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WoW Factor: Potential destinations for the next World of Warcraft expansion
We have a BlizzCon coming up in November. This strikes me as a phenomenally bad idea, like someone proposed it in a meeting to...
Perfect Ten: Every expansion era of World of Warcraft ranked
For a long time, I have been considering this particular column just because, well, it's an obvious one. If you have a column whose...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 432: Palia breaks through to the other side
Justin and Bree discuss Palia's soft launch, WoW Classic hardcore realms, ArcheAge 2, ArcheAge's future, Ashfall, and Nightingale, with adventures in LOTRO, STO, SWG Legends, and Palia, plus a mailbag topic on mundane but enjoyable MMO activities.
Here’s how WoW Classic’s hardcore mode will work when it launches August 24
With World of Warcraft Classic's hardcore realms now officially launching August 24th, Blizzard has penned a dev blog reminding players just what to expect....
World of Warcraft is delivering its next patch, Fury Incarnate, on September 5
If you're sitting in your computer chair vibrating excitedly for Night Elf and Forsaken heritage armor to be in the live version of World...
First Impressions: Palia is missing the depth MMO life-skillers are hoping for
"Life-sims" are another of those game genres that I like in theory, but less so in practice. Most have graphical styles I find off-putting,...
This WoW Classic addon adds AI-generated voiceover to every quest NPC in the game
There is a lot of quest text to read through in World of Warcraft Classic, so the prevailing solution has been to absolutely blitz...
Blizzard champions Undaunted, a World of Warcraft guild for hearing-impaired players
Players who have adventured through World of Warcraft: Dragonflight no doubt enjoyed getting to meet a major centaur NPC who communicates via sign language....
Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating the origin of the Big Five in the MMO space
A few weeks back, I talked about the various tiers of MMORPGs, and that included a discussion of what we call the Big Five...
Singularity 6 interview: Palia is the cozy cottagecore sandbox to beat as it begins closed beta
The label "cozy" is in increasing danger of becoming a watered-down label thanks to how much it's being used in culture these days. Yet...
Perfect Ten: 10 memorable MMO marketing campaigns from the genre’s past
Believe it or not, MMOs get off easy when it comes to notorious marketing campaigns. Anything on the following list, good or bad, is...
World of Warcraft promises new class-based sets on the Trading Post, previews August offerings
What do you think of when you think of Priest in World of Warcraft? Did you say "candles and octopus masks"? Why would you...
Lawful Neutral: Assessing the privacy policies governing World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV
It never fails to surprise me just what some people will say in general chat in an MMO. They'll say things they would never...
World of Warcraft Classic gets Hardcore realms on August 24
Once again, Blizzard has released its "This Week in World of Warcraft" announcement where its biggest news item does not actually release this week....
Not So Massively: Revisiting Heroes of the Storm in 2023
Social media algorithms are a dangerous thing. A few weeks back, Reddit began recommending me the sub for Heroes of the Storm. Although I...
The Daily Grind: What’s a type of MMO content you don’t play but do want in the game?
By happenstance, I found myself rereading the comments of Eliot's 2022 article on World of Warcraft's then-latest excuse not to do housing, and I...
One Shots: Dance like no one’s watching
Let's kick off this week with period-appropriate disco music, fancy threads, and the coolest Orc you peons ever saw. Minimalistway is tearing up the...
Wow Factor: The future of Blizzard is bleak
So yesterday our Massively Overthinking roundtable asked everyone to sound off on the future of Blizzard because... well, the studio had a plan to...
Tarisland vows to boost endgame PvP, crafting, and exploration following beta feedback
Tencent's Tarisland devs have descended on Discord again, this time to discuss player beta feedback on the don't-call-it-a-WoW-clone's endgame. The studio says that it...
Massively Overthinking: What’s Blizzard’s next move?
Gamers and pundits talked a big talk about Blizzard's prospects over the last few years. Don't worry about the weak revenues and plunging MAUs,...