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Last Week on Massively: WoW-related stories

From guild bank robberies to Italian painters recast as Tauren Druids, 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.

Rumor: Blizzard working on a cell application for World of Warcraft?

Word at the Mobile Games Forum event last week is that Blizzard has plans for porting some part of WoW for cell phone use. Michael Zenke runs down the rumor.


How would a Starcraft MMO work?

Akela Talamasca explores how Blizzard could transform Starcraft into their next MMO using World of Warcraft as a model. Player vs Player vs Player anyone?


The Battle of San Romano ... FOR THE HORDE

Works of classical art updated for the digital age? Who knew a Late Gothic painter would be playing a Tauren Druid?





The Digital Continuum: This year, PvPing is the new raiding

In this week's Digital Continuum column, Kyle Horner explores the recent focus on PvP as endgame entertainment over raid content.



Behind the scenes of MMO game development

A game dev spins a hypothetical tale of Blizzard's behind-the-scenes office politics that lead to the flip-flopping stance on the Ghost Wolf debacle.


Building a better MMOusetrap: To topple the King!

Will the upcoming Age of Conan or Warhammer Online be the next WoW killer? In this week's Building a Better MMOusetrap, Dave Moss concludes that the competition to be number one isn't the real question, but how so many MMOs stay competitive with their unique features.

WoW dominates the greater PC retail landscape in 2007

To the surprise of absolutely no one, World of Warcraft dominated the PC retail charts for last year.



Behind the Curtain: What's in a name?

Who are the people who make the games? Craig Whither's looks into the background of the developers of WoW and other MMOs in his weekly column, Behind the Curtain.


MMOGology: Thieving hearts

In this week's MMOGology, Marc Nottke discovered he no longer has the ability to invite friends into his guild after a recent guild bank robbery by a new member. How deeply has the guild bank bug affected trust among the leadership of guilds?