The one-to-one online matches will be powered by BattleNet

At the Penny Arcade Expo, Blizzard surprised the assembled games by announcing its new video game, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. Despite the name, this is not a traditional World of Warcraft game, but a free-to-play combat trading card game in the mold of Magic: The Gathering. The one-to-one online matches will be powered by BattleNet.

Like many games on mobile devices, Hearthstone can be played without spending any money at all. You can earn new cards and build a deck for free if you spend enough time playing. Spending real-life money will accelerate matters, though. Cards will come in 5-card packs that range from mediocre and common, to powerful legendary ones. Each pack will run you $1. With over 300 cards promised at launch, you can go on buying for quite some time if you so choose. There will be a crafting system that allows players to trade in duplicate cards, as well. This is either some sort of magical sorcery, camera trick or freaking awesome science fiction technology coming to real life. The Veti-Gel is a substance that can be applied to a wound and stop the bleeding immediately. It's insane how fast it works. Watch the video above to see it in action (don't watch if you're squeamish about blood).In the video, Veti-Gel is shown working on a pork loin that's being pumped with blood. You can see blood spilling out of the loin when the cut is made and then suddenly stop once the gel is applied. This is Mass Effect in real life. How does it work?

The Veti-Gel was created by NYU student Joe Landolina who used plant polymers to instantly seal up open wounds. Basically his synthetic creation links up with the human body, reassembling that feels and acts like skin. What's even better is that Veti-Gel also helps the healing process too. Landolina told Building a deck can be done automatically, or through meticulous examination of stats. It抯 totally up to the player. You will have to pick a hero before embarking on any card shuffling. This determines what kind of minions and special attacks you have access to. promises a ranking system of metals similar to the one in Starcraft 2. The entire game is also very 3D and animated, in contrast to some similar games.
Blizzard claims to have created a completely new 15-person team to develop this, and other games that don抰 fall into Blizzard抯 usual range. will be available on PC, Mac, and iPad when it arrives late this year. If that seems like too long a wait, you can try to get into the limited beta this summer. Blizzard is already accepting registrations for the beta. This activates fibrin, which is the polymer you need to make a blood clot, explains Landolina. "Finally, it activates platelet cells." The gel causes these to bind to the fibrin, causing a tight seal.