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Play any Heroes of the Storm character free this weekend and get extra XP

This weekend, you can try out any of Heroes of the Storm's characters for free.

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Blizzard has revealed a couple of events scheduled to start this weekend. First, all 50 characters will be available for free for anyone to play.

The promotion goes live Friday, April 8 at 7pm CEST/10am PDT in all regions. Also starting at the same time is a another 50 percent XP boost, so you can get your new character to a decent level. The 50 percent friend invite bonus stacks on top of this one, too.

The unlocked heroes event ends Monday, April 11 at 7pm CEST/10am PDT. The XP boost, however, stays active until Monday, April 18 7pm CEST/10am PDT.

Tracer, the Overwatch character was recently announced for Heroes of the Storm.

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