GameSpot

World Of Warcraft At 20 Is The Same And Increasingly Unrecognizable, And That's By Design

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. World of Warcraft is celebrating its 20-year anniversary today, November 23, 2024. Below, we talk with key developers about the journey to make the ...
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‘World of Warcraft Midnight’ Refocuses Encounter Design For A Minimalist Add-on Future

World of Warcraft Midnight is shaking things up when it comes to the regular gameplay loop and fan expectations of what is launched in a new expansion. Delves are here to stay, and world content is ...
Polygon

NetEase shutting down studio from legendary World of Warcraft designer

Publisher NetEase is making more cuts to its internal development teams, including shutting Fantastic Pixel Castle, according to studio head and game director Greg Street. Fantastic Pixel Castle was ...
Blizzard Watch

Looking for Player Housing inspiration? Here are some of our favorite sources for inspo for builds, or just great community resources

The World of Warcraft community has been all about Player Housing for the last few months. You got swept up in the housing ...
PC Gamer

World of Warcraft: Midnight's design director wasn't sure players would enjoy Delve bosses jumping you, but 'it turns out people really like that', so now we're getting Prey

One of the features I'm most excited for in World of Warcraft: Midnight by far is the 'Prey' system. In case you're unfamiliar, Prey is an opt-in PvE system with three difficulty tiers where you'll ...
PC Gamer

20 years later, World of Warcraft is still on top

World of Warcraft has changed players' lives for 20 years, thanks to an engrossing story and incredible gameplay flexibility. By every estimate, it retains the largest subscription base of any MMO, ...