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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Tarisland vows to boost endgame PvP, crafting, and exploration following beta feedback
Tencent's Tarisland devs have descended on Discord again, this time to discuss player beta feedback on the don't-call-it-a-WoW-clone's endgame. The studio says that it...
Massively Overthinking: What’s Blizzard’s next move?
Gamers and pundits talked a big talk about Blizzard's prospects over the last few years. Don't worry about the weak revenues and plunging MAUs,...
Kickstarted VR MMORPG Ilysia announces beta 1 starting tomorrow
Readers might recall that Kickstarted VR MMORPG Ilysia has been in alpha since 2021, when it picked up a chunk of investor funding, but...
Glorbo lives on thanks to the mischievous scamps in the Destiny 2 community
Here's a copycat we're more than happy to see: The Destiny 2 fanbase now has a Glorbo of its own, doing good works in...
PSA: Transfer your World of Warcraft Classic characters off the Season of Mastery realms before Friday, July 28
So in case you missed it, the Season of Mastery realms are soon going to be the Season of Deleted. This will not matter...
Perfect Ten: We’ll always have Glorbo
Yes, folks, you've all heard the news by now about how Glorbo is finally being added into World of Warcraft. You may, of course,...
World of Warcraft introduces new charity pets to support BlueCheck Ukraine
If you want to support Ukraine in its continued crisis defending itself against a Russian invasion that has done immense damage to the country,...
The Soapbox: Why Cryptic’s MMOs are the epitome of comfort gaming
They say you never forget your first kiss. I honestly can't recall much about mine, but I do vividly remember the day that I...
One Shots: Every character in Diablo IV looks really, really grumpy
If there's any consistent theme in Diablo IV aside from a blatant attempt to make Lilith this year's Halloween cosplay template, it's that every...
World of Warcraft’s technical director departs Blizzard after almost 23 years
Blizzard has seen another pillar of the World of Warcraft team depart the studio: Technical Director Monte Krol announced his departure in a tweet this...
The Game Archaeologist: Gameline, the Atari 2600 digital storefront
Modern MMO gamers are blessed with plenty of conveniences that we take for granted. One such convenience is the ability to simply download any...
WoW Factor: Overwatch 2’s failure offers a lesson for World of Warcraft
The weird thing about my current position is that for the first time in at least a little while, there isn't a new disaster...
All hail Glorbo: The WoW community baited and trapped AI scrapers with a Reddit prank
As the editor of this very real website with very real paid humans who every damn month has to deal with scrapers and bots...
The Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs and online worlds with super cozy vibes
In this age of increased anxiety and friction, there's a natural desire to retreat into safe spaces. And yet not all of us have...
Activision-Blizzard Q2 2023: Diablo IV doubled Blizzard’s revenues as MAUs continue decline
Activision-Blizzard has once again released its Q2 financials early as of this morning, but given the fact that this week was meant to be...
Diablo IV’s 1.1.0 patch is live ahead of this week’s Season of the Malignant launch
Diablo IV's Season of the Malignant does not technically begin until July 20th - but you can download and play patch 1.1.0 as of...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs be investing resources into creating new beginner zones?
Last year, Lord of the Rings Online released a "mini-expansion" that was, in truth, a brand-new starter experience. The studio introduced two beginner zones...
One Shots: Rotisserie Rogue
For our headlining picture this week, we spy Hirku Two creeping around the Cogs in Dungeons and Dragons Online. While I applaud the use...
World of Warcraft’s leads are ‘skeptical’ they’ll ever get gearing right
With Update 10.1.5 out the door, World of Warcraft's dev teams have their hands full with the subsequent fallout and adjustments from this kitchen...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Mac, the O.G. classic server
In 2003, Sony Online Entertainment tried an experiment to reach out to the (then) small-but-growing community of Mac users. The company released EverQuest Macintosh...