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BlizzCon 2018: Warcraft III: Reforged is a remaster and update of the classic game due in 2019
Fighting Infernals, chopping lumber with Ghouls, managing your Wisps and uprooting Ancients... all familiar to any veterans of Warcraft III. But this year's BlizzCon...
BlizzCon 2018: Diablo Immortal is a ‘mobile massively multiplayer online action–role-playing game’
Hey, Diablo III. Happy Switch launch day. Happy Diablo Immortal day! (So much for that animated series rumor?) As announced during the BlizzCon opening ceremony,...
BlizzCon 2018: Hearthstone trolls players with Rastakhan’s Rumble expansion
Hope you don't mind some serious Trolling because Blizzard is tusking us with a new Hearthstone expansion that's all about the savage jungle race. Rastakhan’s...
BlizzCon 2018: World of Warcraft gets a new charity pet and a new cinematic
The opening ceremonies are over, and we didn't get a whole lot of news about World of Warcraft just yet, but we did get...
BlizzCon 2018: Heroes of the Storm trailers and recap
During the BlizzCon opening ceremonies today, Heroes of the Storm got more love than usual with a giant cinematic trailer for the game Blizzard refers to as its "love letter to [its] favorite Blizzard characters." The video - and screencaps below - features Orphea, a free character for all attendees and virtual tix holders. Enjoy!
BlizzCon 2018: World of Warcraft Classic is releasing next summer
We all knew that World of Warcraft Classic -- the legacy server that will take players back to the vanilla version of the MMO...
BlizzCon 2018: Opening ceremonies liveblog
It's that time again, dear readers, a time of listening to staff members from Blizzard talk about the company on stage at the newest annual BlizzCon! And because everyone seems to enjoy it when we liveblog these ceremonies every year, it seems like we might as well do that again.
BlizzCon 2018: Get yourself ready with BlizzCon Bingo
Yes, it's time for another BlizzCon, and as always that means a lot of panels, a lot of nonsense, and... well, let's face it,...
The Daily Grind: Do you even have any expectations left for BlizzCon?
So. Today's the first day of BlizzCon. Normally, we take the opportunity to ask our community about their expectations and predictions for BlizzCon. But,...
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Catch up on all of Massively OP's coverage of BlizzCon 2018, Blizzard's annual fan convention highlighting World of Warcraft, Diablo III, Overwatch, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and beyond!
World of Warcraft is 14 years old this month – where were you when it launched?
How old were you when World of Warcraft launched in 2004? Now add 14 to that. Do ya feel super old yet? Where were...
Blizzard buffs security, sets WoW expectations ahead of this weekend’s BlizzCon 2018
We're just a few days away from this year's BlizzCon, which will be taking place this weekend in Anaheim, California, and in preparation for...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most important example of death spiral development in MMOs?
A couple of weeks ago, Justin reminded me of a Guild Wars 2 panel from many years back where ArenaNet addressed Charr armor clipping.
"A Charr...
Check out the Fallout 76 live-action trailer from the sportsball game as Pete Hines talks MTX
If you're not into fall football, you likely missed Bethsoft's big reveal: a live-action Fallout 76 trailer shown during the Saints vs. Vikings game....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 193: EVE Vegas special
Justin and Brendan recap EVE Vegas, with expert news on EVE Online's upcoming content, EVE Echoes, and Project Nova. (Special edition episode.)
Overwatch PTR changes suggest there may be a new hero inbound
Although Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan confirmed earlier this week that Blizzard will not be unveiling a new map at this year's BlizzCon, the...
BlizzCon 2018 announces headlining bands: Train, Lindsey Stirling, and HODOR
Blizzard's just announced this morning the headlining band for this year's BlizzCon, and it's a tiny bit of a puzzler, as it's actually three...
Overwatch is not announcing a new map at this year’s BlizzCon
In a new developer update video posted yesterday, Overwatch Game Director Jeff "Jeff from the Overwatch team" Kaplan talks about some of the new...
BlizzCon tix holders can download (but not play) WoW Classic’s demo right now
BlizzCon won't be here until late next week, but ticket holders can get a jump on the two-day convention by downloading the hotly anticipated...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 192: Tricks and treats
MJ, Justin, and Bree discuss Trion's acquisition, Aion's Awakened Legacy, MMO Halloween, Black Desert's Russian un-fiasco, SWTOR, MapleStory 2, and ZeniMax's new maybe-MMO.