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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World of Warcraft’s pre-patch Scourge event is being used to kill freshly made characters
Well, this seems rather familiar to World of Warcraft players, doesn't it? The two week-long pre-patch event leading into Shadowlands, which sees players turning...
One Shots: Rising sun, setting slaughter
"After a short break from Final Fantasy XIV, I’m back with my /gpose addiction," reader Josh said.
Josh, you're breaking our hearts here. We thought...
Battle Bards Episode 181: Around the world
Stuck at home? Denied a vacation this year? The Battle Bards are here to help! In seven songs, the cross-continental crew travel all around...
World of Warcraft makes good on its new multiboxing policy, confirms delay of endgame grinds until post-launch
Earlier in the month, we reported on a shift in World of Warcraft's multiboxing policy that was going to leverage action against those who...
WoW Factor: A wild theory for World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands
I don't have quite as much as I would have expected to say about Shadowlands so close to its launch. Part of that is, of...
New survey points to increase in hate and harassment in online multiplayer games
The behavior of people in online games does not appear to be improving for the better. According to national survey results from the Anti-Defamation...
World of Warcraft goes on a Shadowlands interview blitz
With only days to go until Shadowlands ushers World of Warcraft players into the afterlife, it's definitely a good time for the studio to...
World of Warcraft posts survival guide and profession primer ahead of Shadowlands
We're less than a week away from World of Warcraft's Shadowlands launch, which means Blizzard is running out of days to preview stuff -...
Vague Patch Notes: Players aren’t the only people who should prepare for their MMO to die
There are certain realities that developers need to reckon with that start with acknowledging a certain degree of reality, and one of those bits...
Activision-Blizzard lays off more support staff, this time in the Asia-Pacific region
(This piece has been updated with Blizzard's confirmation and an updated headcount of those affected.)
UK publication MCV/Develop is reporting today that the global redundancies...
First impressions of Netmarble’s A3 Still Alive: Is it relevant in 2020?
What's going with MMO names these days? First there was V4, and now we have A3. The full title is A3: Still Alive, which...
World of Warcraft dev posts exit manifesto: ‘I was unhappy with the state of the game’
While people are hired, fired, and leave Blizzard all the time, it's certainly not very often that we get a lengthy manifesto on the...
Perfect Ten: The 10 qualities of MMO sandboxes
What is a sandbox MMO? At first glance, it seems like a pretty easy question to answer, especially if you're going by Kickstarter projects,...
Curseforge will be stopping new World of Warcraft add-on updates right as Shadowlands launches
Sometimes, two events coincide in a way that is particularly unpleasant for more or less everyone. The changeover from Curseforge to Overwolf for World of...
Overwatch floats ‘priority passes’ while Hearthstone brings back the Darkmoon Faire
Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan clearly got out of the house this past week, donned his iconic sunglasses, and addressed the community in a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 297: Beyond Light
Hey, Bree isn't here on the podcast today! It's going to be anarchy, fridge raiding, and free love! Or it'll be Chris and Justin...
WoW Classic starts Naxxramas raid attument while World of Warcraft nerfs gear
World of Warcraft Classic is certainly feeling the pinch of Shadowlands attention deficit disorder, so the opening of Naxxramas in early December can't come...
World of Warcraft offers up a trailer for the upcoming Shadowlands launch
Ready for a cinematic tease for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands? You really should be because the expansion is launching in just around a week, so...
One Shots: Bring your poor, your tired, your zombies
For a while now, IronSalamander's been taking amazing pictures of the colorful and stylish Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, but I think today's...
The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal MMO raid length?
If you've been around in the MMO genre long enough, you know that the idea of raiding has changed a lot. In Ultima Online,...