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		If you want to see the pure, unadulterated will of the MMO playerbase, ignore the glossy trailers for the next forgettable live-service sequel. Look to the shadows. Look to the …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		On August 25, Blizzard sued Turtle-WoW, demanding nearly a billion dollars in statutory damages, domain seizure, wallet freezes, and a permanent injunction. This isn’t just another IP enforcement action. It’s …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		On September 9, 2021, Chris Metzen — the once-venerated creative visionary behind Warcraft and StarCraft — posted an apology so drenched in preemptive guilt and ideological conformity that it read …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		When Ion Hazzikostas took the stage in Malmö this spring to reflect on 20 years of World of Warcraft, he delivered a polished, corporate-safe narrative that has become all too …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		Role-playing games (RPGs) have long been a bastion of fantasy escapism, providing players with immersive worlds built on medieval European traditions. These games offered heroic adventures, grand quests, and clearly …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		If Amazon Games plays their cards right, they could see their upcoming Lord of the Rings MMORPG dethrone Blizzard’s aging giant, World of Warcraft. WoW is showing its age, not …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		If you wait long enough, a bad penny turns up. I just learned that Steve “Moorgard” Danuser has completed time off from working on Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and taken …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		With the recent publication of Jason Schreir’s book Play Nice: The Rise and Fall of Blizzard, the topic of the Irvine studio’s demise is being hotly debated. I am reading …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		There is no doubt in my mind that Blizzard Entertainment has been infiltrated by Satanists. Just last week, an in-game trailer of the Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred expansion was …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		A month ago, Blizzard Entertainment released the worst cinematic in Warcraft history on YouTube. It’s an unfocused, unintelligible hot mess. It features a female troll gyrating in a quasi-Haitian Hollywood …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		The following is a commentary-free summary of John Hight’s The First 30 Years of ‘Warcraft’: The Making of a Game Universe presentation at GDC 2024. INVEN, a Korean gaming website, …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		One characteristic of the left has always been their blatant disrespect for history and tradition. From the French Revolution to the Black Lives Matter riots to the Paris 2024 Olympics, …