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

Mad fake mode.

NetEase slams Blizzard China’s last-minute WoW proposal as ‘brash, unseemly and commercially illogical’

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Earlier this week, Blizzard China took to social media to suggest to Chinese World of Warcraft players that NetEase is to blame for the...
OW MY FOOT

World of Warcraft starts awarding Revival Catalysts after January 24

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So you want to get tier pieces for your main character in World of Warcraft. That's a good priority and goal. We commend you....

World of Warcraft is selling a Lunar New Year bunny mount while Wrath Classic moves into Phase 2

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To mark the upcoming Lunar New Year festival -- and no doubt be an early year fundraiser -- World of Warcraft is selling a...

Get a first peek at Tencent’s new Chinese WoW clone, Tarisland

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I know you'll be shocked to hear it, but people like World of Warcraft enough to try to clone it! Oh, what's that? We...

Blizzard claims NetEase rejected a license extension to keep Chinese games (including WoW) up another six months

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When Blizzard and NetEase announced the dissolution of their long-running publishing partnership in China - and the sunset of almost all of Blizzard's games...
Gusts 'n' stuff

World of Warcraft’s next patch offers new options for players suffering from dragonriding motion sickness

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Does riding a dragon in World of Warcraft make you feel all funny in your tummy? Could it be true love, or could it...

Vitae Aeternum: New World should do more with its housing

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I find the history of player housing in New World a strange one. Prior to launch, I had the impression housing was being treated...
Trade? Buy? Sell?

World of Warcraft is offering everyone bonus Trader’s Tender for purchasing Dragonflight

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Have you bought Dragonflight yet? The developers of World of Warcraft are really hoping that the answer is yes, and in the game's continual...

Global Chat: The MMO blogs you should be reading in 2023

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Welcome to a new year of Global Chat -- and with it, the anticipation of a great assortment of MMO blog essays, questions, guides,...
But... but we even got cold again for you.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight drops its first content patch on January 24

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If you've been sitting back and complaining that you're already done with all the World of Warcraft: Dragonflight content there is to explore and...
Breathe a zap.

World of Warcraft adds a new defense event to the Primalist Future on the test server

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The Primalists have won, the Dragon Isles are overrun with raw elemental energy, and malicious spirits of said elements are pouring into the world....
Boo, says I.

Ulduar arrives for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic on January 19

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So, are you excited to start down a new World of Warcraft journey that is actually different than the game's history in WoW Classic?...
This is fine.

End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2023

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Years ago, I did the first version of this yearly column in a one-off format in the middle of the year just because I...

WoW Classic tests cross-realm battlegrounds, WoW admits its crafting orders are ‘by no means perfect’

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After holding out on the issue for far longer than necessary, WoW Classic is finally bringing cross-realm play to its PvP arenas and battlegrounds. Blizzard...
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WoW Dragonflight PTR datamining pinpoints account-saving features for Chinese players

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Last month we reported on potential next steps for Chinese World of Warcraft players who were being left in the lurch as a result...

Legendary World of Warcraft narrator Earl Boen dies at 81

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It's our sad duty today to inform you that Earl Boen passed away this week at the age of 81 after a battle with...
Kitty!

The Daily Grind: Have you ever organized and run an MMO player event?

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I seem to recall learning through our Daily Grind conversations that quite a few of you are or have been guild officers and leaders...
This plan sure worked!

WoW Factor: Why is Dragonflight’s crafting not going over well?

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For a long time, World of Warcraft has suffered in the crafting department. Basically every single expansion for the game has promised overhauls and...

Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2023

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As 2022 drew to a close, we spent our Massively Overthinking roundtables discussing our predictions for 2023 as well as our goals. Now, we're...

Global Chat: Would Secret World have done better if it had been set in the 1920s?

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Thanks to a recent piece by MMO Folklorist, I learned something that I had never known about The Secret World: Apparently, in early development...

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