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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The MOP Up: Demons invade Skyforge (April 10, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG expansion you’ve experienced?
Very few things get me as excited as the announcement of a new expansion for a favorite MMO. Expansions are thrilling events, stirring up...
WoW Factor: Nostalrius, copyright, and player demand
If you haven't been following the latest Legion testing - which, at the end of the day, is just a series of iterative updates...
The Daily Grind: Would you play on a vanilla World of Warcraft server?
Word that wildly popular "progressive vanilla" World of Warcraft emulator Nostalrius is sunsetting in the face of a Blizzard legal threat has dominated MMORPG...
Overwatch walks players through the addition of competitive play
Are you ready to compete against other Overwatch players to see who is truly the best person playing the game? If you answered in...
Get a look at both sides of World of Warcraft: Legion’s Illidan
Datamining and expansion exploring continues unabated for World of Warcraft: Legion. Wowhead has several previews of new models posted, including a look at Illidan...
WoW emulator Nostalrius’ sunset renews calls for retro WoW servers
As we reported last night, Blizzard lawyers issued a legal threat against popular vanilla World of Warcraft emulator server Nostalrius, propelling its administrators to begin...
Take a look at Hearthstone’s biggest minion yet
The next expansion for Hearthstone will feature a big minion. Very big. Whispers of the Old Gods brings out the Ancient One, a minion...
Blizzard’s legal threat shuts down WoW emulator Nostalrius
Another World of Warcraft emulator bites the dust this week. Year-old "Progressive Vanilla" WoW emu Nostalrius announced on its official website that pursuant to a...
Blizzard confirms BlizzCon dates: November 4th and 5th
Blizzard has just confirmed that this year's BlizzCon is on for November 4th and 5th in Anaheim. That means it's almost time to fight to...
Blizzard swapped Tracer’s butt pose in Overwatch with a… different butt pose
We're sure you're all still watching Overwatch's #tracergate with keen anticipation, so you'll be pleased to know that Blizzard replaced Tracer's infamous "butt pose"...
Battle Bards Episode 72: Listeners’ request anniversary
Can you believe it -- it's the third anniversary of Battle Bards already! Three years ago, Steff, Syp, and Syl joined forces to create...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 59: This great stage of fools
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 SAB and legendary weapons, WoW, EVE's World War Bee, FFXI, TSW's new issue, and WildStar's Arcterra, with mailbag questions on similar MMO experiences and customer support.
Hearthstone’s Whispers of the Old Gods is likely launching on April 26th
There's no formal announcement just yet of when Hearthstone players will be able to jump into the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion, but...
Heroes of the Storm previews Tracer’s mechanics
Cheers, Heroes of the Storm fans, the cavalry's nearly here. Tracer is dropping into the game for Overwatch pre-orders on April 19th, and a...
Twitch streamer hits 100 in World of Warcraft using only dance pads
Over the years, there have been several players who have created unique World of Warcraft leveling challenges for kicks and giggles. One New Zealander...
Overwatch’s second animated short features the assassin Widowmaker
Following Overwatch's first animated short featuring the superhero Winston comes a new movie that takes a look at the assassin Widowmaker.
The six-plus minute video...
The MOP Up: Paragon recruits Sevarog (April 3, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO have you played the longest?
Is it a disheartening or an uplifting activity to check your /played for an MMO? I usually think it's astonishing that I've been able...
WoW Factor: A totally legitimate history of World of Warcraft
Editor's note: We're sorry to report that Eliot appears to have fallen through some sort of wormhole when this column was due. Maybe a...
