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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Here’s how WoW Classic’s newly unveiled Hardcore servers will work
As we reported in May, World of Warcraft Classic is adopting the hugely popular Classic Hardcore server ruleset for future implementation. And while we...
Perfect Ten: The most regrettable MMO studio names
The name of a studio has no bearing on the game's quality. You might disagree and point to a game you were more inclined...
Hearthstone announces Titans expansion with new card types and keywords for August 1
If someone is bringing something called a Titan to the play field of Hearthstone, you would expect that it would make a bit of...
The Daily Grind: How does Dragonflight rank among World of Warcraft expansions?
Now that World of Warcraft has clocked well over a half-year into its Dragonflight expansion cycle, we've seen a lot of development and opinions...
World of Warcraft previews the upcoming Augmentation spec for Evokers
According to the new preview, World of Warcraft's new Augmentation Evoker is a spec that's never been seen before because it's a damage dealer...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 427: The promise of Palia
Justin and Bree discuss Palia, SWTOR, Fractured, The Realm Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and Second Life, with adventures in LOTRO, Diablo IV, and SWTOR, plus mailbag topics on the future of WoW post-Dragonflight and over-the-top characters in MMOs.
Tarisland’s global closed beta is finally underway on PC and Android
As promised, Tencent's Tarisland officially enters closed beta today, with a PC open globally and an Android beta open for a more limited group...
Working As Intended: My 20 years of Star Wars Galaxies
Last year, when Ultima Online turned 25 years old, I did a piece reminiscing on those early days and marveling that so much of...
WoW Factor: Speculating on compelling future World of Warcraft class specs
With the release of patch 10.1.5, World of Warcraft's Evokers will become the second class to get a new spec added after its introduction...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMOs are memorable but not actually fun?
Earlier this week, we ran a Daily Grind on MMOs that are fun but not especially memorable, throwing it back to a quote from...
World of Warcraft previews its time rift antics for patch 10.1.5
Good news, World of Warcraft time warriors extraordinaire: With the upcoming patch 10.1.5, you will not be going back in time. You will, instead,...
Vague Patch Notes: Examining the MMO tiers, from the Big Five to maintenance mode
I've mentioned many a time that one of the ideas behind the Vague Patch Notes column here on MOP is to have a place...
Activision-Blizzard shareholders vote down anti-union busting proposal
We hope you weren't holding your breath on Activision-Blizzard shareholders doing the right thing, but if you were, you can exhale now: Proposal 6,...
World of Warcraft brings the Midsummer Festival around once more through July 5
Time has not preserved for us the name of the first person who decided that since it was already hot outside, the best thing...
MMO Burnout: Lessons MMOs can learn from The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
Like most MMO players, I am, first and foremost, a PC gamer. However, like many gamers born in the '80s and '90s, I also...
Overwatch 2 talks about Season 5’s upcoming game modes, battle pass tweaks, and correcting ‘stomps’
Overwatch 2's director Aaron Keller is back once again with another dev blog, and as one might expect, it's primarily focused around the recently...
World of Warcraft patch 10.1.5, Fractures in Time, releases on July 11
It's an interesting experience for World of Warcraft fans to keep seeing "This Week in WoW" updates that are more about things happening in...
The Daily Grind: What are the most common studio fibs we tolerate in the MMO genre?
Buried in the comments of a WoW Factor column a while back, MOP reader Nathan expressed skepticism over claims about being able to full...
SWGEmu’s Finalizer rogue server is apparently struggling to make its monthly budget
One of the topics that doesn't get talked about all that much in the MMORPG rogue server space is how old-school emulators get paid...
World of Warcraft announces inflation adjustments coming to Dragonflight Season 2
PvP ranked ladders are very serious business, especially when it comes to ensuring that matches are balanced correctly. Apparently a correction needs to be...