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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.

Blood flight.

World of Warcraft reactivates all lapsed accounts this weekend

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With a surprisingly solid patch out the door this month, World of Warcraft no doubt wants to get as many eyeballs on its game...

Not So Massively: Welcoming a new era of online games and gaming

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Hello, Massively Overpowered readers! Not So Massively is back, with a new captain at the helm. My name's Tyler. If you're active in the MMO...

The MOP Up: Aion’s cherry blossoms signal the arrival of spring

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The Cherry Blossom Festival is in full bloom over at Aion Europe, with this spring festival offering a hero trial, a "topsy-turvy" laboratory, a...

One Shots in Smell-O-Vision!

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Have you ever had an odd moment where you wondered what your favorite MMO would... smell like? If aromas could waft out of your...
Don't call it a comeback.

WoW Factor: The good and (very minor) bad of World of Warcraft patch 8.1.5

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We've spent three weeks explaining, in no small amount of detail, why people are unhappy with the current state of World of Warcraft. We're going...

Massively Overthinking: MMOs as distraction vs. culture

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Earlier this month, there was a fascinating conversation swirling around a Gamasutra article by Bryant Francis, specifically a quote from game dev Patric Mondou. "We're moving away...
Kerbang.

Overwatch explores the lore and mechanics behind Baptiste before his live release

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Good news, Baptiste fans, the new healer is going to be deployed to Overwatch's live servers within the next couple of weeks according to the...

New Blizzard trademark filing rekindles speculation about Diablo TV series

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You may remember that last year, there was a brief but passionate firestorm of speculation that Blizzard was gearing up to produce a TV...
I'm on a dinosaur.

World of Warcraft hotfixes Allied Race issues along with various balance tweaks

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The newest Allied Races in World of Warcraft had some issues. Not game-breaking ones, perhaps, but being unable to complete any quests up in Northshire...

It’s good to be bad in Hearthstone’s new Rise of Shadows expansion, coming April 9

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Hearthstone is inviting players to give in to the dark side in its newly announced expansion, Rise of Shadows, which will be stepping into...
Orbonne'd.

Vague Patch Notes: The philosophy of challenge in MMOs

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Today, I want to start thing off by talking about Final Fantasy. This is not entirely surprising. What may be surprising is that I'm talking about Final...

World of Warcraft lets slip the Tides of Vengeance today

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Druids, pirates, and trolls, oh my! It's patch day over at World of Warcraft, and even if this isn't one of the major ones,...
It feels faintly telling, yes.

World of Warcraft offers discounted race changes, faction changes, and character transfers ahead of tomorrow’s patch

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Tomorrow, World of Warcraft's newest allied races -- the Kul Tiran Humans and the Zandalari Trolls -- join the Battle for Azeroth, and after...

Heroes of the Storm discusses ranked mode and hero changes in an AMA

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Considering the rollback in operations for the MOBA Heroes of the Storm, fans were very likely eager to hear from the game's devs. The...
Same old story.

World of Warcraft: Classic is now planned to get six phases of content over time

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As we approach the planned launch of World of Warcraft: Classic, it turns out we're getting a larger number of content updates than were originally...

One Shots: Rack ’em up!

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I have to say that I would be much more likely to take up the crimefighting life if there was a really hip rec...
I've looked at clouds form one side now.

World of Warcraft posts a survival guide for patch 8.1.5 incoming on March 12

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Do you feel sufficiently prepared for the arrival of patch 8.1.5. in World of Warcraft? Complete with new allied races, new profession-based questlines, and...
True strength is inside. But leveling should really help.

WoW Factor: Why people are mad at Battle for Azeroth, part three: Leveling and scaling

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Remember earlier this week when I was talking about the difference between leveling as a part of the game vs. leveling as a chore?...

Massively Overthinking: The paradox MMO

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Back in February, the MMORPG subreddit offered up yet another fun thread: User Friendly_Fire told the MMO community that what it really wants is...
Keeping your garden.

Vague Patch Notes: It’s not the MMO endgame – it’s the sudden stop at the end

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When I first pitched the Vague Patch Notes that ran a couple weeks back, it prompted a big long discussion with MOP's editor Bree...

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