One of the most accessible esports going, Hearthstone also proved itself one of the most open to denial of service attacks over the weekend, as three online tournaments were interrupted by attacks in two days. » 1/26/15 10:00pm Monday 10:00pm

Getting a shot at working on Hearthstone isn't easy. To work on Hearthstone, you have to be pretty freakin' good at Hearthstone. » 1/20/15 4:00pm 1/20/15 4:00pm

Hearthstone is a game of ups and downs, where anything can happen at the drop of a card. That sentiment is even more true at competition level. This past weekend, China's Blizzard operator, NetEase, held the quarterfinals to their new Gold League e-sports event, and the HearthStone competition was fierce. » 1/19/15 7:00am 1/19/15 7:00am

OK, time for a game of fill in the blank: "Pride goes before a ____." » 1/14/15 8:40pm 1/14/15 8:40pm

It is testament to the brilliance of the digital card game Hearthstone that its players have come up with dozens and dozens of crazy, effective strategies over the past year. One tactic that's becoming particularly popular these days? Forcing players to run out of cards. » 1/07/15 3:05pm 1/07/15 3:05pm

The makers of a Chinese Hearthstone clone have come out to the public to "refudiate" reports that they had been sentenced to pay Blizzard over $1.6 million. » 11/10/14 8:00am 11/10/14 8:00am

When I win a Hearthstone match I gain a lovely sense of accomplishment. When Tiddler Celestial or Firebat win the Hearthstone World Championship, they'll get that plus $100,000. I feel like I'm doing something wrong. » 11/08/14 3:55pm 11/08/14 3:55pm

Today at Blizzcon, Blizzard announced the first expansion for their popular card game Hearthstone. It'll be called Goblins vs. Gnomes and will be out next month - it'll include 120 new cards, including an explosive sheep. Because, of course. » 11/07/14 2:22pm 11/07/14 2:22pm

If you are a robot, and you play Hearthstone, I've got bad news for you: you're probably banned. (Also, thanks for reading Kotaku. Please consider keeping us employed when you enslave humanity.) » 10/28/14 5:30pm 10/28/14 5:30pm

Getting tickets to Blizzard's annual fan convention is hard enough when you're an American who lives relatively nearby. So spare a thought for Andrey "Trolden" Nolden, one of the biggest Hearthstone personalities on YouTube, who can't even get into the country, let alone the show. » 10/23/14 9:00pm 10/23/14 9:00pm

Blizzard released a status update on the upcoming Android and iPhone/Android phone versions of their online CCG, Hearthstone: Android tablets are slated to get the game before the end of the year, while the phone versions will arrive early next year. They also included a neat infographic which you can look at below. » 10/22/14 4:30am 10/22/14 4:30am

The next Hearthstone expansion will have over 100 cards, according to an interview on Polygon. If you're curious, Blizzard talks about some of its thinking when it comes to future expansions here. » 9/30/14 6:15pm 9/30/14 6:15pm

As reported on Games in Asia (via Venture Beat) this unofficial recreation costs about 300RMB or $49. With it you get two sets of every class' card, four of every normal and legendary, and extras for the ones with multiple spawns (like good old Unleash The Hounds). » 9/26/14 5:00am 9/26/14 5:00am

Of Hearthstone Players Are in the 10 Lowest Ranks » 9/22/14 3:02pm 9/22/14 3:02pm