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WoW Factor: Thoughts on World of Warcraft getting housing and Classic Classic fresh start servers
With no BlizzCon this year and a pretty full and constantly updating roadmap for World of Warcraft unfolding (including this month's 20th anniversary activities),...
Here’s what may surface during tomorrow’s Warcraft Direct livestream showcase
Tomorrow is a big shiny broadcast date for fans of World of Warcraft in specific and the Warcraft franchise in general as Blizzard readies...
WarCraft III Reforged’s temporary 2.0 version update on an internal PTR sparks rumors of a revival
Four years ago, Blizzard gave the world Warcraft III: Reforged. It was... not good: Our own Eliot referred to it in his first impressions...
The first two Warcraft games and the original Diablo are now on Battle.net
For too long, you have had to live in a universe where your only access to the original Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, its sequel...
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,...
Fight or Kite: MOBA Evercore Heroes makes a strong argument for competitive PvE
Believe it or not, even though I write about PvP MMOs regularly here in Fight or Kite, I don’t actually follow a bunch of...
Diablo II Resurrected is still suffering from major outages several weeks after launch
MMO players have been a been preoccupied with the launch of New World over the last two weeks to pay Diablo II Resurrected too...
New Blizzard analysis chronicles the studio’s five-year decline and developer exodus
The slow decline of Blizzard has been exhaustively covered over the last couple of years, but sometimes, it's more jolting to see it all...
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Diablo 2 Resurrected?
One of the most interesting bits of BlizzConline 2021 to me was the reveal of Diablo 2 Resurrected. Yes, the rumors had ensured we...
Fight or Kite: The stand-out PvP MMOs and games of 2020
I mixed it up and played more MMOs this year than in the last several years combined, and one of the best things about...
WoW Factor: Shadowlands’ delay is a genuinely good thing – for everyone
Well, this was a big old shocker for a Thursday night that's going to screw with a bunch of data! Also, it's a majorly...
Blizzard continues to roll out improvements to Warcraft III: Reforged’s matchmaking
Are you one of the many, many people who doesn't really care much about proving your mettle in competitive matches of Warcraft III: Reforged...
MMO Business Roundup: Warcraft modding, Valve source code leaks, and Nvidia goes good
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Warcraft modding: Polygon has an interesting explainer up on Blizzard's recent changes to its...
Blizzard alters Warcraft III: Reforged’s matchmaking system while players are waiting on basic features
You know that old joke about how you could get the Model T Ford in any color you wanted as long as it was...
Not So Massively: StarCraft II has quietly become Blizzard’s best-managed property
While I do think the studio's actions at BlizzCon are encouraging, it still feels weird heaping praise on Blizzard right now. But I also...
Activision-Blizzard Q4 2019: Revenues are down YoY for the fourth straight quarter
So here we are in 2020, looking back at the last quarter of 2019 for Blizzard. Nothing big happened or anything, just a massive...
Overwatch’s new hero pools hit the PTS as Blizzard gift-wraps new goodies for workshop modders
I'm going to tentatively say here that this might be the best (or at least most smooth) thing Blizzard has done in a month...
Blizzard gives a half-hearted apology for Warcraft III: Reforged
Make no mistake: Warcraft III: Reforged is going down in history as one of the worst-received and most poorly handled Blizzard launches. The incredibly...
Warcraft 3: Reforged is now apparently offering instant refunds with no official statement from Blizzard
Fortunately for Blizzard, after the not-great launch of Warcraft III: Reforged, everything blew over... by which we mean things got significantly worse, to the point of...
First impressions: Warcraft III Reforged is someone’s monkey’s paw wish
Let me start with something that is, I feel, pretty indisputable:Â Warcraft III is a pretty great video game. Even taking away its impact on...