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Into the Nexus #52: "The Trials and Tribulations of Diablo and Valla"

On Into the Nexus #52 Garrett and Kyle continue their noob hero strategies, with Garrett playing Diablo and Kyle on Valla. Also this week some much needed hotfixes came down the pipe (horay for Kael'thas's Living Bomb fix!), Korea's most-played heroes makes a lot of sense, Blizzard set the record straight on Tychus's cigar, and Chad and the Giordano brothers wrote in. Cont...

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Into the Nexus #51: “Open Beta!”

The 51st episode Into the Nexus is here and so is open beta for Heroes of the Storm! Also this week matchmaking has been improved, new skins have been added to the game, global play was unlocked, Heroes made it onto the walls of McDonalds in China and into the pages of Korean Maxim, Garrett and Kyle started week 1 of playing heroes they've never played before, and many rapid-fire emails and questions from the chatroom were taken! Cont...

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Into the Nexus #50: “Stamp Him Easy”

On the 50th episode of Into the Nexus, Prince Kael'thas has joined the fray! The fiery blood elf leader is here and Garrett talks a lot about his experience with the new hero. There was also a massive balance patch that came this week bringing smarter beetles for Anub'arak, post-mortem Mosh Pits for ETC, the mount Diablo always should have had, AOE-reluctant Healing Wards, and many more changes. Top all of this off with the reveal of Johanna, the Diablo 3 Crusader who will soon be joining the Nexus as well, and the ITN crew had more than enough Heroes awesomeness to discuss this week. Cont...

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Into the Nexus #49: “Butt-Tons of Beetles”

On episode 49 of Into the Nexus, Prince Kael'thas has officially been revealed! The blood elf will be entering the Nexus soon and he is bringing a serious case of pyromania. Heroes dev Matt Cooper also gave a preview of the next balance patch, Browder and Milker also gave interviews to various outlets, Garrett and Kyle talked Sylvanas strategy, and some listener submissions!

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Into the Nexus #48: "Storm the Dorm"

On episode 48 of Into the Nexus, Garrett and Kyle watched ESPN2 folks... on purpose! The Heroes of the Dorm finals took place this past Sunday and displayed Heroes on a whole new stage for many newcomers to see. The games were fantastic, the casting was on point, and the production (for the most part) nailed it. Heroes of the Storm also has an official release date, Sylvanas may have some changes coming, Garrett fans out over Chris Hardwick, Kyle talks about lessons he learned from Heroes of the Dorm, and listener Richard wants to see a Necromancer. Cont...

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Into the Nexus #47: "Is bad. Will fix."

On episode 47 of Into the Nexus, Heroes of the Dorm is in full swing and there will be Force Walls! Heroes collegiate league kicked off this past weekend with the Round of 16 broadcasted on ESPN 3. Garrett and Kyle also talk some of the less obvious timings on Sky Temple and Haunted Mines, Abathur's backdoor strategy, Uther, what a Jaraxxus hero may look like, and take some listener emails. Cont...

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Into the Nexus #46: "Support VS. Support"

On episode 46 of Into the Nexus, changes are on the horizon for the Heroes of the Storm matchmaker and the crew couldn't be happier! Gone (hopefully soon) will be the days of solo-queuing and getting into a team with no support and having to go up against a team with one or more. Also this week Heroes got a new hotfix, Azmodunk portraits are going out to anyone participating in the Heroes of the Dorm fantasy bracket, soon we'll be able to click through our minimaps, listener Dirk wants to defend non-damage talents, listener Travis wants pet battles, and more emails from the ITN community! Cont...

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