What is this? The creator of Realm Maintenance, Brian "Rho" Black is guesting this episode! Ease and Brian chat about The War Within and the rest of Blizzard's games, but most of all they talk about podcasting.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

You can find Brian on Twitter @PodcasterRho, or listen to 'A Podcast Reborn', or 'Plus 5 To Hit'!

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, youtube.com/GamingWithEase

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• Season of Discovery Phase 5 is Now Live!

WARCRAFT RUMBLE

• Enter the Emerald Dream in Season 9

HEARTHSTONE

• 30.4.3 Patch Notes

OVERWATCH

• Overwatch 2 x My Hero Academia Collaboration

DIABLO

• What You Need to Know for Vessel of Hatred’s Launch
• Earn Vessel of Hatred Launch Twitch Drops

HOTS

• Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes - September 26, 2024

All Ease this week, which means a condensed news update and then the Weekly Podcast Roundup. Cata and SoD are releasing content while TWW Season 1 is in full swing, Diablo 4 is gearing up for its first expansion, and Overwatch 2 is giving us some anniversary content alongside some Juno lore.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, youtube.com/GamingWithEase

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• Cataclysm Classic: The Molten Front Now Live!
• Which Molten Front Rewards Should You Prioritize in Cataclysm Classic?
• Season of Discovery Phase 5 Arrives September 26

OVERWATCH

• Overwatch 2 x World of Warcraft Collab
• First steps for Martian Kind – A Look at Juno’s Development

DIABLO

• A Sinister Tale Recounted—Catch Up on the Story So Far
• Tune in to the Pre-Launch Livestream

Seems this is Warcraft Rumble week. Ease has been streaming the game, guested on the Cartridge Club podcast talking about the game, and this week the major news is the new Cenarion Family coming to Rumble! We also talk Phase 4 coming to SoD, Transformers in Overwatch 2, and Anomalies in Hearthstone.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Paacreek: @Paacreek on Twitter and on beacons.ai/paacreek

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• SEASON OF DISCOVERY PHASE 4 GOES LIVE JULY 11!
• Wowhead's Phase 4 Overview
• WARCRAFT SHORT STORY: "TRIALS"

OVERWATCH

• Overwatch X Transformers

WARCRAFT RUMBLE

• INVOKE THE CENARION FAMILY IN SEASON 7

HEARTHSTONE

• ANOMALIES RETURN TO STANDARD AND WILD, STARTING TODAY!

With Athalus out of town, Ease interviews Bricco and Demeternoth from the Third Facion, and Rho joins for a chat about the podcast news for February - Scrubs vs. the World makes a comeback, WickedGood joins Coin Concede and the Instance said goodbye. It's been a busy month.

Follow the Third Faction and hosts:

https://thethirdfaction.com/

https://twitter.com/briccostud

https://twitter.com/Demeternoth

You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on Warcraftradio.com. If you have feedback about the show or want to ask a question, you can reach us on RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

Two milestones this week! For Azeroth! reached episode 200, and Peak of Serenity released their 100th episode. Congratulations. Welcome to this week's Podcast Roundup.

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter! If you want to support us and all the other shows produced by Warcraft Radio, head on over to patreon.com/WarcraftRadio.

NINE POINT TWO, NINE POINT TWO, NINE POINT TWO! Can you tell I'm excited? Onyxia leads the new Hearthstone Mini-set, and there is even some Overwatch 2 news. It's a good week.

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter! If you want to support us and all the other shows produced by Warcraft Radio, head on over to patreon.com/WarcraftRadio.

New Warcraft mobile game, cross-faction instances in WoW and Heroes of the Storm LAN tournaments! It ain't slowing down, friends.

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter! If you want to support us and all the other shows produced by Warcraft Radio, head on over to patreon.com/WarcraftRadio.

