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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The Daily Grind: What will be the next MMO to undergo a big business model shift?
2023 turned out to be a weird year for business models in MMOs. It was certainly the year of cadence shifts and seasonal shifts,...
Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs
During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...
Blizzard’s maintenance-moded Heroes of the Storm is getting another patch – with hero buffs
Back in autumn of last year, Blizzard created a minor stir by launching several small patches for its maintenance-moded MOBA Heroes of the Storm....
Diablo IV showcases Season of the Construct’s upcoming primary features in a video
Were there too many paragraphs for your liking when Diablo IV unveiled its upcoming Season of the Construct? Then perhaps you'll be happy to...
Perfect Ten: The weirdest weapons from MMOs of yore
Swords. Staffs. Maces. Spears. Wands. Bows. Crossbows. Double-crossbows. Hammers. Wolverine claws. Daggers. Axes. Deadly? Yes. Fashionable? Not so much. A two-handed sword is so...
Diablo IV’s Season of the Construct arrives January 23 with Vaults and QOL perks
Blizzard has dropped the curtain enshrouding Diablo IV's next season today: It's called Season of the Construct, and it adds not only new lore-drenched...
World of Warcraft’s Seeds of Renewal update is set to go live tonight
The epilogue for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is here... in many ways. Sure, today's Seeds of Renewal update literally includes an epilogue for the...
Overwatch 2 admits talking about self-healing early was ‘a mistake’ and promises further clarity soon
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller sent the shooter's community into a bit of a wobble earlier in the week when he discussed several gameplay...
Hearthstone’s Delve into Deepholm mini-set adds new dual-class cards and new minions January 18
While we might think Hearthstone is possibly in for a boring 2024, that isn't stopping the digital CCG from trying to keep its recently...
Overwatch 2 considers adding party frames, tank and DPS passive self-heals, and spawn changes in Season 9
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller is apparently looking to shake things up significantly in Season 9 if his latest dev blog is any indication,...
The MOP Up: Magic Awakened deepens the mystery of Hogsmeade
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened rolled out its January patch with a new seasonal chapter, Luna Lovegood card, and a gauntlet mode to try.
"Continue the...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0
Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...
Peeking into everything coming in World of Warcraft’s patch 10.2.5 next week
On January 16th, World of Warcraft's next major patch arrives, and there have already been a few articles previewing the upcoming content. But maybe...
Massively Overthinking: The 2023 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed
This might be one of the most important Massively Overthinkings we do all year, and it's a pretty salty one. We always come away...
Overwatch 2 temporarily removes Illari from competitive play after a bug gave her infinite ammo
As much fun as infinite ammo in Overwatch 2 probably sounds, it would very likely upset some of the sweatier competitive players of the...
World of Warcraft previews the Azerothian Archives arriving in Seeds of Renewal
Remember when Archaeology was the hip happening new thing in World of Warcraft? That didn't really work out, but the Azerothian Archives content that's...
World of Warcraft opens player votes for tier set appearances and bonuses
There is to be a fourth season for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, and that means that players will still be chasing the dragon of...
Casually Classic: 12 quality-of-life improvements coming with Cataclysm Classic
I'm in a very strange place in relation to the upcoming Cataclysm Classic. I kind of didn't want this expansion to happen at all for...
WoW Classic’s second phase of the Season of Discovery arrives February 8
The next month will bring more opportunities for players of WoW Classic to find runes, tweak their characters, and earn some levels along the...
The Daily Grind: Which game, studio, or idea was the biggest contributor to killing the MMORPG genre in 2023?
When we first started running this annual Daily Grind, MMO players were most likely to point to the likes of Blizzard and Tencent. Then...
