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: How long should you wait before opining on major changes in MMORPGs?
Earlier this week, I had a column about a major change in Final Fantasy XIV's content delivery schedule that had some pretty big effects....
Damn, World of Warcraft’s Toronto fan gathering sold out almost immediately
Do you remember when Blizzard held a BlizzCon that didn't sell out? We do, but it appears that the studio has wised up and...
Evercore Heroes is back as Evercore Heroes Ascension with a free Steam Next Fest demo
Don't call it a comeback - or maybe do! Evercore Heroes: Ascension will enable all gamers to download and play the new demo of...
Overwatch 2’s game-changing Season 15 is here – here are the patch notes
It's a pretty important week for Overwatch 2 this week as Blizzard has put forth its overhaul-rich Season 15 update, bringing with it all...
Hearthstone visits the Emerald Dream with its next expansion set
Last night, Blizzard announced the first big expansion of 2025 for Hearthstone: Into the Emerald Dream. "The Emerald Dream is a realm of ethereal...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with the very best soundtracks
I've long had an affection for video game music and feel content to live in an age where I can actually obtain it and...
The Daily Grind: Do you have way too many mounts in your MMOs?
It's bizarre to play WoW Classic and realize how few mounts are actually in that version of the game, especially when compared to the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 506: MMO housing, jet packs, and money
Justin and Bree discuss WoW housing, Stars Reach's plans, Pantheon's weird controversy, Star Trek Online's Unveiled, Black Desert's flying mounts, and Q4 financial reports from Daybreak, NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, Square Enix, Kakao, and Nexon, plus adventures in LOTRO, Stars Reach, SWG Legends, LOTRO, WoW, and The Sims 4.
As player numbers soar, NetEase lays off the American Marvel Rivals team
Marvel Rivals has been the darling of team shooters this season, so of course that means NetEase is laying off the western team? The...
World of Warcraft Classic goes into its final Cataclysm phase today with Hour of Twilight
Whether you love it or hate it, WoW Cataclysm Classic is on the way out the door. But before it trades places with a...
World of Warcraft posts an overview video for next week’s Undermine(d) release
We're now one week out from The War Within's first major content addition, which means that World of Warcraft players need to brace for...
Project Gorgon’s Sandra Powers is memorialized in World of Warcraft – twice
Did you guys know that the late Sandra Powers, MMORPG developer and one-half of the Project Gorgon team, was once a leading figure over...
WoW Cataclysm Classic outlines currency conversions and updates happening this week
This Tuesday, February 18th, will see a fresh patch to WoW Cataclysm Classic, which is bringing with it some changes to currencies and rewards...
Overwatch 2 invites the pressure of competition, admits the game ‘hasn’t evolved as much as it should have’
When Overwatch 2 unveiled its big shakeup plans for its next couple of seasons, there was a pervasive sense that these moves were a...
Hearthstone moves into the Year of the Raptor with a trio of expansions and an arena update
Big things are afoot at Hearthstone these days as the digital competitive card game moves into the Year of the Raptor. Blizzard gave a...
Not So Massively: Checking up on StarCraft II’s would-be successors
For some time now, MassivelyOP's Not So Massively column has been keeping an eye on the crop of upcoming real time strategy games that...
MMO Hype Train: Rooting for Project Gorgon in light of tremendous loss
In a different timeline, I think I would've been one of those players who entered the MMO space through Asheron's Call. I remember going to...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s housing design is exactly what we need
I haven't weighed in on this tiny little insignificant World of Warcraft housing news since it dropped last November, mostly because I've been waiting to...
Overwatch 2 unveils new perks system, third-person game mode, new heroes, and the return of lockboxes
It would appear that the blowout success of another team vs. team hero shooter has helped prompt Overwatch 2 out of stagnation and into...
World of Warcraft offers a short audio story ahead of Undermine(d)’s release
So there's a new video out ahead of the next World of Warcraft patch, except it isn't actually a video. It's what amounts to...
