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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World of Warcraft lead dev asks for opinions on whether to merge two US PvP realms
If you're a PvPing player in World of Warcraft - specifically someone who's on the Faerlina or Benediction servers - then you'll probably want...
April Fools’ Day 2024 events and gags from around the MMORPG world
Welcome to weird MMORPG game mode day! I mean, April Fools' Day - not that we're sorry a lot of the "pranks" have become...
LOTRO Legendarium: Middle-earth’s world integrity is an endangered species in MMOs
Back in 2018, Steven Spielberg adapted the popular novel Ready Player One into a film. It seemed like a great pairing: The master director...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs repurpose their old content more often?
World of Warcraft certainly provoked the raising of many, many eyebrows last week when it announced that its secret March patch ended up being...
Diablo IV arrives to Game Pass subscribers, Diablo III reruns Forbidden Archives April 12
This week brought the marquee event that supporters of Microsoft's multi-billion dollar buyout of Activision-Blizzard were likely eager for: Diablo IV is now available...
Osiris New Dawn resurfaces with a new April update after 2023 Steam delisting
It's been almost a year since we heard much from Osiris New Dawn, and it's apparently not just us as the official site hasn't...
Vague Patch Notes: The limits of data in MMORPGs
Yesterday, I went on a rant about data. As you probably guessed from the various columns wherein I attempt to use data to analyze...
World of Warcraft’s Holly Longdale reassures players that further PvE-based experiments are coming
If you're a World of Warcraft player looking at Plunderstorm with some combination of bafflement and trepidation about the possibility that every further "experimental"...
WoW Factor: Blizzard didn’t reveal World of Warcraft sub numbers – it drew a Mystery Line
It will not surprise anyone reading this to learn that there are things which upset me. This is just part of being a human...
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer admits massive layoffs were due in part to gaming’s ‘lack of growth’
Ever since Microsoft announced a wave of layoffs that would affect 1,900 people - over 800 of whom work for Activision-Blizzard - the officially...
Overwatch 2 announces nonbinary geotech hero Venture, trialing this weekend
It surely goes without saying that Blizzard did not see Riot Games announce a non-binary character this past weekend and then decide to announce...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that experienced a surprising comeback
It's hard to pass up a really good comeback story. We love it when a beloved something or someone is counted down and out......
Diablo IV spruces up its looks, Diablo Immortal drops its first 2024 update, and Hearthstone updates its core set
Blizzard's being quite the busy little bee this week, so let's check in with the studio's multiplayer titles to see what's happening lately.
Diablo Immortal...
Wrath Classic opens dungeon challenges while World of Warcraft tests Dragonflight Season 4
Even with Cataclysm Classic's testing underway, Wrath Classic has one last trick up its sleeve. This week, Blizzard rolled out Operation Gnomeregan and Zalazane's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 463: WoW’s pirates storm the gangplank
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV Dawntrail, the Riot MMO, WoW Plunderstorm, the state of Cryptic and its MMOs (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Champions Online), ArcheAge 2's delay, Path of Exile 2's beta delay, and New World's next season, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, The Sims 4, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on rekindling the social magic of old MMORPGs.
World of Warcraft Classic’s Season of Discovery launches Phase 3 on April 4
You certainly can't fault the World of Warcraft team with failing to keep up a content cadence over the past few weeks. The WoW...
The Daily Grind: What scares you about the MMO industry?
People have been telling me to stop worrying so much my whole life, but worrying is how I cope with uncertainty, and there's a...
Blizzard’s Diablo IV gets a visual glow-up this week
While nobody's ever described Diablo IV as a "beautiful" game, it's certainly visually striking in some regards. Yet Blizzard isn't content with the graphical...
World of Warcraft GDC presentation claims ‘record post-launch stability and growth’ for Dragonflight
The World of Warcraft community is abuzz about a new Blizzard GDC 2024 presentation that relays some trends -- if not specific numbers --...
World of Warcraft tweaks Plunderstorm balance while promoting its forum posts on the new mode
Hey there, World of Warcraft fans! Do you want to talk about Plunderstorm? The developers want to talk about Plunderstorm. Look, we're talking about...
