<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer AU in World-of-warcraft ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/au/games/mmo/world-of-warcraft Fri, 01 May 2026 12:46:35 +0000 en <![CDATA[ A treehouse bundle in WoW costs a whopping $75, and while I know exactly who Blizzard's made it for, that doesn't mean I feel good about it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/a-treehouse-bundle-in-wow-costs-a-whopping-usd75-and-while-i-know-exactly-who-blizzards-made-it-for-that-doesnt-mean-i-feel-good-about-it/ fLPMJPKib9hjqtDcGwBYvd Fri, 01 May 2026 12:46:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard's former president wanted there to be a WoW 2 rather than 'the same WoW 1 expansions over and over re-skinned' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzards-former-president-wanted-there-to-be-a-wow-2-rather-than-the-same-wow-1-expansions-over-and-over-re-skinned/ HbwdMbc3YUyNmhQTackVGi Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:47:41 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:47:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard's former president says 'WoW has to reset' over disastrous patch, and I really wouldn't go that far ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzards-former-president-says-wow-has-to-reset-over-disastrous-patch-and-i-really-wouldnt-go-that-far/ FFsyawHJtTm3vZoiNqgTTY Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:04:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW came back from the brink because Blizzard ran it like a live service game—but now that same tactic's threatening everything ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-came-back-from-the-brink-because-blizzard-ran-it-like-a-live-service-game-but-now-that-same-tactics-threatening-everything/ 58X9fV6A2sQxAGbmdhd9SQ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard apologises for WoW's latest bug-ridden patch: 'We will do better' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzard-apologises-for-wows-latest-bug-ridden-patch-we-will-do-better/ d2nkBhwWfsuoof6uqLrjwT Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:00:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard buffs my fav WoW spec like a vengeful genie—giving me a huge damage boost that's bound to get all my party members killed because they can't see anything ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzards-buffed-my-favorite-wow-spec-in-the-most-monkey-paw-way-it-possibly-could/ XRgTzUuFa8QwW63pkxCiEG Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:58:50 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:24:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's latest patch is drowning in bugs, with players worried that Blizzard is struggling to keep its head above water ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-latest-patch-is-drowning-in-bugs-with-players-worried-that-blizzard-is-struggling-to-keep-its-head-above-water/ yuceDCMmkGcDLW72hDxEKV Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:29:33 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:42:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard forgot to turn off X-ray vision in World of Warcraft's new prop hunt mode, so you can imagine how fair the matches are right now ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzard-forgot-to-turn-off-x-ray-vision-in-world-of-warcrafts-new-prop-hunt-mode-so-you-can-imagine-how-fair-the-matches-are-right-now/ a7kk4tReS7nwcig3izFYVY Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:02:52 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:50:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/turtle-wow-classic-server-announces-shutdown-after-blizzard-wins-injunction/ pNWNkpXSq3btaZmZYnmVUe Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:05:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yes, technically you can play World of Warcraft with hot dogs ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/yes-technically-you-can-play-world-of-warcraft-with-hot-dogs/ gkYbWPv5QEvYJD5kTAr4tT Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:29:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ After making Mythic+ slightly too easy in World of Warcraft: Midnight, Blizzard's adding new high-end rewards for the sweats ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/after-making-mythic-slightly-too-easy-in-world-of-warcraft-midnight-blizzards-adding-new-high-end-rewards-for-the-sweats/ E27DyhPbtSuLhkSRPxnykK Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:08:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's Burning Crusade Classic servers are removing the time-honoured tradition of dungeon boosting ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-burning-crusade-classic-servers-are-removing-the-time-honoured-tradition-of-dungeon-boosting/ omuV5UpHQMNKJGzFKJtZTF Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:27:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard wins injunction against vanilla World of Warcraft private server ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzard-wins-injunction-against-vanilla-world-of-warcraft-private-server/ 8sUHXq9uN5FLhdFnBmJMz8 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:04:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's next patch drops in just over a week, bringing a whole heap