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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WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery servers move into Phase 8 with the Scarlet Enclave raid
Weren't WoW Classic's Season of Discovery servers supposed to stop somewhere around Phase 6 a while ago? It seems that Blizzard wants to keep...
Perfect Ten: The accursed MMORPG dungeons of no return
So it came to be that I did face my Judgment, and I sat between that greatest of all Game-Masters o'er all the online...
World of Warcraft readies Patch 11.1.5 for April 22 with leveling boosts and a Nightfall scenario
World of Warcraft's next big content update is still on the far horizon, but that doesn't mean that the fantasy MMO is going to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 513: The MMORPG PvP theme show
Justin and Bree sit for a special themeshow all about MMORPG PvP in its many (many) forms, in addition to adventures in the LOTRO housing chaos.
Not So Massively: Has the OARPG genre left me behind?
For some time now I've been thinking that I really want to sink my teeth into a new Diablo-style action RPG. I crave the...
The Daily Grind: What makes you furious in MMOs?
Last week, Lord of the Rings Online finally opened up its housing system on the new 64-bit servers, and after two days of listening...
Obituary: Bill Petras, art director for original World of Warcraft and Overwatch, passes away
The visual style of Blizzard's games, especially that found in World of Warcraft, is evocative, immediately identifiable, and arguably a hallmark of the way...
The MOP Up: Actual astrophysicists will headline EVE Fanfest 2025
At EVE Fanfest this May, CCP Games will continue its focus on smooshing science into the sandbox: It's announced that astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst...
LOTRO Legendarium: Should LOTRO players also check out Dungeons and Dragons Online?
You know what's always fascinated me? The connection between Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online. These two MMOs are very...
Design Mockument: Which of the healthiest 2025 MMORPGs have space for a sequel?
Every year, Justin and I write all of our End-of-Year Eleven posts, and every year one of those is for the healthiest games going...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 512: Equinox Homecoming is not horsing around
Justin and Bree discuss the new horse mystery MMO Equinox Homecoming, the reveal of RuneScape Dragonwilds, Stars Reach's Kickstarted, FFXIV's Seekers of Eternity, and Black Desert's console sunset/upgrade, and LOTRO's housing rush, with adventures in LOTRO and World of Warcraft, plus a mailbag topic on frugal gaming.
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can actually afford to buy eggs
I don't know about you folks, but eggs are a staple protein in my household, and these past months watching egg prices soar upward...
World of Warcraft is changing the guild name service to charge gold rather than real money
Your World of Warcraft guild is probably named something mildly offensive that seemed like a funny joke when you named it but now feels...
Battle Bards: The Final Refrain
It’s been a very long while, but the Battle Bards haven’t fully abandoned you — at least not without a goodbye! In the grand...
WoW Factor: Evaluating World of Warcraft’s allied races seven years later
At the tail end of an exciting expansion cycle, World of Warcraft: Legion saved one last big surprise for the community. In 2018's Patch...
Vague Patch Notes: The MMO you play isn’t always the MMO that was designed
There was, for a brief period of time, a window when World of Warcraft was moving toward a more deterministic gear structure that de-emphasized...
Perfect Ten: The challenges of running challenge servers in MMOs
So there has been a bit of a kerfuffle over in the World of Warcraft world, which is a bit like saying that the...
Mike Morhaime’s Dreamhaven is publishing Moonshot’s cute new co-op space extraction shooter Wildgate
Last night, Mike Morhaime's new outfit, Dreamhaven, revealed multiple new games in development, at least one of which touches the orbit of the MMO...
World of Warcraft player Chimneytime has one mission: Stick players in chimneys
In Shadowlands, many World of Warcraft players were annoyed when the Jailer tried to pull the now-tired excuse that he was just attempting to shield...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 511: Heroes shall arise
Justin and Bree discuss Dune Awakening's monetization, Guild Wars 2 expansion delay, Marvel Heroes' rogue server, the decline of extraction RPGs (and demise of Seekers of Skyveil), and new MMOs Crosswind and Spirit Crossing, with adventures in LOTRO, World of Warcraft, and Sims 4.
