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 takes a look back at building Wrath of the Lich King’s Northrend
Whatever you feel about the way that World of Warcraft is handling Wrath of the Lich King Classic, it's probably rooted in a great...
WoW Factor: Looking at Dragonflight’s release schedule with math
It's been a really long time since we've gotten to have some math up ins. You know by this point that I really like...
Blizzard reassures players that Wrath of the Lich King Classic will in fact have quest helper features in it
So let's recap. Recently, an interview with lead software engineer Brian Birmingham and principal systems designer Kris Zierhut on the WoW Classic team had...
Blizzard bought out Spellbreak’s Proletariat to shore up the World of Warcraft team
Hey, remember Spellbreak? It was a 2020 battle royale that was actually pretty well-liked around here, though it's been quiet the last few months....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 379: Dinosaurs and Dragonflight
Justin and Bree discuss DDO's Isle of Dread, WoW Dragonflight, WoW Classic WOTLK, LOTRO, ArcheAge, No Man's Sky, and Trove, with adventures in LOTRO, SWG Leegends, and New World, plus mailbag topics on Horizons/Istaria and cool musical moments in MMOs.
Global Chat: Playing TERA before the final bow
"Who in their right mind starts playing a 'dead' game?" asks Virtual Bastion's Cary -- right before Cary jumped into TERA just days before...
WoW Factor: All right, so we’re going to speedrun to Dragonflight after all
Well all right, then. This was unexpected. I honestly did not expect that Blizzard's need for content would overwhelm basic needs of testing and...
Diablo Immortal player outlines how he used 600M gold from World of Warcraft to buff his gems
By now, players of Diablo Immortal are likely familiar with the Redditor Daymeeuhn; he's the guy who first calculated the real money cost to...
Massively Overthinking: The second big five MMOs
So here in the MMORPG genre, we've been working under the assumption for the last few years that the "big five" MMOs that dominate...
WoW Classic begins Wrath beta, defends #SomeChanges design philosophy
Are you ready to return to the Northrend of your fathers? Or at least of "you but about 12 years ago?" Beta testing for...
World of Warcraft begins Midsummer Fire Festival, WoW Classic previews new group finder
Ah, the Midsummer Fire Festival in World of Warcraft, the time of year when everything feels like it's already on fire so you might...
Blizzard says World of Warcraft Dragonflight will launch in 2022 as preorders begin
When Blizzard took the wraps off World of Warcraft Dragonflight back in April, it did so without a public release date. That, combined with...
For Science: New research affirms online friends provide emotional and informational support
You've probably seen the declaration that "online friends are real friends" somewhere on the internet a few times, and while that can seem pretty...
WoW Factor: How greater-scope villains harm World of Warcraft’s storytelling
Sargeras was really trying to stop the Void Lords. The Jailer was really fighting against some anonymous bigger enemy. Sylvanas was really trying to...
Massively Overthinking: Which classic MMOs hold up the best visually in 2022?
As one of our resident fans of old MMOs, I always have to clarify that it's the systems and ideas in old games that...
Blizzard tells Wrath Classic players that new fresh start servers might not have transfers open after 90 days
So players who wanted fresh start servers for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic are getting their wish. (Since people who...
Fresh start realms are planned for Wrath of the Lich King Classic when it arrives
If you're looking forward to playing World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic but had no interest in playing any of the...
Tamriel Infinium: Big-name voice actors you didn’t know were in Elder Scrolls Online
When Elder Scrolls Online players dived into the High Isle expansion this past week, among the many new delights was the addition of Billy...
World of Warcraft encourages recruiting with free faction change tokens
Blizzard is hoping that its players are game to help recruit friends back to World of Warcraft this summer season. Wowhead reports that emails...
Betawatch: World of Warcraft’s Dragonflight approaches internal testing
Oh, yay, the much-delayed World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is apparently going headlong into internal alpha testing! No, that statement doesn't mean there were formal...
