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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.

Diablo III reruns the Light’s Calling theme for its Season 34 starting January 24

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Thematically speaking, fighting the legions of Hell with the power of divine light kind of makes sense, even if a world like Sanctuary sees...

Participation metrics suggest World of Warcraft’s Mythic+ dungeon runs are at an ‘all-time low’

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If you've been finding it harder to form a Mythic+ dungeon group in World of Warcraft: The War Within, it would appear that it's...
In a box.

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online surprises fans with Spacedock revamp

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Star Trek Online delivered a small surprise this past week with visual improvements to its iconic Spacedock: "In essence, we’re replacing the exterior System...

WoW Factor: Ranking all 10 of World of Warcraft’s expansions from worst to best

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Now that I've played through the entirety of The War Within, I have some strong opinions where this expansion lies in the grander tapestry...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever regretted deleting an MMO character or account?

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The other day I was cleaning up my World of Warcraft roster by getting rid of several alts that were being too distracting for my...
Actually call it a comeback.

WoW Factor: The ‘tactical era’ of World of Warcraft dungeons kind of wasn’t

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One of the things that I like to do, in both this column and elsewhere, is push back against myths that have grown up...
Yay?

Blizzard invites fan to celebrate 30 years of Warcraft at a world tour of gatherings

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Sydney. Sao Paulo. Seoul. Toronto. Boston. London. These six cities all have something in common: They are not Albuquerque. Also, they are all hosting...

Warframe studio Digital Extremes donated $10000 to support California wildfire relief efforts

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This week, we've been covering the devastation in Southern California as multiple wildfires are rampaging through Los Angeles, destroying tens of thousands of homes...

The Daily Grind: What was the biggest MMO trainwreck nobody noticed last year?

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Every year, we elevate certain stories with awards - we pluck out the biggest surprise, the most exciting story, the story we wish we...

Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2024?

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It's pretty much a given that every year when we announce our MMO of the year, someone's going to hop into the comments and...

Multiple game studios and even the Fallout TV show are impacted by the devastating California wildfires

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If you're paying any attention to the current US news, you know that large parts of dense Los Angeles, California, are under siege by...
Great move.

World of Warcraft is hiking subscription prices in Australia and New Zealand

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Who doesn't like paying more for things? Wait. Sorry. The answer to that is "everyone," and so you can imagine that residents of Australia...
Recruitment!

Meet the World of Warcraft hardcore mode guild that turns its gameplay into a roleplayed soap opera

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Many of the staff here at MOP grew up in a very special age of soap operas, with shows like Melrose Place, Guiding Light,...

End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2025 and beyond

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As we turn the page on another fascinating year of MMORPG history, we cross into fresh territory. What lies ahead? Surprises, disappointments, and endless...
Why not goblins, just like George Carlin suggested?

World of Warcraft’s Undermine update is up on the test server – let the datamining begin

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If you've long waited to go to the Goblin capital in World of Warcraft, your chance is now here. Not on the live game...
Hey guy.

World of Warcraft is adding a third tribute to Mats ‘Ibelin’ Steen in the form of an NPC in patch 11.1

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There are already two memorials for the player Mats "Ibelin" Steen, a World of Warcraft player who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, within the...
Every so often.

Casually Classic: What does WoW Classic’s future look like?

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Welcome to 2025, WoW Classic fans! What began as a somewhat reluctant legacy version of this MMO a little over five years ago has...

Heroes of the Storm’s next patch brings back Brawls – permanently – after nearly five years

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As has now become almost a regular habit, another patch has gone up the test realm for Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's ostensibly maintenance-moded...

World of Warcraft player records playing with every single addon loaded

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MMO players know there are a lot of World of Warcraft mods after 20 years of live service. In fact, there are nearly 3700...

The Daily Grind: Which game or studio made the biggest contribution to killing the MMORPG genre in 2024?

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So here's another fun annual Daily Grind that always gets people good and angry. And believe it or not, I'm not going to nominate...

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