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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft
Release date
2004-11-23
Platforms
PC · macOS
#rpg #massively-multiplayer

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D&D: World of Warcraft is a paraphrase, not a port — and that's the point
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D&D: World of Warcraft is a paraphrase, not a port — and that's the point

Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft arrives on 17th November as a 256-page sourcebook, and it brings a massive chunk of Blizzard's universe into the tabletop game — without trying to make D&D behave...
WoW Forever adds 1,000+ quests and four new zones, launches November 4
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WoW Forever adds 1,000+ quests and four new zones, launches November 4

WoW Forever — Blizzard's next classic-style take on the original World of Warcraft — launches November 4, and one of its headline features is a slate of over 1,000 new playable quests. GameSpot sat do...
Blizzard is deliberately making WoW's hardest content more approachable — here's why
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Blizzard is deliberately making WoW's hardest content more approachable — here's why

Blizzard has been quietly tuning World of Warcraft's toughest content to be a little more forgiving, and associate game director Paul Kubit says that's entirely intentional. The goal is broader partic...
WoW players report disconnected characters fighting on their own after patch 12.1
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WoW players report disconnected characters fighting on their own after patch 12.1

Something strange is happening in World of Warcraft since the Midnight patch 12.1 dropped — disconnected players' characters aren't just standing around or running into walls anymore. They're apparent...
WoW is reworking world bosses into instanced lairs because the open-world format has gotten 'lackluster'
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WoW is reworking world bosses into instanced lairs because the open-world format has gotten 'lackluster'

Blizzard is overhauling how world bosses work in World of Warcraft with patch 12.1, Curse of Ula'tek. Instead of spawning out in the open world for anyone to pile onto, they're moving to a "lair" form...
How Blizzard designed WoW's first DPS check without any real data
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How Blizzard designed WoW's first DPS check without any real data

Former Blizzard designer Wyatt Cheng has revealed that when the studio built Patchwerk — the flesh golem boss in the original Naxxramas raid — it had no reliable way to measure maximum player DPS. In...
D&D: World of Warcraft Announced — All WoW Classes, Races, and Renown Systems Coming to Tabletop
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D&D: World of Warcraft Announced — All WoW Classes, Races, and Renown Systems Coming to Tabletop

Wizards of the Coast and Blizzard have officially unveiled D&D: World of Warcraft, a full Dungeons & Dragons expansion set in Azeroth. Announced at Gen Con 2026, the book launches November 17 with ear...
Blizzard fires developer who used dev-only spells to kill Mythic+ bosses for regular players
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Blizzard fires developer who used dev-only spells to kill Mythic+ bosses for regular players

Blizzard has fired a World of Warcraft developer after combat log investigators caught someone using a development-only spell to instantly kill Mythic+ dungeon bosses for a group of regular players. C...
Jimothy the viral round raccoon is taking over gaming
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Jimothy the viral round raccoon is taking over gaming

Jimothy, a suspiciously spherical raccoon spotted scuttling around Seattle, has gone viral for his unique — possibly spine-related — shape. Now the gaming world's brand accounts are falling over thems...