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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One Shots: Outer space needs an attitude readjustment
In retrospect, outer space was asking for it. It was giving all of us a cold shoulder, being very distant, and lording its size...
World of Warcraft announces plans to improve Castle Nathria drop rates in a February 16 patch
Ahead of the upcoming March patch arriving to World of Warcraft, which is introducing Stygia crafting and bringing back Valor points (though in a...
LOTRO Legendarium: How can LOTRO become more alt-friendly?
Lord of the Rings Online has so much to offer players, from an expansive world to thousands of quests to, um, chicken soccer. But...
World of Warcraft’s patch 9.0.5 adds Stygia crafting but will not allow upgrading old M+ items
So the next patch for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is bringing back Valor points... after a fashion. But there are actually some new things available...
Vague Patch Notes: Emergent gameplay in MMOs isn’t a defense of awful behavior
To the surprise (or at least disappointment) of many, it turns out that some players in Elite: Dangerous found an exciting and fresh way to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best crafting (not gathering/trading) experience?
A while back, I remember having a discussion with a reader about crafting in MMOs where I was arguing that having good crafting is...
Massively Overthinking: Do you need to be the hero in MMOs?
MMORPG developer Raph Koster recently tweeted that he'd had a "debate with some devs who asserted that videogames require the player to be the...
WoW Factor: The return of Valor is far from valorous
This week's announcement that World of Warcraft will be bringing Valor back as a currency piqued my immediate interest, especially when we're not that...
Here’s the big BlizzConline 2021 schedule, from World of Warcraft to Overwatch 2
Blizzard's just released its schedule for BlizzConline, and... well it's not going to absolutely shock you, since we had a pretty good idea of...
World of Warcraft spills details about its March patch, including the return of Valor points (kinda)
You won't have to wait until BlizzConline to find out what's next in store for World of Warcraft. While Patch 9.1 is still hiding...
Blizzard announces a Hearthstone ‘Classic’ mode
The biggest consumer drawback for collectable card games is that it's a neverending chase of getting all of the latest usable cards before newer...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 308: FFXIV’s endings and beginnings
Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker, Skyforge, Blizzard and NCosft financials, Stadia, and PSO2, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, ESO, SWG Legends, plus mailbag questions on MMO dungeons and juggling MMOs.
Blizzard plucks your nostalgia strings with a new BlizzConline trailer (and merch)
We're sure that you are all quite aware that BlizzConline is coming on February 19th, but just in case you overslept or something, Blizzard's...
One Shots: Giant envy
Last week's call for screenshots of MMO giants brought out some big responses. Hefty contributions, if you get my drift. And we'll kick off...
WoW Factor: What I want to hear from World of Warcraft during BlizzConline
So hey, BlizzConline is coming up very soon, and that means more announcements about World of Warcraft! Within a fairly narrow lineup of possible bits...
Blizzard celebrates Lunar New Year in World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Hearthstone
Blizzard is no slouch when it comes to Lunar New Year celebrations: Its largest online titles have all gotten updates for the season.
In World...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMO players secretly just want ‘another WoW’?
Last week, there was a provocative discussion on the MMORPG subreddit about the genre. I don't want to get tangled up in the whole...
Activision-Blizzard Q4 2020: Activision’s revenues are up QoQ and YoY as Blizzard MAUs drop again
We've simply got to stop meeting like this exactly every three months. Yes, it's time for another round of Activision-Blizzard dissembling in the form...
Perfect Ten: A guide to podcasts for your favorite MMOs
Clearly, your Tuesday schedule every week should have a big fat "LISTEN TO MASSIVELY OP PODCAST" written at 4:00 p.m. EST right on it....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 307: Blackwood barges into town
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood, Fallout 76, Star Trek Online, Magic Legends, the GameStop stock thing, and Amazon Game Studios' mess, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, SWG Legends, and ESO, plus a mailbag topic on questing vs. grinding.