Official Site: World of Warcraft
Studio: Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date: November 23, 2014
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Global Chat: Don’t mess with my GeForce Now
The titanic struggle going on right now between cloud-based game streaming platform GeForce Now and studios who are pulling their titles from it is...
One Shots: Stitching a world together
MMORPGs are well-known for featuring an entire Sonic series' worth of contrasting biomes. And while that's great for lovers of variety, the art teams...
Coronavirus roundup: Blizzard, free APB Reloaded, EA esports, HPWU, and how your PC can help humans win
Feel pretty surreal to be reporting on a global crisis like the coronavirus in our indie pages here on MOP, but it affects everyone...
The Daily Grind: In which MMO have you accumulated the most account goodies?
One of my favorite things when going back to an old favorite MMORPG is creating a new character that gets to benefit from all...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Mists of Pandaria
It's time, people. It's time to remember you should never say no to panda. Yes, we've reached one of World of Warcraft's most weirdly controversial...
Coronavirus roundup: EGX Rezzed, Pokemon Go, and using MMOs to learn from home
We're capping off an odd week of coverage here in our little corner of the online gaming world, as even those of us who've...
World of Warcraft is finally adding account-wide essences with its next server maintenance
Amidst all of the other things that players have been upset about during this expansion for World of Warcraft it can be easy to miss...
Blizzard roundup: Michael Chu leaves Overwatch, Acti-Blizz gets a new COO, and WoW Classic drops a banhammer
Blizzard's been on a tear this week with staffing shifts and patches and cancellations, so let's dig in. First, probably the saddest part of...
Desert Arena: First impressions of Shadow Arena, the Diet Black Desert of battle royales
Did someone just cast Arcane Echo? Because this'll be our second piece on Shadow Arena this week, following its deep-dive by our PvP columnist...
Perfect Ten: Son of conversations with anthropomorphic MMO studios
It has been a while since I've had any more conversations with anthropomorphic representations of MMO studios. Why? Because it's not fun for me. Come...
World of Warcraft Classic declares Arathi Basin open for business
As World of Warcraft Classic starts to run low on the remaining PvP content to dole out to its playerbase, at least there is...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 262: Holly Holly oxen free
Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's Holly Longdale's departure, City of Heroes' Homecoming video ban, PlanetSide 2's Escalation, Black Desert's birthday, Cryptic's chat nuke, Guild Wars 2's next episode, changing MMO opinions, and MMO automation, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, and SWG Legends.
Interview: Saga of Lucimia on themepark design, SWG inspiration, and the MMO genre
Last week, we ran an interview with Stormhaven Studios' Tim Anderson, the boss behind upcoming MMORPG Saga of Lucimia. That interview was focused on...
Bethsoft hopes Fallout 76’s Wastelanders is finally ‘Fallout with friends’
As MOP's Justin reminded me on our podcast this week, April's Wastelanders expansion really is a chance to set aside much-deserved grudges for Fallout...
Superman Returns star says he self-medicated with World of Warcraft
You may or may not remember Superman Returns, the 2006 installment of the classic superhero that did so-so in reviews and public perception. It...
One Shots: Breaking the speed of awesome
Face it: No matter how long you live, you'll never look as amazing as Utakata here in Blade and Soul. Apparently she's being shot...
Interview: Saga of Lucimia on funding, development, launch, and business models
Upcoming MMORPG Saga of Lucimia has been somewhat dark over the last year as its developers hunkered down to develop rather than hype. But...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Cataclysm
In my mind, Cataclysm still feels kind of recent. I don't know exactly why. It came out closer to World of Warcraft's launch than the present...
Massively Overthinking: How could MMOs combat endgame rushing?
Rushers, content locusts, world-firsters: Whatever you want to call them, these folks are both a boon and a bane for MMORPGs. They buy the...
Test your World of Warcraft geography knowledge with this player-made quiz
Do you know Azeroth? I mean, do you really know Azeroth? As in you can pick out the Timeless Isle or the Ruins of...