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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Hunters lead the pack for deaths on World of Warcraft Classic’s hardcore realms
All right, how many of you found out the hard way that Feign Death turns into actual death if you don't interrupt it before...
Blizzard teases BlizzCon’s stage schedule ahead of today’s round of ticket sales
If you really have an earth-shattering need to attend BlizzCon 2023 in person and have $299-$799 to drop on a ticket, you're in luck;...
The Daily Grind: Do you want to care about World of Warcraft… but can’t summon the interest?
Back at the start of September, one of World of Warcraft's most prominent YouTubers wrote a rather armor-piercing question for the community. Bellular asked,...
Vague Patch Notes: The games industry arrogance cycle, in MMOs and elsewhere
Unity has fallen. Oh, sure, the company has rolled back the worst parts of its incredibly boneheaded "give us money for your successful game"...
Battle Bards Episode 228: Cheery MMO dungeons
Not every dungeon has to be a drab and dour affair — a fact that sent the Battle Bards searching for the cheeriest tunes...
Casually Classic: Six reasons hardcore servers make WoW Classic worthwhile
The first time that I heard about the unofficial "Hardcore Classic" scene for WoW Classic, I didn't get it. The idea of voluntary permadeath...
Tencent’s not-a-WoW-clone Tarisland snagged a former World of Warcraft composer for its score
It's not every day that a new MMORPG even talks about its composer or score, let alone sends 'round a press release talking up...
Layoffs hit Blizzard’s Hearthstone team as Chris Metzen upgrades to new World of Warcraft exec title
Tuesday marked another dark day for the teams at Blizzard once again, with news coming out that the studio is being hit with more...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 438: EverQuest what’s next?
Justin and Bree discuss the potential for EverQuest 3, the LOTRO remaster's cancelation, EVE Fanfest's EVE Online Havoc and EVE Vanguard reveals, WoW Classic's about-face on LFD, Pantheon's new art style, and Marvel Heroes' code leak, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Glitch Odd Giants.
Not So Massively: The growing field of StarCraft II spiritual successors
StarCraft II ranks very highly on my list of my favourite games of all time, but while it remains popular, it is in maintenance...
Diablo’s Inaris and Lillith are among the guest characters being sold in Call of Duty Season 6
The current iterations of Call of Duty are apparently going to be absolutely awash in things when Season 6 arrives to Modern Warfare II...
Global Chat: Coming around on WoW Classic’s hardcore mode
With World of Warcraft Hardcore Classic out for a month now, it's continuing to show no quarter while it captures the interest of prior...
UK government body ‘opens the door’ for Microsoft’s buyout of Activision-Blizzard in preliminary approval
The long shoving match between Microsoft and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) looks to be nearing its final stretch. The CMA has...
Vague Patch Notes: So what actually kills MMO communities?
Since we're busy getting a front-row seat to World of Warcraft adding the dungeon finder again, only this time it's WoW Classic, we are...
This year’s World of Warcraft Brewfest event includes new quests in the Dragon Isles
On the very brink of autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere, MMORPGs are breaking out the pumpkin spice... and the Oktoberfest brews. So it...
WoW Factor: So Blizzard backtracked on WoW Classic’s dungeon finder
So in April last year, I wrote a whole article about how World of Warcraft's development team was taking a gigantic misstep when it...
EG7 hopes to develop a new EverQuest MMORPG (EverQuest 3?) for 2028 after years of rumors
So, who had EverQuest 3 announcement on the 2023 predictions list? We award you half points for your prescience tonight.
Admittedly, a new installment in...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO things you can just stop waiting for
Sooner or later we all have to face facts and accept that something we wanted at one point is never actually going to happen....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 437: The MMO moving-in blues
Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online Incursion, WoW's Guardians of the Dream, LOTRO's River Hobbit housing and the Mariner, and Elder Scrolls Online's update 40, with a podcast topic on the financial barriers to returning to MMOs.
Overwatch 2 is re-running past content for all three weeks of its first birthday events
Can you believe it's already been almost a year since Blizzard pushed Overwatch 2 out the door without the key thing that set it...
