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World of Warcraft addresses LGBTQ storytelling: ‘Whatever your background is, there’s a place for you in this world’
TechRadar has an interview up this week with Blizzard's Steve Danuser, currently the lead narrative designer on World of Warcraft, and Johnny Cash, senior...
World of Warcraft updates players on the major changes being worked on in the Shadowlands delay
By this point you have no doubt heard that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is being delayed past its initial October 26th date to an as-yet-unstated...
Prep for WoW: Shadowlands with this story catch-up video
It's certainly no secret that World of Warcraft's storyline has been a hot, confusing mess of azerite, burning elf trees, and slumbering old gods...
One Shots: Watch where you’re waving that thing!
Several Christmases ago, my mother actually bought me a giant pirate sword that was very metal and very, very sharp. I instantly became terrified...
World of Warcraft’s Chromie Time auto-disables at level 50; refunds are being offered for Shadowlands
When you level your alts through World of Warcraft content starting when the Shadowlands pre-patch arrives on October 13th, you can do so with Chromie Time...
WoW Factor: Shadowlands’ delay is a genuinely good thing – for everyone
Well, this was a big old shocker for a Thursday night that's going to screw with a bunch of data! Also, it's a majorly...
Massively Overthinking: Are isometric MMOs more or less immersive than 3-D?
I was chit-chatting with MOP reader (and prolific tipster!) Panagiotis the other day about Ultima Online's big news when he hit on a topic...
World of Warcraft Moon Guard players finish a massive roleplaying campaign ahead of Shadowlands
Perhaps you feel that Blizzard is either taking too long to kick off the events leading into World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. or maybe you...
World of Warcraft delays Shadowlands, pre-patch coming October 13th
We're sorry to bring you some disappointing -- but not altogether unexpected -- news: Blizzard announced today that it will be delaying World of...
Vague Patch Notes: What we mean when we talk about MMO success – and failure
Yesterday, aside from love being such an easy game to play, MOP's Justin graced us with a Daily Grind asking about why it was RIFT...
Perfect Ten: 10 tools MMOs use to tell stories
While some players like to rebel against the notion that MMORPGs are storytelling experiencies, that narrative is exactly why I show up to these...
World of Warcraft explains Shadowlands’ Conduit levels, preps stress test for today
With less than a month until the announced launch date for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, players are anxiously crying out in one voice for just...
CD Projekt Red goes back on its word regarding Cyberpunk 2077 crunch
Crunch -- the period of development time where studios enact overtime to get a product ready to ship -- is a controversial and harmful...
The Daily Grind: Why didn’t RIFT do better?
Want to make me sad? All you need to do is remind me that RIFT is stagnating in the hands of Gamigo, which hasn't...
Hearthstone begins Halloween celebrations with the Masquerade Ball event
Some balls are held for charity and some for fancy dress, but the ball being held in Hearthstone's Scholomace Academy is the one we'll...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 290: African expedition
Justin and Bree discuss Ultima Online New Legacy, Phantasy Star Online 2's New Genesis, LOTRO's new class, WoW and BlizzConline, The Wagadu Chronicles, and Secret World Legends, with adventures in WoW, Guild Wars, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on representation in MMOs and favorite jumping puzzles.
Diablo IV devs discuss ‘major changes’ for the game’s skill and talent systems
Hey, remember how Blizzard is still work on Diablo IV? Yeah, one or two other major things in 2020 may have made that slip...
Leaderboard: To which WoW expansion era will you send your Shadowlands alts first?
One of the more intriguing things about World of Warcraft Shadowlands, at least for me, is the game's new leveling system. While brand-new accounts...
Global Chat: Why is LOTRO charging for its fall update?
Roger over at Contains Moderate Peril recently ducked into the upcoming DLC for Lord of the Rings Online to see what it contained and...
World of Warcraft is wiping Shadowlands characters and pulls back its release candidate of the pre-patch
Well, this is slightly less than heartening for World of Warcraft players. There's less than a month until the stated launch date for Shadowlands, but...
