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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One Shots: Saturday night at the Sith disco
While Star Wars: The Old Republic's Sith aren't usually known for carefree and festive folks, that is a myth. Every Saturday night, they like...
Wrath Classic welcomes the Argent Tournament on June 20th
It's shaping up to be one of the biggest weeks for Wrath Classic since the expansion launched last year. On Tuesday, June 20th, the...
Activision-Blizzard shareholders propose a measure that guarantees non-interference with organizing workers
The shareholders of Activision-Blizzard are about to come together to vote on a variety of company proposals, and one of those proposals might raise...
Reddit CEO remains unfazed by blackout protests, calls organizing moderators ‘landed gentry’
This week saw a pretty significant lashing out from the vast majority of Reddit, as multiple subreddits, including several that serve MMORPG communities, went...
WoW Factor: Age vs. World of Warcraft vs. player retention
In my time, I have gone from being a young man to an old man on the interwebs. I have gone from being a...
Vague Patch Notes: So why didn’t crowdfunded MMOs save the genre?
The past few weeks we've been following this freakin' thing because... well, obvious reasons. But that has me thinking about crowdfunding in general, because...
World of Warcraft explores the design of Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible in a new video
If you're currently doing any sort of raiding in World of Warcraft, from pushing progression to slowly waiting out the drip-feed of the raid...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you spend the most time modding?
A few weeks ago, MOP's Andy pinged me and asked for recommendations for Lord of the Rings Online, knowing how persnickety I am about...
All your favorite MMORPG subreddits went dark over Reddit’s ruinous anti-app plans
Discord must be loving this: All the big MMORPG subreddits have been flagged private right now in protest over Reddit's planned API switcharoo, with...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs as Jell-O flavors
During last year's April Fools' Day, I wrote about the important topic of MMO NPCs as muffins. At the time, I felt my work...
WoW Factor: The WoW Token, selling gold, and institutional power
Last week, I wrote about the addition of the WoW Token to the classic version of World of Warcraft, and I noted at the...
World of Warcraft’s tweaked community Discord terms are better but still problematic
Back in May, the World of Warcraft community erupted over Blizzard's announced plans to crown certain fan Discords as part of its new "community...
Massively Overthinking: When an MMO has everything and so much of it
Last week, when No Man's Sky released its native Mac client, MOP's Chris and I fell into a discussion about the game being so...
Vague Patch Notes: Paying customers in MMOs aren’t voting shares
So let's take a tour back to the dewy slopes of 2010, when I bought the collector's edition of Final Fantasy XIV. That would...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that ghosted us after talking a big game
There's nothing worse as a fan of games to buy into all of the hype and previews of a promising-looking project only to see...
World of Warcraft preps ‘welcome back’ gifts for lapsed characters
Another promotion is in the works to lure lapsed World of Warcraft players back to the fold. According to the updated patch notes on...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 424: Blue Protocol, red Diablo
Justin and Bree discuss Diablo IV, Elder Scrolls Online Necrom, Blue Protocol's delay, Swords of Legends Online's sunset, WoW Classic's WoW Token, PSO2 housing, Tarisland CBT, and Embers Adrift's new model, with adventures in LOTRO, plus MMOs for families.
World of Warcraft announces price hikes on subscription plans for Turkiye and Ukraine
Fans of World of Warcraft who live in Turkiye and Ukraine are seeing some bad news this week, as Blizzard has confirmed that the...
Diablo IV fixes PC stuttering, balances classes and glyphs, releases Halsey-SUGA vid
While the wider playerbase is still a day away from Diablo IV's launch, the game has been getting patches for its biggest and earliest...
Tarisland begins its global closed beta for PC and Android on June 27
Tencent's modern WoW clone Tarisland is on the way - maybe sooner than you thought, as the company announced today the global beta will...
