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World of Warcraft

Platforms

Mac
PC

Initial release Nov. 23, 2004

Developers

Blizzard Entertainment

Genres

Action Adventure
Blockbuster
Fantasy
MMO
RPG

Publishers

Blizzard
Blizzard Entertainment

Franchise Warcraft

World of Warcraft Spotlight

Review | The Warcraft movie is too faithful by half

I fought the lore.

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"It's about incredibly talented people not doing incredibly boring stuff" - Blizzard devs say it's possible to use AI tools while still feeling "handcrafted"

"It is more important to get the details right."

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The best PC games

Old and new, this is our pick of the PC games you should play today.

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Feature | What we've been playing - the fabled Hollow Knight, the much-anticipated Bloodlines 2, and more

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

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World of Warcraft Feed

A cartoonish illustration of a black-clad burglar creeping up on a laptop.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Thefts

Pinched from elsewhere.

Oct. 1, 2025 Robert Purchese

News

"It's about incredibly talented people not doing incredibly boring stuff" - Blizzard devs say it's possible to use AI tools while still feeling "handcrafted"

"It is more important to get the details right."

Sept. 2, 2025 Victoria Phillips Kennedy

A simply drawn, white-skilled and big black-eyed character with a fluttering cape. It's Hollow Knight.

Feature

What we've been playing - the fabled Hollow Knight, the much-anticipated Bloodlines 2, and more

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

Aug. 23, 2025 Robert Purchese

World of Warcraft Xal'Atath

Feature

Pay rises, AI regulation, and layoff protection: what Activision Blizzard's newly unionised employees want from Microsoft

A big development.

Aug. 22, 2025 Connor Makar

World of Warcraft Midnight Silvermoon City

Feature

Opening Night Live buried the lede with WoW's Midnight expansion - the MMO has a load of new additions coming that are genuinely interesting

When Silvermoon hits your eye...

Aug. 20, 2025 Connor Makar

Composite image showing scenes from Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, the Sekiro anime, and Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.

News

Round-up | Everything announced at Opening Night Live, Gamescom 2025

Sekiro anime! Indy on Switch 2! More!

Aug. 19, 2025 Dom Peppiatt

A classic Warcraft image. A green angry orc with two huge fanged teeth protruding from their bottom jaw, faces off inches away from the armoured head of an angry bearded human. It's the endless war. Who will win?

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Teams

Grouped.

Aug. 7, 2025 Robert Purchese

A soldier in an open-faced silver helmet stands on a wooden bridge looking at the camera.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Starting areas

Begin.

July 9, 2025 Robert Purchese

Artwork for Overwatch 2 showing a selection of its heroes posing dramatically against a reddening sky.

News

"Game development legend" Overwatch art director Bill Petras has unexpectedly died

"Amazingly gifted artist" worked at Blizzard for almost two decades.

April 6, 2025 Vikki Blake

Artwork for World of Warcraft housing system with figure waving in a house doorway

News

Blizzard shares first look at World of Warcraft's housing, with unsubtle dig at rival Final Fantasy 14

"If you want a house, you can have a house."

Feb. 7, 2025 Ed Nightingale

Five of the Best: Marketplaces

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Marketplaces

Wares the winner.

Feb. 5, 2025 Robert Purchese

A screenshot from World of Warcraft's player housing teaser trailer showing a wooden tankard on a table in front of a roaring log fire. "Home Sweet Home", has been carved into the tankard.

News

Five years in the making, World of Warcraft's player housing 'the most ambitious expansion feature ever', says Blizzard

"We knew that we couldn't really phone it in."

Nov. 15, 2024 Matt Wales

Blizzard artwork showing the familiar sight of hulking green orcs facing off against grey plate-wearing, blue-plume helmeted humans. Will they ever be friends?

Feature

Opinion | I love World of Warcraft, but I wish Blizzard would stop looking backwards

Job's done?

Nov. 15, 2024 Robert Purchese

A screenshot from World of Warcraft's player housing teaser trailer showing a wooden tankard on a table in front of a roaring log fire. "Home Sweet Home", has been carved into the tankard.

News

World of Warcraft getting customisable cars, player housing, and Classic Classic's launching soon

Wow.

Nov. 13, 2024 Matt Wales

A promotional image showing Xbox Cloud Gaming running on a TV.

News

Xbox reaffirms commitment to "bringing great games to more people on more devices"

CEO also lists six of the 20 game franchises that "have generated over $1bn in lifetime revenue".

Oct. 26, 2024 Vikki Blake

Screenshot of new Trader's Gilded Brutosaur mount in WoW, a gold-plated dinosaur

News

Blizzard is selling a £60 mount in World of Warcraft, which some fans say is a bargain

Brutal and sore on the wallet.

Oct. 25, 2024 Ed Nightingale

World of Warcraft 30th Anniversary artwork.

News

Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct announced

"You won't want to miss a moment – or a single surprise."

Oct. 24, 2024 Tom Phillips

World of Warcraft Worgen

News

Blizzard co-founder left because he was tired of fighting with Activision's Bobby Kotick

"It has been increasingly hard for me to provide leadership and staff confidence."

Sept. 26, 2024 Victoria Phillips Kennedy

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin trailer screenshot showing Steens character receiving a kiss in game

News

Acclaimed documentary on quadriplegic World of Warcraft player joins Netflix next month

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin.

Sept. 17, 2024 Victoria Phillips Kennedy

A shot from Overwatch 2's World of Warcraft Collaboration trailer showing its four new skins.

News

Overwatch 2's World of Warcraft 20th anniversary collaboration starts next week

Trailer shows off new WoW skins.

Sept. 13, 2024 Matt Wales

A black and white illustration showing many grasping zombie hands reaching up. They are black and silhouetted against a white background.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Hordes

There's lots of them.

Sept. 11, 2024 Robert Purchese

Starcraft cover art.

News

Blizzard has reportedly set up a "smaller" team to create AA games based on its franchises

Mostly comprised of King developers.

Aug. 2, 2024 Matt Wales

News

Xbox's Gamescom plans include daily livestreams and over 50 playable games

Indy, Avowed, Starfield DLC not playable.

Aug. 1, 2024 Matt Wales

A screenshot showing several multi-coloured Earthen dwarves from the new World of Warcraft expansion The War Within. They all stand next to each other and stare at the camera. It's quite disconcerting.

News

Blizzard's World of Warcraft team forms 500-stong union

CWA dubs mass unionisation effort "a key inflection point".

July 25, 2024 Tom Phillips

A close-up photograph of a black leather saddle and silver metal stirrup.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Mounts

Stirrup the discourse.

July 17, 2024 Robert Purchese

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