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SuperData calls expansions the ‘lifeblood’ for World of Warcraft
I have a thing about graphs without labeled axes. Just yesterday, I was literally making fun of the time Nexon turned in this unitless graph in its investor report. Yay squiggly lines!
WoW Factor: The missing soulbinds of Shadowlands’ testing
Everyone remembers about soulbinding, yes? It's one of the major new features in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands? Like, it's literally the whole thing that...
Perfect Ten: World of Warcraft’s multicolored elf rainbow
Remember how I managed to get an entire column out of all the different flavors of troll within World of Warcraft? Except I kind...
The Daily Grind: What does World of Warcraft actually do well?
We all know that World of Warcraft gets its fair share of criticism and grumpy rants, particularly in this Battle for Azeroth era. And...
World of Warcraft’s summer sale marks Battle for Azeroth down to $20
The sun is hot, the ice cream is melting all over the car seat, and Blizzard is looking to make a few bucks by...
WoW Factor: The time-skip Shadowlands theory and the longing for World of Warcraft 2
All right, here we go. Normally this is the sort of thing that I wouldn't actually spend a whole week on because believe it...
Massively Overthinking: When should we cut MMO studios some slack for trainwreck launches?
A while back, the MOP writers were chatting about some of the trainwreck launches we've seen from MMO studios over the last few years.
"I...
WoW Factor: Impressive Influence and the ongoing half-hearted Battle for Azeroth apology
To my great disappointment and chagrin, Blizzard turned out to not catch the same winds (of wisdom) that influenced the extending of experience boosts...
WoW Classic player mimics South Park by grinding to 60 on boars alone
South Park's 2006 episode featuring the boys getting obsessed with World of Warcraft has attained legendary status in the MMORPG community, so it was...
Game pad support is present now in the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands alpha
Yes, you can now play World of Warcraft with a gamepad... well, if you are currently in the game's alpha test for the Shadowlands...
WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Warlock, Paladin, and Demon Hunter changes
It's the penultimate column in this particular series! And that's good because if people who used to make World of Warcraft are going to...
COVID-19 roundup: Rockstar and Jagex help save the UK’s National Videogame Museum and more
COVID-19 is still very much a thing in most of our staff's and readers' lives, and it's still very much impacting the games industry.
A...
World of Warcraft appears to be quietly ignoring Battle for Azeroth’s genocidal intro in Shadowlands
Calia Menethil: "All right, fellow Forsaken... I know a lot has happened over the past however long it's supposed to have been since this...
WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Hunter, Priest, and Mage ability changes
Here we are again, and we've got a new mess of classes that got changed! Although in many ways these are the classes that...
World of Warcraft will remove Pathfinder requirements for Draenor and Broken Isles flight in Shadowlands
So if you've just managed to gain your Draenor Pathfinder achievement last week, this news might come at an inopportune time, but it's officially...
World of Warcraft boosts reputation through May 18 and extends its experience boost
If you've got some lingering reputations you want to raise before Shadowlands arrives in World of Warcraft, you've got some added help in doing...
WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Shaman, Monk, and Druid ability changes
So, here's something you might find funny: My greatest struggle with this particular ongoing World of Warcraft column was deciding the best possible order...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour in review
All right. I've now been on this expansion tour for... well, seven weeks, but it feels like years. Partly because it meant covering a...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Battle for Azeroth
Oh no.
I'd ask how this happened, but I know how it happened. It happened because I am a gigantic idiot. This expansion tour seemed...
The World of Warcraft player who cleared all of the game’s achievements has done it again
Back in 2018, a World of Warcraft player by the (in-game) name of Xirev made a splash when his Blood Elf Mage managed to,...