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Last Week on Massively: WoW-related stories

This week's round up of WoW-related posts on our sister site Massively covers many different angles of the MMO universe dominated by World of Warcraft. You can click on the links below or subscribe to a special WoW-only Massively feed.

The Digital Continuum: Comparing core concepts of WAR and WoW

Can Warhammer Online avoid the same design pitfalls that World of Warcraft has fallen into? Find out in Kyle Horner's Digital Continuum column.


The stormy courtship of Blizzard/Activision

The Wall Street Journal unearthed the proxy statements behind the Activision/Blizzard deal to reveal who came out ahead in the merger. And it may not be who you think.


Rumor: New Blizzard MMO to be Starcraft Online?

More rumors surface about Blizzard's next MMO. This time, word comes from a Chinese newspaper that states the name of Blizzard's Asian partner for Starcraft Online.




Building a better MMOusetrap: The age old debate

Dave Moss breaks down the appeal of Fantasy based MMO's like World of Warcraft to determine why this genre reigns supreme in his weekly column, Building a better MMOusetrap.


West Karana on roleplaying in the World of Warcraft

Though we touch on RP quite often on WoW Insider, the Massively team discovered the WoW RP experiences of Tipa from the West Karana blog and her walk down memory lane on the Kirin Tor server.

Behind the Curtain: Something Unexpected

Craig Withers felt his regular WoW gameplay was getting into a rut. So he did something he didn't normally do: he started a pick up group. Read the fallout in this week's Behind the Curtain.


MMOGology: Group dynamics

Marc Nottke also dove into the murky waters of WoW pugging and found a wonderful group of inexperienced players who worked well together. What made the difference? Find out in this week's MMOGology.