Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Hearthstone hit us in 2014 and we knew Blizzard had created something special—a digital card game that felt like nothing else at the time. We were there for the launch window when everyone in the house was learning the same meta simultaneously, decks evolving week to week. The Tavern Brawls came later, but early Hearthstone was pure strategy, pure resource management, pure rock-paper-scissors with better graphics. We streamed the game as the competitive scene was just beginning to form, watching casual players try their first constructed decks and ranking matches, and seeing streamers like Kripp start to emerge from the community. It wasn't just a game—it was Blizzard proving that digital collectible card games could work in the internet age. We put 26.5 hours into Hearthstone in 2014, watching the house react to every legend climb, every Undertaker nerf, every moment when a new deck archetype suddenly made sense.

We streamed Hearthstone for 26.5 hours in 2014 to 6,812.8 total hours watched, averaging 258 viewers with a peak of 330. Those numbers represented a game still finding its audience, but with real commitment from the people who showed up. Hearthstone was Blizzard's play online—accessible enough for casuals, deep enough for grinders.