Official Site:Â World of Warcraft
Studio:Â Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date:Â November 23, 2014
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Blizz blog post looks at timewalking through WoW’s Slave Pens
Blizzard sure is proud of World of Warcraft's timewalking mechanic, at least if the number of related dev blogs is any indication. Today the firm...
Perfect Ten: Weirdly specific quests we keep encountering in MMOs
You know how you wince whenever you think of typing /played into your MMO and realize just how many hours you've given to a...
Ask Mo: If Star Wars Galaxies is so smart, why ain’t it rich?
Star Wars Galaxies would have been 12 years old this week, had it lived a day past Star Wars: The Old Republic. That makes...
See World of Warcraft’s Archimonde die right now
Facing off against final boss in World of Warcraft's new Hellfire Citadel raid might have some players quaking in their steel codpieces, but we...
World of Warcraft details the timewalking mechanics of the Shattered Halls
Let's assume you're playing World of Warcraft's latest big patch, but raiding Hellfire Citadel isn't in the cards for you for whatever reason. What...
World of Warcraft: Fury of Hellfire is now live
OK kids, summer vacation is over; it's time to get back to work in World of Warcraft! Patch 6.2: Fury of Hellfire went live...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best way to boost MMO populations?
An anonymous Kickstarter donor pinged us with this question for this morning's Daily Grind:
With the breadth of niche MMOs available, how will companies resort...
WoW gets a 6.2 patch survival guide and feature preview
World of Warcraft's 6.2 patch drops tomorrow. Apparently it's a big deal, because Blizzard has taken the time to put together a patch preview...
Character name reclamation is coming to World of Warcraft
With a decade of popularity and lots of people playing, World of Warcraft does not have a surfeit of names available for players. As...
One Shots: Primitive GPS
There's no shame in being lost, especially if your MMO doesn't include an on-screen map. Anyone remember the olden days of using graph paper...
E3 2015: Blizzard on Heroes of the Storm’s Eternal Conflict
While Heroes of the Storm just released, Blizzard is not resting on its laurels. The Eternal Conflict is coming, first on the public test...
The Daily Grind: What was the MMO highlight of E3?
The last few years around convention time, I took a moment in The Daily Grind to ponder whether E3 had become irrelevant for MMO...
Massively Overthinking: The value of MMO voice chat
This week's Massively Overthinking question was shot over to us from Kickstarter donor Celestial, and it's all about voice chat in MMOs.
Do you use a...
Take a walk to the past with World of Warcraft’s Mana-Tombs
Set your alarm for June 23rd and remember to charge up your flux capacitor, because World of Warcraft is about to take you back...
Why Guild Wars 2’s prepurchase deal has the internet raging
On the surface, ArenaNet killed it at E3, kicking ass with a much-wanted and huge expansion for Guild Wars 2, one of the biggest MMORPGs in...
World of Warcraft details the end of the legendary ring questline
The launch of World of Warcraft's next major patch brings with it the end of the quest to earn a legendary ring for your...
Perfect Ten: MMO terms that have overstayed their welcome
My original plan for this week - during the few moments that I was capable of coherent speech rather than just babbling about the...
Jukebox Heroes: An exclusive journey through Aion’s Upheaval soundtrack
Aion is a game that's well-renowned for both its visual and audio beauty. Among my fellow MMO soundtrack enthusiasts, the title's many soundtracks stand out...
World of Warcraft 6.2 coming on June 23 with Hellfire Citadel raid
World of Warcraft's Patch 6.2: Fury of Hellfire is coming on June 23rd, we found out today. When it lands, the patch will be...
E3 2015: Hands-on with Motiga’s ‘shooter MOBA’ Gigantic
As some of you recall, Gigantic is one of those games that looks like a MOBA and smells like a MOBA but -- for a...