Official Site: World of Warcraft
Studio: Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date: November 23, 2014
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Tarisland’s Ranger looks like the comfiest hunter class fantasy
Considering how popular Hunters were -- and are -- in World of Warcraft, we'd say it stands to reason that Tarisland's Ranger will receive...
World of Warcraft previews new battleground mode, Blood Elf hair colors, and Druid forms
The Guardians of the Dream is poised to arrive in World of Warcraft at the start of November, and Blizzard is busy promoting the...
Perfect Ten: Solid MMOs you might be sleeping on in 2023
For today's list, I wanted to take a different approach to recommending MMORPGs to you. I know we often talk about underrated titles, but...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO would actually be better if it killed its whole endgame?
Let's have some provocative fun this morning. Let's imagine that your favorite MMORPG suddenly decided to kill its entire endgame. The devs are shaving...
The Daily Grind: What are you hoping to hear from this year’s BlizzCon?
Perhaps I think or say this every year, but I truly feel that 2023's BlizzCon is setting up for a make-or-break moment for Blizzard....
WoW Factor: This time will not be different
The other day, I got a nasty email from a World of Warcraft fan. This is not inherently unusual; it happens a couple of...
Massively Overthinking: What’s next for Blizzard under Microsoft?
So the Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard is basically a done deal. Oh, sure, the FTC is still fumbling around with hapless appeals, but look,...
World of Warcraft brings Hallow’s End to Azeroth once again
You are probably not scared of the dark in World of Warcraft and you definitely aren't scared of dragons, because Dragonflight is downright lousy...
Casually Classic: WoW Classic’s leveling journey shows how much retail has lost its way
In the past six months, I've been tracking a very interesting conversation that's arisen over what the MMORPG genre as a whole has lost...
Tarisland teases a PvE map inspired by a copper mine in Chile
Tencent's not-a-WoW-clone Tarisland dropped a cute preview of a zone (its last location preview was back in July, so this has been a long...
World of Warcraft previews the mechanics and rewards of upcoming Emerald Dream events
If you're excited to head to the Emerald Dream in World of Warcraft but aren't excited to have a whole lot of growing stuff...
Perfect Ten: Myths about balance in MMOs
For some MMO players, "balance" is a dirty word. And I'm not going to lie, I can hardly blame them. If you're not a...
Diablo IV has launched on Steam to ‘mixed’ reviews alongside its Season of Blood update
Diablo IV has kicked off the centerpiece of its autumn today with the launch of Season of Blood and the launch of the game...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 441: A Blizzard trick or treat
Justin and Bree discuss MMO Halloween events, Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard acquisition, WoW Classic's LFD, Embers Adrift, and Ship of Heroes, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on the potential for WoW on console and Gamepass.
The Daily Grind: Does playing MMOs ever feel like a job?
MOP reader HotPinkGoblin recently remarked that the march of time had changed their attitude about playing MMOs - in what I would consider a...
Fight or Kite: Should PvPers return for New World’s Rise of the Angry Earth expansion?
All the talk going on around me about New World and its first paid expansion has caught my attention. There's been office chat discussing...
LOTRO Legendarium: What could a LOTRO challenge server look like?
Lord of the Rings Online's legendary server experiments aren't done yet. Even though it's been a while since we've seen a new shard come...
WoW Factor: No-selling BlizzCon
On May 4th, 2019, tickets for BlizzCon 2019 went on sale. This was not in and of itself a surprise, with the event happening...
World of Warcraft’s charity pets for Ukraine raise more than $1.5 million
It's really easy to have a pretty negative opinion of Activision Blizzard these days, since the company regularly makes sure of that. But its...
Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard buyout is official, Kotick to stay through end of 2023
After nearly two years of drama, UK regulators have finally approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, and Microsoft announced the buyout is official this morning.
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