This piece is one I want to start with a big disclaimer right off the bat – more than usual, I’m spitting pure opinion here. I won’t… Read more “I’m Playing Dragonflight – Unpacking My Shadowlands Journey and Path Forward”
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Mythic Plus In Dragonflight – Fixing A Symptom But Not The Issue?
Mythic Plus is changing quite a bit in Dragonflight, and most of these are, to my eye, positive changes. Currently, in Shadowlands, the way Mythic Plus works… Read more “Mythic Plus In Dragonflight – Fixing A Symptom But Not The Issue?”
World of Warcraft Dragonflight Launches on November 28th – And A Note About FOMO
Well, they did it. (Tentatively, at least.) Yesterday, Blizzard announced a November 28th launch date for Dragonflight, the 9th expansion to the World of Warcraft. With this… Read more “World of Warcraft Dragonflight Launches on November 28th – And A Note About FOMO”
Reading Between The Lines: The LA Times Interview with Mike Ybarra
This week, the headline on most gaming sites was that Blizzard had recommitted to a Blizzcon in-person event for 2023. However, that tidbit fell out of a… Read more “Reading Between The Lines: The LA Times Interview with Mike Ybarra”
World of Warcraft Dragonflight Is Launching This Year (Question Mark)
Today the pre-orders for the next WoW expansion went up, with a bold declaration – that the expansion will be launched and running by December 31st, 2022.… Read more “World of Warcraft Dragonflight Is Launching This Year (Question Mark)”
Diablo Immortal, The Blizzard Legacy, Monetization, and How We Discuss Addiction
Diablo Immortal is an albatross around the metaphorical neck of Blizzard Entertainment. The game’s announcement, as the marquee announcement at Blizzcon 2018, lives in infamy. The game… Read more “Diablo Immortal, The Blizzard Legacy, Monetization, and How We Discuss Addiction”
What If Being Good Isn’t Enough? Dragonflight and the Looming Specter Of Activision-Blizzard News
The Dragonflight expansion announcement last month was…odd. It was weird because of a confluence of factors – COVID-19 delays to Shadowlands’ entire content pipeline, how late it… Read more “What If Being Good Isn’t Enough? Dragonflight and the Looming Specter Of Activision-Blizzard News”
World of Warcraft’s Social Contract And The Reaction
There definitely wasn’t anything else in the news around WoW or Blizzard that was worth discussing this week, right? Okay, okay – that…thing also happened, but I… Read more “World of Warcraft’s Social Contract And The Reaction”
Warcraft’s First Mobile Game Is Announced: Arclight Rumble
We knew the announcement was coming today and people had their theories, but now we know for sure: the first entry of Warcraft as a mobile experience… Read more “Warcraft’s First Mobile Game Is Announced: Arclight Rumble”
The Thing I Want Most in The World of Warcraft 10.0 Reveal Event
Over the last few months, I’ve written quite a bit about becoming disenchanted with World of Warcraft (generating an Eternal Crystal in the process). The game was… Read more “The Thing I Want Most in The World of Warcraft 10.0 Reveal Event”
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