The grandfather of MMOs like WoW and FF14 shutting down after 27 years
Classic '90s MMORPG game The Realm Online is shutting down 27 years after it first opened, marking an end to one of the grandfathers of the genre and early graphical…
WoW Winds of Sanctuary buff has a major flaw
As the World of Warcraft Diablo 4 crossover event comes to a close, echoes of Sanctuary's strife continue to whisper through the plains of Azeroth, providing MMORPG enthusiasts with the…
WoW: Dragonflight’s New Augmentation Spec Is A First For Blizzard’s MMO, In More Ways Than One
World of Warcraft's newest class, the Evoker, is about to break even more new ground for Blizzard's long-running MMORPG.When Dragonflight released last year, Evokers were the first class in the…
Next-Gen Games Still Can’t Hold A Candle To The Wow Factor Of Altered Beast
Altered Beast is celebrating its 35-year anniversary today, June 14, 2023. Below, we look back at why the highly derided game is so memorable to a generation of gamers.Altered Beast…
New WoW event gifts loads of Travel Points, but act now
Each month we see a new special mount added to the World of Warcraft Trading Post, and each month I feel the unquenchable urge to jump back in and get…
Controversial WoW lookalike wants you to give it a shot
When it comes to MMO games, there is a ridiculously vast variety of fun experiences to choose from. It can be hard to compete with bigger names like World of…
WoW dev allegedly fired by Blizzard for making jokes about capitalism
World of Warcraft writer Eric Covington claims that they were fired by Blizzard after jokes they had written “lampooning corporate greed” were discovered in the MMORPG. The former WoW dev…
WoW: Dragonflight’s Dragonriding Will Expand To Older Zones And Mounts, Blizzard Confirms
One of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's best features, dragonriding, will soon break free of the expansion it was introduced in and come to older areas of Azeroth, Blizzard has confirmed,…
World of Warcraft Introduces WoW Token Into Wrath Classic, Sends Community Into Chaos
Blizzard has just made a major change to how World of Warcraft Classic: Wrath of the Lich King's economy works, and the community is completely furious. Yesterday, it introduced WoW…
Shack Chat: What’s been your biggest ‘Wow’ moment so far in Tears of the Kingdom?
Everyone on the Shacknews staff is playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Here's what wowed each of us the most.