The January edition of Realm Maintenance has arrived! Athalus and Ease discuss Microsoft acquiring ABK, 9.2 news, the new Unannounced survival game from Blizzard and more! Follow Ease on his interview with Gin and Ali from Live Laugh Lore, and join the Throwback Crusade.

You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on Warcraftradio.com. If you have feedback about the show or want to ask a question, you can reach us on RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

Live Laugh Lore can be found here:

https://twitter.com/live_laugh_lore

https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/livelaughlore

Find Ali and Gind on their respective socials:

https://twitter.com/GinsJoint

https://www.twitch.tv/ginsjoint

https://twitter.com/AliandrasK

https://www.twitch.tv/aliandras

An Unannounced anounnced Survival Game, continued union drama and a new Hearthstone podcast! Welcome to Realm Maintenance.

Find Re-capped's host here: @ItsBen321

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

Microsoft Blizzard? I guess we have to wait and see! Unions, 10.0 "leaks" and Hearthstone Battlegrounds. Lots of happenings this week!

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

We're still waiting for a 9.2 release date, but news at Blizzard (good and bad) don't stop coming. Shoutout to Berzerker and Unshackled Fury who will release their 101st episode on January 17th.

If you want to read the tweet I talk about from Amelia Savery, you can find the thread here.

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

Happy New Year! We're back, and as a PSA: we will have our next full-length episode on the last Monday of January.

We are looking for an experienced Wordpress and Jet Engine addon developer to help us with a special website project related to the podcast directory. This is a paid gig, so if you are interested please contact Athalus through the Warcraft Radio Discord. If you’re not yet part of the Warcraft Radio Discord, you can join by simply visiting warcraftradio.com/discord. 

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

For Athalus and Ease's first full-length episode together, we are guested by none other than Rho! Join us as we complete a Yearly Recap for Realm Maintenance, going through everything that has happened in the past year.

As always, you can find this week's roundup in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

Monica joins us this week to take a closer look at Hearthstone's upcoming expansion Perils in Paradise! What do these Tourists do? How does Twist work? And is HotS back?! Spoiler alert: it never left.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Monica: @WickedKitten13 on Twitter and Twitch

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• IGNITE YOUR SUMMER WITH THE MIDSUMMER FIRE FESTIVAL!
• GUILD SERVICES RETIRING

OVERWATCH

• GETTING CREATIVE WITH THE COMMUNITY CRAFTED MODE

DIABLO

• CATCH UP ON OUR LATEST CAMPFIRE CHAT
• THE DIABLO IV SEASON 5 PTR: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

HEARTHSTONE

• Perils in Paradise with Monica!

What does unionization and holiday events have in common? We talk about both on this week's Blizzard Podcast Roundup!

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

This week: Unshackled Fury joins Warcraft Radio, The Pylon Show returns with TWO episodes and Activision Blizzard try their hands at Union Busting.

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

New content in the pipeline, lots of PTR testing and an upcoming announcement from Unshackled Fury... Welcome to Realm Maintenance!

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

Your weekly Blizzard podcast roundup is here! Will you complete the BP-marathon this week?

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

Time for a new CEO of Activision Blizzard? A lot of podcasters think so. Join Ease this week to hear what Blizzard podcasts might interest you.

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

Another week, another roundup. Tune in to hear what Blizzard podcasts have been posted this past week!

This week's roundup can be found in written form by clicking the link below: warcraftradio.com/shows/realm-maintenance

Send your feedback about the roundup to RealmPodcast@gmail.com or @realmpodcast on Twitter!

A new voice joins the Realm Maintenance team, with Ease presenting this week's Blizzard Podcast Roundup, listing all the podcasts about Blizzard games that have been published in the last week.

WoW is no longer asleep, with 9.1.5 released, and Hearthstone refuses to slow down with both Mercenaries and the new Deadmines miniset.

You can find this week's written version of the roundup by following this link to warcraftradio.com.

Athalus returns with the Blizzard Podcast Roundup, listing all the podcasts about Blizzard games that have been published in the last week.

