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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.

Diablo IV’s recipe bug benefits seasonal players – and Blizzard isn’t stopping it

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Blizzard's long been the studio that's earned the moniker "Fun Police" as it quite routinely stamped out any enjoyable quirks or non-harmful exploits that...
I'm definitely an elf!

Perfect Ten: 10 tabletop games based on World of Warcraft

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So here's what inspired this particular article: I was thinking about board games based upon MMOs of various scales because the other day I...

World of Warcraft’s latest lore video pays a visit to the Nerubian realm

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As we march through the final weeks before World of Warcraft's newest expansion arrives, Blizzard is parceling out a series of lore videos to...

Diablo Immortal’s August update arrives tomorrow with a huge batch of events

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Diablo Immortal is two years old and diving into its third year with another modest content update: The release rolls out to American players at...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 479: The MMO that must not be named

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Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, World of Warcraft, Bungie, Ashes of Creation, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and SWG Legends.

Fight or Kite: Marvel Rivals replaces Overwatch heroes with Marvel flair

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I don’t think we’ll ever be certain, but I am pretty sure I can guess exactly how Marvel Rivals was initially created. Someone walked...

Diablo IV brings wave survival and widespread gameplay tweaks in todays Season of the Infernal Hordes

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It's pretty clear that Diablo IV is about killing hordes of demons, but as of today's latest Season of the Infernal Hordes launch, there...
This is reasonable.

Microsoft creates a small team to pump out AA titles of Blizzard franchises

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Thought that Microsoft was going to drop $72 billion on Activision Blizzard and then allow the studio to continue operation with no interference whatsoever?...
I'm popular.

The Daily Grind: What quality-of-life update revitalized your MMO experience?

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You know what, sometimes I don't need a full-fledged expansion to renew my love and involvement in an MMO. Sometimes all it takes is...

Global Chat: Reporting from the land of Throne and Liberty

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Heartless Gamer put down a whole lot of thoughts about the recent Throne and Liberty global beta, saying that while the MMO has plenty...

Not So Massively: Stormgate was not ready for early access

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As the first of StarCraft II's spiritual successors to make it to a public launch, Stormgate will be releasing free to play for all...
A house.

Design Mockument: How to make housing work in World of Warcraft

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Editor's note: This column was originally published in August 2024, a full three months before we knew WoW is actually getting housing with the...
Like, I just don't know what to tell you. I don't think anyone really cares, and maybe that's just me, but eventually all the cries for help don't matter if they result in no help, you feel me?

World of Warcraft offers a free weekend as the Radiant Echoes event gets revised and pre-patch bugs continue

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The good news for World of Warcraft fans - or perhaps we should say lapsed fans - is that if you're curious about how...

Diablo IV shares patch notes and discusses gameplay adjustments arriving with Season 5

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Diablo IV is practically gushing with information ahead of its upcoming Season 5 launch on August 6th, with Blizzard offering up a developer livestream...

The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO you wish had never been made?

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Before I dig into today's Daily Grind, I want to make clear that I don't seriously wish any MMOs had never been made, not...
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Vague Patch Notes: The player-provided guidance problem in MMORPGs

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Final Fantasy XIV has a player-based mentor program and an automatic guidance network for new players. The idea is that certain players can volunteer...

Crowdfunded multiplayer RTS Stormgate enters headstart today ahead of its August free-to-play launch

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If you're an MMORTS junkie as MOP's Tyler is, you've probably been watching Stormgate's development with great interest over the last few years. In...
We fought a bear.

Perfect Ten: MMOs with outstanding tutorial sections

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Tutorials! They're important. I even wrote an entire column about them recently, talking about how important they are in getting people into a new...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 478: Ultima Online finds its stones

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Justin and Bree discuss the WoW War Within prepatch and Ultima Online's New Legacy, followed by a mailbag catch-up segment on AI, holidays, release timing, and MMO complexity.

Diablo IV’s Season of the Infernal Hordes features new tweakable wave-based battle scenarios

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Get ready, Diablo IV fans, because we're just a week away from Season of the Infernal Hordes. "Season of the Infernal Hordes begins on August...

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