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 is really, really big
One thing we grizzled World of Warcraft veterans tend to fondly remember are the naked gnome races that showed us just how big --...
The Game Archaeologist: Kingdom of Drakkar
Kingdom of Drakkar, also known as Drakkar or even Kingdom of Drakkar II, is a really odd duck among the annals of MMO history....
The Daily Grind: Have you ever used performance-enhancing drugs while MMOing?
Last week, a former pro e-sports player went on the record to say that he -- and pretty much everyone else in the top...
Massively Overthinking: Dealing with toxicity in MMO communities
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from Kickstarter donor Dahui, who asks,
"What do you think MMO developers can do to try to minimize...
Diablo III previews the Ruins of Sescheron for patch 2.3
In one respect, Diablo III is fairly littered with powerful treasures. That's the core of its gameplay. You are assaulted by a rain of...
Hearthstone’s second expansion is called The Grand Tournament
Blizzard's big Hearthstone announcement is an expansion called The Grand Tournament. It was revealed on a livestream earlier this afternoon, and it's got a...
The Daily Grind: What was your first day in an MMO like?
Can you remember? Can you recall your very first day playing an MMO? Or has it been so long that time's made a mockery...
World of Warcraft Death Knight solos world boss
Has your group ever wiped on World of Warcraft's Supreme Lord Kazzak world boss? If so, you're bad and you should feel bad, because...
Blizz releases Heroes of the Storm Leoric trailer
Heroes of the Storm, "a raucous online team browser starring your favorite Blizzard characters," has just released a trailer for what is presumably one...
World of Warcraft raiding guild wipes 472 times before beating mythic Hellfire raid
How many times do you usually tolerate a full group wipe before calling it a night? Three? Four? Now imagine if your guild has...
World of Warcraft’s patch 6.2.1 will let you betray your faction for queue times
The factional split between the Horde and the Alliance in World of Warcraft has taken a drubbing for a while, simply because the two...
Raph Koster: Crowfall ‘can feel more like a living world’
ArtCraft's Raph Koster is the star witness of an in-depth interview in which he discusses the development of Crowfall using the perspective of his...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Trinity dependence in Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns
I don't know about you lot, but I really enjoy ArenaNet's Points of Interest livestream that airs on its official Twitch channel. It contains a massive...
Warcraft movie footage smuggled from SDCC
Well, you know that someone had to be the sneaky one and record the Warcraft movie footage from the San Diego Comic Con. And...
Global Chat: How Marvel Heroes made a dad a hero
I love a good customer service story, because it reminds me that a lot goes right behind-the-scenes at MMOs that's hardly ever reported. Braxwolf...
World of Warcraft provides a guide to going back in time to the Nexus
Being a mage wasn't a good thing back in World of Warcraft's second expansion, since the dragon aspect of magic had decided that mortal...
Skeletal King Leoric joins the Heroes of the Storm brawl
You can't keep a mad king down, they say.
Diablo's Leoric is the latest champion to join Heroes of the Storm's roster. Having scrabbled his...
You can’t see the new Warcraft trailer, but you can read about it
Last week's San Diego Comic Con was of great interest to World of Warcraft fans, as Director Duncan Jones led a panel of the...
Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s Awakening and Heroes of Newerth’s new character Skrap
This week in not-so-massive online games, third-person MOBA SMITE confirmed that it's raised over $640,000 in competitive tournament prize money through sales and crowdfunding...
Hearthstone drops more possible Argent Tournament clues
Oh Hearthstone, you tease you! After delivering an announcement about an upcoming announcement, Blizzard posted a cryptic short story on the game's website that...
