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A postmortem for the controversial WoW patch 12.1.5 campaign lore

October 21, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

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 Watch so she could yell about it there. So, as you may imagine, there are very heavy spoilers in…
Just another Shadowsong, and more stories from the Void

October 14, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

One of the most interesting things about World of Warcraft: Forever is the possibility for new story development, and that's how we got tangled up in the question of an NPC named Shadowsong in the beta. Is it one of those Shadowsongs?…
Xal'atath is acting like a child, and so are Diablo's angels

October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

Xal'atath is the subject of the first bit of another Lore Watch Podcast. Frequent listener Daikaiju had the astute observation that Xal'atath seemed upset that the Watcher didn't pay attention to her baiting, which she's always done to…
World-ending threats in Azeroth and making great villains

September 30, 2026 · 57 min

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 was taking a while to get back, and now we're spitting in the face of god and saving the soul of…
The never-ending faction war in World of Warcraft: Forever

September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

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 first post-BlizzCon episode. We start with a question on the war between the Alliance and the…

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A lore primer for The Green Lantern

September 16, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

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. They start off discussing the comic in its place in comics history and its parallels to the Flash…
How the Arathi might appear in The Last Titan (if they're in The Last Titan)

September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

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 the predictions for what we might see in The Last Titan and beyond. The Arathi and Avaloren is one…
Xal'atath's true goals, and more light reading

September 2, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

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 12.1, as we finally uncover the goal Xal'atath has been working toward since before she was besties…
Necessity is the mother of Gnomish invention

August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

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 adventures or healing from those adventures for nearly his entire reign, so what could happen for…
Anima, Mana, and the forces of Azeroth

August 19, 2026 · 59 min

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 mana, from the earliest days of playing the first Mage that got absolutely destroyed by troggs…
The Lore of Doom: A deep dive (into hell)

August 12, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

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 censoring things for the good of the children. The story of Doom was initially a bit light on the ground…
Dwelling on the Shadowlands in World of Warcraft

August 5, 2026 · 54 min

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 few years. How has this little event about a melting ice stone grown to reflect the culture of fire…

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Every week the Lore Watch podcast explores the story and lore of Blizzard titles including World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, or any other games that interest us. Join us for an in-depth look at the evolving stories of the games we all love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.