Tag: World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft: Forever drops the PvP grind so normal people can have fancy titles too

World of Warcraft: Forever…

Even though I was way too new (and low level) to understand how PvP worked in World of Warcraft’s…
After 3 years of negotiations with Microsoft, Blizzard QA workers win a new contract guaranteeing ‘better working environment with increased pay, benefits, and layoff protections’

After 3 years of…

The last few years have seen more videogame developers unionising in an effort to ensure the industry offers sustainable…
WoW’s new Undermine(d) patch had a live jazz ensemble recording its big-band bangers, and they got to improvise: ‘Usually those were the takes that ended up in the final version’

WoW’s new Undermine(d) patch…

WoW’s Undermine(d) patch is out, and it’s downright groovy—having done a few laps around the goblin city of Undermine…
Blizzard president seems to support gen-AI exploration, saying, “We want our dev teams to be able to utilise or explore whatever new technology is out there”

Blizzard president seems to…

It sounds as though Blizzard is open to exploring generative AI during the development of its games. Read more…
Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft is already a slam dunk, but it’s how it captures the spirit of the MMO that makes it stand out

Dungeons & Dragons: World…

Despite the immense volume of similarities between Dungeons & Dragons and World of Warcraft, the team working on the…
The upcoming D&D interpretation of World of Warcraft sounds great, but don’t expect it to work like the MMO does

The upcoming D&D interpretation…

So many of the questions in a press briefing for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft book…
Why did Blizzard bring “hectic and chaotic” drifting in custom cars to World of Warcraft? I don’t know, but it’s the game’s most fun feature in years

Why did Blizzard bring…

In case you’ve not been paying attention to Azeroth and World of Warcraft recently released another major update: Undermine(d).…
Delves have given WoW’s devs the confidence to put mandatory grinds firmly in the rear-view, says game director Ion Hazzikostas

Delves have given WoW’s…

World of Warcraft, in case you haven’t been keeping tabs since the mass exoduses of Shadowlands, has been on…
Blizzard could add more homes per account to World of Warcraft’s player housing in the future, but ‘we have to be conservative at the start with these things’

Blizzard could add more…

World of Warcraft‘s player housing system is pretty much great—it offers an absurd amount of freedom, the decor limits…
WoW next big patch, Undermine(d), gets a release date, starting the countdown clock until my gaming time is entirely consumed with doing donuts in my new ride

WoW next big patch,…

World of Warcraft: The War Within has been collecting dust in my digital library (and a bit of subscription…