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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.

Chronicles of Elyria teases online store, taiga biome

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Chronicles of Elyria's weekly update to Kickstarter watchers is brief, but it heralds the 2.1 release of the website, which now includes a private...

The MOP Up: Batman invites you to his gala (September 18, 2016)

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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...

Leaderboard: What’s the very best zone added in WoW Legion?

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Last week, Massively OP's World of Warcraft columnist, Eliot Lefebvre, came damn close to coaxing me back to WoW with his piece rating Legion's...

World of Warcraft introduces you to Emerald Nightmare’s seven bosses

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Don't let the name fool you: World of Warcraft's Emerald Nightmare is anything but lush and verdant. Even so, we expect that it will...

The Game Archaeologist: The Island of Kesmai

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It was the mid-'80s, and I was just a kid in love with his family's IBM PC. Not having a wealth of capital at...

WoW loses three more developers: Craig Amai, Tyson Murphy, and James Waugh

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Looks like Blizzard has lost more than just Chris Metzen this week; MMO Champion reports that World of Warcraft Lead Quest Designer Craig Amai has...
Murlocs, naturally.

Here are the virtual goodies BlizzCon attendees will take home in November

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If you're headed to BlizzCon this year -- virtually or in the flesh -- you're surely anticipating the swag, much of which comes in...
Memes seem.

Blizzard will let you change your name on Battle.net (for $10)

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So let's walk back through this procedure. You had to choose a name for yourself on Battle.net because you wanted to play World of...
Unseen.

WoW Factor: Assessing the zones of WoW Legion’s Broken Isles

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I've now made my way through all of the zones in World of Warcraft: Legion twice. There's something to be written about that, which...
This game really provides no shortage of illustrations we need for this.

The Daily Grind: Do MOBAs and shooters compare with modern MMORPGs when it comes to social play?

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Last month in an Overthinking topic, Massively OP's Andrew Ross issued what I thought was a provocative opinion: "I'd argue Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone,...
Actually developing a title to not be a boring slog is a skill some developers have yet to master.

Perfect Ten: The worst-squandered IPs in online gaming

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There are always going to be differences in opinion about what should be done with an IP based upon a franchise. That's just natural....
how DARE you

World of Warcraft opens testing for patch 7.1, Mythic Keystones coming next week

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The team behind World of Warcraft: Legion is wasting no time. The expansion didn't even launch a month ago, but patch 7.1 is already...
Heroes do actually die, but...

Mercy gets less love in the latest Overwatch patch

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Are you tired of seeing Mercy's Resurrection use as a Play of the Game in Overwatch? Because dedicated support players were probably pretty tired...
I STAND ALONE

World of Warcraft hotfixes bugs and tweaks some gameplay balance

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World of Warcraft players are still adapting to the novelty of Legion, but the current play environment isn't entirely finished. It's still being tweaked...

Jukebox Heroes: The best of World of Warcraft Legion’s soundtrack

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For soundtrack junkies such as myself, the release of a new World of Warcraft expansion is always extra-special for reasons that go beyond mere...

Blizzard begins selling Hearthstone welcome bundles

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Nothing says welcome and hospitality quite like, "Give us some money and we'll throw you a few items in return!" Actually, that sounds just...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 82: Boldly go

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, GW2, RIFT, STO console, Otherland, EVE F2P, Camelot Unchained, Dual Universe, and Hero's Song, with mailbag questions on what games MMO devs play and Stranger Things vs. The Secret World.

Tamriel Infinium: Why I’m sold on Elder Scrolls Online’s One Tamriel

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It hasn't taken me long to fall in love with One Tamriel. This Elder Scrolls Online team has a distinct understanding of what makes this...
CONFUSED GREENSCREEN POSING GO!

Blizzard offers in-game goodies for purchasers of the Warcraft movie Blu-ray

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In the event you missed the movie in theaters but still eagerly want to see the film that critics called "a real mess," "overly...

Chris Metzen departs Blizzard, World of Warcraft for retirement

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Chris Metzen announced this evening that he is leaving Blizzard and "retiring" -- and he says he means it. Formally Blizzard's Senior Vice President of...

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