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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Global Chat: Why does CCP keep trying to make EVE shooters?
We're not the only ones who keep wondering why CCP continues to push for an FPS game set in the EVE Online universe. Long-time...
Tarisland beta testers were obsessed with rolling Rangers, dying, and… fishing
Tencent's Tarisland certainly surprised our testers during its recent beta, given its rep as a WoW clone that doesn't want to be called a...
Overwatch 2’s new hero Mauga is ready to wreck faces starting tomorrow
As promised, Blizzard is raising horn to lips to herald Overwatch 2's Call of the Hunt, which is officially on as of tomorrow, December...
World of Warcraft Classic players have already found all 108 of Season of Discovery’s phase one runes
Never let it be said that MMORPG players won't absolutely blitz through new things at breakneck pace: Players of the Season of Discovery that's...
The Soapbox: In defence of World of Warcraft Cataclysm
When Blizzard announced Cataclysm Classic servers for World of Warcraft, there was some bemusement in the broader MMORPG community. Cataclysm has always been controversial,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2023?
It makes me genuinely happy that this morning's Daily Grind is contentious and has no right answer because we have so many MMOs that...
Project Boston was Activision-Blizzard’s attempt to create a ‘Steam of mobile’ games store
The point of the Epic v. Google antitrust lawsuit is ostensibly about whether Google is holding a monopoly that prevents competitors like Epic from...
WoW Classic opens new servers to meet Season of Discovery demand
It looks as if the launch of the Season of Discovery for WoW Classic is getting pretty popular, as Blizzard now has two more...
Overwatch 2 previews Season 8 balance adjustments and discusses quick play leave penalties
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller is once again talking about balance in his address to players, as the team vs. team shooter inches ever...
Vague Patch Notes: MMO gameplay by enhancement
A while back, I was talking in the comments of an article about how bad The Secret World's combat was. It was the game's...
It’s raining blood in Diablo IV — and pay-to-win rebuttals
When the weather forecast in Diablo IV calls for a torrential downpour of blood, it's time to grab that Umbrella of Demon-Slaying Might and...
Hearthstone is happy with reception to Showdown in the Badlands but touches up some cards in latest patch
Getting the balance of a digital TCG is going to be an endless effort, especially when a new card set is added, but by...
WoW Factor: The story issues World of Warcraft must address going into The War Within
It's telling that we're now very much in the back nine for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, and the general consensus has not shifted much...
Casually Classic: Which version of WoW Classic is right for you?
Choice is a double-edged sword: Too little of it is restricting and frustrating, yet too much can lead to decision paralysis and feeling overwhelmed....
Diablo IV surveys suggest Vessel of Hatred bundles will sell early access to ‘functional items’ and stash tabs
While Diablo IV's Vessel of Hatred expansion isn't expected until sometime later next year, Blizzard has decided to apparently burn some goodwill early. According...
World of Warcraft Classic’s Season of Discovery officially launches today
If you think that you're pretty familiar with World of Warcraft in its classic incarnation by now, you probably are; it's not as if...
World of Warcraft’s Classic servers are removing Honor decay altogether with the next weekly maintenance
The classic World of Warcraft PvP system involved a whole lot of grinding for ranks, then continuing to grind forever to make sure that...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2023
2023 was definitely a year of surprises for me. Not all of them were pleasant! If you've been watching my columns, you probably have...
Skull and Bones is now targeting February 2024 for its launch following eleventy billion delays
Insider Gaming is reporting that Ubisoft has finally narrowed down Skull and Bones' launch date to February 16th, 2024. And believe it or not,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 447: MMO hackers, headstarts, and proliferations
Justin and Bree discuss the hackings of Ethyrial and Fractured, Palia's beta update, City of Titan's test launch, World of Warcraft's paid expansion headstart, and Guild Wars 2's weapon proliferation beta, with adventures in Project Gorgon, LOTRO, Fallout 76, and WoW.
