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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Guild Chat: How to get real-life friends to join your MMORPG guild
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, my cosy wee corner of Massively Overpowered in which we can all come together to help...
One Shots: Post-murder spree bliss
When all of the enemy mobs lie defeated at your feet and you've rifled through their corpses for any valuables, there's this precious slice...
Leaderboard: Do you go light side or dark side in MMORPG factions?
We’ve been following gaming research firm Quantic Foundry since last year as it's been publishing datasets and conclusions based on its Gamer Motivation Model....
Beta testers actually used Overwatch’s commendation system for good
Still feeling bereft of Overwatch in this period between the beta and the launch? Can't help you there, but Blizzard has expounded on its...
WoW Factor: Alternative content release models for WoW and beyond
It has been noted in the past that I am a big fan of having big, show-stopping expansions released for games. I will not...
Perfect Ten: My highlights from pre-launch MMO hype
Maybe the hype and anticipation of an upcoming MMORPG leaves you feeling burned out and turned off these days. Considering that some titles can...
World of Warcraft now bundles Warlords of Draenor in with base game
There comes a time in every boy or girl's life where changes start happening. Yes, it might be scary, but it's also exciting because...
Heroes of the Storm offers up a Chromie trailer
The majority of the Bronze Dragonflight is somewhat aloof and mysterious, as befits an entire group of dragons perpetually mucking about in the timestream....
Blizzard and Twitch address harassment defiling game event streams
In case you had forgotten since yesterday's news that RuneScape had to ban players for running around in-game wearing KKK costumes and shrieking racial...
World of Warcraft will have no gold costs on rearranging talents but will limit it to certain areas
There is no actual gold cost for swapping around your specs or talents in the next World of Warcraft expansion. That's gone. You want...
The Daily Grind: Do big MMO announcements get you to come back?
I hate the thought that I'm a wishy-washy gamer, easily influenced by big PR announcements and current trends, but I'd be lying if I...
World of Warcraft will unlock Gnome Hunters before the expansion launch
World of Warcraft's next new race/class combination will be playable before Legion launches.
Blizzard announced yesterday that players will be able to roll (or change...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 65: Make yourself at home
Justin and Bree discuss Gigantic, NCsoft, WildStar, KingsIsle, Star Trek Online, Legion, and Crowfall, plus a mailbag question on media embargoes.
Go to see the Warcraft movie, get a free copy of World of Warcraft
Do you somehow not have a copy of World of Warcraft? It's weird, but it happens. But now you can get it for just...
Mark Kern to deliver Nostalrius petition to Blizzard next week
The Nostalrius team isn't the only one heading to Irvine to meet with Blizzard: The ex-WoW, ex-Firefall developer Mark Kern says he's locked in...
The story of Overwatch’s Hanzo and Genji plays out in ‘Dragons’ short
The archer-assassin Hanzo stars in the latest Overwatch animated short, which tells the tale of two brothers locked in eternal struggle.
"Dragons explores the history...
Nostalrius heads to Blizzard in June
Blizzard's promise to meet with the team behind vanilla World of Warcraft emulator Nostalrius was more than just lip service; the amateur devs reported...
The MOP Up: Blizzard’s mobile prospects (May 15, 2016)
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...
First impressions: Overwatch offers nothing new (yet), but I’m buying it anyway
I'm going to be blunt: I don't feel like a Blizzard fan. I know that may sound odd from the guy who plays Hearthstone more than any other writer on...
The Daily Grind: What’s been your biggest MMORPG mistake or regret?
I don't like listing off my mistakes and regrets in MMORPGs, but I do have them. I made a giant fool out of myself...
