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 Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2024
You know, this traditional end-of-the-year roundtable shouldn't be a thing. We've been doing this such a long time and getting so much coverage on...
Casually Classic: WoW Classic’s unusual gift of time
When starting a column, I've found it's always best to kick off with gripping subject matter, so let's talk about scheduling!
Earlier this year, I...
World of Warcraft shows off the new zone, story, and activities of patch 11.0.7
The next patch for World of Warcraft arrives on December 17th, and it's bringing a storm. Specifically, it's bringing regular storms to the new...
Warcraft Rumble kicks off its PC beta along with its Winter Veil festivities
If you've found yourself wishing to have Warcraft Rumble playable on your PC before now (or perhaps you've wished for something Warcraft-adjacent that's a...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2024
I have not had a good 2024. I have, in fact, had the absolute opposite of that. I feel like I exist now through...
Heroes of the Storm closes out 2024 with its fourth balancing and bugfixing patch of the year
The tail end of 2023 saw something pleasantly surprising out of Blizzard (for once): A sudden series of patches for its MOBA Heroes of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 497: Walking down the Path of Exile 2
Justin and Bree discuss Path of Exile 2's early access, Elder Scrolls Online weird event snafu, EverQuest's The Outer Brood, and ArcheAge's second sunset of the year, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the normalization of bad MMO monetization and why some gamers melt down over every bit of MMO news.
World of Warcraft has added a whopping 38,000 quests in 20 years
Here's a fun fact: Originally, Blizzard intended to create only around 100 Horde, 100 Alliance, and 100 neutral quests for World of Warcraft, as...
Marvel Rivals’ similarity to Overwatch apparently annoyed former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra
It's not too much of a surprise that NetEase's free-to-play superhero shooter Marvel Rivals is being compared to Blizzard's Overwatch; the DNA is clear...
Casually Classic: Ranking WoW Classic’s six starting zones
Part of the sheer fun of fresh start servers and going through WoW Classic again is becoming reacquainted with that old and welcome friend,...
Overwatch 2 starts Season 14, Diablo Immortal preps the Diablo fight, Hearthstone opens the Technotavern
It's time for another gaggle of Blizzard news, friends! Is it a gaggle? Perhaps it's a pile? A bunch? A chili bowl? However you...
Design Mockument: In defense of visual ability customization in MMORPGs
I will never know who it was working behind the scenes at City of Heroes who first had the idea to let players customize...
Massively Overthinking: The top three MMOs we played in 2024
I know from experience that when I list out the MMOs I want to play in a given year, it is an aspirational list....
Vague Patch Notes: Nostalgia isn’t the problem with pining for your MMO past
So it hasn't been long since World of Warcraft launched a new set of WoW Classic servers, except this time it's WoW Classic Classic,...
World of Warcraft shares the behind-the-scenes of its Ibelin-inspired charity bundle, the Reven Pack
World of Warcraft has made a tradition for years of selling charity pets which offer all of the profits to charity for a limited...
End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMORPGs going into 2025
One of the biggest factors when choosing a potential MMO to enjoy is how "healthy" it is. In other words, is the online game...
Classic EverQuest’s 31st expansion, The Outer Brood, is live – and so is a brand-new EverQuest book
As promised, EverQuest's 31st expansion officially launched last night, unleashing The Outer Brood on classic EQ players in its 25th year of existence. The...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 496: Go ahead Corepunk, make our day
Justin and Bree discuss Corepunk's early access, Ubisoft's cozy MMO, and Throne and Liberty's spear, with adventures in WoW Retail and Classic, SWTOR, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMOs we bounce off of and the allure of lifetime subs.
The Daily Grind: Have you ever had a dream about MMORPGs?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by two bits from social media. First, MOP's Justin recently joked on the podcast that describing MMO boss battles is...
PvP shooter Marvel Rivals gears up for this week’s launch with a new trailer
Can NetEase and Marvel Games break into the coveted Overwatch 2 team shooter market? We're about to find out, as Marvel Rivals is heading...
