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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WoW Factor: How World of Warcraft’s elite progression obsession hurts progression players too
Here's a statement that I think few people will disagree with:Â World of Warcraft has increasingly focused on raiding and high-end progression as the only...
World of Warcraft previews the undead might of Maldraxxus
Maldraxxus is one of the new areas in World of Warcraft, and it's a portion of the realm of the dead with a very...
Blizzard and Bethsoft donate for racial justice, Riot parts ways with troubling exec, and Raph Koster writes a song
We've got a few more gaming-related Black Lives Matter stories to share this morning.
Riot Games: First up, yesterday we reported that Riot Games was...
Massively Overthinking: Do you keep MMOs installed for the login freebies?
MOP reader Styopa proposed this fun topic for Massively Overthinking this week, prompted, he said, by Standing Stone Games' recent promotions for Lord of...
Perfect Ten: The most fun pre-launch MMO runs
You know what's really fun? The build-up to an MMO's release, especially when you're really invested in that particular game. Some of my fondest...
The Soapbox: Yes, here
This guest Soapbox was commissioned through MassivelyOP's original Kickstarter back in 2015; the writer has chosen to remain anonymous. The opinions in guest Soapboxes...
Overwatch nixes hero pools from competitive play
Freedom! That's the shout of Overwatch players this week as they heard the news that Blizzard is removing hero pools from the competitive play...
The Daily Grind: Do MMO studios favor console or PC players more?
Here's a topic that I'm torn on answering definitively because I think it changes from studio to studio when it comes to prioritizing the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 275: What truly matters
Justin, MJ, and Bree talk Black Lives Matter, Path of Exile, Elite Dangerous, FFXIV Fanfest, with adventures in ESO, WoW, Astroneer, LOTRO, Subnautica, SWG Legends, and mailbag topics on redesigning mages and what WoW did right.
See where you fall in the obscure World of Warcraft iceberg of knowledge
Oh, you know about obscure World of Warcraft things? That's great. But do you really know about it? Sure, you might think you know lots of...
Hearthstone is boarded by pirates while Diablo wraps up Season 20
It's not International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but cutthroat seafarers are making the headlines over in Hearthstone with today's Patch 17.4. The update...
The first esports tournament in World of Warcraft: Classic is the new Summer Bowl
Now that there's a second form of World of Warcraft out and playable, don't you want to know who's the best player in WoW...
The Daily Grind: Do you bother reporting miscreants in MMORPGs?
Retired MOP writer and all around epic human Mike Foster (yo Mike!) recently tweeted about his days working as a GM for World of...
There are multiple heroes planned for Heroes of the Storm this year, and there’s snow falling now
It's been a quiet first half of the year in Heroes of the Storm, but players have been promised that there are multiple new...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG sees the most multiboxing as of 2020?
A couple of months ago, I read a post on the Nomadic Gamers, Eh! blog where Stargrace begins her post talking about multboxing in...
The MOP Up: Granado Espada got a brand-new server
Have you completely forgotten that Granado Espada -- also called Sword of the New World -- still exists? It does, and in fact, the...
Global Chat: Phantasy Star Online 2 tips and tricks
As you... may have heard, Phantasy Star Online 2's PC launch was all sorts of horrible, especially from an installation perspective. Belghast over at...
One Shots: Do you have a few moments to talk about Jediism?
Here's a player housing pro-tip that is useful when striking up a settlement in a risky location: Make a door. A big door. A...
The Game Archaeologist: Were sequels ever a good idea for MMOs?
From movies to books to video games, sequels (and all related spin-offs) are a common sight when a property is sufficiently successful enough. Even...
MMO Business Roundup: Paradox signs union agreement, shareholders slam Activision-Blizzard
Welcome back to another quickie roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent gaming industry business news.
Activision-Blizzard is under fire yet again for its corporate management, this...
