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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MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Charity Effort
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Charity Effort. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series,...
One Shots: Undies flapping in the wind
If the internet has taught me anything -- and it hasn't, I'm stubborn -- it's that you want to check what's behind you for...
Guild Wars 2’s ArenaNet is working on expansions for both 2024 and 2025 already
Guild Wars 2 is ending 2023 with a traditional dev blog recapping the year and looking ahead to what will be the game's fifth...
WoW Factor: Evaluating World of Warcraft’s 2023 progress and performance
So 2023 is not completely in the rear view yet, but at least in terms of major developments for World of Warcraft we can...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MOP articles of 2023
Every year, we pick out a bunch of narrative arcs and stories that dominated the headlines and emotions of the MMORPG genre, and it...
Bobby Kotick finally departs Activision-Blizzard next week, but Microsoft will keep some of his execs
Bobby Kotick - a man who somehow hung onto his job even after The Wall Street Journal published the revelation that he'd threatened to...
World of Warcraft Classic shows off Season of Discovery by the numbers
In retail World of Warcraft, your class is your class. A Rogue cannot become a Warrior or a Druid or a Priest. But WoW...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2023
If you want to look at the overall health of the MMORPG industry, one vital heartbeat that must not be missed is continual development....
World of Warcraft 2024 roadmaps herald summer War Within beta and Cataclysm Classic
We're just about at the end of 2023, and that means World of Warcraft's various server sets are looking forward to what will be...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 450: Sour cream in caves
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, The Crew's sunset, Palia's Switch launch, Black Desert and New World's 2024 plans, Age of Water, and the Year of EverQuest, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, SWTOR, and Project Gorgon.
Overwatch 2’s Winter Wonderland returns today with holiday content and rewards
Just because Overwatch 2 brings out the competitive spirit in everyone doesn't mean that those same players can't take a day or two to...
QA employees accuse Activision-Blizzard of a ‘soft layoff’ after studios mandate a return to offices in January
Activision-Blizzard is once again electing to mistreat its QA employees according to a statement from the A Better ABK proto-union, which accuses the company...
World of Warcraft opens applications for its Community Council in 2024
Did you forget about the World of Warcraft Community Council? It made a big splash when it was first announced, but it's understandable if...
World of Warcraft and WoW Classic welcome Winter Veil ’23
After a long year, it's time to tuck into a good feast. World of Warcraft's many versions offer a sumptuous spread with the Feast...
Activision-Blizzard settles its 2021 California Civil Rights department lawsuit for $50M
Who here wanted one final reminder before the end of the year that we live in a cursed capitalist hellscape where justice can be...
One Shots: Come on and give us a hug!
Normally I'm all about hugs. Hugs make you feel accepted and protected and -- on a cold day -- allow you to leech heat...
WoW Factor: The real reason World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm world revamp was awful
'Tis the season for all of us, once again, to talk about the deeply unpleasant and disappointing expansion that was World of Warcraft: Cataclysm,...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2023?
Layoffs.
No, really, I suspect "thousands of game devs being laid off from nearly every major game studio and also some of the small ones"...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2024
It's time once again for the MOP staff and readers to engage in our favorite end-of-the-year MMO: collectively guessing what's going to happen next...
Vague Patch Notes: What you can’t forget in MMOs
Years ago, I had a relationship with someone I met in Final Fantasy XI. It wasn't a good or solid relationship by any stretch...
