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2020 Predictions #9: Newcomers Will Reimagine Card Battlers

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Hearthstone’s revenue has always been driven by new content releases, but the most recent content hasn’t been monetizing as well as the 2018 content. Hearthstone’s recent sets have also caused balance problems for the game, and in the time it takes to adjust, players churn at higher rates.

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The Lost Ark Has Found its Way

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Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. Battle: Simplified skill point system and amazing visual effects The core of the skill system relates to balancing and mechanisms. However, there are not many innovative areas in the core gameplay and UX.

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Riot's Runeterra Declares War Against Blizzard's Hearthstone

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Riot combined a full-blown media blitz with a Twitch integration that awarded beta keys to people viewing Runeterra streams to secure approximately a zillion eyeballs on their new game for a few days. Now, the window for the announcement preview beta has closed, and Riot will be back on November 14th to showcase Runeterra again.

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