blizzard

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.

Not So Massively: Hearthstone’s MagicAmy drama; Riot rules on SpectateFaker

Brendan Drain - March 2, 2015 27

Riot Games President Marc Merill says he regrets comments made in the heat of the moment regarding the recent SpectateFaker controversy. Riot issued its...

World of Warcraft is getting gold and gametime transfer tokens

Bree Royce - March 2, 2015 222

Blizzard has just announced that it's introducing a gold-and-gametime transfer token to World of Warcraft. Dubbing the currency the "WoW Token," Blizz writes, Players will be...

The Stream Team: Storming of the heroes

Mike Foster - February 26, 2015 10

In last week's MOBA Madness stream, MassivelyOP's Mike Foster struggled to figure out whether he was winning or losing matches in Blizzard Entertainment's Heroes...

Rumor: Hearthstone may be prepping a Blackrock Mountain adventure

Justin Olivetti - February 26, 2015 6

What's next for the ever-hot Hearthstone? Hearthhead reported that a data mining expedition has uncovered references to Blackrock Mountain dungeon cards, meaning that card...

World of Warcraft goes live with Patch 6.1

Justin Olivetti - February 24, 2015 47

It may be one of World of Warcraft's smaller content updates, but Patch 6.1 still squeaks into that category with several quality-of-life improvements to...

Microtransactions on tap for Diablo III, but not in the US or EU

Jef Reahard - February 23, 2015 27

Blizzard is likely adding microtransactions to Diablo III. The proposed funny money and its associated features won't be coming to European or American versions...

WoW Factor: The Iron Docks and the bare level cap

Eliot Lefebvre - February 23, 2015 165

I really didn't want Massively Overpowered's inaugural column about World of Warcraft to focus on the negatives. But I can't in good conscience ignore the...

She's still got heels on, because of course she does. And the other armor set is barely scraps covering a woman's nether regions, because of course it is.

Diablo III previews the armor, powers, and rift improvements of patch 2.2

Eliot Lefebvre - February 20, 2015 43

Diablo III's next major patch is a quality-of-life patch, meaning that it's not going to come with a huge influx of new content. If...

Working As Intended: ‘Multiplex monotony’ and the death of the mid-budget MMORPG

Bree Royce - February 20, 2015 112

Back in December, film editor and author Jason Bailey wrote a piece on Flavorwire called How the Death of Mid-Budget Cinema Left a Generation...

WoW’s Iron Docks have been delayed to patch 6.2

Eliot Lefebvre - February 20, 2015 71

Are you looking forward to the Iron Docks quests in World of Warcraft's patch 6.1? Even though they haven't been mentioned in any patch...

The Stream Team: MOBA madness

Mike Foster - February 19, 2015 16

It's Thursday night, which means it's too early to start partying but too late to start caring about work. Instead, join MassivelyOP's Mike Foster...

Jukebox Heroes: World of Warcraft’s tavern tunes

Justin Olivetti - February 18, 2015 25

One of my favorite aspects of World of Warcraft's soundtrack is its devotion to giving the in-game taverns catchy and cozy tunes. I always...

World of Warcraft’s patch 6.1 goes live on February 24th

Eliot Lefebvre - February 18, 2015 30

There are lots of reasons why you might be looking forward to patch 6.1 in World of Warcraft. If you play a Blood Elf, you...

World of Warcraft dev spills the secrets of Patch 6.1

Justin Olivetti - February 17, 2015 64

We can't blame World of Warcraft fans for being in an excitement tizzy (that's a thing, right?) over the upcoming Patch 6.1, as it...

Not So Massively: Star Citizen offers rental gear, Diablo III player hits level 1000, and Dota 2’s Year Beast controversy

Brendan Drain - February 16, 2015 38

Welcome to Not So Massively, Massively Overpowered's weekly roundup of all the news from the world of MOBAs, lobby-based games, and other online multiplayer games...