Official Site:Â World of Warcraft
Studio:Â Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date:Â November 23, 2014
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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First impressions of Fallout 76 Wastelanders from a true newbie to the game
So I did something completely unexpected: I bought Fallout 76. It wasn't my idea. A few people in my guild had been talking about...
WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Rogue, Death Knight, and Warrior changes
I do find a certain amount of irony in the fact that in this tour of the World of Warcraft Shadowlands class changes, Warrior...
Massively Overthinking: The oldest MMORPGs we still play
When I was still a teenager in my earliest MMOs, the trend in the communities I ran in was to play MMOs sequentially, due...
Working as Intended: Sparking joy in MMOs
On this week's podcast, I mentioned that I'd just finished off Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, something that superficially seems unrelated...
Vague Patch Notes: What causes the preponderance of disconnected MMO endgames?
Yesterday, I wrote a whole column about how WildStar had some really great stuff in it. I did not mention its endgame at all....
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands gets a new alpha build with updated abilities and new models
A new alpha build of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has arrived, and naturally that means it's time to start datamining the heck out of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best Necromancer class?
Do you like to play with dead things? Heck, who doesn't? It's one of the most well-adjusted activities that any person can do while...
Activision-Blizzard Q1 2020: Blizzard MAUs flat at 32M, but revenue jumps ahead of Shadowlands
It won't surprise you, given the current global health crisis, that a large portion of Activision-Blizzard's first quarter revenue report and conference call focused...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 270: Words of Warcraft
Justin and Bree discuss Age of Conan, Defiance, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, and COVID-19 delays, with adventures in SWG Legends, LOTRO, and Fallout 76, and mailbag topics on Blizzard and freeform character building.
Game pad support is present now in the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands alpha
Yes, you can now play World of Warcraft with a gamepad... well, if you are currently in the game's alpha test for the Shadowlands...
Global Chat: Suffering through Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box
Guild Wars 2 fans have developed a cult following around the seasonal Super Adventure Box, but as much as some love it, others have...
One Shots: Day of the Cats
As the reluctant owner of a slightly deranged cat, I have nightmares of when felines grow into towering, snide monstrosities and roam the planet...
WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Warlock, Paladin, and Demon Hunter changes
It's the penultimate column in this particular series! And that's good because if people who used to make World of Warcraft are going to...
Massively Overthinking: Canaries in the MMO coal mine
A few weeks back on the MOP Podcast, reader Danny posed us such a provocative question that we said right then we were going...
Former World of Warcraft developer Ghostcrawler weighs in on Mike Morhaime’s ‘social glue’ discussion
So you remember Mike Morhaime's kind of nonsensical comments that treated "social" as the equivalent to "forced grouping" from a couple days ago, yes?...
World of Warcraft offers better eye glows and new ray-traced shadows in Shadowlands
If there are two things that are going to define World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, it will be shadows and glowing eyes. Lots of people...
Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime laments World of Warcraft’s social unraveling
Do you miss Blizzard's Mike Morhaime, yet? You just might after watching a new interview in which the previous president of the company took...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 269: Pre-Searing parties
Chris, Justin, and Bree discuss Guild Wars 1, Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Funcom's Dune, World of Warcraft, and Star Citizen, with adventures in Fallout 76, FFXIV, Torchlight III, Star Stable, AQ3D, Villagers & Heroes, plus mailbag topics on the state of thes site, the cost of MMOs, Astellia Online, and MMO crafting.
Yes, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is still on track to release this year
If you've been eagerly looking forward to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, this year has probably not been very calming. Also, if you live on...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands appears to have moved class trainers into specific buildings in the capitols
So who here visits the class trainers in retail World of Warcraft? Put your hand down, we know you're just lying to be cute....