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Major gaming studio, responsible for World of Warcraft and the Warcraft franchise, Diablo III and the Diablo franchise, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch.

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World of Warcraft’s Holly Longdale reassures players that further PvE-based experiments are coming

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If you're a World of Warcraft player looking at Plunderstorm with some combination of bafflement and trepidation about the possibility that every further "experimental"...
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WoW Factor: Blizzard didn’t reveal World of Warcraft sub numbers – it drew a Mystery Line

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It will not surprise anyone reading this to learn that there are things which upset me. This is just part of being a human...

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer admits massive layoffs were due in part to gaming’s ‘lack of growth’

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Ever since Microsoft announced a wave of layoffs that would affect 1,900 people - over 800 of whom work for Activision-Blizzard - the officially...

Overwatch 2 announces nonbinary geotech hero Venture, trialing this weekend

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It surely goes without saying that Blizzard did not see Riot Games announce a non-binary character this past weekend and then decide to announce...
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Perfect Ten: MMOs that experienced a surprising comeback

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It's hard to pass up a really good comeback story. We love it when a beloved something or someone is counted down and out......

Diablo IV spruces up its looks, Diablo Immortal drops its first 2024 update, and Hearthstone updates its core set

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Blizzard's being quite the busy little bee this week, so let's check in with the studio's multiplayer titles to see what's happening lately. Diablo Immortal...

Wrath Classic opens dungeon challenges while World of Warcraft tests Dragonflight Season 4

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Even with Cataclysm Classic's testing underway, Wrath Classic has one last trick up its sleeve. This week, Blizzard rolled out Operation Gnomeregan and Zalazane's...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 463: WoW’s pirates storm the gangplank

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Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV Dawntrail, the Riot MMO, WoW Plunderstorm, the state of Cryptic and its MMOs (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Champions Online), ArcheAge 2's delay, Path of Exile 2's beta delay, and New World's next season, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, The Sims 4, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on rekindling the social magic of old MMORPGs.
Grats, I guess.

World of Warcraft Classic’s Season of Discovery launches Phase 3 on April 4

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You certainly can't fault the World of Warcraft team with failing to keep up a content cadence over the past few weeks. The WoW...

The Daily Grind: What scares you about the MMO industry?

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People have been telling me to stop worrying so much my whole life, but worrying is how I cope with uncertainty, and there's a...

Blizzard’s Diablo IV gets a visual glow-up this week

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While nobody's ever described Diablo IV as a "beautiful" game, it's certainly visually striking in some regards. Yet Blizzard isn't content with the graphical...

World of Warcraft GDC presentation claims ‘record post-launch stability and growth’ for Dragonflight

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The World of Warcraft community is abuzz about a new Blizzard GDC 2024 presentation that relays some trends -- if not specific numbers --...
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World of Warcraft tweaks Plunderstorm balance while promoting its forum posts on the new mode

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Hey there, World of Warcraft fans! Do you want to talk about Plunderstorm? The developers want to talk about Plunderstorm. Look, we're talking about...
Thank you. Very impressive.

WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s Plunderstorm is neither greedy nor good

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It would be an exaggeration of the highest order to say that no one was even a little interested when World of Warcraft unveiled...

Diablo Immortal’s 2024 roadmap promises new class, new zone, and several gameplay updates

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What does the road ahead look like for Diablo Immortal? Why don't you read a map, pal? A roadmap. Here, we'll even give you...
Well, points for effort.

Vague Patch Notes: Why in the world do you want the Riot MMO to be a thing?

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Let's make something clear right up front: If you came into this column eager to head for the comments section to say, "Well, I...

Blizzard is massively revamping Diablo IV’s itemization systems

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If you had two hours to spare last night, then hopefully you spent it on something more fun than watching video game streams, but...

Global Chat: EverQuest hits the quarter-century mark

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There's no way that The Ancient Gaming Noob would miss out on EverQuest's 25th anniversary: "So there is a lot going on if you...
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Perfect Ten: MMOs with live-action media tie-ins

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Every so often I think to myself that a video game should get some kind of media adaptation before I come to my senses....

Overwatch 2 will fully unlock all heroes, test a new mode, and add a mythic skin shop in Season 10

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If you were annoyed that earning new heroes in Overwatch 2 involved working through a battle pass, game director Aaron Keller has some good...

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