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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Traditional ‘tier’ sets are not planned for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
If you've never played World of Warcraft, you may be unfamiliar with the concept if not the visuals of tier sets. Tiered armor is...
Perfect Ten: What to expect when you play World of Warcraft Classic
Are you ready to play the most anticipated MMORPG from 2004? It turns out that, yes, many of you are. The frenzy over World...
World of Warcraft Classic CMs talk class balance while the forums melt down
It's a really weird and interesting time to be a World of Warcraft fan. While the announcement of WoW Classic has revitalized discussion about...
StarCraft 2 unlocks free-to-play options, but it’s not completely free
First announced at BlizzCon earlier this month, StarCraft 2 is now free-to-play for anyone who would like to engage in Blizzard's hit real-time strategy...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 144: Harry Potter and the Deathly ARG
Justin and Bree talk Guild Wars 2 mounts, the Harry Potter ARG, SWTOR's merge, WoW, LOTRO, Pocket Legends Adventures, Android games, and Bluehole's Ascent: Infinite Realm, with mailbag questions on GW2 marketing, visual effect shenanigans, and MMOs as escapism.
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on WoW’s proposed new PvP system?
Buried in the World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth reveals earlier this month was the huge PvP news that eventually, PvP servers, like the...
Divining the details of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite from a Pokemon Go player’s perspective
When we first heard rumors about a Harry Potter version of Pokemon Go, I said I could barely imagine what the game might be like before...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth will have no personal boats, no big class overhauls, and no lockboxes
It's hard to imagine that anyone is going to be upset about the idea of no lockboxes in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth....
The MOP Up: EVE Online eases you into its universe (November 12, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
One Shots: The party at the end of all things
Do not be alarmed.
Your brain is now under our control, but that is a good thing. You no longer have to worry about the...
Blizzard considers an Overwatch movie
One of the persistent complaints about Overwatch is that for all of the animated shorts, comics, and CGI trailers that Blizzard has released, the...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMORPG combat pet?
As a die-hard fan of pet classes in MMOs, I've played just about any that were available in the games that I've tried. Naturally,...
WoW Factor: Is World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth fixing Legion’s many problems?
Back in May, I wrote a whole article about why I was leaving World of Warcraft behind. All of the reasons I had back...
Perfect Ten: A list of all the MMORPGs I supposedly hate
Did you know about all the MMOs I hate? I sure as heck didn't! I mean, I knew there were a few games I...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst of BlizzCon 2017
Last weekend, even Massively OP was obsessing over BlizzCon, and we thought it would be fun to poll the writers, including those who watched...
The Daily Grind: What’s the funniest MMORPG?
During last weekend's BlizzCon opening ceremonies, nothing got me like Hearthstone's expansion presentation, and it's not the first time Blizzard's card game has done so....
WoW Factor: What we still don’t know about World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth
There are lots of things that I'm genuinely excited about when it comes to the next World of Warcraft expansion. Battle for Azeroth has...
Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan on WoW Classic and the Overwatch toxicity ‘strike team’
Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan gave an interview on Reddit this week that provides an interesting perspective from an original World of Warcraft developer who defected to...
Nostalrius admins take victory lap over World of Warcraft Classic
The driving forces behind Nostalrius, the famous World of Warcraft emulator that caused so much hubbub in 2016, are taking a victory lap this...
Global Chat: World of Warcraft BlizzCon reactions
Whether you play it now or not, chances are that your paths have crossed with World of Warcraft in the past. This is true...
