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Major gaming studio, responsible for World of Warcraft and the Warcraft franchise, Diablo III and the Diablo franchise, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch.

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WoW Factor: So why did people love WoW’s Wrath of the Lich King so damn much?

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Sometimes, when I write something and note it would require an additional column, it is a preview of coming attractions and something I actually...

Steam recounts its 2019 achievements including mitigation of review bombing

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Steam has made a lot of advancements in 2019 when you take a moment to look at it in its most recent blog post....

Astroneer’s latest updates brings crash fixes, quality-of-life, and a 1.0 anniversary surprise

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Wow, has it really been a year since Astroneer released from early access? Oh, hey, look at that, it most certainly has! Naturally, the...
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Activision-Blizzard Q4 2019: Revenues are down YoY for the fourth straight quarter

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So here we are in 2020, looking back at the last quarter of 2019 for Blizzard. Nothing big happened or anything, just a massive...

WoW Classic is getting the 2005 version of the Darkmoon Faire this month

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Not gonna lie, the most fun thing I did this morning is skimming all the confused social media comments from people who think the...

French World of Warcraft fans release epic live-action War on Lordaeron short film

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I'm gonna tell you to go get some popcorn now, and not because of drama. It's because it's movie time! World of Warcraft movie...
Things you don't want.

Vague Patch Notes: If people aren’t raiding in an MMO, it’s not because it’s too hard

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The start of the year, at least from my perspective, was dominated by Blizzard doing lots of dumb things. So it's kind of nice,...

Blizzard’s Diablo just picked up a new overseer, and some fans are worried

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Well now, the Diablo franchise just got a wee bit more interesting. Prominent Epic and Microsoft developer Rod Fergusson announced last night that he's...

Leaderboard: Four months after the Blitzchung Hong Kong mess, are you still boycotting Blizzard?

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MOP reader Pepperzine recently dropped us an email about Blizzard that we've put off until today very intentionally. Why? Because tomorrow, Activision-Blizzard releases its...
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Overwatch’s new hero pools hit the PTS as Blizzard gift-wraps new goodies for workshop modders

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I'm going to tentatively say here that this might be the best (or at least most smooth) thing Blizzard has done in a month...

New French lawsuits accuse EA’s FIFA franchise of promoting illegal gambling

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None of the FIFA titles is a pure MMO, of course, but every MMO player interested in how monetization across the industry is being...

Perfect Ten: When celebs crossed paths with MMOs

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Even as the world continues to turn to and normalize gaming as a respectable hobby, there's still a lingering stigma of playing online titles...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 258: Camelot Unchained and Colossus

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Justin and Bree discuss Camelot Unchained and Colossus, Star Trek Online, Guild Wars 2, Astellia Online, and Warcraft III Reforged, with adventures in Neverwinter, The Sims 4, and SWGL, and a mailbag entry on New World.
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Blizzard despawns N’zoth across all WoW NA servers due to an encounter glitch

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Good day, everyone. The race to Mythic world first over in World of Warcraft has taken an almost comical turn in the wake of...

Blizzard gives a half-hearted apology for Warcraft III: Reforged

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Make no mistake: Warcraft III: Reforged is going down in history as one of the worst-received and most poorly handled Blizzard launches. The incredibly...
And if you don't love me now, you will never love me again.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV has no addons and doesn’t seem to want them

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So long ago I can't remember when, interviews with Naoki Yoshida had him talking about Final Fantasy XIV getting addon functionality. To his credit (as...
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Warcraft 3: Reforged is now apparently offering instant refunds with no official statement from Blizzard

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Fortunately for Blizzard, after the not-great launch of Warcraft III: Reforged, everything blew over... by which we mean things got significantly worse, to the point of...
It's just silly.

The MOP Up: SWTOR’s subscription tauntauns smell great on the outside

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For all who subscribe to Star Wars: The Old Republic, there's a new gift waiting for you under your seat. You get a tauntaun!...

Global Chat: Do you binge-play MMOs?

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With TV streaming services that dump entire seasons of shows on us at once, we have become a society that is used to binging...

One Shots: Making a good thing look even better

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We all like to look our very best, especially when we're taking screenshots of our favorite MMOs for public consumption. So why not use...

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