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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Battle Bards Episode 228: Cheery MMO dungeons
Not every dungeon has to be a drab and dour affair — a fact that sent the Battle Bards searching for the cheeriest tunes...
Casually Classic: Six reasons hardcore servers make WoW Classic worthwhile
The first time that I heard about the unofficial "Hardcore Classic" scene for WoW Classic, I didn't get it. The idea of voluntary permadeath...
Tencent’s not-a-WoW-clone Tarisland snagged a former World of Warcraft composer for its score
It's not every day that a new MMORPG even talks about its composer or score, let alone sends 'round a press release talking up...
Layoffs hit Blizzard’s Hearthstone team as Chris Metzen upgrades to new World of Warcraft exec title
Tuesday marked another dark day for the teams at Blizzard once again, with news coming out that the studio is being hit with more...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 438: EverQuest what’s next?
Justin and Bree discuss the potential for EverQuest 3, the LOTRO remaster's cancelation, EVE Fanfest's EVE Online Havoc and EVE Vanguard reveals, WoW Classic's about-face on LFD, Pantheon's new art style, and Marvel Heroes' code leak, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Glitch Odd Giants.
Global Chat: Coming around on WoW Classic’s hardcore mode
With World of Warcraft Hardcore Classic out for a month now, it's continuing to show no quarter while it captures the interest of prior...
Vague Patch Notes: So what actually kills MMO communities?
Since we're busy getting a front-row seat to World of Warcraft adding the dungeon finder again, only this time it's WoW Classic, we are...
This year’s World of Warcraft Brewfest event includes new quests in the Dragon Isles
On the very brink of autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere, MMORPGs are breaking out the pumpkin spice... and the Oktoberfest brews. So it...
WoW Factor: So Blizzard backtracked on WoW Classic’s dungeon finder
So in April last year, I wrote a whole article about how World of Warcraft's development team was taking a gigantic misstep when it...
EG7 hopes to develop a new EverQuest MMORPG (EverQuest 3?) for 2028 after years of rumors
So, who had EverQuest 3 announcement on the 2023 predictions list? We award you half points for your prescience tonight.
Admittedly, a new installment in...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO things you can just stop waiting for
Sooner or later we all have to face facts and accept that something we wanted at one point is never actually going to happen....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 437: The MMO moving-in blues
Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online Incursion, WoW's Guardians of the Dream, LOTRO's River Hobbit housing and the Mariner, and Elder Scrolls Online's update 40, with a podcast topic on the financial barriers to returning to MMOs.
World of Warcraft PvP ‘kick macro’ exploit sends Blizzard scurrying to fix it
The competitive scene in World of Warcraft is, well, fairly competitive, and players often look for any edge they can get over the competition....
Talk Like a Pirate Day around the MMO world, 2023 edition
When the internet was younger, Talk Like a Pirate Day was a huge event, the kind of harmless fun every brand and MMO got...
WoW Classic pits players against the Lich King – with the dungeon finder – on October 10
Finally, at long last, players will get a chance to kill the Lich King in World of Warcraft! That is, if you somehow missed...
The MOP Up: World of Warcraft’s mighty banhammer strikes once more
World of Warcraft announced that it banned 145,566 accounts in August, saying, "All of these actions were for cheating or exploitation, which primarily result...
Global Chat: How do you make a compelling new player experience in MMOs?
In a slightly older essay, Kalyriene looked at the importance of the new player experience in MMORPGs -- and why both World of Warcraft...
One Shots: Just a minute, Mom, I’m playing with my virtual dollhouse!
If playing with physical dollhouses is your entry-level and full-on interior decorating your advanced mode, then video games offer a middle ground to those...
Massively Overthinking: Do you sub to MMOs you’re no longer playing?
Over the summer, an MMO did something I've never seen an MMO do before: It stopped taking my money for no discernable reason and...
WoW Factor: MMO raid design and the antagonistic GM
Last week's column about World of Warcraft prompted some really interesting comments that I think are worth talking about; in fact, I very nearly...
