Major gaming studio, responsible for World of Warcraft and the Warcraft franchise, Diablo III and the Diablo franchise, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch.
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Heroes of the Storm’s quarterly update adds a new skin and makes more balance tweaks
Yep, it's happened again, fam: Heroes of the Storm has received yet another little patchy-poo that kind of does what the last quarterly update did, and...
World of Warcraft fans demand consequences for Blizzard staffer seemingly caught cheating in-game
A fresh scandal is breaking out across the World of Warcraft scene today as a Blizzard staffer has apparently been caught helping someone cheat...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 573: Project Demogorgon
Justin and Bree discuss SpiritVale's launch, DDO Terror of Demogorgon, Overwatch, FFXIV Mobile, and the situation with Shroud of the Avatar and the Ultima franchise, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Farm Together 2, plus a mailbag topic on predictability (and not) in MMORPGs.
MMORPG fans plead for in-game Jimothy pets after devs create mock-ups of the viral critter
If you've been on social media for any length of time, you probably are familiar with the viral sensation that is Jimothy, a raccoon...
The Daily Grind: Does your MMO have a rivalry with another game?
Today's Daily Grind was inspired by the weird rivalry we saw between Destiny 2 and Marathon at the beginning of the summer when Sony...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why LOTRO still matters in 2026
When I first picked up the Lord of the Rings Online column for old Massively, it was 2010, and I was taking over for...
Diablo IV continues its week-long battle with mythic item drop rate problems
It was called the Season of Death Awakening, but all that the latest season in Diablo IV was doing was causing the death of mythic drops,...
Creator of a popular World of Warcraft mod ends development thanks to online harassment
World of Warcraft players are being reminded that they can't have nice things, especially if there are people whose actions ruin it for literally...
Not So Massively: The death of Stadium is another shortsighted waste of Overwatch’s potential
Well, here I am, proud recipient of the "Fell for It Again" award. Just days after we published my hopeful wishlist of future character...
Vague Patch Notes: Long-term content vs. short-term content in MMORPGs
So I was reading back through a column I wrote a while back about Star Wars: The Old Republic and it got me thinking. In...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s content cadence and endgame focus exhausted me – so I escaped
When I came back to World of Warcraft at the end of Dragonflight's cycle, I'd been away for over two full expansions. I'd been...
Overwatch launches Quick Play Hacked and puts Stadium into maintenance mode
It's summertime in Overwatch, and that means one thing: The summer games event is back for another year. Well, that and there are some other events...
A university is offering scholarships to MMORPG players who have completed lengthy grinds
Did you ever think that chasing a bunch of long-term cheevos in your favorite MMORPG would get you a scholarship to a university? Well...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Lessons Guild Wars 3 must not fail to learn from its predecessors
One of the great things about starting a new project is the chance to look back at the pain points from your past projects...
World of Warcraft flutters its latest six-month mount and pet bribes before players
What are you doing for the next six months? World of Warcraft hopes that you'll be investing a good chunk of your time in...
Not So Massively: My character wishlist for Overwatch Stadium
It's been another quiet season in Overwatch's Stadium mode, with no new hero release for the first time. A bunch of heroes received major...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzkostas suggests Midnight’s UI and addon overhaul makes the MMO more ‘approachable’
Earlier this year, the World of Warcraft community was in an absolute tizzy over Midnight's changes to the UI and specifically the modding features...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your first reaction to meeting someone in your main MMORPG?
In the MOP comments a few weeks back, a group of our readers debated how MMO gamers would react to seeing other groups in...
MMO Hype Train: Can Scars of Honor overcome its generic WoW clone identity?
Whenever I'm looking at an upcoming MMO project, I have the same pressing question: Is this a contender? As in, does this project have...
Hearthstone adds rule-breaking cards and sneaky mechanics with Escape from Violet Hold expansion
Sure, Hearthstone players knew all about the Escape from Violet Hold expansion as far back as last month, but there's knowing about it and actually playing...
