World of Warcraft News

Yet another World of Warcraft developer drops his two cents on Blizzard co-founder and ex-president Mike Morhaime’s comment on the classic MMORPG’s current social situation, or lack thereof. According to Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, the game has evolved with the times and has gone a long way from being a game where joining a raid group was usually done by [...]

When asked about the current subscriber trends in World of Warcraft during this week’s Q1 2020 Earnings Call, Blizzard Entertainment President J. Allen Brack answered with a statement meant as a response to co-founder Mike Morhaime’s comment on the social decline in World of Warcraft a little over a week ago and Lead Systems Designer Greg Street’s defense of the [...]

Over the past few years, Blizzard Entertainment has been introducing features to World of Warcraft to make the classic fantasy MMORPG more accessible to all types of gamers. Today’s Shadowlands Alpha update introduces another accessibility feature that will allow players to ditch their keyboard and use a controller instead with the addition of gamepad support. In case you’re wondering, that [...]

Just the other day, Blizzard Entertainment co-founder Mike Morhaime commented that the social value of World of Warcraft had declined due to gameplay changes that made the game more accessible to casual gamers. Former WoW Lead Systems Designer Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street, responds with a short Twitter thread defending the game. “People forget sometimes that when WoW became popular, things like [...]

Change is a natural part of life and over the past year or so, we’ve seen World of Warcraft evolve from a hardcore MMORPG into a game that appeals to both casual and hardcore gamers alike. Blizzard Entertainment co-founder and retired president and CEO Mike Morhaime, however, says that this had a negative effect on the social aspect of the [...]

Blizzard Entertainment treats fans to a preview of one of the Covenants that will be coming to World of Warcraft when the Shadowlands expansion launches later this year. The preview, probably the first of four, shines the spotlight on the Venthyr Covenant and the Revendreth realm. “In Shadowlands, Azeroth’s heroes journey into the realm of the dead after Sylvanas Windrunner [...]

Good news for World of Warcraft players who are still working to gain the Draenor and Broken Isles Pathfinder Achievements and bad news for those who’ve already finished it. Blizzard Entertainment has just revealed that Part 2 of the achievement will no longer be a requirement to be able to fly in Draenor and the Broken Isles when the Shadowlands [...]

The good thing about Blizzard Entertainment is that they’re constantly updating World of Warcraft with new content and features in an effort to try and keep up with their more contemporary competitors. The current character customization system, for example, feels a bit lacking, especially when compared to more modern MMORPGs which is why players will be getting new customization options [...]

The upcoming World of Warcraft Shadowlands expansion will not only introduce endgame content but will also change the whole new-player experience. Instead of beginning their journey from their respective racial starting zones, new players will start out in a shared zone where they’ll be tasked with searching for a missing expedition for their respective factions. “An expedition has gone missing, [...]

Blizzard Entertainment has just published a World of Warcraft Shadowlands dev blog previewing the upcoming Covenant Signature and Class abilities that players will gain access to when the eighth expansion arrives later this year. “Four ruling powers control the Shadowlands, each of which is in desperate need of aid from the heroes of Azeroth. In exchange for your help, the [...]