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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Vague Patch Notes: MMO emulation as a paean for the dead vs. a mockery of the living
If you ever need to know why we'll happily cover Star Wars Galaxies emulators and not Ultima Online emulators here on Massively Overpowered, the reason is...
Legends of Aria AMA covers sandbox endgame, difficulty, balancing, and future content
Yesterday, devs from Citadel Studios zipped over to Reddit for an AMA all about Legends of Aria, which MMO players will recall just recently hit early access off-steam. Studio boss Derek "Supreem" Brinkmann and lead game designer Jeffrey "Miphon" Edwards sat for questions from the MMORPG sub. While the AMA continues today, here are some of the notable answers posted yesterday:
World of Warcraft previews Tides of Vengeance’s Battle of Darkshore warfront and new Faction Assaults
World of Warcraft's major update Tides of Vengeance is less than a week away, and Blizzard is continuing to roll out the previews of...
Fight for the glory of the Loa in Hearthstone’s newly released Rastakhan’s Rumble expansion
There's not an empty seat in the house at Gurubashi Arena as spectators gather for Rastakhan's Rumble, the latest expansion to Blizzard's ever-popular digital...
Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2018
Another year is coming to a close! That means we're doing all of our usual end-of-year recaps, and that also means that we're once...
Overwatch’s Winter Wonderland will return on December 11
The true meaning of Christmas is something you can use for any number of jokes, but the true meaning of winter is hunting yetis...
World of Warcraft previews the pet-battling halls of Gnomeregan
So did you think you have explored every possible permutation of Gnomeregan in World of Warcraft? Don't be silly, you still have to go through...
World of Warcraft details changes to cosmetic rewards from Island Expeditions in Tides of Vengeance
A couple of weeks back, Blizzard announced that it would be simplifying the way that cosmetic items are rewarded in World of Warcraft's Island...
Legends of Aria resets karma system ahead of tomorrow’s early access launch
With its early access launch happening on Steam tomorrowday, Legends of Aria has been shoring up its headstart. A "high volume of traffic" made logins...
The Nexus Telegraph: What other MMOs should learn from WildStar’s demise
The shutdown of WildStar stings in a way that other shutdowns haven't. It's hardly the first game I've covered closely that has stepped away to...
No, private World of Warcraft servers aren’t shutting down for World of Warcraft: Classic
So remember how a whole lot of private World of Warcraft servers justified their operation by claiming that the real reason they were operating was because...
Vague Patch Notes: Having fun in an MMO doesn’t actually mean it’s any good
It appears that Fallout 76 has become the latest in a long line of games that launched too early with ill-defined goals, trying to be...
World of Warcraft showcases the upcoming Dwarf and Blood Elf heritage armor sets
The lands of Azeroth are peopled with many a proud race -- perhaps none so proud as the Dwarves and the Blood Elves, who...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO news stories of 2018
With the turn of every new year, I know we are entering unexplored territory in the field of MMO news. No matter what we...
World of Warcraft on stumbling into a woman-dominated cast for Battle for Azeroth
If you hadn't noticed, the cast of this particular World of Warcraft expansion is pretty heavy on the leading ladies. Sylvanas, Jaina, Talanji of...
Global Chat: Saying farewell to a fellow MMO blogger
The MMO blogging community is a pretty tight-knit one. Most of us know each other (or of each other) and read each other's blogs...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 198: Manatee… in… spaaace!
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard, LOTRO, Fallout 76, Star Citizen, H1Z1, City of Heroes, Elite Dangerous, Legends of Aria, and computer upgrades.
The Daily Grind: When was the last time you saw something truly heartwarming in an MMORPG?
A few weeks ago, my husband found himself in a bit of a reorienting Overwatch match. There was a young kid on chat sounding super depressed,...
Ultima Online is adding whips and Krampus for Christmas
Thanksgiving? Pff. Broadsword's already gearing up to launch Christmas in Ultima Online. Publish 103 with the winter festivities hit the test server last week...
New Hearthstone animation brings laughs and new Rastakhan’s Rumble card reveal
The folks at Blizzard continue to prepare the arena for Hearthstone's new Rastakhan's Rumble expansion coming next month, and to get players pumped for...