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Wow Factor: The future of Blizzard is bleak
So yesterday our Massively Overthinking roundtable asked everyone to sound off on the future of Blizzard because... well, the studio had a plan to...
Massively Overthinking: What’s Blizzard’s next move?
Gamers and pundits talked a big talk about Blizzard's prospects over the last few years. Don't worry about the weak revenues and plunging MAUs,...
PSA: Lost Ark’s August update’s progression revamp stretches all the way into the cash shop
Last night, Amazon reupped several changes to Lost Ark that ought to have big ripple effects for tier progression as of the August update.
Essentially,...
Diablo IV devs focus on the latest season’s Malignant Tunnel design in recent video
One of the primary pieces of seasonal content added to Diablo IV is the finding and exploration of Malignant Tunnels around the game world....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 430: A very Diablo drubbing
Justin, Bree, and Carlo discuss Blizzard's bizarre financial report, Diablo IV's messy first season, Palia's early access, and Wayfinder's early access, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Diablo II, Diablo IV, Black Desert, SWG Legends, and Garden Galaxy, plus a mailbag topic on the next generation of MMO players.
Choose My Adventure: What Warhammer Return of Reckoning taught me about my competitive nature
I used to believe that I wasn't a very competitive person. Sure, I could consider myself stubborn and driven to excel, and I most...
Diablo Immortal’s 16th season includes China-only content and battleground leeching penalties
Will Diablo Immortal's update this week share the same fate as Diablo IV's last week? Unlikely, as the one-year-old mobile-friendly NetEase/Blizzard collaboration launches the...
MMO and gaming companies enjoy some fun ribbing Twitter’s needless X rebranding stunt
If you woke up today and saw your little blue bird logo on Twitter replaced with what is reportedly a letter X from the...
Blizzard promises a fix for Diablo IV’s season battle pass ‘dark pattern’ after widespread player complaints
Among the many complaints that players are leveraging against Diablo IV, one of them is arguably far more serious than class nerfs: a bit...
One Shots: Every character in Diablo IV looks really, really grumpy
If there's any consistent theme in Diablo IV aside from a blatant attempt to make Lilith this year's Halloween cosplay template, it's that every...
Not So Massively: Diablo IV’s disastrous 1.1.0 patch – and Blizzard’s mea culpa
Diablo IV's last week has just been the drama gift that keeps on giving, and since Blizzard's latest toy is my favorite game right...
Path of Exile offers an event schedule and travel details for next weekend’s ExileCon
Next weekend is a big deal for Path of Exile fans, as ExileCon is kicking off between July 29th and 30th in Auckland, New...
Diablo IV’s first seasonal content, Season of the Malignant, is available today
The dictionary definition of "malignant" can mean evil or malevolent, but it can also means highly infectious or destructive and is frequently used in...
Blizzard attempts to mollify Diablo IV players threatening boycott over season patch
Diablo IV players are none too pleased about the game's patch this week, which rolled out ahead of the release of season one today....
Activision-Blizzard Q2 2023: Diablo IV doubled Blizzard’s revenues as MAUs continue decline
Activision-Blizzard has once again released its Q2 financials early as of this morning, but given the fact that this week was meant to be...
Diablo IV’s 1.1.0 patch is live ahead of this week’s Season of the Malignant launch
Diablo IV's Season of the Malignant does not technically begin until July 20th - but you can download and play patch 1.1.0 as of...
Lineage II announces updates that focus on Wizards, Summoners, and Death Knights on August 1
Whether you're a spellcaster or a spooky knight, your ship is pulling in to port on August 1st, when Lineage II releases patches across...
Diablo Immortal unleashes the Blood Knight class along with a special event and elite quest
Diablo Immortal is extremely eager for players to check out the Blood Knight class, which is the tentpole attraction for the mobile ARPG's latest...
RuneScape launches the Dead and Buried quest, Old School RuneScape hypes next week’s Desert Treasure II
It's time for the next step forward in RuneScape's Fort Forinthry story, and this time Jagex is promising that this one is putting the...
The MOP Up: Torchlight Infinite plans a ‘basic online feature’ for a future patch
When will Torchlight Infinite grow the online game it clearly aspires to be? The studio addressed co-op expansion in a recent Q&A, saying, "We...
