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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TERA is turning seven – here’s what it’s getting you for the occasion
Wow, it's hard to believe TERA is turning seven in May, but here we are. En Masse has plenty of fun planned too, including...
Not So Massively: Yearning for an MMO future free of loot
Throughout all of the Drama over Anthem's loot issues, I've just been rolling my eyes. Not because I think Bioware screwed up -- arguably...
World of Warcraft backpedals on recent banwave
Blizzard has announced that it's rolling back its recent wave of suspensions for World of Warcraft accounts found to be operating third-party software "that...
The Daily Grind: How do you explain MMORPGs to non-gamers?
Last week, I did an interview trying to explain exactly what was going on with the whole City of Heroes drama. Almost immediately, the...
World of Warcraft Classic will be using up-to-date items, but not all items at once
Itemization is more of an issue than you might think of in World of Warcraft: Classic. Sure, there's a pretty clear progression of gear in...
WoW Factor: What could win back the crowd for the next World of Warcraft expansion?
So the conclusion to the Azshara raid has been mined out, and I'm just going to link it to you here. I don't want...
Massively Overthinking: Is there a ‘do or die’ moment for MMOs now?
This week MOP's Eliot and I were chatting about the wild summer the MMO industry is about to have, what with a whole bunch...
BlizzCon 2019 announced for the start of November
It's almost time! All right, it's nowhere near time, but it will be time when November 1st rolls around for BlizzCon. The convention dates have...
World of Warcraft gets a new update on the patch 8.2 test server
Sure, World of Warcraft fans don't yet know when the next major patch will be going live, but there's been another update to the test...
SuperData March 2019: The Division 2’s strong entry and the dominance of battle royale
Were you worried about the success of The Division 2? Maybe don't be. Ubisoft's big multiplayer sequel entered Superdata's global gaming revenue charts at...
Heroes of the Storm is picking up another famous WoW character: Anduin Wrynn
The rumors were true: Anduin Wrynn is on his way to Heroes of the Storm, yet another Warcraft icon to make that journey.
In the...
MMO Business Roundup: Apex Legends’ Twitch decline, PUBG’s funding, and crappy gaming myths
Welcome back to another roundup of smaller business stories affecting the MMO industry and orbiting genres.
It's not just your imagination: Apex Legends hasn't been...
Fight or Kite: First impressions of newly free-to-play Albion Online
As soon as I heard that Albion Online was going free-to-play, I knew where I was going to spend the majority of my PvP...
Global Chat: Can you play WoW Classic casually?
Over at Priest with a Cause, MMO blogger Shintar came up with a great question for those looking to play World of Warcraft's upcoming...
One Shots: Officially Sanctioned Sunday Afternoon Nap Hour
Shh.
Shhhhhhhh.
Do not, under any circumstances, make a sound during Officially Sanctioned Sunday Afternoon Nap Hour. Some of us take it very, very seriously and...
Perfect Ten: MMOs for puzzle lovers
Ever find yourself complaining that all of the PvE content in your MMO is nothing but shooting something in the face or chopping down...
World of Warcraft updates companion app with guild and community chat and calendars
If you guys do, in fact, have phones, you are exactly the target audience for the latest update arriving for the companion app for World...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO minipet?
Minipets: Either you love 'em and collect 'em like crazy, or you don't care for 'em and resent that I've been shortening "them" for...
World of Warcraft begins testing Patch 8.2: Rise of Azshara
Ready, set, test! A week after Blizzard unveiled the full offerings for World of Warcraft's next major content update, the studio rolled the 7.1...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 216: Star Wars frenzy
Justin and Bree discuss big SWTOR expansion news, plus news from WoW, Blizzard, Guild Wars 2, Skyforge, TERA, Albion, Blade & Soul, and DDO, with a mailbag question on MMO expansion difficulty.