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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Massively Overthinking: Unfair stigmas that follow MMORPGs
A few weeks back, our team was discussing the intersection of survival sandboxes, MMORPG virtual worlds, and gankboxes - and how hard it is...
Hearthstone brings class-switching mechanics, tasty drinks, and vacation stops with Perils in Paradise expansion
The summer vacation idea isn't only striking MMORPGs; it's also inspiring the digital card game Hearthstone, which just announced its upcoming Perils in Paradise...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas and Morgan Day talk about raid difficulty and defensive balance
The time-honored practice of World of Warcraft releasing a new raid tuned to challenge people racing to clear it first and then steadily making...
Blizzard promises a ‘robust footprint’ at Gamescom for WoW, Diablo, and Overwatch 2 celebrations
During not-E3's Xbox showcase, Blizzard hinted very strongly that it would have more reveals and festivities coming later in the summer, which made sense...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 473: How do you define an MMO?
Justin and Bree discuss EVE Online Equinox, EverQuest and EverQuest II expansions and progression servers, New World Aeternum, and Wayfinder's relaunch, with adventures in Project Gorgon, LOTRO, WoW, and Fallout 76, plus mailbag topics on balancing news coverage, Once Human, and defining MMOs.
SGF 2024: Hands-on with NCsoft’s long-awaited Throne and Liberty, launching September 17
Most of the games I played at Summer Game Fest were more enjoyable than I expected - including Throne and Liberty, which was probably...
Overwatch 2 celebrates over 100M players, adds a new Push mode map, and preps a mythic weapon skin
The dawn of a new season is coming in Overwatch 2, bringing with it new rewards, one new map, and a little celebration of...
Rejoice: Diablo IV buffs classes across the board and nerfs The Pit
In all virtual worlds, there are buffs and there are nerfs. Both are inevitable, but you generally like to see the former and dread...
Second Wind: Final thoughts on returning to World of Warcraft in 2024, from community to dragonriding
At long last, we've reached the fourth and final part of my series detailing my experiences returing to World of Warcraft after six years...
Vague Patch Notes: Housing is really back in MMORPGs
I haven't really had anything to say about Guild Wars 2's upcoming Janthir Wilds expansion thus far because... well, I'm not our GW2 columnist,...
World of Warcraft general manager John Hight leaves Blizzard ‘to explore new opportunities and challenges’
The World of Warcraft team and Blizzard at large has seen another one of its long-standing senior devs leave the company. After 12 years,...
Perfect Ten: MMOs where you travel back in time for some reason
We're all time travelers! We travel to the future at the rate of one second per second. Every single machine you will ever operate...
Global Chat: So many questions about Guild Wars 2’s housing
With the news that Guild Wars 2 is adding homesteads in its next expansion, Nerdy Bookahs is not alone in asking a whole ton...
WoW Classic promises new runes, boss changes, and Molten Core for Season of Discovery’s Phase 4
Even though WoW Classic's fourth phase for its Season of Discovery has been delayed in order to let the other variants of the MMORPG...
‘I have to run a sustainable business’ – Microsoft’s Phil Spencer addresses layoffs and studio shutdowns
Some new statements out of Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer during this year's IGN Live gaming presentation can be absorbed as either admission of the...
WoW Factor: The streak The War Within needs to break for World of Warcraft
On November 13th, 2008, World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, was released to an eager population. The prior expansion, The...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 472: Guild Wars 2 and New World’s wild ride
Justin and Bree discuss New World's console reveal, Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds, Legends of Aria, FFXIV Dawntrail's media tour, WoW The War Within, and Diablo IV's expansion, plus adventures in LOTRO, WoW, Project Gorgon, and Ylands.
SGF 2024: Hands-on with NetEase’s team shooter Marvel Rivals
There are lots of Summer Games Fest embargos still in place and more coming this week, but fortunately NetEase's Marvel Rivals is something I can...
SGF 2024: Elder Scrolls Online opens free play promo, Fallout 76 prepares for this week’s Skyline Valley
At last night's Summer Game Fest's Xbox showcase, Blizzard may have stolen the show with its launch date for World of Warcraft The War...
World of Warcraft The War Within launches August 26, Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred launches October 8
As some rightly predicted while looking at the end of Pandaria Remix on August 19th, World of Warcraft's next expansion is coming very soon...
