Recently, Microsoft announced a sweeping layoff, affecting 1,900 employees in the gaming division, including new acquisition employees from Activision-Blizzard. At that point into 2024 already (twenty-five days)… Read more “The Games Industry’s Layoff Problem”
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Final Fantasy XIV’s Tokyo Fan Fest and The Trail to Dawn
Tonight marks a big benchmark on the road to the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Dawntrail. The last event of the 2023-2024 Fan Fest cycle is in… Read more “Final Fantasy XIV’s Tokyo Fan Fest and The Trail to Dawn”
Dragonflight’s First Year and The War of Perception
It’s been over a year of Dragonflight now, and as we close in on the year 2024 and the pending release of The War Within, now feels… Read more “Dragonflight’s First Year and The War of Perception”
Dragonflight, The War Within, and Navigating the 2024 Modern WoW Roadmap
Today, Blizzard dropped a doozy of a post detailed the roadmap for 2024 in World of Warcraft. There were both modern and Classic WoW versions, each with… Read more “Dragonflight, The War Within, and Navigating the 2024 Modern WoW Roadmap”
Dragonflight Season 3, 4 Weeks In
Dragonflight Season 3 has been something of a return to form for me. I set a lot of ambitious goals for Season 2, and I accomplished only… Read more “Dragonflight Season 3, 4 Weeks In”
Dragonflight Season 3 and the Question of What Is Too Easy
Dragonflight Season 3 content is…interesting. Blizzard aimed at changing up some of the things that made last season feel heavily frontloaded by new changes – better integration… Read more “Dragonflight Season 3 and the Question of What Is Too Easy”
What Could Come In Dragonflight Season 4 (or 5?)
One of the expected bits of news out of Blizzcon, after confirmation that 10.2 would be the last major content patch of Dragonflight, was that we would… Read more “What Could Come In Dragonflight Season 4 (or 5?)”
WoW and Expansion Release Cadence – Does The Blizzcon News Mean More Frequent Expansions?
At Blizzcon this last weekend, Blizzard announced not one, not two, but three new WoW expansions, the next three in sequence to follow Dragonflight. That’s pretty cool,… Read more “WoW and Expansion Release Cadence – Does The Blizzcon News Mean More Frequent Expansions?”
The War Within, The Worldsoul Saga, and The Future of World of Warcraft
The announcements for the future of the modern version of World of Warcraft made at Blizzcon 2023 are…interesting. Let me first say this – I’m going to… Read more “The War Within, The Worldsoul Saga, and The Future of World of Warcraft”
WoW Classic, Season of Discovery, and Paving The Way For Classic Plus
Blizzcon’s opening ceremony was interesting for WoW, in that it set forward something of a bold new path. I plan to talk more about the modern game… Read more “WoW Classic, Season of Discovery, and Paving The Way For Classic Plus”
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