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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Go gnome or go home: The Running of the Gnomes in WoW kicks off tomorrow
It's once again time for the Running of the Gnomes in World of Warcraft, as the community bands together to help fight breast cancer...
MMO Business Roundup: Bethsoft Moscow, A:IR publishing, OSU esports, SpatialOS, and Square-Enix
Business business business numbers, is this working?! Let's dip into some of the scattered online gaming business tidbits of the week that might otherwise...
World of Warcraft Hazzikostas Q&A covers Azerite Armor, class balance, and Siege of Zuldazar
Yesterday, World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas sat down for another live Q&A session on Twitch. The list of player-submitted questions was extensive,...
Diablo ‘Reign of Terror’ merch in Blizz store revives speculation on Diablo IV
Set aside your French history knowledge for a sec and consider the phrase Reign of Terror in a new light: a light that also...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMO systems that encourage alts
Here's how much I like having alts: I have alts in Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI. Two games which are built on...
World of Warcraft works on Azerite Armor cache hotfixes, opens third wing of Uldir in LFR
Yesterday, Blizzard announced that it had made a change to World of Warcraft's Azerite Armor cache rewards from Emissary quests, which was intended to...
Overwatch’s Halloween Terror 2018 event is now live on all platforms
It's already Halloween in Overwatch: Blizzard barfed pumpkins, skins, and creepy crawlies all over its team shooter this afternoon.
"Welcome back to Overwatch Halloween Terror...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 190: SWTOR Unite!
Justin and Bree discuss Mike Morhaime's exit from Blizzard, the launches of Lineage 2 Classic and MapleStory 2, Legends of Aria's early access, and Bless Online's F2P plans, plus MMO guilds, how WoW might someday end, what the #SWTORunite community effort is all about.
World of Warcraft implements Azerite Armor cache change, but it might be bugged
A bit back, Blizzard devs mentioned that there would be some changes coming to World of Warcraft's Azerite Armor system, and according to a...
Heroes of the Storm announces the arrival of Mal’ganis
Characters from the Warcraft franchise make up the lion's share of the heroes in Heroes of the Storm, but there are still some notable...
Taiwan has been banned from the Hearthstone Global Games due to cheating
Let's talk about stream sniping, shall we? As much as everyone would like for Hearthstone matches to be perfectly simultaneous around the world, it...
The MOP Up: Sony’s PlayStation 3 sunset apocalypse
Sony's decision to shut down several online servers for some past PlayStation 3 games on October 25th is shaping up to be a sunset...
Global Chat: Does Guild Wars 2’s newest episode reach for the stars?
Guild Wars 2's newest living world episode seems to be grabbing the MMO community's attention in a way that the season so far hasn't....
BlizzCon 2018: Blizzard posts Viewing Party Kit for those stuck at home, and we are so hungry now
If you thought the price hike for the BlizzCon virtual ticket was too high at $50 this year, especially with less swag than usual,...
The Daily Grind: Are MMOs too optimistic?
I don't mean optimistic in terms of their existential nature, as to whether they have a future, that sort of thing. I mean in...
Blizzard is apparently taking measures to foster diversity and inclusion at BlizzCon 2018
Diversity and inclusion have been hot topics in the gaming industry for some time now, and it's one that Blizzard plans to put front-and-center...
Leaderboard: Are you buying a BlizzCon virtual ticket this year, and is WoW Classic the reason?
Oof, some people really, really do not like jokes about BlizzCon, as I found out Sunday when my throwaway headline about paying Blizzard 50...
World of Warcraft outlines big azerite armor improvements
It's the given truth that just about nobody -- including World of Warcraft's development team -- is happy with the state of Battle for...
Mike Morhaime steps down as Blizzard president; J Allen Brack takes over
Looks like there's a changing of the guard over at Activision Blizzard: The company just announced that World of Warcraft Executive Producer J. Allen...
Overwatch teases its upcoming LEGO sets, players decry Pharah’s nerfs
She's weathered a lot of updates without being significantly changed, but Pharah is finally getting some big changes with the next Overwatch patch... and...