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Blizzard revealed a new mobile game set in the Warcraft universe today. Warcraft: Arclight Rumble is, as Blizzard calls it, a “tower offense” game. That’s a play on the tower defense genre.
Before Microsoft’s bid to buy Activision Blizzard, the publisher was in the midst of a strategy to bring more of its IP to phones. This included games like Call of Duty Mobile, Crash Bandicoot: On the Run, and the upcoming Diablo Immortal.
Presented as a game played within the Warcraft universe, players can collect heroes and villains (over 65 of them) that they deploy on the battlefield.
Introducing Warcraft Arclight Rumble.
A new fast-paced mobile strategy game set in the Warcraft Universe.
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— Warcraft Arclight Rumble (@WarcraftRumble) May 3, 2022
The Warcraft brand has already had some success on mobile with Hearthstone, a digital card game available on phones and PC. Similar to Hearthstone, Arclight Rumble looks to have a lighthearted tone.
A closed beta is coming to limited regions “soon.” The game will also include multiplayer support, including cooperative play and dueling.
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