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Tarisland devs address the decision to avoid P2W cash shop kit – but not Vigor energy gating
Tencent is apparently continuing to tweak its monetization for Tarisland in response to player angst as it continues charging through its second closed beta...
First Impressions: Warcraft Rumble is a slick but shambolic multiplayer romp
I won't say that Warcraft Rumble was at the top of my most-anticipated games of 2024, but I've been low-key excited about this title...
Massively Overthinking: Pervasive old MMO ideas that aren’t really true
A while back, Eliot and I were discussing one of his columns, in which he noted that in the eldest of the elder MMOs,...
World of Warcraft previews its next patch update, Seeds of Renewal
It's been like half an hour since the last World of Warcraft update and we still haven't heard about the plans for the next...
WoW Factor: Just by existing, the Worldsoul Saga delivers something World of Warcraft desperately needed
Last week, I argued that a lot of the elements of World of Warcraft: The War Within that at least sound good on paper....
Battle of the betas: Tarisland enters second closed beta as Pax Dei kicks off Home Valley test
What are the chances that two big MMORPGs start key testing on exactly the same 24-hour period? Well, I don't know, but it's definitely...
The Daily Grind: How dedicated are you to wealth generation in MMOs?
There was a span of time a few years back when I heavily engaged with the World of Warcraft economy to make as much...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 445: Rally for Project Gorgon
Justin and Bree discuss Project Gorgon's community, Wayfinder's layoffs, LOTRO's Corsairs of Umbar, WoW's Guardians of the Dream, and Guild Wars 2's Through the Veil, with adventures in WoW, Fallout 76, LOTRO, and Project Goron, plus a mailbag topic on why more MMOs don't use contemporary real-world settings.
Blizzard says it’s ‘held back surprises’ for WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery
The questions keep rolling in about World of Warcraft's future -- and Blizzard keeps fielding them. The studio's recent Q&A also tackled topics related...
World of Warcraft will see three more updates after 10.2 in the lead-up to The War Within
The fallout from BlizzCon's reveal of World of Warcraft: The War Within isn't complete without a post-show Q&A of curated questions for some of...
Blizzard’s art savant Samwise Didier is retiring after more than three decades at the studio
Thirty-two years is a heckuva run at any studio, especially when you've been one of the artistic inspirations for some of that studio's most...
Vague Patch Notes: BlizzCon 2023 wasn’t a disaster, but it needed to be better
The last live BlizzCon in 2019 was not a great show, but it was fundamentally a hype festival for Blizzard just like they've all...
Tarisland’s Shadow Swordsman is the flexible poisoner who takes no prisoners
Today is a momentous day for fans of Tarisland, as the upcoming fantasy MMO announced its Earthspirit Saga, a three-expansion storyline that kicks off...
Massively Overthinking: Did BlizzCon do what it needed to do?
Given the last couple of years, which have been inarguably rocky for both the company and its games, Blizzard needed a big win at...
The Soapbox: Will Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred be a sufficient answer for Path of Exile 2?
Everyone loves a good enrage timer, right? It puts pressure on everyone involved in a raid or boss fight to pull their weight and...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s The War Within actually sounds promising on paper
So now we know what's coming next. World of Warcraft: The War Within is our next expansion, and... you know, that's not really a...
Perfect Ten: The single best expansion from 10 MMOs
Holy crud, do I not know that I'm setting myself up for some major pushback today. Oh, I feel that to my core, friends!...
World of Warcraft’s Guardians of the Dream launches today (albeit with delays)
If you aren't looking forward to World of Warcraft: The War Within, the good news is that there's a fair chunk of Dragonflight left...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 444: The return of BlizzCon
Justin and Bree discuss BlizzCon 2023, World of Warcraft The War Within expansion, the Worldsoul Saga, WoW Classic Cataclysm, WoW Classic's Season of Discovery aka don't call it Classic Plus, with a few bits about Overwatch 2, Hearthstone, and Diablo IV, plus adventures in Warcraft Rumble and My Time at Sandrock.
Blizzard suggests World of Warcraft is ‘pretty well positioned’ for a console port
World of Warcraft coming to consoles almost seems like a no-brainer, considering MMORPGs being playable on a gamepad is hardly beyond the pale -...
