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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Not So Massively: Second impressions of Diablo IV
My initial impression of the Diablo IV open beta was lukewarm at best, but I did hold some hope that the second beta weekend...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 415: Don’t go into the Lightfall
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's update 36, Destiny 2's Lightfall, CCP's blockchain game, DDO's promo, Ship of Heroes on Steam, and the return of Alganon, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, WoW Classic, and City of Heroes, plus a pair of mailbag topics on AI tech in MMOs.
Global Chat: Diablo IV is an MMO, change my mind
Besides melting GPUs, ejecting colors into the sun, and being more grim than your unapproving Aunt Kelka, Diablo IV's becoming known for actually being...
World of Warcraft will let you make blind characters in Update 10.1
MMORPGs are all about letting you make and roleplay the kind of character you envision, which means the more creation choices, the better. And...
The Daily Grind: What’s one change that would make an MMO infinitely better?
Since most of us moonlight as armchair developers, it's certainly crossed our minds that any particular MMO has a vital flaw or two. The...
Activision-Blizzard’s diversity and inclusion goals are out of sync with its corporate action
Activision-Blizzard has released a full-year review of its diversity, equity, and inclusion stats for 2022 this week, and the first thing readers will notice...
Massively Overthinking: The times MMO developers admitted they were… wrong
Earlier in March, Jagex did the unthinkable for an MMORPG company: It admitted it was wrong about something. If you're used to the Blizzards...
Casually Classic: How permadeath runs are revitalizing WoW Classic
While I don't have any hard data on the subject, just observing the World of Warcraft Classic scene (and ABK's financials) over the past...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas discusses the underused Work Orders and plans for character customization in a new interview
If you've looked at the work orders available on your server in World of Warcraft and found that there, uh... aren't any, you aren't...
Ship of Heroes’ arrival on Steam is imminent as Heroic is still planning launch in 2023
Earlier this year, we noted that superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes was eyeing an arrival on Steam, and as of today, it's finally happening. Or...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 414: EverQuesting on and on
Justin and Bree discuss Diablo IV, World of Warcraft, SWG Legends, Destiny 2, Star Citizen, EverQuest, LOTRO, and Elder Scrolls Online, with mailbag topics on extreme MMO zones and puzzles in MMOs.
World of Warcraft patch expands Monk options and returns to the Forbidden Reach today
It may not be the huge World of Warcraft patch that's still on the way for the near future (that would be Update 10.1),...
Global Chat: Are we gaming in the ‘Age of Diablo?’
With Diablo II's remake on the market, Diablo III's continuing seasons, Diablo Immortal's patches, and Diablo IV on the way this summer, it's not...
One Shots: Stop clowning around
Sometimes the music compels you. Sometimes people won't stop throwing peanuts at you until you do a jig for them. And sometimes you get...
WoW Factor: Narrative justification for every missing class/race combo in World of Warcraft
As I implied in a recent post about the most recent Ion Hazzikostas interview, the line about making sure that there was a narrative...
World of Warcraft will remove the Pathfinder requirement for Battle for Azeroth flight in patch 10.0.7
Inside of you are two wolves. One of them wants to be able to fly in Battle for Azeroth areas in World of Warcraft...
WoW Classic’s permadeath community may be prompting Blizzard to create a new ruleset
While the thrill and buzz around WoW Classic has fallen off sharply in the past half-year, there's a segment that's actually on the rise...
Massively Overthinking: When is localization itself the kiss of death for an imported MMORPG?
Last week, when I was poking around the internet trying to understand why Amazon was still making excuses for de-sexualizing some Lost Ark characters...
Vague Patch Notes: How WildStar’s first dungeon killed me
This is the story of a girl who ran a dungeon in WildStar's world, and while it looks all right in photographs, I absolutely...
WoW Classic makes it tougher to roll a Death Knight thanks to ‘malicious behavior’
Blizzard is rolling back one of its big changes that came with Wrath Classic, and Death Knight fans may not be too happy to...
