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 welcomes Brewfest back to the game
The brewmasters of World of Warcraft's Brewfest have long kept up their silent vigil, but they return to the cities once more. Their mission:...
Blizzard is retiring the Battle.net name, though not the service itself
Raise your hand if you remember the days of playing Diablo II or Warcraft III on the service then often referred to as B.net. Now...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 83: The joy of cooking (in MMOs)
Justin and Bree discuss MMO cooking, WoW, GW2, Marvel Heroes, Atlas Reactor, Bless, and Trove, with a mailbag question on comment negativity.
What to do in World of Warcraft when you’re level 110
Let's start with something simple and straightforward: When you hit level 110 in World of Warcraft: Legion, you aren't done. At all. Even if...
PSA: Enjoy Pirate’s Day in World of Warcraft
How much does it cost for a pirate to get her ears pierced? A buck-an-ear. And do you know what a pirate's favorite letter...
Leaderboard: What’s the very best zone added in WoW Legion?
Last week, Massively OP's World of Warcraft columnist, Eliot Lefebvre, came damn close to coaxing me back to WoW with his piece rating Legion's...
One Shots: Overcompensating
Holy moley, the Massively OP community came out in force to respond to last week's "giant weapon" screenshot challenge. Most comments that I've seen...
World of Warcraft introduces you to Emerald Nightmare’s seven bosses
Don't let the name fool you: World of Warcraft's Emerald Nightmare is anything but lush and verdant. Even so, we expect that it will...
The Game Archaeologist: The Island of Kesmai
It was the mid-'80s, and I was just a kid in love with his family's IBM PC. Not having a wealth of capital at...
WoW loses three more developers: Craig Amai, Tyson Murphy, and James Waugh
Looks like Blizzard has lost more than just Chris Metzen this week; MMO Champion reports that World of Warcraft Lead Quest Designer Craig Amai has...
Here are the virtual goodies BlizzCon attendees will take home in November
If you're headed to BlizzCon this year -- virtually or in the flesh -- you're surely anticipating the swag, much of which comes in...
Blizzard will let you change your name on Battle.net (for $10)
So let's walk back through this procedure. You had to choose a name for yourself on Battle.net because you wanted to play World of...
WoW Factor: Assessing the zones of WoW Legion’s Broken Isles
I've now made my way through all of the zones in World of Warcraft: Legion twice. There's something to be written about that, which...
The Daily Grind: Do MOBAs and shooters compare with modern MMORPGs when it comes to social play?
Last month in an Overthinking topic, Massively OP's Andrew Ross issued what I thought was a provocative opinion:
"I'd argue Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone,...
Massively Overthinking: Prestige systems in MMORPGs
Last week, an interesting question dropped into our team inbox. It was from a game developer -- I don't know for which game --...
World of Warcraft opens testing for patch 7.1, Mythic Keystones coming next week
The team behind World of Warcraft: Legion is wasting no time. The expansion didn't even launch a month ago, but patch 7.1 is already...
World of Warcraft hotfixes bugs and tweaks some gameplay balance
World of Warcraft players are still adapting to the novelty of Legion, but the current play environment isn't entirely finished. It's still being tweaked...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of World of Warcraft Legion’s soundtrack
For soundtrack junkies such as myself, the release of a new World of Warcraft expansion is always extra-special for reasons that go beyond mere...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 82: Boldly go
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, GW2, RIFT, STO console, Otherland, EVE F2P, Camelot Unchained, Dual Universe, and Hero's Song, with mailbag questions on what games MMO devs play and Stranger Things vs. The Secret World.
Tamriel Infinium: Why I’m sold on Elder Scrolls Online’s One Tamriel
It hasn't taken me long to fall in love with One Tamriel. This Elder Scrolls Online team has a distinct understanding of what makes this...
