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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World of Warcraft announces $100K prize pool for Mythic Dungeon Invitational e-sports competition
World of Warcraft is giving e-sports another go. In a blog post going live this afternoon, Blizzard has announced the Mythic Dungeon Invitational, an...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 126: Firefall gets extinguished
Justin and Bree discuss Firefall's sunset, WoW's datamining, Wild West Online, Secret World Legends, Tibia, and Warframe, plus a mailbag question on how MMOs could ditch pure DPS roles.
World of Warcraft may be making big changes to Artifact Knowledge with its next patch
Artifact Power is the big power mechanism behind making your Artifact weapon more powerful in World of Warcraft. That seems pretty straightforward; it's called...
The Daily Grind: How do you solve a problem like Maria (in MMOs)?
OK, so there's no Maria, but I'm pretty sure everyone has that one guildie who is basically a goofball, screw-around, flibbertigibbet Leeroy. And yes...
The Game Archaeologist: Where are all of the open-source MMOs?
Recently we had an interesting question come in from reader and Patron Rasmus Praestholm, who asked me to do a little investigating: "What (if...
How I got married through World of Warcraft
I've mentioned a lot of times, in passing, how my wife and I connected in part through World of Warcraft. But I've never actually...
Massively Overthinking: MMO ragequitting
Ragequitting. Most of us have probably done it once or twice from groups or single-player games or even MMO sessions in our time. My...
Hearthstone’s next expansion is Knights of the Frozen Throne
Will Hearthstone have as much success in the frozen northlands as World of Warcraft did with Wrath? We're about to find out, as last night...
Datamining generates World of Warcraft expansion rumors
Players have datamined a bit out of World of Warcraft's most recent test realm patch that hints at the destination of the next expansion, with...
World of Warcraft’s Argus will transport you around the galaxy
The flood of information concerning World of Warcraft's Patch 7.3 and Argus continues to wash over the community as testing proceeds, starting with a...
The Daily Grind: How often should MMOs release new classes?
Some MMOs seem to have no problem with tossing in new classes like candy, while others might see an addition roughly every time Halley's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 125: Secrets, Mordor, and Argus
Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, Elder Scrolls Online, WoW, LOTRO, RIFT, Kritika, and Master X Master, with mailbag topics on MMOs like Star Wars Galaxies and following the MMO crowd.
Global Chat: Want to see a Magic trick?
So what does the blogging community think of the first IP-related new MMORPG to be announced in years in Magic: The Gathering? It's a little...
The Daily Grind: What kind of MMO achiever are you?
Yesterday's post on Richard Bartle's new unplayer matrix got me thinking once again about my quibbles with the original Bartle quotient, which won't surprise...
World of Warcraft looks to be importing Diablo III’s solo rifts
As a studio, Blizzard certainly isn't against liberally "borrowing" others good ideas and making them its own, so it stands to reason that the...
Get spoiled with a trip to World of Warcraft’s Argus
The excitement is real and the threat is strong: World of Warcraft players are spearheading a counter-invasion to the Legion world of Argus in...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMORPGs aspire to pro-social mechanics?
Massively OP reader and Patron Avaera has a thoughtful question for the team and readers this week. "I wish more virtual world games thought deeply...
World of Warcraft starts testing Argus and Patch 7.3
While the World of Warcraft raiding community soldiers on through the new Tomb of Sargeras and everyone else curses their luck at legendary item...
Perfect Ten: MMO zones I love to hate
Let's be frank: Not every MMO zone can be a masterpiece of art, design, quest flow, and navigability. I mean, they totally should be,...
New World of Warcraft emulator project takes players back to The Burning Crusade era
The muddy waters of emulators and the contentious conversation around World of Warcraft legacy servers is getting a whole lot more crazy this summer, thanks...
