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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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There's just no good reason why WoW's story mode raids aren't available right away—and I'm saying that as someone who cleared normal just fine last month

Being forced into a get-along t-shirt with randos didn't improve my experience of the story, like, at all.

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Blizzard is hiring for an 'open-world shooter' using Unreal Engine, which is more evidence that a new Starcraft game could be on its way

Is this it, chat?

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Diablo 4's 'April Fowl's Day' joke is a big chicken boss who drops a cluckton of unique loot, like the 'Cluckonomicon' and the 'Eggcecutioner'

Working on my poultry punisher build right now.

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World of Warcraft lead asks how players would feel about playing the MMO on controller with a dedicated UI, but fans "fear that the PC experience will get worse"

They community does think it's likely to happen, however

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WoW's latest raid cinematic could be the start of a massive story retcon for its worst expansion

Death is not the end.

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'Legally distinct Cammy': Overwatch revealed its newest hero and fans are saying she looks awfully familiar

Now Overwatch has an Omnic with a real bird and a human with an Omnic bird.

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Overwatch is already teasing its latest new hero, and she arrives in just a few short weeks

It's already that time.

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WoW players are beating Mythic+ dungeons at a rapid pace, and it's raising fears about difficulty

Dungeons, no drag-ons.

PC Gamer

Overwatch: Undivided is the latest way Blizzard is investing into storytelling outside of the game with new content partnership

The lore-building continues.

Destructoid

Clever WoW players exploited bugs and some poor little rats to try and kill a Midnight raid boss early, but Blizzard was one step ahead

Can a group of monks and some rats kill a god?

PC Gamer

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.

Windows Central

Blizzard is finally giving World of Warcraft fans an official Pride event in a new Midnight update, after 12 years of a community-led run: "Sounds gay, I'm in"

Final Fantasy 14 fans hope their beloved MMO will "follow suit"

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Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred release date countdown

Mephisto awaits in Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred.

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I am obsessed with these deep dives into how Overwatch cultivates its incredible sound design for each hero

Juno is, like, 90% screwdrivers and synths.

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World of Warcraft guild known for raid-busting exploits disqualified from new Midnight Mythic race by Blizzard after hitting 1 boss for 300 million damage: "Absolute gamers"

A short-lived reign in the raid's Hall of Fame

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World of Warcraft: Midnight review

Gorgeous, ambitious, and messy—but far from a dark night of the soul.

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Infamous World of Warcraft guild exploits its way to a world first in new Midnight raid until Blizzard says its instant 300 million damage doesn't count

This isn't even the first time they've done this.

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AI gaslighting watch: Is there AI in my fridge?

Answer: No, but there could be intelligent life forming in its recesses.

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World of Warcraft: Midnight review — This dark middle act has immense ambition, but Blizzard is spreading itself thin at the cost of quality

The high bar Blizzard has set itself has given us more "stuff" to do in WoW than ever, but there's a variety of quality issues that are compounding into frustration.

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"Man up": Former Microsoft and Blizzard exec calls out Crimson Desert devs for apologizing over AI art, because it'll "be in every single video game" someday

Mike Ybarra's got an opinion for Pearl Abyss

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Ex-Blizzard president says gamers need to 'man up' over AI usage in games after Crimson Desert devs issue apology

"AI, in one form or another, will be in every single video game."

PC Gamer

Geoff 'Zag' Keene, design director of Abiotic Factor, has 1,160 hours in PUBG and de-stresses using a Blizzard classic: 'Instead of going to therapy, guys will literally boot up Warcraft 2'

The founder of Deep Field Games talks Arc Raiders, PUBG, and his love of jank in games.

GamesRadar

Diablo 4 game director admits it's "really hard for players to keep up" with the ever-changing ARPG, especially if you aren't "at the cutting edge of everything all the time"

Still, "if a part of the game isn't working, we have to give it some attention"

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Diablo 4 game director believes it's 'normal' for most action RPGs to undergo major reworks: 'Friction points that we could never imagine suddenly rear their heads over the course of 10,000 hours'

The game's paragon system is on the list of things to change.

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