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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Ion Hazzikostas on World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth’s design philosophy
If you felt like World of Warcraft: Legion hit the random chance button too hard (likely as one of the many players who waited...
Vague Patch Notes: On balance and differentiation in MMOs
Do you like fighting games? I don't. Let's talk about fighting games. But bear with me because you'll get where this is going.
While I...
Overwatch’s next hero is a… hamster ball?
Remember Blizzard's tease from earlier this week, the one that set the internet to speculating on whether a wrecking ball might be Overwatch's next...
World of Warcraft gets its epic ducks in a row for Battle for Azeroth
With the Midsummer Fire Festival roaring through July 5th and artifact weapons on their way out of the game, World of Warcraft is heating...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
Overwatch adds positive player endorsements and the looking for group tool
Who's a good-tempered Overwatch player? You! Yes, you are! And you know this because you just got an endorsement from some other player in...
World of Warcraft begins to retire artifact weapons in preparation for Battle for Azeroth
Players who have logged into World of Warcraft since yesterday have discovered that doomsday has finally arrived for their artifact weapons. Yes, these weapons...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 176: Guild Wars 2, The Crew 2, and Elder Scrolls too
Justin and Bree discuss Fractured's Kickstarter, Trion Worlds' purchase of Gazillion, Guild Wars 2's new episode, The Crew 2's launch, drama in Elder Scrolls Online and Black Desert, The Sims, DDO, Trove, what we bought in the Steam sale, and pipedreams for Marvel Heroes.
SuperData’s May 2018 revenue report shows Fortnite slowing down, Pokemon Go picking up for summer
May 2018 was good to Fortnite, again, SuperData's latest global revenue report shows, but its growth rate may be coming to a middle. "Fortnite...
Overwatch: Another hacker sentenced, a new hero teased, and an algorithm patent sought
Way back in January, Blizzard Korea announced that it was working with Korea's National Policy Agency cyber crime unit to track and arrest the...
World of Warcraft ‘not looking to compete’ with Discord but might be breaking your favorite addon
World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas sat down with Forbes this week for a two-part interview about some of the big changes with...
World of Warcraft spins down WoW Mobile Armory app for expansion
It's time to clear out another one of the World of Warcraft apps that have been dwelling on your phone.
Following the retirement of the...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth pre-patch event looks to be coming in mid-July
While World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is dated for August 14th, everyone knows that the real starting pistol fires for the expansion pre-patch,...
Blizzard appears to be reactivating old WoW accounts – go check yours [Confirmed!]
If you have a dormant World of Warcraft account, best give it a check: Redditors are reporting that their accounts are currently activated without...
Overwatch explains how the new group finder shouldn’t affect win chances
Absolutely no one likes to start a match in Overwatch and then immediately feel outmatched. It's easy to look at the game's upcoming group...
Glassdoor marks Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime as a great boss but says the studio’s salaries are too low
If you had to go work for a major corporation, what would factor into that decision? Having a great boss might be a consideration,...
The Daily Grind: How much dough have you dropped on Steam in its lifetime?
VentureBeat noticed this week that it's possible to figure out just how much money you've blown on video games, at least through Steam, by...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 175: Virtual heartbreakers
Justin and Bree discuss E3, WoW Classic, Crowfall's delay, Defiance 2050's release date, Fortnite's Sony mess, Black Desert's dating mechanics, and EVE and Star Citizen's ship squabble, with mailbag questions on midgame MMO play and why MMO studios won't shup up and take our money.
E3 2018: A second look at Trion’s Defiance 2050 reboot
GDC 2018 back in March was good to Defiance 2050, at least in terms of making people aware of the goals of the game....
World of Warcraft tackles addon toxicity, previews how you’re going to lose your artifact weapon
A small, seemingly insignificant addition to Battle for Azeroth might have a positive effect on World of Warcraft's modding community. Blizzard is adding a...
