Tag: World of Warcraft

Playing World of Warcraft with a controller might become my preferred playstyle thanks to this excellent gamepad-friendly addon that’s letting me enjoy Azeroth from my couch

Playing World of Warcraft…

After a few years of lapsed subscription, Midnight’s launch has lured me back into World of Warcraft. But as…
California governor accused of interfering to support Activision Blizzard in state discrimination lawsuit

California governor accused of…

The California Department of Fair Employment’s ongoing harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard – which accused the publisher…
Blizzard sets time for next week’s World of Warcraft expansion reveal

Blizzard sets time for…

Blizzard has provided additional details of next week’s World of Warcraft expansion reveal, confirming the event – previously announced…
A terrible quest in vanilla WoW ‘holds a really special place in my heart’, says Jeff Kaplan, but was also ‘the hubris of a junior game designer who thinks he’s clever but is actually a dipsh*t’

A terrible quest in…

The original World of Warcraft—no bells, no frills, no expansions—was a very special videogame. It was also occasionally insufferably…
WoW’s Horde/Alliance split was ‘really controversial’, says Jeff Kaplan, to the point where it was only locked in 9-12 months before the game’s launch

WoW’s Horde/Alliance split was…

The factions of World of Warcraft don’t mean as much nowadays—which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. MMOs are having…
Blizzard nerfed this WoW item, but players found an even better loophole that allowed them to travel across the planet every 2 minutes

Blizzard nerfed this WoW…

I’m pretty sure it was World of Warcraft where I learned the phrase “exploit early, exploit often” whenever players…
Ah yikes, World of Warcraft: Midnight’s otherwise solid housing system is soured by its premium currency, which makes you ‘minimize leftovers’ even though Blizzard said it wouldn’t

Ah yikes, World of…

I want to say something at the top of this—I still think World of Warcraft: Midnight’s player housing system…
For better or worse, a new single-button way to play World of Warcraft is changing the game: ‘We’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback’

For better or worse,…

Rotation assist, a new single-button way to play World of Warcraft, is literally game-changing. Introduced in the most recent…
WoW’s recent revamp of Silvermoon for Midnight is so good, I’m starting to wonder if the MMO’s model of a ‘new exciting continent every 2-3 years’ was ever the right way

WoW’s recent revamp of…

Terminally Online (Image credit: Future) This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer’s very own MMO column. Every other week, I’ll…
A 9,999,999 gold painting in World of Warcraft: Midnight sent secret finders on a hunt for the ultimate discount and one thrifty player finally figured it out

A 9,999,999 gold painting…

When World of Warcraft: Midnight players saw an NPC with an expensive painting for sale, they took it as…