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10 Years Later, The Worst Video Game Movie Contains An Important Lesson

The misguided 'Warcraft' movie teaches the crucial lesson of: Know your audience, and the size of your audience.

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World of Warcraft finally kills 'pirate' server Turtle WoW ... but there are real lessons as to why it was so popular

It wasn't just about money. Turtle WoW and other "Classic+" servers were trying to deliver an MMORPG fantasy that is lost in modern World of Warcraft.

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"An ode to the Horde:" A ramble on what World of Warcraft's most iconic faction means to me — and a lament for its erasure

A band of survivors, outcasts, and quite literal aliens in an unforgiving world: What is arguably Warcraft's most iconic faction is gradually being erased. And it's a shame.

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'World of Warcraft: Midnight' Season 1 story end suggests to me that Blizzard really needs to rethink its story design processes — This could be much better, and far more satisfying with only a few tweaks.

SPOILERS: World of Warcraft's latest expansion is already proving controversial for re-treading some of the game's most hated lore. But is Blizzard trying to fix it, or will they end up making it worse?

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Some are celebrating, but World of Warcraft's move away from the "Horde" and "Alliance" faction split will be seen as a historic mistake

Not only does it undermine decades of lore and world-building, but player identity is how you reach your audience when they're not gaming. WoW's iconic faction split is under threat, and that's a bad thing, actually.

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World of Warcraft: Midnight review: "My devotion to this world has been renewed thanks to solid RPG storytelling, and questing that feels more varied than ever"

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The new World of Warcraft Midnight animated short film proves we need a Netflix show — it could bring in new fans intimidated by decades worth of lore

World of Warcraft: Midnight is drawing near. So Blizzard has decided to give fans a look at the backstory for one of its central characters, Liadrin, in a new gorgeously animated short film.

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This new open-source tool brings Warcraft flair and classic Wololo sounds to your coding workflow

Coding doesn't have to be boring; you can spice it up a little bit and work work like a Peon! Add PeonPing to your AI coding app, and you'll never be held back by a silent terminal again.

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World of Warcraft producer says Chris Metzen sometimes wishes Blizzard hadn't called it Warcraft because 'it sounds intimidating,' and some fans are not taking it well

It wasn't a serious comment, but some folks are taking it way too seriously.

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World of Warcraft lead sometimes wishes Blizzard "hadn't called it Warcraft" because "it sounds intimidating," admits the MMO's executive producer and VP

"We have a bigger vision than simply being an MMORPG"

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World of Warcraft lead says Blizzard has "a bigger vision" than simply just being an MMORPG and the Warcraft IP has "been underutilized"

Holly Longdale wants to bring Warcraft "to as many people as possible"

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World of Warcraft lead teases there'll be "a lot of death" for "important characters" during the MMO's Worldsoul Saga, so pray for your favorites

It's been the subject of much debate within Blizzard

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Redesigns for both Orgrimmar and Stormwind are on the table if World of Warcraft: Midnight's Silvermoon overhaul is well received

"If it’s positive, I think it opens up a bunch more storytelling opportunities."

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7 features that still make World of Warcraft awesome for relative newcomers like me in 2026 — as Blizzard Entertainment celebrates its 35th anniversary

With Blizzard's 35th anniversary and World of Warcraft: Midnight on the horizon, it's time I looked back on how I finally learned to enjoy this historic MMORPG by listing 7 seven major gameplay aspects that grew me after so many years of avoiding it.

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My 5 wishes for Blizzard Entertainment in 2026 range from a single-player Overwatch to the return of Starcraft — they may never happen, but a man can dream

Blizzard Entertainment is gearing up for its 35th anniversary later this year. In honor of this event, I'm going to list 5 things I wish to see from that may be impossible, but are worth dreaming about including improvements exisiting games or bringing back a dormant franchise.

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World of Warcraft: Legion Remix was supposed to be full of lawless fun, but it turned out to be awfully grindy

The juiced up old expansion shows the disconnect between developers and players.

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World of Warcraft takes home decorating in MMOs like Final Fantasy 14 and adds the freedom of The Sims 4 building to it, letting you "resize and rotate stuff" using 3D software made to look more "WoW-like"

World of Warcraft's in-depth home decorator originally looked "too much like a software," so Blizzard "changed the art to feel like magic"

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World of Warcraft leads talk to us: Player Housing, Horde vs. Alliance, future classes and specs, player identity, the elusive 'Xbox version,' and more

We caught up with Ion Hazzikostas and Holly Longdale to talk about the past, present, and future of World of Warcraft.

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World of Warcraft: Midnight expansion confirmed to be fully revealed at Gamescom 2025 — Blizzard will show off an opening cinematic, story, gameplay, player housing public demos, and more

Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that it will fully unveil the World of Warcraft: Midnight expansion at Gamescom with an opening cinematic, gameplay deep dives, and more.

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Blizzard announces release date for World of Warcraft: The War Within's 3rd major content patch — a patch that will feature the largest, city-sized raid boss in MMORPG history

Blizzard Entertainment has announced the release date of 'Ghosts of K'aresh', the third major content patch for World of Warcraft: The War Within that will feature a new dungeon, new delves, new loot, a new raid, and more.

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Blizzard ends new content development for Warcraft Rumble and lays off staff: Former employee says 'most' of the team has been let go

Warcraft Rumble will continue to operate with in-game events and bug fixes, but further development is over.

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Xbox Game Pass Just Quietly Added The Most Influential Strategy Series Ever On PC

Three games in the most influential strategy series ever are coming to PC Game Pass, and each is a look at RTS history that still holds up today.

PC Gamer

Here's our very first look at the Rogue Trooper movie Warcraft director Duncan Jones said he was doing 7 years ago

The film was announced not long after Rebellion's 2017 shooter Rogue Trooper Redux fizzled out, and work has continued ever since.

PC Gamer

While World of Warcraft players wait for bad-loot-luck protection, I have a humble suggestion for Blizzard

Bad luck sucks. But there's a solution better than Dinar that would fix it for both raid and dungeon loot.

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Diablo 4 fans react poorly to its roadmap reveal — for things Blizzard should've already learned from

Blizzard fans already hated "borrowed power" in World of Warcraft. So why is it now core in Diablo 4?

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