Hearthstone hits 70 million players, gives out free Un’Goro card packs to celebrate
Blizzard has announced a new milestone for its popular collectible card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. The game has hit the 70 million player mark. To celebrate, Blizzard is giving away three free Journey to Un’Goro card packs to all players.
Players simply need to log in to claim the packs, which will be available from today until the end of May. For comparison, Blizzard last announced in April 2016 that the game had hit the 50 million player mark.
Blizzard also revealed that Hearthstone recently hit a new record high for concurrent players playing around the world following the launch of the latest expansion, Journey to Un’Goro, though they did not reveal a figure.
Similarly, Blizzard’s shooter Overwatch recently achieved the 30 million players milestone.
The Journey to Un’Goro expansion was released in early April. The set introduced 135 new cards and marked the beginning of a new Standard season. You can see all of them in our gallery.
In related Hearthstone news, Blizzard recently confirmed that it would be supporting Wild-format tournaments in 2017. For more on the latest in Hearthstone, check out our dedicated hub.
