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WoW Factor: Shadowlands needs an excitement boost it’s not getting
Back in February, I wrote about how Blizzard could help restore some player confidence about Shadowlands. And we're a few months in, and... yeah, that's...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMO developers stuck in the past?
Earlier this month - so what feels like at least a few years ago - the MMO community amused itself jousting over comments from...
GeForce NOW lets game publishers opt-in, Guild Wars 2 and Albion Online decide to opt-out
The stumble-stepped release of Nvidia's cloud-based games service GeForce NOW is having another wobbling point. Nvidia has elected to let game developers and publishers...
Vague Patch Notes: BlizzCon’s cancellation might just be for the best
After a lot of time spent expecting this particular announcement, yesterday it was finally confirmed that there will be no BlizzCon 2020. This is...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands will allow blue-eyed Blood Elves and Void Elves
Remember when people got very excited about finding blue eyes for elves in the customization options in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands? And remember when...
World of Warcraft celebrates the Glowcap Festival today
Today in Zangarmash in World of Warcraft neither badgers nor snakes are welcome, because the micro-holiday is all about mushrooms. Yes, it's time for the...
Blizzard has canceled BlizzCon 2020, aims for online replacement early next year
Remember back in April, when Blizzard said it was still working on BlizzCon even under the threat of the pandemic and hadn't fully canceled...
LOTRO’s Weatherstock, Blizzard-themed Ramadan lanterns, and an MMO screensaver
Would you like a little reminder that MMO devs and communities can be awesome? Sure you would. Allow us to provide this soft and...
Battle Bards Episode 169: Wild Things
Do you ever walk on the wild side in MMOs? Do you have a penchant for beastly races that aren’t merely reskinned humans? Then...
The Game Archaeologist: McDonalds’ McWorld MMO is a thing that existed
If you thought that it was strange for MTV to create its own virtual world, then you probably are forgetting how desperate companies always...
Vague Patch Notes: The endless allure of the games we never got
It's kind of weird for me to see the intensely positive reaction people have had to the concept art for the original version of Diablo...
So ArcheAge Unchained’s Garden of the Gods is not free, and ArcheAge players are not happy
Do you folks remember last August, when Gamigo formally announced ArcheAge Unchained, promising a new monetization model for a buy-to-play version of the sandbox,...
World of Warcraft previews the Shadowlands hub of Oribos
When World of Warcraft opens the gates to the land of the dead in Shadowlands, players are going to need a place to congregate,...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of underwater MMO zones and content?
Underwater zones in video games has been a hot topic lately. I don't know who started it, but I noticed when I saw the...
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...
NetEase financials Q1 2020: A revenue boost ahead of EVE Echoes and Diablo Immortal
NetEase joins NCsoft in having a big first quarter financial report for investors, and it didn't have to bluster about merely surpassing low expectations...
Perfect Ten: World of Warcraft’s multicolored troll rainbow
Trolls have been a part of World of Warcraft since it launched. No, I'm not talking about the jerks who make playing the game far...
Overwatch’s anniversary theme goes into the woods to grandmother’s house
Hope you weren't planning on sleeping much over the next few weeks, because you are going to need those extra hours to milk every...
Blizzard continues to roll out improvements to Warcraft III: Reforged’s matchmaking
Are you one of the many, many people who doesn't really care much about proving your mettle in competitive matches of Warcraft III: Reforged...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 272: Death of dragons
Justin and Bree discuss Fallout 76, WoW China, MMO financials, Dragon's Prophet, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, with adventures in SWG Legends and Elder Scrolls online, plus mailbag topics on character select screens and new classes for expansions.