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.
blizzard entertainment
Massively OP Podcast Episode 46: The high price of VR
Justin and Bree discuss the Oculus Rift's pricetag, Marvel Heroes' David Brevik, Divergence Online, Smed on emus, and TUG, with mailbag questions on tstories, MOBAs, and skill trees.
Heroes of the Storm is adding Genn Greymane to its lineup today
It feels like it's been forever since Heroes of the Storm announced the addition of Gilnean ruler Genn Greymane to its roster, but he...
The Daily Grind: Are you a one-MMO gamer?
A year ago, Kotaku published a piece called The People Who Only Play One Game. The author was talking about the rabid, cult followings that blockbuster...
The Daily Grind: Do you use Steam for MMOs?
Massively OP reader Damonvile recently sent us a link to a Medium piece on Steam declaring 2015 the best year for Steam -- ever. Sales...
Check out what World of Warcraft looked like 17 years ago
In 1999, the year that EverQuest released, work was already underway for another fantasy MMO called World of Warcraft. It wasn't until a couple...
Massively OP’s guide to choosing an online ARPG
Bored of MMOs, despondent about the industry, or simply looking for something a little different? Turning to something similar to MMOs, yet offering a new...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO mount?
Mounts might have once been a practical mode of transportation and a not-so-transparent speed buff for slow-moving MMO characters. Nowadays it's more about personal...
Diablo III previews Patch 2.4.0
It's a good time to be a Diablo III player, particularly now that Blizzard is on the verge of releasing the much-anticipated Patch 2.4.0...
The Daily Grind: Which old MMORPG deserves more love?
Last week, MMO designer Raph Koster made a Twitter comment that's stuck in my mind:
https://twitter.com/raphkoster/status/682380531934322688
Hell yes it has. It's getting mainstream and indie attention left...
Massively Overthinking: Let’s play with the Gamer Motivation Model
Over the winter holidays, we wrote about game analytics consulting firm Quantic Foundry, which has published what it calls its "Gamer Motivation Model" --...
Perfect Ten: Our favorite MMORPG articles from 2015
The first year of Massively Overpowered had its ups and downs, like anything does, but I think we had some pretty great content in...
Jukebox Heroes: Six MMO soundtracks that need to be in your collection
Lately, a friend was asking me where he should start with collecting MMO soundtracks. "Pretty much anywhere and everywhere" was my initial reaction, although...
World of Warcraft’s Legion testing will return with a new build and new content
There's still no word on exactly when the test servers for World of Warcraft: Legion will come back online following the winter break, but...
Blizzard’s copyright lawsuit against Chinese game-maker is dismissed
Today's big news is that you can copy as many characters from World of Warcraft as you want without any legal penalties whatsoever. Blizzard's...
Check out legendary Hearthstone cards with their inspirations from World of Warcraft
It's no secret that Hearthstone takes its inspiration from World of Warcraft. The former is meant to be inspired by the latter. That means...
Subdivision names its streets after World of Warcraft
How would you World of Warcraft fans like to live on Ashenvale Way in real life? What about moving into a house on Stormwind...
City of Titans gives a glimpse of its character creator, hints at 2016 testing
City of Titans doesn't seem to mind that some of its demo videos came to light over the past month, although the studio said that...
World of Warcraft invites you to ring in the new year with fireworks and pet battles
It might not be World of Warcraft's most content-filled event, but it is its most explosive. The New Year celebration for Azeroth kicked off...
WoW Factor: The view from outside the Legion alpha test
I've been paying rapt attention to the ongoing-though-paused World of Warcraft Legion alpha tests  because said tests are looking good. That's a positive. Whilst the actual...
Activision Blizzard buys e-sports company assets for $46M
Does Activision Blizzard see the business world as one big garage sale from which to cherry-pick deals? It certainly seems so, as the company has...
