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"The goal is never to see a degradation in our story quality." World of Warcraft turns 20: Discussing the future with Blizzard on Mythic+ progression, class balance, Undermine, and the decades-awaited Player Housing feature

World of Warcraft turned 20 this year, as Warcraft itself turns 30. We spoke to Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas and Assistant Lead Quest Designer Mark Colada on what the future holds.

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'World of Warcraft: The War Within' has some of the best art and story delivery we've ever seen from the MMORPG genre, but rushed key features holds it back

'World of Warcraft: The War Within' has some of the best art and story delivery we've ever seen from the MMORPG genre, but rushed key features holds it back

World of Warcraft turns 20 years old this year, and despite that, the aging MMORPG is finding its footing again after years of controversial writing and gameplay systems. The War Within continues Dragonflight's positive upward trajectory, with some of the best story telling the genre has ever seen. But big…

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Planning to play The War Within? Here's everything you need to know about World of Warcraft's story at the start of The Worldsoul Saga

Planning to play The War Within? Here's everything you need to know about World of Warcraft's story at the start of The Worldsoul Saga

Warcraft's new mega-story is just getting started.

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World of Warcraft: The War Within review – "One of the strongest WoW expansions in recent memory"

World of Warcraft: The War Within review – "One of the strongest WoW expansions in recent memory"

"We want to make sure that every group of players can seek adventure," World of Warcraft devs discuss boosting solo play in The War Within

World of Warcraft: The War Within is finally here, now available in pre-season. Beyond being a huge step up in terms of storytelling, Blizzard has also worked hard to boost solo play for small groups who don't have time to dedicate to the game's notoriously intensive raid scene. Here's how.

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The War Within murdered one of WoW's most important characters almost immediately, but I ain't writing him off until Blizzard shows me the body

Xal'atath is too sneaky for a plain old execution.

World of Warcraft director Ion Hazzikostas says the Worldsoul Saga is letting Blizzard give its villains some much-needed character: 'Dragons are really cool, but it's hard to grasp the motivations of a being the size of a city'

"What if we give this some time to breathe and give us some time to let the story go where it ought to go?"

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I just got ROASTED by World of Warcraft: The War Within's main villain through this special event

I just got ROASTED by World of Warcraft: The War Within's main villain through this special event

Blizzard Entertainment has recently released a unique World of Warcraft web browser where players can have their character's personal history narrated by Xal'atath, the main for the upcoming The War Within expansion.

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20 Years Later, the Most Famous RPG Has Still More to Prove

20 Years Later, the Most Famous RPG Has Still More to Prove

'World of Warcraft' now shows us a graying Thrall, our hero Anduin all grown up and disillusioned by the past, and a haunting villainess dancing in the shadows. Twenty years after its launch, Activision-Blizzard’s massive role-playing game has spawned real-life babies and companies named after Anduin, brought together lovers and…

This new animated 'World of Warcraft' trailer brings the dark tone the game has been missing for years

This new animated 'World of Warcraft' trailer brings the dark tone the game has been missing for years

The latest trailer for World of Warcraft: The War Within is an animated feature that definitely should evolve into a full-blown Netflix show.

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World of Warcraft: The War Within gets a new 2D cinematic, reminds us that Xal'atath is an ancient knife piloting a corpse puppet for kicks

World of Warcraft: The War Within gets a new 2D cinematic, reminds us that Xal'atath is an ancient knife piloting a corpse puppet for kicks

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World of Warcraft 'The War Within' story overview: What players need to know

World of Warcraft 'The War Within' story overview: What players need to know

World of Warcraft: The War Within is set to kick off a brand-new saga filled with mystery, danger, adventure, and the culmination of storylines decades in the making. Here’s what you need to know about the story for the latest expansion of World of Warcraft.

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World of Warcraft's latest The War Within trailer has players simping hard for big baddie Xal'atath—and I'm not exactly surprised

World of Warcraft's latest The War Within trailer has players simping hard for big baddie Xal'atath—and I'm not exactly surprised

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I played the alpha for World of Warcraft's next big expansion — here are my thoughts on the biggest changes

I played the alpha for World of Warcraft's next big expansion — here are my thoughts on the biggest changes

World of Warcraft: The War Within is an upcoming major expansion for the 20-year-old MMO, focusing on diving deep into the Azerothian crust as the forces of the Void muster. We recently went hands-on to unearth the game's biggest changes.

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Is it worth playing World of Warcraft in 2024? (Updated for WoW: The War Within 11.0)

World of Warcraft's latest expansion "The War Within" is all kinds of awesome, but is it awesome enough to bring you back to WoW (or even start for the first time?) We deep dive into the Ringing Deeps to answer that question.

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