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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WoW Factor: Potential features for the next World of Warcraft expansion
Last week I talked about potential destinations for the next World of Warcraft expansion, which is actually a pretty short list when you think...
Massively Overthinking: Do you strive to be ‘rich’ in MMORPGs?
Last week, we did a Daily Grind about living our best lives in MMOs, doing things in video games we wish we could do...
World of Warcraft is off to the dragon rider races with its Kalimdor Cup event
Dragon riders, start your... lizards? Not engines; the dragons of World of Warcraft don't have engines. Regardless of how players motivate their dragons to...
Vague Patch Notes: The shell game of MMO subscriber numbers and player counts
Here is a very reasonable question: How many subscribers does Star Wars: The Old Republic have? Not how many players, but how many subscribers....
World of Warcraft previews heritage armor for Night Elves and Forsaken
September 5th's Fury Incarnate update for World of Warcraft may be on the lower scale of this year's content offerings, but that's not to...
NetEase announces another new MMO studio: Rich Vogel’s T-Minus Zero Entertainment
NetEase has made no secret of its goals for expansion in the west: It managed to snurch Jack Emmert away from Daybreak to build...
Take a look behind the scenes of WoW Classic’s hardcore realm development
Those of you who are flashing back to another game that loved including the word "hardcore" in as much material as possible can breathe...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 433: Throne & Delay
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty's delay, WoW's upcoming patch, DDO's mini-expansion, and financial reports for NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, and Square-Enix, with adventures in Palia, LOTRO, New World, and Star Trek Online, plus mailbag topics on rich economy-centric sandboxes and MMOs that need graphical refreshes.
Diablo IV temporarily disables player trading after gamers discover an item and gold duping exploit
It looks as if there's another exploit that's upending things in Diablo IV. One of the OARPG's community managers has confirmed on Reddit that...
The Daily Grind: Should World of Warcraft come to Steam?
Yesterday, several members of the MOP staff were chatting about Overwatch 2's icy reception over on Steam. "This is a lot of leftovers and a...
Overwatch 2 is (still) getting absolutely pummeled on Steam
There's an old adage that goes, "All publicity is good publicity." It's not an infallible statement, though, because we can't imagine that any company...
The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal MMO aesthetic?
I had to giggle a while back when a Blizzard developer described Diablo IV's aesthetic as "dark noodles." That's just so perfect, and it...
Diablo IV patches up to address issues with Druid skills, quests, dungeons, and UI
Apparently there were a whole lot of bugs crawling around in Diablo IV, and not the kind that you would explode with your chosen...
One Shots: Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got
At the end of a busy and exhausting day of clobbering kobolds and cleaning up after dragons, the need to crash at a comfy...
World of Warcraft’s patch 1.14.4 adds in the new honor system for Classic on August 22
Do you hate dealing with the fact that your biggest opponent in the Honor system in WoW Classic is other players? Probably, since that...
WoW Factor: Potential destinations for the next World of Warcraft expansion
We have a BlizzCon coming up in November. This strikes me as a phenomenally bad idea, like someone proposed it in a meeting to...
Not So Massively: Despite everything, Overwatch 2’s story missions deliver an epic experience
After a long wait, a tortured development, a great deal of cutting back on features, and endless controversy, the PvE update for Overwatch 2...
Overwatch 2’s Invasion PvE makes both devs and players regret what could’ve been
Normally, the release of a hefty amount of content would be a cause for celebration and unannounced days off work. But when it comes...
Global Chat: Fresh voices on the MMO blogging circuit
It's August, which means that it's also Blaugust -- an annual celebration of blogging! For this month, experienced bloggers and newbies alike are joining...
Diablo Immortal launches a PvP event, temporarily changes gem drop rates, and makes its PC release
Today marks another update for Diablo Immortal that brings a host of events and updates for the mobile OARPG. Or at least the formerly...
