world of warcraft

Official Site: World of Warcraft
Studio: Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date: November 23, 2014
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

Blood flight.

World of Warcraft clarifies Battle for Azeroth season timeline, still no date for Rise of Azshara

5
I don't know why since I'm not even going to play it, but not knowing when Rise of Azshara is launching for World of...

WoW Classic’s test server raises level cap and reopens Arathi Basin

16
After the fourth or fifth million battle over the same tiny swath of farmland, the question of "is this truly worth the bloodshed?" comes...
Well, I feel daunted.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 223: Starbase Adrift

8
Justin and Bree discuss Worlds Adrift's sunset, ESO Elsweyr's launch, Starbase, FFXIV Shadowbringers, and City of Heroes, with mail on old episodes and WoW Classic blowback.

Massively Uplifting: Supporting St. Jude Children’s Hospital and PRIDE month

6
April showers bring May flowers, but big-hearted gamers bring forth good deeds any month of the year! And May was no different. Generosity with...

The Daily Grind: Do you let an MMO’s worst community elements determine your server selection?

58
Last week, on the heels of WoW Classic's latest stress test, I saw several discussions online about popular streamers and the game: Apparently, these...

MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Freestyle 2, World of Kings, Dragon Raja 2, Ragnarok Masters

7
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you've probably never heard of (or at least have entirely forgotten about!). First up:...

One Shots: Larger than life

17
If there is one thing that MMORPGs are able to do regularly and impressively, it is to give us a sense of massive scale....

The Game Archaeologist: 1998’s Mankind

2
In the annals of the MMO genre, the massively multiplayer RTS has had perhaps the worst go of any variations on these online games....

The Daily Grind: Are you drawn to MMO shapeshifting classes?

23
When you think about it, one of the least-represented class archetypes in MMORPGs is shapeshifters. They only pop up here and there, such as...
We're actual size, but it seems much bigger to see.

WoW Factor: Why do people remember classic WoW being so much harder than it actually was?

103
As much as there's a moment of schadenfreude in the people compiling lists specifying that no, World of Warcraft: Classic being classic is not...
Depth perception is for fools, I guess.

World of Warcraft shows off its Benthic gear while the Classic server calls a wrap on another stress test

6
Want to earn your new equipment in World of Warcraft by farming for items rather than praying for drops? The new Benthic gear available in...

Massively Overthinking: Tackling the ‘big four MMOs’ meme

28
Over the last couple of months, there's been a meme floating around the MMORPG subreddit. Someone will ask that the community recommend a game,...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Why Guild Wars 2 has my favorite flying mounts

10
When Guild Wars 2 announced that the central mechanic of its Path of Fire expansion was going to be mounts, a lot of people...

World of Warcraft: Classic dragon griefing, Argus redux, and BFA end boss

15
Fun fact: Did you know that Blizzard had originally been considering Argus -- the late Legion content update -- as its own full-fledged expansion?...

Not So Massively: StarCraft II co-op is one of online gaming’s greatest hidden gems

3
Between the disappointment of the current World of Warcraft expansion, the abandonment of Diablo III, and other... unpleasantness, I find my lifelong fandom of...
Very mature.

Global Chat: Catching the WoW Classic fever

26
You've got the fever, she's got the fever, everyone's got the fever for WoW Classic these days! The launch announcement and beta testing has...

One Shots: Armed and fabulous

16
Last week I invited Massively OP's readers to share pictures showing off faction pride in some way, shape, or form. But who knew it...

LOTRO Legendarium: How LOTRO does Lord of the Rings justice

29
Oh. Oh no you didn't, Kotaku. You didn't just sit there, scratching your head for an easy post, and then write up an essay...
This plan sure worked!

WoW Factor: Crazy speculation on turning back the clock for World of Warcraft

23
There's a game I like to play - wait, no, that's a lie. There's a game I do play called "Oh, I Made Myself Sad."...
Doom approaches.

WoW Classic schedules a two-hour make-up stress test next Wednesday

10
It's the hottest ticket in town, and it's straight from 2004. The World of Warcraft Classic beta test is drawing all sorts of attention...

THE LATEST POSTS

TOP CONTENT