world of warcraft

Official Site: World of Warcraft
Studio: Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date: November 23, 2014
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

Blizzard releases a proper Battle.net mobile app for Android and iOS

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What is going on with Battle.net these days -- if it is still being called that this week, that is? (It is.) It turns...
Bad taste?

SuperData August 2017 revenue report: PUBG bumps WoW, disrupting PC market

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SuperData's August 2017 global revenue report confirms what anybody even casually watching PUBG already knows: The upstart game that's kicking butt on Steam is...
WHY IS STUFF SO HARD?!

Perfect Ten: How MMORPGs become so darn complicated

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MMOs are complicated. This seems like a fairly non-controversial statement; there are more or less complicated games, but they all tend to be complex...
Evil Planet Land!

World of Warcraft hotfixes include an account-wide Argus unlock

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How many alts do you have on World of Warcraft? Be honest, we won't judge you (and can't hear you anyway). Because unless the...
Fair's fair.

Ex-World of Warcraft dev Stephan Frost snapped up by Nexon to head unannounced game

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Last week we reported that World of Warcraft and WildStar design producer Stephan Frost had left Blizzard for another opportunity. Now we know what...

The MMO Book Club votes between Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, DCUO, EverQuest, RuneScape, ArcheAge, and WoW

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Hey, remember the MMO Book Club? That's the Reddit-and-Discord group that allows members to vote on a game to play, then organizes a guild...

Prepare yourself for World of Warcraft ilevel 1000 legendaries

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World of Warcraft: Legion isn't quite finished yet. The green-tinged expansion has a few tricks left up its sleeve before players' attention turns completely...

World of Warcraft Senior Producer Stephan Frost leaves Blizzard

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One of the MMORPG industry's more prominent designers is leaving one of the MMORPG industry's more prominent games. On Friday, World of Warcraft Senior...
From the past.

World of Warcraft audio drama shows what happened to Alleria and Turalyon

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The open question of "where are Alleria and Turalyon" was bouncing around in World of Warcraft pretty much as soon as players got to...

WoW’s Running of the Gnomes, BlizzCon’s virtual tickets, and patch 7.3.2 story spoilers

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Did you drop $40 on a virtual ticket for BlizzCon 2017? You won't have to wait until the convention starts in November to enjoy...

World of Warcraft’s Bloodsail pirates are throwing a beach party for Talk Like A Pirate Day

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Arrrr and assorted other pirate cliches. Yes, it's Talk Like A Pirate Day, which means some MMOs are getting in on the fun. That...

Neverwinter highlights major inventory quality-of-life overhaul

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Inventory management in MMORPGs is critical -- I can't even imagine playing something like World of Warcraft or Elder Scrolls Online without inventory mods...

Whatever happened to Black Gold, Order and Chaos Online, and Eden Eternal?

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Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, "Whatever happened to that game?" With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...

World of Warcraft kicks off its Mythic Dungeon Invitational

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Not all e-sports tournaments have to do with players beating on each other's faces, although to be fair, that seems like a vast majority...

Massively Overthinking: What keeps you from playing mobile MMOs?

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Earlier this week, we wrote about Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss' IPO and its grand plans for the future - among them, four additional...

BlizzCon reveals this year’s virtual ticket plans, broadcasts pre-show

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Is there anything really important between now and November 3rd, when BlizzCon 2017 begins? Probably not, so we might as well all start hibernating...
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Perfect Ten: The 10 tiers of MMORPG lore

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In which we discuss varying levels of MMO lore effort and Eliot admits he doesn't remember the names of Pac-Man's ghosties.

WoW sells charity pet for hurricane relief, plus more on Overwatch’s Junkertown & Hearthstone’s Oktoberbrawl

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We've got a fun roundup of Blizzard's doings, so let's get started! The studio is selling a new "Shadow" fox pet with adorably huge...
How do I start to say goodbye.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 135: PAX in the P.M.

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Justin, Bree, and MJ discuss PAX West, Secret World Legends, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, EverQuest II, Destiny 2, WoW, ArcheAge, and WildStar, plus a mailbag question on Destiny and raiding.
oh no

World of Warcraft is patching in tuning adjustments for the Netherlight Crucible

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Everyone wants the Netherlight Crucible in World of Warcraft... in theory. Everyone is supposed to want it. But when it goes live tomorrow, the...

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