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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Perfect Ten: The MMORPG terms we use but never define, from murderhobo to sandpark
Over in Vague Patch Notes, I have an ongoing series of columns that I describe as being primarily about having useful notes for us...
SGF 2024: Hands-on with The First Descendant, plus a chat with the Nexon devs
You thought our Summer Game Fest coverage was over, didn't you? Well, in all fairness, Nexon not only brought The First Descendant to SGF but provided...
The Daily Grind: What’s the fastest you’ve ever nope’d out of an MMO?
Last weekend, I carved out some time to check out the launch of Tencent's Tarisland. I've been mildly interested in this WoW clone ever since...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 474: Taking Tarisland to task
Justin and Bree discuss Tarisland's launch, Pax Dei's early access, Throne and Liberty's launch plans, LOTRO's new legendary servers, Raph Koster's mystery MMORPG, and Black Desert's Heidel Ball, with a mailbag topic on goofy cross-promos in MMORPGs.
One Shots: Did someone call for a bird delivery?
Face it: There are a lot of bird delivery services in the world today. Not an hour goes by that your doorbell isn't ringing...
Diablo IV opens public testing of Season 5’s new activities and quality-of-life June 25
Diablo IV has barely had time to let its Season 4 release settle and it's already gearing up for Season 5, and if you're...
World of Warcraft ignites this year’s Midsummer Fire Festival
With the longest days of the year upon us here in the northern hemisphere, it seems proper and right to celebrate the sun's bounty...
Overwatch 2 welcomes Season 11 Super Mega Ultrawatch and its community crafted mode
Yesterday started Season 11 in Overwatch 2, but if you're the sort of person who prefers hard facts over a fluffy overview dev blog,...
WoW Factor: Is The War Within going to be ready for its launch?
The surprise announcement of the date for World of Warcraft: The War Within prompted what I'm sure is a lovely reader with a large...
Funcom’s Joel Bylos explains why Dune Awakening is an actual, factual MMO
In an era where game studios are either backpedaling on calling their MMOs "MMOs,"Â it's refreshing to see one studio come outright and take ownership...
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,...