Making a big splash this week was Bobby Kotik's announced changes to the company, as well as new content coming soon to both World of Warcraft and Hearthstone.

You can find this week's written version of the roundup by following this link to warcraftradio.com.

Athalus returns with the Blizzard Podcast Roundup, listing all the podcasts about Blizzard games that have been published in the last week.

This week the main news has been Hearthstone's new game mode 'Mercenaries', as well as a developer update from the Diablo 4 team.

The weekly podcast roundup will return here on this feed next week after this month long hiatus we have had. You can find this week's written version of the roundup by following this link to warcraftradio.com.

You can find the written version of the roundup at warcraftradio.com.

Another week of announcements, this week Hearthstone's newest expansion "Perils in Paradise", and Overwatch 2's Season 11 theme: "Super Mega Ultrawatch"! Oh, also John Hight is leaving his role as Warcraft Franchise General Manager.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Paacreek: @Paacreek on Twitter and on beacons.ai/paacreek

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

GENERAL NEWS

• Franchise General Manager John Hight Announces Departure From Blizzard Entertainment

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• WARCRAFT SHORT STORY: "THE LILAC AND THE STONE"

OVERWATCH

• WHEN THE FORCES OF EVIL RISE, SEASON 11: SUPER MEGA ULTRAWATCH IS HERE!
• Overwatch 2 | Season 11 Trailer Premieres June 17

HEARTHSTONE

• ANNOUNCING PERILS IN PARADISE, HEARTHSTONE’S NEXT EXPANSION
• BUDDIES ARE COMING BACK!

Athalus finds a Warcraft 3 podcast and includes some international offerings for non-English listeners in this week's roundup!

The end of July in Blizzard podcasting sees more discussion regarding the Activision Blizzard lawsuit and employee walkout.

In WoW podcast news, one of the community's most prolific podcasters takes a final bow as host.

Athalus breaks down all of that and more on the roundup!

Find the written version of the roundup at warcraftradio.com.

The Weekly Podcast Roundup continues as Athalus breaks down the most recent podcasts covering Blizzard games, with an emphasis placed on shows covering the recent lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard.

Rho and Athalus comment on the recent lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard and the future of Realm Maintenance and its sister podcasts.

https://warcraftradio.com/to-our-community/

You can find the written version of this roundup at warcraftradio.com!

You can find the written version of the roundup at https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-july-4-10-2021/

The hosts of the Auction House are featured in the Podcast Spotlight, Athalus talks with Twitch streamer BiosparksTV, and Ben Bumhoffer from Azeroth Roundtable stops by for some RNG!

You can find the link to the written version of this roundup here: https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-june-13-19-2021/

Athalus takes us through another week of recent Blizzard podcast happenings, including a third entry into the Heroes of the Storm podcast scene!

You can find the written version of the roundup at this link: https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-june-6-12-2021/

You can find the written version of the Roundup at this link: https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-draft-updated-6-6-21/

While Ease is low energy, and Paacreek is "Excited-Clapping", this was a week of announcements! We chat WoW's The War Within, Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred, and Season of Discovery's Phase 4.

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Paacreek: @Paacreek on Twitter and on beacons.ai/paacreek

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• WORLD OF WARCRAFT®: THE WAR WITHIN™ GOES LIVE AUGUST 26!
• THE WAR WITHIN BETA TEST NOW LIVE!
• THIS WEEK IN WOW: JUNE 7, 2024
• IN DEVELOPMENT: SEASON OF DISCOVERY PHASE 4

OVERWATCH

• ASPIRING TO BE YOURSELF WITH GRANDMA
• KEEPING THE COZY COMPETITIVE VIBE WITH DESHAAWNN

DIABLO

• PREPARE TO EMBODY THE SPIRITBORN – PRE-PURCHASE VESSEL OF HATRED

Rho interviews the crew of the Snowbound podcast from Ready Check Raideo, followed by some RNG with Klanker from The Tauren & The Goblin!

