Official Site:Â World of Warcraft
Studio:Â Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date:Â November 23, 2014
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 157: Lunar Valentines
Justin and Bree discuss Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year in MMOs, Guild Wars 2's latest patch, Camelot Unchained's beta date, WoW's Battle for Azeroth alpha, Closers' launch, Black Desert's unification, and Final Fantasy XIV's population, with mailbag questions on multiple accounts (spoilers: Bree talks about SWG for like three hours) and variety in period MMOs.
Perfect Ten: The tabletop GMs behind MMOs
One of the advantages to computer RPGs, I've always thought, is that you don't need a friend who you can alternately sucker or bribe...
World of Warcraft is selling a divine puppy for the Year of the Dog
Such dog, very mount, many lunar new year, WoW. Yes, World of Warcraft has introduced a new mount for the Year of the Dog,...
Could Blizzard be taking World of Warcraft or Diablo to mobile?
It's a tantalizing dream for some: A handheld version of World of Warcraft or Diablo that will no doubt spell the end of productivity...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about ‘buying runs’ in MMORPGs?
Long ago in classic Guild Wars, I used to be fond of buying runs - probably the earliest was the Beacon's Perch to Droknar's...
Jukebox Heroes: World of Warcraft’s best music, part 2
Probably the most challenging aspect of creating a "top 32" list of the best World of Warcraft music isn't coming up with a track...
The Game Archaeologist: BBS door games
When you think of MMORPGs, I wouldn't blame you if your mind stayed rooted firmly in the past decade or so, perhaps taking a...
Betawatch: Eco evolves into open beta (February 9, 2018)
At long last, ECO has moved from alpha into beta and Early Access on Steam. Drop a little money on it and you can...
WoW Factor: First impressions of allied race leveling in World of Warcraft
Last week, I wrote about the addition of allied races without having actually gotten to play around with them much. You have to understand...
The Daily Grind: What would it take to get you back into WoW?
This week, I found myself discussing with MOP's Justin and Eliot my current disillusionment with World of Warcraft, specifically for its allied races. I'm happy...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPGs should stay away from legacy servers?
Legacy, vanilla, classic, progression - call them what you like, but alternative server rulesets, particularly of the nostalgia-driven kind, are all the rage in...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth jacks up its system requirements from Legion
The old joke that World of Warcraft can run on just about anything including your toaster is no longer true. Let's just say that if...
World of Warcraft starts Battle for Azeroth alpha testing
Blizzard is getting prepared.
Blizzard Watch reported that the studio has started World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth alpha testing this week. The test is...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 156: Downfalls and uprisings
Justin and Bree discuss MMO and MOBA sunsets, WoW's Battle for Azeroth, Alganon, DDO, Star Citizen, and Blade & Soul, plus a bit about Ultima Online and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on Guild Wars 2's classes and the state of MMO communities.
World of Warcraft adjusts classes and offers advice on unlocking Allied Races
So, do you have your allied races for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth unlocked yet? Possibly not. Heck, you might be wondering how...
Leaderboard: Did you preorder WoW’s Battle for Azeroth expansion?
Last week was a flurry of excitement over World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth's preorders - and the news that the game will probably...
World of Warcraft Classic progresses: ‘This is the right decision’
Desperate for some World of Warcraft Classic news now that the BlizzCon high has faded? Forbes has an interview up with Blizzard Executive Producer...
Global Chat: To RIFT or not to RIFT?
Everyone's talking about RIFT's new Prime server idea -- and whether or not it will get us playing Trion Worlds' fantasy MMO once again....
World of Warcraft hasn’t told us how it’s going to handle Battle for Azeroth retail CE upgrades
This past week has been a flurry of activity among World of Warcraft fans as they raced to pre-order the Battle for Azeroth expansion...
Massively Overthinking: What are your criteria for recommending MMOs?
Last week, we got a well-intentioned email from a reader named Rick, who proposed a column in which readers tell us what they are...
