blizzard

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.

The Daily Grind: Have you tried Heroes of the Storm?

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So, Heroes of the Storm launched this week. And Infinite Crisis called it quits. That's an interesting and slightly regrettable one-two punch from my...

Heroes of the Storm gets an honest trailer

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Surely you've heard of the honest trailer phenomenon, wherein a guy with an action movie trailer voice narrates footage of popular films, TV shows,...
I'd rather have the mount, honestly.

World of Warcraft and Hearthstone get Heroes of the Storm cross-promotion items

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Do you have any desire to play the newly launched Heroes of the Storm yet? What if we told you that you could get a...

The Daily Grind: Are MMOs in a cultural decline?

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An editorial over at Rock Paper Shotgun attempts to tie two topics together as one: why there will never be a World of Warcraft...

Global Chat: Blizzard’s war on flying

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How is the MMO blogging community reacting to Blizzard's proclamation that flying mounts are grounded -- perhaps permanently -- in World of Warcraft? In...

Here’s the latest Hearthstone TV commercial

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Have you seen the new Hearthstone TV commercial? It's up on the newly released MOBA's YouTube channel, in case you miss it on the...

A guide to Heroes of the Storm for MOBA newbies and MMORPG fans

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So you've heard about MOBAs by now, right? Maybe you tried League of Legends, or the idea behind DOTA 2 was too confusing to inspire a...
Barfalo Wild Wings.

World of Warcraft’s Ashran expands to a new area in patch 6.2

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If you've been taking part in the battles over Ashran in World of Warcraft, it's understandable that you could be a little tired of...

Not So Massively: Heroes of the Storm’s launch; Need for Speed’s online DRM

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Nintendo's quriky new online paint-battle game Splatoon officially launched this week to very positive reviews. Monster-battling game Moonrise entered early access and promises Pokémon-like...

SuperData’s Van Dreunen on tomorrow’s Heroes of the Storm launch

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Tomorrow's the big day for Blizzard's entry into the crowded and uber-competitive MOBA market. Heroes of the Storm officially launches on June 2nd, and...

What World of Warcraft would look like in Unreal Engine

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Many words have been spilled about World of Warcraft's relative immunity to aging due to its stylized graphics. And while that art style is...
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Heroes of the Storm gears up for launch with double XP, launch streaming, and Blizzard brawling

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Are you ready for Heroes of the Storm to launch? It is launching, tomorrow, and there's a lot of stuff going along with that...

MMO Week in Review: WildStar is saving itself (May 31, 2015)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! Just...
Let's dig our way out!

Is World of Warcraft’s decline tied to the rise of mobile gaming?

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So what knocked World of Warcraft's subscribers down so quickly between the launch of Warlords of Draenor and now? Most people playing the game...

The Game Archaeologist: Mythic’s Imperator Online

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It is a truly difficult thing to create something completely new and original, especially in storytelling and setting. It's perhaps impossible in this day...

View an Overwatch match through Symmetra’s eyes

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What would you do if you could bend reality to serve your will? Probably become a superhero and fight deathmatches against giant gorillas and...

There are six minutes of Overwatch shooting action in the Tracer preview video

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You've already seen gameplay footage for four of Overwatch's fighters (Zenyatta, Mercy, McCree, and Hanzo) from Blizzard's upcoming team-based shooter. Now witness Tracer in...

The Daily Grind: If it were 2003 again, which MMO would you play?

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Fun hypothetical: Let's say that all of us -- including Massively Overpowered -- were thrown back in time 12 years to 2003. There's no...

MMO Week in Review: Blizzard doesn’t want your money (May 24, 2015)

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Too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! Were you one...

Guild Chat: The layout, usage, and manners of voice chat

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, my own wee place in the 'webs in which we can discuss all things guilds and club together to...

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