world of warcraft

Official Site: World of Warcraft
Studio: Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date: November 23, 2014
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

Hearthstone’s Blackrock Mountain opens for business

Justin Olivetti - April 2, 2015 13

Blackrock Mountain, the second solo adventure pack for Hearthstone, is now live in the game. Well, we should say that the first wing is...

WoW Factor: Flying ruined everything and shouldn’t be removed

Eliot Lefebvre - April 2, 2015 170

Allowing flying mounts in World of Warcraft was a terrible mistake that should never have been corrected. For those not up on their history, here's...

Massively OP’s MMO April Fools’ Day roundup, 2015 edition

Justin Olivetti - April 1, 2015 124

It's April 1st, and in the MMO space that means that studios morph into merry tricksters and devious liars. But how will you keep...

Five players clear most of WoW’s current high-end raid

Eliot Lefebvre - March 31, 2015 35

How many players does it take to clear a high-end raid in World of Warcraft? If you said "20," you would be correct for...

Guild Chat: The top five ingredients in every great guild

Tina Lauro Pollock - March 29, 2015 85

Welcome to Guild Chat, my comfortable little corner of Massively Overpowered in which I dissect the inner workings and tricky politics associated with MMO...

We're actual size, but it seems much bigger to see.

WoW Factor: In praise of Warlords of Draenor

Eliot Lefebvre - March 27, 2015 79

I've made no secret of the fact that I consider Warlords of Draenor to be a sub-par expansion. My opinion on that has not...

Global Chat: Tripping over colors in MMO play

Justin Olivetti - March 24, 2015 19

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to play an MMO while affected by colorblindness? A guest writer over at Epic...

Blizzard sues Chinese mobile games studio for Warcraft infringement

Justin Olivetti - March 24, 2015 52

Chinese mobile game studio Lilith Games is the target of a new lawsuit by Blizzard Entertainment for allegedly infringing on copyrighted material from the...

Hyperspace Beacon: What you need to know about SWTOR’s Outfit Designer

Larry Everett - March 24, 2015 43

Update 3.2 for Star Wars: The Old Republic is, in a lot of ways, my update. From the beginning of the game, I wanted to visit...

World of Warcraft gears up for WoW Tokens and arena championships

Eliot Lefebvre - March 24, 2015 53

Can you part with real money more easily than you can part with hours of time to farm up gold in World of Warcraft?...

If you're not following @TruceSMV, you're missing context for this! Also you're making me sad because I have things there and I want you to love me.

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite game to decompress with?

Eliot Lefebvre - March 23, 2015 108

Moving is absolutely awful, as we all know, and I would be very happy to never move ever again. Once my computer was all...

You may be my old favorite, but you don't get a free pass.

WoW Factor: The design slide from start to present

Eliot Lefebvre - March 20, 2015 99

After more than a decade of operation, a curious thing has happened to World of Warcraft: It's circled back around on an awful lot...

Pre-purchase Hearthstone’s Blackrock Mountain for free card back

Justin Olivetti - March 20, 2015 39

Even though it's not out yet, you can go ahead and pay for Hearthstone's Blackrock Mountain adventure pack to have it waiting for you...

Working As Intended: Six things I expect from serious MMO PvP

Bree Royce - March 18, 2015 201

With PvP-encrusted MMORPGs like Camelot Unchained, Crowfall, and even Revival on the genre's horizon, I have a glimmer of hope that the future of MMO...

MMO Mechanics: Navigating fast-travel systems

Tina Lauro Pollock - March 15, 2015 60

I'm delighted to resurrect the column that brought me to Massively-that-was, MMO Mechanics, for the ravenous readers of MOP. The column focused on the...