Candy Crush is teaming up with Blizzard’s Warcraft?

• Celebrate 30 years of Warcraft in Candy Crush Saga of all places
• Throw your lot in with either Orcs or Humans as you duke it out
• Win amazing rewards as you compete through the Warcraft Games

With the 30th anniversary of its kingmaking franchise Warcraft, Blizzard has been rightfully saturating its fans with all manner of in-game events and rewards. But for the rest of us, it’s going to be hard to ignore the legacy of this monolithic franchise. And that’s because, of all things, Warcraft is set to team up with hit match-3 puzzler Candy Crush Saga!

Yes, you read that right, the poster child of hardcore RTS and MMORPGs is taking a walk on the sweet side as it collabs with King’s own regal candy-based puzzler. Running from November 22nd (that’s today) through to December 6th, you’ll be able to leap into iconic team-vs-team challenges between the Orc and Human factions to win exclusive rewards.

As part of the event, you’ll pick a side between Team Tiffi (representing Humans) and Team Yeti (representing Orcs). The Warcraft Games is a competitive event, complete with qualifiers, knockouts and finals, as you’ll duke it out for the chance at amazing rewards including 200 (in-game) gold bars for winning participants!

For the Horde…of candy?

Well, I can safely say that this is not what I expected to write about on a Friday night. But at the same time, it almost feels as if it’s a long time coming. I mean Warcraft and Candy Crush can lay claim to being equally massive franchises, and they’re both a part of the same triumvirate of companies, so when put like that it’s almost a wonder that this hasn’t happened sooner.

It’s also a sign of just how mainstream Warcraft arguably is, that this event is now going to be pushed in front of an audience many hardcore gamers seem to malign. How times change eh?

Want to see what else Blizzard has been up to for their 30th anniversary? Why not check in on RTS tower defence blend Warcraft Rumble as it’s set to make the jump to PC?