You can find the link to the written version of the Roundup here: https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-may-16-22-2021/

Make sure to check the feed on May 31st for the May edition of Realm Maintenance!

No Weekly Roundup this week due to work and offline shenanigans, but Rho did want to get in a few minutes of chat about recent podcast happenings.

Check out the Podcast Directory at warcraftradio.com for a list of recently updated podcasts for your Blizzard game(s) of choice, and we'll talk to you again next week!

A number of new shows added to the Warcraft Radio Podcast Directory are included in this week's update!

You can find a link to the written version of the roundup right here: https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-may-2-8-2021/

Click on this link to be taken the written version of this week's Roundup, including links to new episodes : https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-apr-25-may-1-2021/

Rho interviews the crew of Warcraft Reloaded, Athalus chats with Jared from Merely a Setback, and Hearthcasual co-host Monica Stone stops by for RNG!

You can find the link to the written post of the roundup here: https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-apr-18-24-2021/

Catch the April edition of the Realm Maintenance podcast later this week on this feed!

You can find the written post of this week's roundup by clicking the link below:

https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-apr-11-17-2021/

You can find the post for the past Weekly Podcast Roundup by clicking on the link below:

https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-apr-4-10-2021/

You can find the post for the past Weekly Podcast Roundup by clicking on the link below:

https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-mar-28-apr-3-2021/

Releases! Cataclysm Classic is live, WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria is live, Diablo 4's Season 4: Loot Reborn is live, Hearthstone's Mini-set Dr. Boom’s Incredible Inventions is live... And we finally know when Raids are coming to Warcraft Rumble + a new mode called Sieges!

As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written form at bonusroll.gg.

Find our hosts online:

• Ease: @EaseBRP on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, https://www.youtube.com/GamingWithEase
• Paacreek: @Paacreek on Twitter and on beacons.ai/paacreek

You can find Realm Maintenance @RealmPodcast Twitter. You can find the podcast directory, this show and many more on BonusRoll.gg. And as always, thanks for listening.

Articles we covered:

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

• CATACLYSM CLASSIC GOES LIVE MAY 20!
• Wowhead’s Cataclysm Classic Phase 1 Overview Guide
• WORLD OF WARCRAFT REMIX: MISTS OF PANDARIA NOW LIVE!
• WARCRAFT SHORT STORY: "THE CALLING"

OVERWATCH

• OVERWATCH 2 | PORSCHE: AN ELECTRIC COLLABORATION

WARCRAFT RUMBLE

• CLAIM VICTORY IN SEASON 6 TO UNLOCK NEW REWARDS!
• GET READY TO LAY SIEGE TO STORMWIND!

DIABLO

• Season 4: Loot Reborn is Live
• HELL WELCOMES ALL: CELEBRATING GLOBAL ACCESSIBILITY AWARENESS DAY

HEARTHSTONE

• Dr. Boom’s Incredible Inventions

A portion of this episode contains mature language. Listener discretion is advised.

Athalus interviews WoW cover musician James Fraser, the Podcast Spotlight is on Blizzlet : Hearthstone, and Josh Corbett from Countdown to Classic stops by for some RNG.

You'll also hear some advice on starting your first podcast!

Catch the premiere of Realm Maintenance on the last Monday of each month at 7pm Eastern time on warcraftradio.com/live!

Another week, another roundup!

The next Realm Maintenance podcast will be posted on Wednesday, March 31st.

You can find links to the episodes mentioned in the Roundup on our post by clicking the link below!

https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-march-21-27-2021/

Athalus is back, and the Big Love Rocket has dropped!

Learn more about this new podcast along with info on dozens of new episodes of shows covering Blizzard games.

You can find links to the episodes mentioned on our post by clicking the link below!

https://warcraftradio.com/weekly-podcast-roundup-march-14-20-2021/