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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Massively OP Podcast Episode 508: Stars Reach fires up crowdfunding
Justin and Bree discuss Stars Reach's Kickstarter, LOTRO's U43 and server transfers, Jake Song departing ArcheAge Chronicles, Dauntless' sunset, and Monster Hunter Wilds' debut, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Undermined, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on the Elder Scrolls Online difficulty situation.
NetEase believes China’s market is large enough to support Marvel Rivals and the recently returned Overwatch 2
You would be forgiven for thinking that NetEase wouldn't want its own major hero shooter and Overwatch 2 to be in the country at...
Overwatch 2 fields questions from players about its recently added perks system
The perks system that Overwatch 2 added with the launch of Season 15 appears to have gone over pretty well with players. Or maybe...
Diablo IV’s Rod Fergusson talks about live service longevity and the benefit of ‘ruining the surprise’ in comms
Most fans of Diablo IV primarily absorbed general manager Rod Fergusson's talk at this year's DICE Summit as the point when he announced he...
WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery servers have ‘many many many months of content left,’ says Blizzard
The future of WoW Classic's experimental Season of Discovery servers may be more rosy than once imagined. In a lengthy post, the project lead...
The Daily Grind: How do you define what counts as a ‘classic’ MMORPG?
Readers know that every year, we give an award for the classic MMO of the year. And every year there's a fresh debate over...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online lays out its March plans
Elder Scrolls Online published its schedule for March activities, which includes a set of PvP-focused login rewards, new endeavors, a Deathmatch weekend, the Jester's...
A fan mod for Baldur’s Gate 3 recreates Tirisfal Glades from World of Warcraft
Recreating a thing in a totally different thing is a time-honored tradition and we are happy to report that Baldur's Gate 3 has now...
WoW Factor: Six player-created challenges to spice up your World of Warcraft leveling
It seems almost impossible to play video games for extended periods of time and not fall into some sort of rut or routine. We...
Vague Patch Notes: Talking about power creep in MMOs
"Power creep" is a nasty term when talking about video games, and usually whenever it gets brought up, it gets brought up as a...
Diablo IV quietly extends its current season by two weeks while Diablo II preps Season 10
Here's an important calendar note for Diablo IV players: Blizzard quietly extended Season 7 by a substantial two weeks.
That means that Season of Witchcraft...
The Daily Grind: Does EVE Online need an EVE Classic version?
We've asked many times in the past about MMOs that could use a classic version, and we often get the same responses. Guild Wars...
Perfect Ten: MMORPG adaptations we’re never getting that I would love to get
One of the things that makes Design Mockument interesting, as a column, is that it is in part a place for me to spitball...
The Soapbox: Difficulty is a means to an end in MMORPGs
A few weeks back, I took a peak into Corepunk's early access build, and I promptly got my ass kicked by even the most...
Star Wars: The Old Republic could’ve changed EA forever if it had made billions
It's quite well-known that Star Wars: The Old Republic wasn't the World of Warcraft-toppling Godzilla that BioWare hoped it would be when the game...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 507: Get ‘er Dune
Justin and Bree discuss WoW's Undermine(d), Dune Awakening's launch reveal, LOTRO and DDO 64-bit servers, Lost Ark Wild Soul, Blade and Soul NEO, Legends of Aria Classic's sunset, and the Project Gorgon vampirism patch, plus mailbag topics on non-combat PvP activities and comfort gaming.
World of Warcraft’s Undermine(d) patch is set to debut this evening
Start spreading the news, World of Warcraft fans: You're leaving today. You wanna be a part of it, wherein "it" refers to the Goblin...
The MOP Up: Diablo IV walks back a nerf to lacerate
Diablo IV reverted a recent nerf to one of its key skills: "We have heard feedback about how this change limited the desired functionality of...
The Daily Grind: What would you say is the most exciting game studio made up of ex-Blizzard devs?
Sometimes it feels like not a month goes by without us reporting that former Blizzard developers and execs started up a new game studio...
Massively Overthinking: The things we wish we didn’t know about the MMO industry
A few weeks ago, the MOP writers were sitting around in Discord avoiding work when the subject of a certain industry website's known pay-for-play...
