Better narrative through raiding in World of Warcraft
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Lore Watch is a new podcast from the creators of Blizzard Watch. Every two weeks we'll explore a single lore subject about the World of Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, or any other games that i...
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20 of 446 episodesA postmortem for the controversial WoW patch 12.1.5 campaign lore
Immediately after experiencing the story for World of Warcraft patch 12.1.5, Liz started yelling in work chat that she wanted to be on Lore...
Just another Shadowsong, and more stories from the Void
One of the most interesting things about World of Warcraft: Forever is the possibility for new story development, and that's how we got tang...
Xal'atath is acting like a child, and so are Diablo's angels
Xal'atath is the subject of the first bit of another Lore Watch Podcast. Frequent listener Daikaiju had the astute observation that Xal'atat...
World-ending threats in Azeroth and making great villains
Do you remember back in vanilla WoW , when we were tasked with things like bringing a guard his lunch, or trying to find some guy's wife who...
The never-ending faction war in World of Warcraft: Forever
World of Warcraft: Forever is the hottest title in Blizzard's catalogue, so of course we're diving in to some of the lore of Forever in this...
A lore primer for The Green Lantern
With the new Lanterns show, Joe and Matt wanted to discuss the lore of The Green Lantern , though without spoiling the plot of the new show....
How the Arathi might appear in The Last Titan (if they're in The Last Titan)
Lore Watch this week is all about what might be next for World of Warcraft which is quite apropos since we're waiting on BlizzCon. First is...
Xal'atath's true goals, and more light reading
This week's Lore Watch kicks off with a question based on a datamined spoiler which will be revealed as we come to toward the end of patch 1...
Necessity is the mother of Gnomish invention
Anduin Wrynn's kingship — and distinct lack thereof — is the first topic this week on the Lore Watch Podcast. He's been off either having ad...
Anima, Mana, and the forces of Azeroth
The very forces that underpin the World of Warcraft universe itself are the topic of this week's Lore Watch Podcast. We're all familiar with...
The Lore of Doom: A deep dive (into hell)
Doom 's gore-fueled Hell was one of those games Tipper Gore woke up in cold sweats dreaming about in the 90s when they were all about censor...
Dwelling on the Shadowlands in World of Warcraft
Lore Watch Podcast starts off with a dive into the lore of the Midsummer Fire Festival, particularly since so much was added over the past f...
Vol'jin's family, and Fandral in hindsight
Looking back and knowing what we do about Harandar and the deep roots of the World Trees, do we owe Fandral an apology in hindsight? Matt an...
Fractured worlds and world souls
In World of Warcraft , we've come across several shattered worlds, in varying degrees of obliteration. From Outland to K'aresh, these worlds...
The Hand of Hatred and an Azerothian Fermi Paradox
Lore Watch kicks off with a discussion from Diablo 4 this week, which breaks the seal on the Lord of Hatred spoilers. This question concerns...
Alan Wake, Control, and the lore linking the Remedy universe
The lore of the games from Remedy and how the two series Alan Wake and Control are linked is the topic of this week's Lore Watch Podcast. Bo...
In the Amani Loa-fest, where is Bwonsamdi?
The Loa of death Bwonsamdi is the first topic in this week's Lore Watch Podcast. Bwonsamdi was everywhere in Battle for Azeroth , even being...
Azshara: A lore deep dive
This week we take a deep dive — pun obviously intended — into the lore and psychology of Azshara, the ruler of the Naga on Azeroth. But firs...
What else lurks inside Azeroth, and Happy Father's Day Mephisto
We start off Lore Watch this week wishing Mephisto a Happy Father's Day -- but are there any other fathers among the evils of Diablo ? Then,...