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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The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest gameplay myth that persists in your favorite MMO?
My husband is an avid Overwatch player, and the other day he pointed out to me that Blizzard has, in spite of its foibles,...
Massively Overthinking: Do you associate music with memory in MMOs?
The other night, I tried to log in to the Star Wars Galaxies emu and the music hit me hard. See, I play SWG...
World of Warcraft updates Torghast mechanics and some soulbinds on the 9.1 test server
The Empowered mechanic added to World of Warcraft's Torghast was not the most beloved mechanic added to an already not-beloved bit of content, so it's...
Eight major unannounced MMO projects that are in the works
There's nothing more tantalizing nor frustrating than knowing that an MMO or MMORPG is in the works but hasn't been formally announced yet. We...
WoW Classic Burning Crusade’s launch successfully navigated queues and DDOS attacks
Were you prepared? Can we stop making are-you-prepared jokes now? I sure hope so since Blizzard pushed Burning Crusade live for WoW Classic fans...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 324: All-mail revue
Justin and Bree answer a whole ton of your mailbag questions on WoW retention, MMO disillusionment, MMO oldies, development hurdles, EG7 and Daybreak, MMO world exploration, guild perks, and underwater zones.
The Burning Crusade is live today for WoW Classic
No more preparation allowed for the WoW Classic crowd because it's time to once again dive headlong into the broken realm of Outland as The...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you’ve dramatically changed your mind about?
I will never forget that when I first started playing City of Heroes back in 2004, my guild an I didn't last but a...
The Soapbox: Reconsidering social media as an MMORPG
At GDC 2011, Raph Koster gave a talk in which he said, "Games are fundamentally social media and always have been." You can watch...
The MOP Up: Overwatch teases a huge new feature
Something big is coming to Overwatch -- and no, we don't know what it is just yet. For the game's fifth anniversary, Blizzard teased...
One Shots: A blast from the past
As a kid who grew up on the original series of Star Trek, the nostalgia is strong with this opening screenshot here from Star...
Get pumped for WoW Classic’s Burning Crusade with lore refresh and music video
It's time. Well, it's nearly time. After nearly a decade-and-a-half, The Burning Crusade is coming once more to World of Warcraft -- this time...
The Daily Grind: What’s your pie-in-the-sky wish list for MMO features?
A tab-targeting combat system for Elder Scrolls Online. Real player housing for World of Warcraft. Text chat and guilds for Fallout 76. A simplified...
Sylvanaar, a famous World of Warcraft addon developer, has passed away
We have some sad news to report from the World of Warcraft addon community as Jon "Sylvanaar" Akhtar, the creator of popular addons like...
Blizzard is already cracking down on Diablo II Resurrected modders and hackers
Apparently, Blizzard has decided to crack all the way down on the modding community that's popped up around Diablo II: Resurrected.
Following the technical alpha...
WoW Factor: What does the lack of BlizzCon mean for World of Warcraft?
So we're not having a BlizzCon this year again. Not that one wasn't originally planned or at least in the early stages of planning,...
World of Warcraft is hosting another Mythic Keystone esports event this weekend
If you're the kind of World of Warcraft player who likes to keep your fingers on the Mythic Keystone meta pulse, or if you're...
Massively Overthinking: How important is gear in your core MMO?
This week's Overthinking comes to us courtesy of a rant on the MMORPG subreddit, which... well don't judge it by the title, OK? Author...
World of Warcraft adds PvP gear scaling in 9.1, WoW Classic songifies the Burning Crusade
If you're primarily a PvP player in World of Warcraft, you almost certainly want the gear awarded by the format to be the best stuff...
Four Winds: Exploring Swords of Legends Online’s mindblowing world
Have you ever played a game knowing exactly what you're going to get, only for it to impress you because it did exactly that...
