Latest articles by Heather Newman
World of Warcraft: The War Within's art direction leans into Warcraft's history and a 'feeling of nostalgia', says lead artist
news Blizzard looked at WoW Classic to inspire the new zones.
World of Warcraft: The War Within alpha's first zone is beautiful, melancholy, and surprisingly polished
WORLD'S WAR Internal conflict, external beauty.
WoW Classic devs on the changes they've liked most in Season of Discovery so far: 'It just sounds like utter chaos, but I've just been having a blast'
classic twist A case to try the less-Classic version of WoW Classic.
How the WoW Classic team decides what to change in the 20-year-old game
#somechanges Blizzard explains its approach to tweaking WoW Classic while "preserving the original feelings."
WoW Classic Season of Discovery devs are aiming for 'fun,' not 'perfect balance'
news Their approach is "very much divorced from the idea that everything has to be pristine from a numbers standpoint."
I've spent hundreds of hours to become one of just 0.13% of Warcraft players who have Dragonflight's ultra-rare meta achievement, and WoW did it suck
Meta Slog Too many of Dragonflight's achievements are excruciatingly random, and I had to get them all.
WoW Classic made the 'radical change' to stop testing new content with players to bring back a sense of 'mystery and discovery'
Interview Blizzard tells us why it's running Classic's Season of Discovery without a PTR.
Blizzard secretly made a battle royale game inside World of Warcraft to 'break the rules' it's had for 20 years
news Plunderstorm will live on a separate server than your regular characters.
World of Warcraft’s battle royale mode won’t force you to PvP so everyone can 'have an awesome pirate party with your friends and collect plunder’
news Patch 10.2.6's Plunderstorm is a mode for everyone.
Blizzard's World of Warcraft patch schedule suggests The War Within expansion will launch in August
news We did the math.
Here's how powerful you need to be for each WoW Classic dungeon
Dungeons and Dragons Grab some guildmates and get stuck in.
How Blizzard balances and rebalances World of Warcraft's raids to evolve with players: 'It is important to keep in mind the audience that is engaging with an encounter at a given time'
Practice makes... Raid balance in WoW is never a static goal: it's a moving target.
World of Warcraft's lead storyteller quietly left Blizzard last fall: 'I've felt the itch to stretch my creativity in new directions'
news Steve Danuser reflects on his favorite WoW tales, with no announcement on future plans.
All WoW Season of Discovery Phase 2 runes
Power up SoD Phase 2 runes can change up the playstyle of many classes.
Every Phase 2 class quest in WoW Classic: Season of Discovery
World class Many classes get new questlines at Phase 2’s higher levels.
Everything you can do in WoW Season of Discovery Phase 2
Just a phase Season of Discovery Phase 2 offers a ton of new content.
Atlus was 'extremely careful' about Persona 3 Reload changes: 'Good things do not get old with time, and greatness does not fade away'
news The remake was made to "keep the story and game experience of Persona 3 in a state where it could be enjoyed with today's specs," says Kazuhisa Wada.
Persona 3 Reload review: A big, beautiful revamp of a classic
Midnight power A great RPG, polished to a 2024 shine.
Stormgate was already fully funded—then it earned $2M on Kickstarter
news Frost Giant's RTS was the top videogame Kickstarter of 2023.
Here are the first details on new Stormgate hero Maloc, a tanky fire-caster voiced by Chris Metzen
news The first Infernal Host hero will debut in the next beta build alongside new units and other updates.
Stormgate mashes up StarCraft 2 and Warcraft 3 with a few fresh twists
hands-on Hands on with Frost Giant's promising new RTS.
How the Azerothian Archives event works in World of Warcraft
Dig in! Dig into this new event to get mounts, pets, and some nifty armor appearances.
How Follower Dungeons work in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
Follow the trend Short a player or two? Dragonflight’s Follower Dungeons provide them for you.
