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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World of Warcraft tests Halls of Infusion dungeon, Wrath Classic welcomes Death Knights next week
I don't know about you, but when I see that the latest World of Warcraft dungeon to be tested is called "Halls of Infusion,"...
Perfect Ten: My memories from the 2004 World of Warcraft launch
Back in November of 2004, I was a wide-eyed 28-year-old bachelor who had just met his future wife and was generally leery about MMOs...
The Daily Grind: Do you leave MMO global chat on or turn it off?
Ah global chat -- or world chat, as we sometimes call it. Trade chat? Whatever, it's the chat channel that goes out to everyone...
World of Warcraft gives Shadowlands away for free through September 5
So let's assume for the sake of argument that you decided not to purchase World of Warcraft: Shadowlands when it came out, and following...
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight will have you farming Renown instead of reputation with endgame factions
If you've been playing World of Warcraft for more than one expansion, you probably know that at least one of the basic interactions to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO farming system is the most fun?
I have to admit I allow myself a little self-satisfied giggle every time I see a major or minor MMORPG adding or enhancing farming...
Global Chat: When you can’t ignore the MMO meta
As we kick off another column on recent MMO blog essays, Galactic Antics uses a recent situation in Star Wars: The Old Republic as...
WoW Factor: Optimal choices in MMO talent trees don’t justify removing them
So there's this funny persistent thing that goes around when it comes to talent trees in World of Warcraft. A certain coalition of players...
Massively Overthinking: The real-world value of MMOs
A while back on the MMORPG subreddit, there was a wildly contentious - one might even say transparently provocative - thread declaring that "f...
World of Warcraft previews more zones of Northrend for Wrath of the Lich King Classic, gears up for the Great Push competition
Honestly, the odds are good that if you're looking forward to the next classic expansion in World of Warcraft, you don't really need zone...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that took aim at World of Warcraft
The fact that we currently have a Big Five in the MMO space is a big change from not so long ago, when the...
Rumor: WoW Dragonflight launch date and Diablo IV pre-purchase event possibly leaked
A purported internal memo at Blizzard is making the rounds on the internet this week thanks to certain specific dates for World of Warcraft's...
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King launches its pre-patch and fresh start realms on August 30
Still eager to go back to the days of World of Warcraft when everyone was trampling across Northrend? Your journey starts on August 30th,...
WoW Classic adjusts raids while WoW retail creates a trade service channel
What was once a studio steadfastly committed to #NoChanges in WoW Classic has morphed into a free-for-all of tweaks, adjustments, and #AllTheChanges with the...
Global Chat: Dispatches from Blaugust 2022
By now, you may have caught wind of Blaugust 2022 -- the latest season of a community effort to encourage, promote, and educate new...
One Shots: A salute to the world’s pylon-proppers
Heroes come in many shapes, forms, and professions. While nobody typically thinks of them, the pylon-proppers are always selflessly keeping virtual world docks from...
World of Warcraft previews the Ohn’ahran Plains and the upcoming dungeons of Dragonflight
Gosh, you know whom we haven't fought in World of Warcraft in ages? Centaurs. Let's get on that with the Ohn'ahran Plains in Dragonflight;...
Why I Play: Returning to Diablo III in 2022
I don't know if there's a marketing term for this phenomenon, but Diablo Immortal did an excellent job selling Diablo III.
Popular streamers all caught...
WoW Factor: The problem with borrowed power was never new systems
There's a bit of cognitive disconnect that I notice is still tripping up some particular fans of World of Warcraft even at this point....
Warcraft Arclight Rumble focuses on building a ‘stable foundation,’ will have a soft launch
While World of Warcraft's mobile edition is officially dead in the water, Warcraft Arclight Rumble continues to carry the franchise flag into the mobile...