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There's a narrative that's been making the rounds for a little while now among the World of Warcraft community, buoyed a lot by the...

No, I'm still not done with thinking about the game's zones and how they relate to Classic. Because while I've already covered the zones...

Yeah, so Kalimdor has changed a bit in World of Warcraft. I'm going to be honest and say that I've never actually liked Kalimdor very...

The one down side to working ahead is that sometimes your schedule gets nudged around more than expected. I promise that a further look...

We've got a little while until World of Warcraft actually drops its Classic server, but the nice thing is that those of us who...

Let's get something out of the way first and foremost. I am not going to count Warcraft III: Reforged as a smart thing for...

It's easy to just think of this year's BlizzCon as having dumb stuff on display for Diablo, but let's be real here - there...

Every year, I cover BlizzCon for Massively Overpowered. This is not new information; you've all seen my liveblogs running every year for quite...

"When even the vanishingly tiny playerbase of your game that you've been catering to for years is getting tired... what's going to happen to your game?"

First and foremost, I'd like to note that I am writing these columns consecutively and immediately, so all I can do is hope that...

It's been a while, and for good reason. But now that we're nearly three months into Battle for Azeroth, the World of...

Part four covers expansion odds and ends plus the conclusion to our series: the problem with Azerite, progression, and why the expansion isn't bad, just weakly executed.

Part three covers expansion story: narrative design, the text, the intended emotional reaction, good vs. evil, comparisons to Wrathgate, and how the game's cinematic presentation is let down by its plot.

Part two covers expansion content: the storyline, the new zones, the War Campaign, questing, rewards, Inscription, professions, dungeons, and environments.

Part one covers chiefly the expansion's mechanics: the basics of leveling, the Heart of Azeroth, level scaling, Azerite powers, combat, spec changes, War Mode, and the campaign.

Here's something a little different: Usually, before I write a World of Warcraft column (or any column), my assumptions and data are pretty...

Let's be totally clear about something: There is no twist waiting for this World of Warcraft story. It doesn't exist. There's no way...

There's a lot to be upset about with the World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth prepatch. There's stuff that just doesn't feel good any...

It took me a long time to identify what felt off about World of Warcraft's upcoming expansion. Something was definitely bothering me, but...

The Battle for Azeroth beta is here, at long last, and it feels like it might have come a little early in the...