Tank tuning, class fixes, Prey improvements: Midnight 12.0.5 hotfixes, may 12th. May 13th, 2026 by Starym Icy Veins has a big hotfix batch to start off the reset. The tank tuning pass is here, with a few other class fixes as well. There's also quite a few Prey improvements, PvP changes, players can purchase additional Housing decor copies from the Roofus bundle, and more. Blizzard also announced tuning changes to Ascendant Voidshard drop rates, with more difficult content getting buffs and the general drop rate getting a nerf. You can find the full details here. Achievements * Abyss Anglers: Depth Grease no longer requires the Reinforced Joints upgrade. * Death Knight * Blood * Developers' notes: Icy Veins is looking at smoothing out the damage intake of Blood outside of their cooldown window by increasing the consistency and uptime of their Apex Talent. To further help these windows of high damage intake Icy Veins is also increasing their Health and Death Strike healing. * Dancing Rune Weapon grants 25% Parry (was 20%). * Blood Fortification grants 40% Stamina (was 35%). * Improved Death Strike healing increased to 15% (was 5%). * Dance of Midnight grants Dancing Rune Weapon for 8 seconds (was 6 seconds). * Dance of Midnight chance to proc increased to 12.5% (was 10%). * Unholy * Death and Decay can now be tracked in the cooldown manager. * Demon Hunter * Vengeance * Developers' notes: Vengeance Demon Hunter's baseline defenses are its most lacking, while cooldown availability and values are currently serving the spec well. As a result, Icy Veins will be primarily targeting core values for Health and damage reduction, with an additional smaller increase specifically to Armor. * Demonic Wards now reduces all damage taken by 12% (was 8%). * Thick Skin now grants 55% increased Stamina (was 50%). * Effectiveness of Mastery: Fel Blood increased by 20%. * Void Reaver now causes Frailty to reduce damage taken by 5% (was 4%). * Druid * Guardian * Thrash direct damage reduced by 25%. * Elune's Favored now heals for 15% of Arcane damage dealt (was 25%). * Developers' notes: These changes aim to bring this build closer to its expected output: high-damage relative to other tanks, but not abnormally so. Recent previous adjustments to Guardian have made the Elune's Chosen build stronger than intended. With this tuning, Icy Veins is choosing to not break the Elune's Chosen build or require the Apex talent. Icy Veins has further plans to update the Guardian Apex Talent in a future patch to give Icy Veins more flexibility with it and alleviate some of the current pain points for Druids. * Hunter * Marksmanship * Corrected an issue where Explosive Shot applied from the Salvo talent did not properly grant Lock and Load from the Shrapnel Shot talent when applied. * Paladin * Protection * Developers' notes: With these changes, Icy Veins is aiming to improve baseline durability for Protection Paladins by increasing passive effects which contribute to effective health. Icy Veins is also addressing on-demand survivability with adjustments to defensive cooldown coverage and strength. * Blessing of Dusk reduces damage taken by up to 20%, increasing as your health decreases (was 10%). * Sanctified Plates increases stamina by 7/15% (was 5/10%). * Ardent Defender duration increased to 12 seconds (was 8 seconds). * Ardent Defender now reduces damage taken by 30% (was 20%). * Sentinel duration increased to 20 seconds (was 16 seconds). * Shaman * Restoration * Corrected an issue where Downpour would consume Nature's Swiftness and Ancestral Swiftness. * Warlock * Diabolist: Fixed an issue where Diabolic Oculi would target creatures that are not in combat with their summoner. * Warrior * Protection * Developers' notes: Protection melee damage mitigation is quite strong, but is a bit behind for magical attacks and damage-over-time effects. These changes are aimed at strengthening those areas as well as making it easier to maintain healthy Ignore Pain values. * Fight Through Flames reduces magic damage taken by 6% (was 4%). * Phalanx reduces damage enemies deal to you by 8% (was 5%). * Ignore Pain effectiveness increased by 8%. * Light spores in Sunkiller Sanctum should no longer interrupt channeled spells. * Players who purchased the Roofus bundle can now buy additional copies of the decor in that bundle from promotional decor resupply vendors in Stormwind (Tuuran), Orgrimmar (Gabbi), and Silvermoon City (Dennia Silvertongue). * Fixed an issue where the Dundun's Abundant Travel Method toy would teleport players to the incorrect location. * Fixed an issue preventing weapons and trinkets crafted before 12.0.5 from being eligible for Ascendant Voidcore upgrades. * Removed the once per week restriction on Preferential Killing which generates a hunt with custom parameters. Players may complete Custom Hunts as often as desired after reaching rank 10 in the Season 1 Prey Journey, but subsequent Custom Hunts in a week give reduced rewards. * Increased Prey hunt progress gained from completing World Quests, defeating Ambushes, delivering Ripostes, and interacting with Remnants of Anguish. * Removed Hunter's Momentum from Hard and Nightmare mode Prey hunts. * Significantly increased the number of the Coalescing Anguish spawns in the outdoor world. Player versus Player * Significantly increased rating gains from completing 2v2, 3v3, and Solo Shuffle matches. * Developers' notes: This adjustment is intended to meaningfully improve progression as the season continues to support healthier ladder movement. Icy Veins'll continue to monitor rating distribution and make further adjustments if needed. Void Assaults * Increased the progress gained for certain Void Assault steps.

Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred - Check out the official music video 'reward the Scars' KoRn and Blizzard Entertainment have joined forces to create 'Reward the Scars', the official music video for Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred. Check it out for some Diablo-esque carnage and gore. Lord of Hatred, the latest expansion for Diablo IV, is available now. It continues the storyline of the main game and the first expansion, the Vessel of Hatred, and culminates with the protagonist facing Mephisto directly. Stop the corruption spreading from the center of the sacred Skovos isles. With old allies and unlikely companions at your side, prepare to rise and decide what survives when humanity stands at the edge of oblivion. Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred features: * Includes Vessel of Hatred, the game's first expansion, so you can experience the complete storyline. Prepare to set to Skovos and face Mephisto himself. * Two new Classes: the stoic Paladin and the relentless Warlock. * Overhauled endgame built around choice, mastery, and high-stakes rewards. * Craft War Plans to shape your progression, push your build to the limit in Echoing Hatred, and find brief respite by Fishing in Sanctuary's perilous waters. * New and improved systems deepen customization across all eight classes. Major Skill Tree reworks, new skill variants, level cap increases, and a Loot Filter now stands ready to expand how you build, refine, and pursue power.

"As of January 2026... Drew Murray is now working on the StarCraft shooter" - this report could be the clearest sign yet that the project is moving forward. By Adam Hales published 56 minutes ago Fresh insight into Blizzard's StarCraft shooter suggests experienced talent is being assembled, with Drew Murray of the now closed The Initiative joining as associative design director. In a recent podcast, its Executive Editor at Windows Central and my colleague Jez Corden spoke about the rumored StarCraft shooter currently in development. According to Jez, the project may already be assembling a strong team. This includes former The Initiative design director Drew Murray, who is now working at Blizzard as of January 2026, according to his own LinkedIn. With that in mind, let's go over what was said and add some context around Murray's background. Article continues below Latest Videos From Windows Central For those not in the know, Drew Murray has a rather lengthy portfolio behind him, from serving as a design director at The Initiative, Xbox's now closed studio that was working on Perfect Dark, to later moving to Insomniac Games, where he became a design director on Spider-Man 2 and an unannounced project. He has since taken on a new role as an associate design director at Blizzard Entertainment, and thanks to comments from Jez, Windows Central's Jez Co now know a little bit more about what his role there might entail. In a recent episode of Jez and Rand's XB2 podcast, Jez detailed that Drew Murray had joined Blizzard Entertainment back in January of this year, and may be working on the elusive StarCraft shooter currently in development. During the podcast, Jez states: Jez further elaborates, saying: "Since January 2026, he's been an associate design director at Blizzard Entertainment, and I've heard that he's working on the StarCraft shooter. Don't know if it's true or if he's working on something else, but he is at Blizzard and I have heard he's working on that." Well, there you have it, that's all Windows Central's Jez Co know for now. While the project has reportedly been in development for at least over two years, Windows Central's Jez Co don't really know much else and Windows Central's Jez Co'll likely still be waiting a while before Blizzard is ready to show anything. Let me know your thoughts on Drew Murray potentially working on the StarCraft shooter, and whether you even care about a StarCraft shooter at all. And as always, make sure to take part in its poll! What do you think? Are you interested in a StarCraft shooter? Yes, it sounds promising Maybe, depends what it's like No, I'm not interested I want to see the game first Contributor Adam is a Psychology Master's graduate passionate about gaming, community building, and digital engagement. A lifelong Xbox fan since 2001, he started with Halo: Combat Evolved and remains an avid achievement hunter. Over the years, he has engaged with several Discord communities, helping them get established and grow. Gaming has always been more than a hobby for Adam - it's where he's met many friends, taken on new challenges, and connected with communities that share his passion.