packs as quest rewards or prizes in the Arena, and can also craft cards from the expansion by using Arcane Dust collected from disenchanting unwanted cards. Players who log in by November 1 will receive three free <em>Knights of the Frozen Throne<\/em> card packs<sup>*<\/sup>\u00a0to aid them as reinforcements arrive to storm Icecrown Citadel.<\/p>\n<p>Taste the Lich King\u2019s power at thefrozenthrone.com.<\/p>\n<p><em>* 3 free Knights of the Frozen Throne packs are a one-time offer and available only for a limited time. Offer ends November 1.<\/em><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.<\/u><\/strong><br \/>Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft\u00ae, Hearthstone\u00ae, Overwatch\u00ae, the Warcraft\u00ae, StarCraft\u00ae, and Diablo\u00ae franchises, and the multifranchise Heroes of the Storm\u00ae, 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\u2019s most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s track record includes twenty-one #1 games<sup>\u2020 \u00a0<\/sup>and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company\u2019s online-gaming service is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.<\/p>\n<p><sup>\u2020<\/sup><em>Based on internal company records and reports from key distribution partners.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRVINE, Calif.\u2014August 10, 2017\u2014As the cold shroud of death falls upon the land of the living, Azeroth\u2019s mortal inhabitants shiver with fear\u2014Knights of the Frozen Throne\u2122, the new expansion for Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s smash-hit digital card game Hearthstone\u00ae, has arrived. 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