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World of Warcraft kicks off Midnight Season 2 with the new Venomous Abyss Raid
Last week’s release of World of Warcraft Update 12.1: Curse of Ula’tek marked the start of the countdown to this week’s debut of Midnight Season 2. Now Season 2 is live, starting with the unlocking of the Tidebound Grotto lair (on world difficulty), the Altar of Fangs dungeon, a new dungeon...
Perfect Ten: The 10 MMORPG expansions from 2004
It was the year of World of Warcraft, City of Heroes, EverQuest II, and Neocron 2. Wait, I probably shouldn’t have ended with that last one. Anyway, 2004 was a landmark year for the MMORPG industry that forever changed the landscape. Yet it was also a year of MMO expansions, as the first couple...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 576: Peering into the future of MMOs
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR 8.0, World of Warcraft Curse of Ula'tek, Amazon sending Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty home, Soul's Remnant, and quarterly financials for NCsoft, Nexon, Kakao, Pearl Abyss, and Roblox, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, SWG Legends, and Stars Reach, plus a...
WoW Classic players gang up to ban infamous PvP slayer on Twitch, immediately regret it after realizing they no longer know where in the MMO he's hiding
World of Warcraft players enjoying Blizzard's Classic edition have been plagued by one very infamous PvP legend for a good couple of years now – but it turns out that banning him on Twitch wasn't the way to go, frustrations be damned. If you've not heard of Redridgeguy, he might just stand as the...
Gamers in Ireland and the UK can get their hands on free items in World of Warcraft from McDonald’s
It might sound like the most American thing on the planet, going to McDonald’s to get some in-game goodies, but no, this promotion being run by Xbox and the fast food mega-giant is specifically for our friends in the UK and Ireland: Side Missions are back once again. For those who aren’t familiar,...
10 tips from a World of Warcraft art lead for getting started creating amazing houses in WoW
Make your house a home with advice from Blizzard artist Jay Huang.
Brand-New World of Warcraft Release is One of a Kind, But There's a Catch
World of Warcraft dataminers found a new, one-of-a-kind release coming to the game soon, but it's not for everyone. With the release of update 12.1, called Curse of Ula'tek, World of Warcraft added a new zone, new activities, quests, gear, and plenty of collectibles. The game's Curse of Ula'tek...
Brand-New World of Warcraft Release is One of a Kind, But There's a Catch
Datamines indicate that World of Warcraft is soon getting a new unique release, but there's a major catch players should be aware of.
Game’s haunted: World of Warcraft might be playing your characters for you if you disconnect
We’ve all heard and experienced strange bugs that pop up in MMORPGs, but this may be one of the odder stories of a strange digital slip-up. Following the release of this past week’s Patch 12.1 for World of Warcraft, players are reporting incidences where their friends characters persist online...
Halo, Forza and World of Warcraft In-Game Rewards Coming to McDonald's, Celebrating Xbox 25th Anniversary
McDonald's is partnering with Xbox to offer in-game rewards for the console brand's six most recognizable gaming franchises, including Halo, Fallout, Forza and World of Warcraft. Whether you play Candy Crush Saga or Overwatch, McDonald's is offering digital items to customers in the UK and Ireland...
Halo, Forza and World of Warcraft In-Game Rewards Coming to McDonald's, Celebrating Xbox 25th Anniversary
McDonald's is partnering with Xbox to offer in-game rewards for the console brand's six most recognizable gaming franchises, including Halo, Fallout, Forza and World of Warcraft.
Strange World of Warcraft 12.1 Bug Could Be Blizzard Testing a New Feature
World of Warcraft players have spotted a new, very strange bug in the 12.1 Curse of Ula'tek update, but it might be Blizzard testing a new feature rather than a glitch. World of Warcraft's Midnight expansion entered a new season with the release of the Curse of Ula'tek update, adding new content...
Strange World of Warcraft 12.1 Bug Could Be Blizzard Testing a New Feature
World of Warcraft players find a new, very strange bug in the 12.1 update titled Curse of Ula'tek, but it may be a new feature in disguise.
Blizzard pulls out the nerf hammer for new World of Warcraft Midnight Season 2 class tuning
New World of Warcraft Midnight patch notes confirm Season 2 balance changes, including Death Knight, Demon Hunter, Mage, and Priest nerfs. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Blizzard pulls out the nerf hammer for new World of Warcraft Midnight Season 2 class tuning
Blizzard pulls out the nerf hammer for new World of Warcraft Midnight Season 2 class tuning
New World of Warcraft Midnight patch notes confirm Season 2 balance changes, including Death Knight, Demon Hunter, Mage, and Priest nerfs.
World of Warcraft yanks rare mount from players who paid others to earn it for them
Blizzard is pulling the Mythic L’ura mount from WoW accounts tied to boosting, evne ones paid for in gold.
World Of Warcraft Players Claim Their Characters Keep Fighting Bosses On Their Own After Disconnecting
'Suuuper weird'
Blizzard takes rare World of Warcraft mount from players as the MMO's latest crack down on real-money transactions continues
World of Warcraft is unsurprisingly no stranger to account boosting and other no-no forms of real-money transactions, with Blizzard cracking down every now and then on guilty players. This month is no exception, as the developer has sent out another wave of bans against folks it believes are...
Blizzard takes rare World of Warcraft mount from players as the MMO's latest crack down on real-money transactions continues
Hold on to your Mythic L'ura mount, if you can
WoW 12.1 is finally here, and there's a brand new talent tree and instance type
World of Warcraft 12.1 is the first major content drop of the Midnight expansion, and there's more than enough to sink your teeth into.
World of Warcraft brings a new zone, new housing updates, and a new prey season with Curse of Ula’tek
It’s patch day for World of Warcraft: Midnight as the Curse of Ula’tek content update has come online just as promised, with all of the zone content, housing updates, and other goodies for players to dig in to for (ideally) a good little while. The central attraction for the update is the Coiled...
One streamer’s WoW Classic leveling challenge run has revived a sleepy EU server
Is it possible to make it to level 60 in World of Warcraft Classic by only defeating undead enemies? That was the self-imposed challenge laid out by one streamer, but in the process, he ended up breathing new life into what was previously an extremely underpopulated server. Fred the Purifier, the...
Blizzard Reportedly Leads Xbox as 'Top-Performing' Studio Thanks to Overwatch and Diablo
Blizzard Entertainment is reportedly Microsoft's golden child after Overwatch and Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred helped it become the "top-performing" Xbox studio. The World of Warcraft game developer's president, Johanna Faries, celebrated its status in leaked emails reported on by Windows Central. On...
August 11 is Officially The End of An Era For World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is releasing the Curse of Ula'tek 12.1 update on August 11, completely changing the class meta from Midnight Season 1. World of Warcraft's Midnight expansion has been quite controversial for being lighter in content due to the housing addition, as well as the changes to classes,...
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