The Game Archaeologist: World of Warcraft in the 1990s
MMORPGs don’t pop out of nowhere, ex nihilo, to suddenly be enjoyed by players across the globe. Good ones take several years, dozens of developers, and millions of dollars to make.04 Jul 2024Hotfixes: July 3, 2024Official ︎02 Jul 2024Vitae Aeternum: New World Aeternum’s stagger changes could make or break the gameMassivelyOp ︎01 Jul 2024*Updated 1/7* Season of Discovery Phase 4 Goes Live 11 July!Official ︎01 Jul 2024Warcraft Short Story: "Trials"Official ︎01 Jul 2024The Great Push is back in Dragonflight Season 4!Official ︎28 Jun 2024Raph Koster’s new MMORPG is called Stars Reach, and yes, it’s basically Star Wars Galaxies 2MassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024After a delay, WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery Phase 4 targets July 11MassivelyOp ︎27 Jun 2024Season of Discovery Phase 4 Goes Live 11 July!Official ︎22 Jun 2024Hotfixes: June 21, 2024Official ︎21 Jun 2024World of Warcraft ignites this year’s Midsummer Fire FestivalMassivelyOp ︎21 Jun 2024Funcom’s Joel Bylos explains why Dune Awakening is an actual, factual MMOMassivelyOp ︎21 Jun 2024Ignite Your Summer with the Midsummer Fire Festival!Official ︎20 Jun 2024World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas and Morgan Day talk about raid difficulty and defensive balanceMassivelyOp ︎20 Jun 2024Blizzard promises a ‘robust footprint’ at Gamescom for WoW, Diablo, and Overwatch 2 celebrationsMassivelyOp ︎18 Jun 2024SGF 2024: Hands-on with NCsoft’s long-awaited Throne and Liberty, launching September 17MassivelyOp ︎17 Jun 2024Warcraft Short Story: "The Lilac and the Stone"Official ︎17 Jun 2024Blizzard is considering following in Final Fantasy 14's footsteps and adding a story mode to legacy World of Warcraft raidsVG247 ︎16 Jun 2024Senior World of Warcraft dev says we might see single player 'story mode' versions of legacy raids in the futurePC Gamer ︎16 Jun 2024John Hight, head of the Warcraft franchise, is leaving Blizzard after almost 13 years at the companyVG247 ︎14 Jun 2024As the newly released World of Warcraft was dominating the 2000s, Blizzard's then-president had his own priorities—working on StarCraft 1 patchesPC Gamer ︎14 Jun 2024World of Warcraft general manager John Hight leaves Blizzard ‘to explore new opportunities and challenges’MassivelyOp ︎14 Jun 2024Hotfixes: June 13, 2024Official ︎13 Jun 2024WoW Classic promises new runes, boss changes, and Molten Core for Season of Discovery’s Phase 4MassivelyOp ︎13 Jun 2024Hotfixes: June 12, 2024Official ︎12 Jun 2024In Development: Season of Discovery Phase 4Official ︎12 Jun 2024Hotfixes: June 11, 2024Official ︎10 Jun 2024SGF 2024: Elder Scrolls Online opens free play promo, Fallout 76 prepares for this week’s Skyline ValleyMassivelyOp ︎09 Jun 2024World of Warcraft: The War Within Goes Live 26 August!Official ︎09 Jun 2024World of Warcraft The War Within launches August 26, Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred launches October 8MassivelyOp ︎07 Jun 2024World of Warcraft answers crafting questions about The War WithinMassivelyOp ︎07 Jun 2024Hotfixes: June 6, 2024Official ︎06 Jun 2024Warcraft Rumble rolls into its first raid with Molten CoreMassivelyOp ︎06 Jun 2024World of Warcraft: The War Within begins beta testingMassivelyOp ︎06 Jun 2024The War Within Beta Test Now Live!Official ︎06 Jun 2024Hotfixes: June 5, 2024Official ︎