The latest updates from across the MMO universe.
Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia’s Lair unlock December 9. Here’s where each raid is, its size, and every step of the Onyxia attunement for both factions.
WoW Forever replaces realms with rulesets, and Roleplay-PvP now joins at launch. Here’s every ruleset, the rules that apply to each, and how to choose.
Blizzard’s WoW: Forever short story “Unbowed” follows Cormack, a Scarlet Crusader raised as a Forsaken. Here’s what Blizzard shared and the lore behind it.
Early name reservation runs October 27 to November 3, and WoW Forever launches November 4 at 3 PM PST. Here’s who can reserve, how many names, and the launch time where you live.
NC’s free-to-play sequel launched worldwide on October 5 with flight, eight classes and 400,000 players. What the game is, what the $15 Membership actually unlocks, and whether it’s worth your time.
EverQuest, MapleStory, Dragon Nest and WoW have all gone back to their early years in 2026. What each classic version is, when it launched and what it costs.
Maple Island, the four original jobs and a level 100 cap, plus crafting, citizenship and housing the original never had. What’s in Nexon’s free Classic World, and who it’s for.
New World, Zenith, Star Conflict and the Ashes of Creation collapse: every confirmed MMO closure for 2026 and 2027, with dates and what happens to your purchases.
Yes: the servers go dark on January 31, 2027. The key dates, what happens to your characters and purchases, and whether anyone can save it.
Standard-definition Skyborne models and Druid forms are coming in early 2027, after launch — and Blizzard has already revised the HD Druid forms with more fur detail and adjusted colors.
Every race down to two active and two passive abilities — the two Blizzard has fully detailed, and seven more pieced together from BlizzCon’s show floor while beta is still ahead.
First dungeon clear stays rewarding, repeating it doesn’t — the deliberate XP rework discouraging dungeon farming, plus what’s confirmed about flying, scaling, and one zone alone carrying 150+ quests.
600 new recipes, unified hit and crit stats, and boss drops jumping from green to blue quality — the itemization overhaul running underneath everything else Forever is adding.
A new talent milestone for every class, the full Paladin rework Blizzard showcased on stage, and where to find a reliable early look at your class’s new tree before beta even opens.
A zone built from land that never existed in the original game — starting points for both factions, the local factions fighting over it, and the small mystery Blizzard tucked in nearby for anyone who goes looking.
No realm list, four rulesets instead — plus the two-part naming system solving the one problem that came with every server choice for twenty years.
Beta to summer 2027, laid out in one place — three raid waves, Hardcore’s arrival, and the one line from Blizzard’s own team about what still isn’t off the table.
Legacy points earned account wide, spent per character — the six challenge categories, the three talent trees, and the exact reason Blizzard capped how much you can spend at launch.
Vendors, repairs, crafting stations, and buffs, just for stopping to sit at a campfire — plus the exact reason Blizzard made you wait a moment before you get anything.
A 15v15 battleground built on Eye of the Storm’s structure, with Arathi Basin’s capture mechanics underneath — everything confirmed, and the one detail most coverage gets backwards
New class options for five existing races, plus a full breakdown of how the Skyborne split their casters by faction — including the one naming detail Blizzard’s own marketing gets right that most coverage doesn’t.
Three raids, three different roster sizes, all unlocking the same day — but not until five weeks after launch. Everything confirmed about Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit, and Onyxia’s Lair’s return.
All nine new WoW Forever dungeons, from Hall of Thanes at level 13 to Shaper’s Terrace at 60: where each one is, its level range, and what Blizzard has confirmed about it.
Four new zones, one built entirely around a race that costs extra to unlock — Mount Hyjal, Riverglades, Shen’dralas, and the floating island where it all begins.
The base game is free with your subscription. The new race isn’t. Here’s exactly what each pricing tier gets you, and why the cheapest pack won’t get you into beta at all.
Blizzard finally said the words on stage: this is Classic Plus. Everything confirmed at BlizzCon 2026 — the name, the release date, and what actually ships on day one.
Stratholme was a living city — purged in a single night by the man who would become the Lich King. The order Uther refused, the dreadlord who turned it into a race, and the vow that sent Arthas north toward Frostmourne.
He rebuilt Stormwind with his own hands and was betrayed by the nobles who commissioned it. The real story behind Deadmines’ final boss — and the daughter who survived him.
RuneScape’s full release history, what Old School RuneScape actually is, the real cost of membership after March 2026’s price hike, and the current concurrent player record — with sources for every number.
Who are the Scarlet Crusade in World of Warcraft? Discover how the defenders of Lordaeron became one of WoW’s most fanatical factions
A level 3 account, a rounding error, and the bug that turned into OSRS’s biggest community flashpoint of the year.
Five threads of unfinished vanilla content still sitting in the game files — and why they matter for Classic’s future.
Separating Blizzard’s one confirmed statement from years of community speculation about WoW Classic’s biggest rumored feature.
A live investigation into the gold-selling sites and content farms quietly faking WoW’s most-quoted numbers — plus the six red flags to check yourself.
Real subscriber numbers, verified sources, and the fake statistics sites that don’t want you checking their math.
Blizzard’s gold-auction raid format explained — what’s actually banned, what’s still allowed, and why the community won’t stop arguing about it.
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