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Overwatch 2 launches Overwatch Classic, Diablo IV says way too many of y’all are playing Spiritborn
Blizzard fans eagerly awaiting the Warcraft Direct showcase later today already have plenty to tide them over thanks to two big drops from the...
World of Warcraft teams up with Washington Football for no apparent reason
Dear MMO studios, it's not too late in the year to get your entries in for the coveted MOP Transmedia Synergy award. Remember: The...
Here’s what may surface during tomorrow’s Warcraft Direct livestream showcase
Tomorrow is a big shiny broadcast date for fans of World of Warcraft in specific and the Warcraft franchise in general as Blizzard readies...
NCsoft Q3 2024: NCsoft teases Aion 2 for 2025, says Throne & Liberty sales ‘surpassed internal projections’
It's been one hell of a quarter for NCsoft - and we mean that for every interpretation of the phrase.
As readers might recall, in...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the most interesting alchemy system?
You know, I am generally not the kind of person who goes for heavy mage-y things in MMOs, and that usually includes alchemy. I'd...
Overwatch Classic comes to Overwatch 2 ‘for a limited time’ starting tomorrow
For Overwatch players still feeling the sting of the forced transition to Overwatch 2 and a heavy sense of longing to return to the...
NetEase’s advertisements for World of Warcraft’s return to China are animal-filled madness
It would be very simple to believe that World of Warcraft making its return to Chinese players would be a happy enough ending, particularly...
One Shots: Gather those rosebuds while you may
Hope you're not allergic to jungle settings and giant plants spewing all manner of pollen and brain-altering parasites, because we're going to the thick...
The Daily Grind: What legendary MMO event wasn’t actually that great in the first place?
Time, nostalgia, and rose-tinted memories can alter our perception of notable events. Sometimes even false memories trickle into our heads, reshaping history itself to...
Massively Overthinking: How long should it take to level to endgame in MMORPGs?
Right after New World's Aeternum launched, we did a piece looking into how the game was faring - and one complaint I saw over...
WoW Factor: Is World of Warcraft’s War Within the ‘come back’ expansion Blizzard wanted it to be?
It was two years ago this month that World of Warcraft players were riding out the final days of one of its most disappointing...
World of Warcraft’s newest map, Siren Isle, will eventually allow some flight with tons of rep and token farming
Update: Fresh datamining of the latest PTR build released just after we published this renders it all moot, so flight folks can rejoice: Apparently,...
More leaks confirm that Blizzard is working on a Warcraft II: Remastered edition
While Blizzard fans spend the next week wondering what the studio will say or reveal of its plans for the Warcraft franchise, one leak...
Diablo Immortal readies several events to celebrate World of Warcraft’s 20th anniversary on November 13
How much Azeroth can fit into Sanctuary? NetEase has tapped the hood of Diablo Immortal and said, "This baby can fit all of the...
The MOP Up: Torchlight Infinite invites you to step into a painting
Torchlight Infinite's sixth season, The Frozen Canvas, arrived with a new character and a mechanic centered around painting and canvases: "As these paintings are...
One Shots: A sticky situation, indeed
While I am a general fan of honey, the fact that this is a dessert guarded by hundreds of bees does turn my attention...
World of Warcraft’s Patch 11.0.7 may be coming sooner than you think
With World of Warcraft's Patch 11.0.7 and its Siren Isle in testing, there's a lot of speculation and curiosity over when Blizzard is scheduling...
Massively Overthinking: Have you ever been booted from an MMORPG group because your class wasn’t the meta?
Earlier this month, when some World of Warcraft players were protesting massive nerfs to specific classes, MOP reader Sloth explained the problem superbly: The...
Casually Classic: Looking back at my 20+ year journey in World of Warcraft
When was the first time you ever heard of World of Warcraft? As a fan of the three Warcraft RTS titles, I became aware of...
Vague Patch Notes: Solipsism and what it means for playing MMORPGs
We've been talking for the past couple of Vague Patch Notes columns about the fact that MMOs are, as a genre, defined by having...