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According to a development update on Battle.net, the release window of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft on Android and iPhone has been pushed to early next year, as Blizzard seeks to ensure its user interface feels great on smaller screen real estates. According to the update, The Hearthstone team says:
“... but it’s become clear that we need a little more time to get that version right. While we have a build up and running internally, it needs a bit more work, and we don’t feel like we’ll be ready to share it with you until early next year,” the update reads. “It’s very important to us that the phone experience for Hearthstone is just as accessible as the tablet and PC versions. One of the biggest challenges with that is revamping the user interface so it feels intuitive and offers the same quality Hearthstone experience, but this time from the palm of your hand.
“Releasing Hearthstone on iPhone and Android phones is something we’re incredibly excited about, but ultimately we’d rather take the extra time to make Hearthstone’s user interface on the phone customized to feel great for the platform, rather than a port that doesn’t take into account the limitations of a smaller screen.”
Hearthstone is already playable on iPads, and the free-to-play digital game will arrive on Android tablets before the end of the year, Blizzard just has “a few more mana crystals to polish and some Angry Chickens to chase down.”
Hearthstone was first launched on Windows and Mac in March, iPad in April, followed by Windows 8 Touch devices in August. The card collecting game has reached 20 million registered players worldwide since its release and is due to receive its next expansion soon that will add more than 100 new cards.
