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 shows off its Benthic gear while the Classic server calls a wrap on another stress test
Want to earn your new equipment in World of Warcraft by farming for items rather than praying for drops? The new Benthic gear available in...
Massively Overthinking: Tackling the ‘big four MMOs’ meme
Over the last couple of months, there's been a meme floating around the MMORPG subreddit. Someone will ask that the community recommend a game,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Why Guild Wars 2 has my favorite flying mounts
When Guild Wars 2 announced that the central mechanic of its Path of Fire expansion was going to be mounts, a lot of people...
World of Warcraft: Classic dragon griefing, Argus redux, and BFA end boss
Fun fact: Did you know that Blizzard had originally been considering Argus -- the late Legion content update -- as its own full-fledged expansion?...
Not So Massively: StarCraft II co-op is one of online gaming’s greatest hidden gems
Between the disappointment of the current World of Warcraft expansion, the abandonment of Diablo III, and other... unpleasantness, I find my lifelong fandom of...
Global Chat: Catching the WoW Classic fever
You've got the fever, she's got the fever, everyone's got the fever for WoW Classic these days! The launch announcement and beta testing has...
One Shots: Armed and fabulous
Last week I invited Massively OP's readers to share pictures showing off faction pride in some way, shape, or form. But who knew it...
LOTRO Legendarium: How LOTRO does Lord of the Rings justice
Oh. Oh no you didn't, Kotaku. You didn't just sit there, scratching your head for an easy post, and then write up an essay...
WoW Factor: Crazy speculation on turning back the clock for World of Warcraft
There's a game I like to play - wait, no, that's a lie. There's a game IÂ do play called "Oh, I Made Myself Sad."...
WoW Classic schedules a two-hour make-up stress test next Wednesday
It's the hottest ticket in town, and it's straight from 2004. The World of Warcraft Classic beta test is drawing all sorts of attention...
Massively Overthinking: What are your favorite MMO ‘chores’?
A few months ago, The Outline ran a piece on Red Dead Redemption 2 titled I don't wanna do my video games chores, and...
Vague Patch Notes: On fans and fanboys in MMORPGs
When you play Final Fantasy XIV, you are going to be stuck playing one of an assortment of jobs, with no actual customization to distinguish...
No, Elite enemies in World of Warcraft: Classic are not dealing too little damage
Remember how back in the earlier days of World of Warcraft every Elite was a vicious murder machine, leading to Bloodborne-esque dances of nearly dying every...
World of Warcraft previews patch 8.2 heritage armor for Gnomes and Tauren
As World of Warcraft players are gearing up for WoW Classic's first big stress test this evening, Blizzard is dropping more teases for the...
Perfect Ten: Helpful tips for returning to City of Heroes in 2019
With the (community-led) rebirth of City of Heroes in 2019, a rather interesting problem has arisen for this superhero title: Namely, players who never...
League of Legends is destined for mobile, Reuters reports
Remember all the thinkpieces years back about the rise of the MOBA? The industry's been through several bubbles since then, between survival sandboxes and...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite ‘vanilla’ MMO memory?
With all the talk and testing swirling about World of Warcraft Classic this past week, the full nostalgia gates have reopened and a flood...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 221: Classic Warcraft flavor
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, City of Heroes, Blade and Soul, Star Trek Online, Square Enix, and Dungeon and Dragons Online, with mailbag topics on how WoW Classic fits into the MMO genre and getting back into City of Heroes.
SuperData April 2019: WoW and Apex Legends depart the revenue rankings, Hearthstone re-enters
Oh hey there Superdata, is it time for another run-down of who's screwing up in the games industry this month and who's making money...
World of Warcraft Classic preps for first major stress test tomorrow
The gates are about to come down on the World of Warcraft Classic test, as Blizzard reminded players last night that it'll be temporarily...