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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Overwatch promises that console reporting is (still) on its way
Remember how Blizzard said that a bad behavior reporting function was on its way to Overwatch's console edition? While the studio promised this week...
Diablo III is testing item changes and no XP support for its next patch
Look, we realize that you can't really test for abandoning Windows Vista and Windows XP support for Diablo III patch 2.6.1. But that change...
World of Warcraft shows off the caster animation changes coming in patch 7.3
Casting spells has been a cornerstone of World of Warcraft since the game launched, and while the models and particle effects have gotten better,...
Perfect Ten: MMOs obsessed with the floating islands trope
One of the fun things about this hobby is that certain tropes repeat themselves constantly. And they're usually weirdly specific tropes, too. Poop quests,...
World of Warcraft kicks off Patch 7.3 prologue scenario, outlines content rollout
No, World of Warcraft's highly anticipated Patch 7.3 hasn't arrived quite yet, but the MMO has started moving things in that direction. A new...
Destiny 2 teases PC open beta with sweet Nvidia trailer
Hey, graphics junkies and PC fans. Are you hyped for Destiny 2's PC launch yet? In case you're not, Bungie and Nvidia have a...
World of Warcraft’s mythic dungeons are going to kick your butt in Patch 7.3
Vacation time's almost over, sweetheart; it's time to go back to serious work in World of Warcraft.
Additional Patch 7.3 datamining indicates that Blizzard's team...
Blizzard has decided to keep Battlenet around after all
Remember last September when Blizzard said it would be "transitioning away from using the Battle.net name" for the "central nervous system for Blizzard games"?...
The PAX West City of Heroes and Ashes of Creation panels are a go
A few weeks back, we reported on the City of Heroes-themed panel coming to PAX West in Seattle at the beginning of September. With the...
Korea’s FTC to investigate Blizzard’s StarCraft: Remastered hourly fees
The Korean StarCraft community is up in arms this week over Blizzard's rerelease of the game -- more specifically, its plan to effectively double-dip...
Ubisoft on Skull and Bones’ business model, ‘treasure chest’ lootboxes, and live events
If you thought that Ubisoft's Skull and Bones pirate MMO wasn't going to have lootboxes, seriously, what rock are you living under? (And is...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of Guild Wars 2’s non-traditional mounts?
Mounts are the big new thing in Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion, and as I've previously mentioned, I was initially concerned about...
One Shots: Out for a monster stroll
He just wanted to go out for a casual stroll. He picked the worst possible day to do it.
Todd the Troll lumbered out of...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Online Adventures
In the pantheon of SOE's (now Daybreak) flagship EverQuest franchise, there used to be a whole family of MMOs gathered around the table every evening....
Warcraft III starts testing map improvements, promises better matchmaking
Believe it or not, kiddos, there were other games in the Warcraft series than just a certain MMORPG. Warcraft III, which came out two...
Lost Ark’s Korean beta features boats, storms, and treasure hunting
When Lost Ark was first announced back in 2014 as basically the next generation of Diablo-clone in an MMO, I remember being straight-up grabby-hands...
Massively Overthinking: Is the popularity of small-scale co-op games hurting MMORPGs?
Gamasutra has an unusual piece from an Ubisoft developer this week arguing that co-op gameplay is the industry's rising midcore trend, one that he...
Blizzard memo indicates renewed focus on hiring diversity
Blizzard is doubling down on diversity and inclusion when it comes to its own hiring practices.
That's according to a leaked internal memo from Blizzard President...
Overwatch finally incorporates a deathmatch mode
While resistant for a long time about adding the game mode, Blizzard has finally acquiesced to bringing deathmatch to Overwatch.
Game Director Jeff Kaplan explained...
Hearthstone returns to Northrend in Knights of the Frozen Throne
There's a chill wind sweeping in from the north(rend) today: Knights of the Frozen Throne is now live in Hearthstone!
The expansion is one of...
