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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World of Warcraft Senior Producer Stephan Frost leaves Blizzard
One of the MMORPG industry's more prominent designers is leaving one of the MMORPG industry's more prominent games. On Friday, World of Warcraft Senior...
World of Warcraft audio drama shows what happened to Alleria and Turalyon
The open question of "where are Alleria and Turalyon" was bouncing around in World of Warcraft pretty much as soon as players got to...
Overwatch: Fan designs an awesome Thai character, competitive bans start soon
Overwatch's next great character isn't a product of Blizzard's labs at all but the imagination of a masters student who whipped up a Thai...
WoW’s Running of the Gnomes, BlizzCon’s virtual tickets, and patch 7.3.2 story spoilers
Did you drop $40 on a virtual ticket for BlizzCon 2017? You won't have to wait until the convention starts in November to enjoy...
Overwatch League adds Philly and Texas teams, will play at new Blizzard Arena
Blizzard continues raking in the big bucks for its grand vision of Overwatch League, adding three new teams to its roster this week: one...
Overwatch escorts players to the dusty and dangerous Junkertown
From the moon to Mad Max, Overwatch is keeping its playerbase on its toes as to the next destination for its endless battles. This...
World of Warcraft’s Bloodsail pirates are throwing a beach party for Talk Like A Pirate Day
Arrrr and assorted other pirate cliches. Yes, it's Talk Like A Pirate Day, which means some MMOs are getting in on the fun. That...
Hearthstone classic card nerf patch arrives
Get ready to adjust the meta once more, as today's Hearthstone patch pronounces several basic and classic cards guilty of being too useful and...
Neverwinter highlights major inventory quality-of-life overhaul
Inventory management in MMORPGs is critical -- I can't even imagine playing something like World of Warcraft or Elder Scrolls Online without inventory mods...
The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and the fog of war (September 17, 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...
Whatever happened to Black Gold, Order and Chaos Online, and Eden Eternal?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, "Whatever happened to that game?" With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
World of Warcraft kicks off its Mythic Dungeon Invitational
Not all e-sports tournaments have to do with players beating on each other's faces, although to be fair, that seems like a vast majority...
Overwatch is running a free weekend starting September 22
Are you mollified by the latest statements that Blizzard is going to fix toxicity in Overwatch for real, we mean it this time, seriously?...
Massively Overthinking: What keeps you from playing mobile MMOs?
Earlier this week, we wrote about Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss' IPO and its grand plans for the future - among them, four additional...
Diablo III seeks smoothness and balance with Patch 2.6.1
It may not be as sexy as a new expansion or class, but sometimes it's a worthwhile thing for developers to sit down with...
Heroes of the Storm wants to keep its AI smart and adaptive
It's quite possible you don't think that AI is a big part of gameplay in Heroes of the Storm, but a lot of the...
Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan on how needing to babysit toxic turds slows down game dev for everyone
"I'm Jeff from the Overwatch team," the outrageously famous Blizzard game director Jeff Kaplan says in this week's Overwatch developer video. I get a kick...
BlizzCon reveals this year’s virtual ticket plans, broadcasts pre-show
Is there anything really important between now and November 3rd, when BlizzCon 2017 begins? Probably not, so we might as well all start hibernating...
Perfect Ten: The 10 tiers of MMORPG lore
In which we discuss varying levels of MMO lore effort and Eliot admits he doesn't remember the names of Pac-Man's ghosties.
WoW sells charity pet for hurricane relief, plus more on Overwatch’s Junkertown & Hearthstone’s Oktoberbrawl
We've got a fun roundup of Blizzard's doings, so let's get started! The studio is selling a new "Shadow" fox pet with adorably huge...