of world content and yet another gearing method from a deeply suspicious ally ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-next-patch-drops-in-just-over-a-week-bringing-a-whole-heap-of-world-content-and-yet-another-gearing-method-from-a-deeply-suspicious-ally/ T4FpthcY2HyCxHg8Est6NT Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:23:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft player housing was sorely lacking PvP so Blizzard is dropping its own version of prop hunt ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-player-housing-was-sorely-lacking-pvp-so-blizzard-is-dropping-its-own-version-of-prop-hunt/ Ap5MbyvcFV9xXnDy3ESnCH Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:50:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Creative World of Warcraft player uses housing tools to recreate Counter-Strike's iconic Dust 2 map, complete with a car made out of wood, doormats, and fruit plates ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/creative-world-of-warcraft-player-uses-housing-tools-to-recreate-counter-strikes-iconic-dust-2-map-complete-with-a-car-made-out-of-wood-doormats-and-fruit-plates/ wb3HSa499wXZGc27D3Nh4H Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:21:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Team Liquid becomes the 4-peat World of Warcraft Race to World First champions after 2 weeks, 473 pulls, and one fake out ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/team-liquid-becomes-the-4-peat-world-of-warcraft-race-to-world-first-champions-after-2-weeks-473-pulls-and-one-fake-out/ WWJM9PSoHcX8qcfDVqimsA Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:24:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW raiders start celebrating world-first Midnight boss kill before watching it come back to life for a secret final phase: 'This cannot be' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-raiders-start-celebrating-world-first-midnight-boss-kill-before-watching-it-come-back-to-life-for-a-secret-final-phase-this-cannot-be/ wTRncNdgeohCEGmw2KmgJm Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:47:09 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:45:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ There's just no good reason why WoW's story mode raids aren't available right away—and I'm saying that as someone who cleared normal just fine last month ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/theres-just-no-good-reason-why-wows-story-mode-raids-arent-available-right-away-and-im-saying-that-as-someone-who-cleared-normal-just-fine-last-month/ DPkFjVX5iFb5HfbKgqU9NZ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:17:59 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:19:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's latest raid cinematic could be the start of a massive story retcon for its worst expansion ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-latest-raid-cinematic-could-be-the-start-of-a-massive-story-retcon-for-its-worst-expansion/ or2npjGiYjqdqjKnWDjQyc Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:33:04 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:20:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft secret hunters perform synchronized dance in a 40-player raid group to finally solve a year-old puzzle, proving they will do anything for a new outfit ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-secret-hunters-perform-synchronized-dance-in-a-40-player-raid-group-to-finally-solve-a-year-old-puzzle-proving-they-will-do-anything-for-a-new-outfit/ Kirtef5dV7TFYBfnpftLf4 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:26:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW players are beating Mythic+ dungeons at a rapid pace, and it's raising fears about difficulty ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-players-are-beating-mythic-dungeons-at-a-rapid-pace-and-its-raising-fears-about-difficulty/ JzyJE5Y26WvpAKZEBb9FYb Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:30:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Clever WoW players exploited bugs and some poor little rats to try and kill a Midnight raid boss early, but Blizzard was one step ahead ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/clever-wow-players-exploited-bugs-and-some-poor-little-rats-to-try-and-kill-a-midnight-raid-boss-early-but-blizzard-was-one-step-ahead/ CMyKiLmKTTEDBRtVSiEWQJ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:48:39 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:38:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW to get an official pride event, based on a community run that's raised money for 12 years ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-to-get-an-official-pride-event-based-on-a-community-run-thats-raised-money-for-12-years/ qPv4nmnSgg4X33QMNM3fV8 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:51:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pro World of Warcraft player disconnects mid-fight because he forgot to renew his subscription before Midnight's world first race: 'I actually bought a WoW token, I forgot to use it' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/pro-world-of-warcraft-player-disconnects-mid-fight-because-he-forgot-to-renew-his-subscription-before-midnights-world-first-race-i-actually-bought-a-wow-token-i-forgot-to-use-it/ Md6d6feSzvTP7KXSQiY2r Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:33:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neuralink patient raiding in World of Warcraft after only 100 days of having the implant installed calls it 'pure magic… exploring Azeroth hands-free at full speed' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/neuralink-patient-raiding-in-world-of-warcraft-after-only-100-days-of-having-the-implant-installed-calls-it-pure-magic-exploring-azeroth-hands-free-at-full-speed/ R4yCrh7Fm288x6jcNNQ5QC Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:22:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft: Midnight review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-midnight-review/ dH83jJT7teLnWDrJxth7UU Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:32:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW player finds out it costs 25 gold more for them per dungeon to use their mitigation ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-player-finds-out-it-costs-25-gold-more-for-them-per-dungeon-to-use-their-mitigation/ uCcroW5sm9X3KTUQ89xmC8 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:55:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Infamous World of Warcraft guild exploits its way to a world first in new Midnight raid until Blizzard says its instant 300 million damage doesn't count ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/infamous-world-of-warcraft-guild-exploits-its-way-to-a-world-first-in-new-midnight-raid-until-blizzard-says-its-instant-300-million-damage-doesnt-count/ R489wDmcd9qtBo2jR9qogL Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:28:58 +0000 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:13:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft players go back to work on a year-old mystery after one of them accidentally unlocks the 10th orb in a puzzle hidden in the new Midnight expansion ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-players-go-back-to-work-on-a-year-old-mystery-after-one-of-them-accidentally-unlocks-the-10th-orb-in-a-puzzle-hidden-in-the-new-midnight-expansion/ LmCtUoj9uYmqPKHegCcv5Z Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:07:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Our idea of Azeroth could have looked very different, because Jeff Kaplan said he 'really wanted WoW to be first-person' in its early days: 'I argued a lot for that' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/our-idea-of-azeroth-could-have-looked-very-different-because-jeff-kaplan-said-he-really-wanted-wow-to-be-first-person-in-its-early-days-i-argued-a-lot-for-that/ yQtp25oPBMxsiSEmFFrbuN Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:32:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard struggles to balance its Abundance world event in a way that makes anybody happy, with recent potential nerfs making it even more stressful to optimize ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzard-struggles-to-balance-its-abundance-world-event-in-a-way-that-makes-anybody-happy-with-recent-potential-nerfs-making-it-even-more-stressful-to-optimize/ 8h9eZ5xTzewjNsmrnPG6dB Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:23:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Question time: How many of you actually care about going fast in an MMO dungeon? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/question-time-how-many-of-you-actually-care-about-going-fast-in-an-mmo-dungeon/ mQ4JnR7JbCrkbYsVQcYtFg Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's questing system was inspired by a playtest that didn't work out as planned, because the testers didn't play MMOs and had no idea what they were supposed to do: 'I ran out of quests right away!' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-questing-system-was-inspired-by-a-playtest-that-didnt-work-out-as-planned-because-the-testers-didnt-play-mmos-and-had-no-idea-what-they-were-supposed-to-do-i-ran-out-of-quests-right-away/ kWBKaAQEjmGmLsfp8Hm7YK Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:59:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Playing World of Warcraft with a controller might become my preferred playstyle thanks to this excellent gamepad-friendly addon that's letting me enjoy Azeroth from my couch ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/playing-world-of-warcraft-with-a-controller-might-become-my-preferred-playstyle-thanks-to-this-excellent-gamepad-friendly-addon-thats-letting-me-enjoy-azeroth-from-my-couch/ mmn4w2fDPJyGvQkmSHyT6N Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:34:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ A terrible quest in vanilla WoW 'holds a really special place in my heart', says Jeff Kaplan, but was also 'the hubris of a junior game designer who thinks he's clever but is actually a dipsh*t' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/a-terrible-quest-in-vanilla-wow-holds-a-really-special-place-in-my-heart-says-jeff-kaplan-but-was-also-the-hubris-of-a-junior-game-designer-who-thinks-hes-clever-but-is-actually-a-dipsh-t/ JUP3yuiqaq3hJpFG8YeZQb Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:46:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's Horde/Alliance split was 'really controversial', says Jeff Kaplan, to the point where it was only locked in 9-12 months before the game's launch ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-horde-alliance-split-was-really-controversial-says-jeff-kaplan-to-the-point-where-it-was-only-locked-in-9-12-months-before-the-games-launch/ sVstAFUUsapYrpAzH56pED Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:42:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard nerfed this WoW item, but players found an even better loophole that allowed them to travel across the planet every 2 minutes ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzard-nerfed-this-wow-item-but-players-found-an-even-better-loophole-that-allowed-them-to-travel-across-the-planet-every-2-minutes/ 268whxmsHYssNNYMSELxEF Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:48:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW: Midnight's new Prey mechanic is the coolest system the MMO's added in a while, but it needs to be meaner—even on lower difficulties ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-midnights-new-prey-mechanic-is-the-coolest-system-the-mmos-added-in-a-while-but-it-needs-to-be-meaner-even-on-lower-difficulties/ u9gNb9wfqPPtTVVrGyNN6W Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:54:58 +0000 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:06:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's recent revamp of Silvermoon for Midnight is so good, I'm starting to wonder if the MMO's model of a 'new exciting continent every 2-3 years' was ever the right way ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-recent-revamp-of-silvermoon-for-midnight-is-so-good-im-starting-to-wonder-if-the-mmos-model-of-a-new-exciting-continent-every-2-3-years-was-ever-the-right-way/ AWJqyzSR7bg9SgnDJDrafX Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ah yikes, World of Warcraft: Midnight's otherwise solid housing system is soured by its premium currency, which makes you 'minimize leftovers' even though Blizzard said it wouldn't ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/ah-yikes-world-of-warcraft-midnights-otherwise-solid-housing-system-is-soured-by-its-premium-currency-which-makes-you-minimize-leftovers-even-though-blizzard-said-it-wouldnt/ vdZJXaLfQYqFw4HK6Kydya Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:17:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ After playing a bunch of Midnight, I don't think I miss WoW's combat addons or my old class design at all ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/after-playing-a-bunch-of-midnight-i-dont-think-i-miss-wows-combat-addons-or-my-old-class-design-at-all/ jt5MYpMPwDjiFwGhZUgxhi Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:28:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to open the Rookery Cache in WoW Midnight ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/rookery-cache/ qmEqkGNGSFKL9hDU3P43bf Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:12:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ A 9,999,999 gold painting in World of Warcraft: Midnight sent secret finders on a hunt for the ultimate discount and one thrifty player finally figured it out ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/a-9-999-999-gold-painting-in-world-of-warcraft-midnight-sent-secret-finders-on-a-hunt-for-the-ultimate-discount-and-one-thrifty-player-finally-figured-it-out/ qf5fJWkAzD7HsTHTfpfjaY Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:05:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft: Midnight player proves that you only need a single button and a clever build to heal your dungeon party ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-midnight-player-proves-that-you-only-need-a-single-button-and-a-clever-build-to-heal-your-dungeon-party/ ySnogh2sNmGthuWLLkfZeR Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:15:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft: Midnight players found an empty campsite that references 2019's planet-hopping puzzler Outer Wilds ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-midnight-players-found-an-empty-campsite-that-references-2019s-planet-hopping-puzzler-outer-wilds/ vjodruSVrDgNg3SNtnUUQh Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:01:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW's new allied race in Midnight, the Haranir, has a model clipping issue with dozens of gear items—a problem that's been on the PTR for months ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-new-allied-race-in-midnight-the-haranir-has-a-model-clipping-issue-with-dozens-of-gear-items-a-problem-thats-been-on-the-ptr-for-months/ ySASwRM6WHqGYk6GjxGVzR Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:22:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft: Midnight's 'stay a while and listen' monologues might've just heavily hinted at a future big bad ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-midnights-stay-a-while-and-listen-monologues-mightve-just-heavily-hinted-at-a-future-big-bad/ 9xcmpk5muWDBdtzVSaggSh Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:50:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Sorry I can't hear you over the roar of the Sunwell': World of Warcraft players beg Blizzard to turn the volume down on the giant crackling beam in the sky ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/sorry-i-cant-hear-you-over-the-roar-of-the-sunwell-world-of-warcraft-players-beg-blizzard-to-turn-the-volume-down-on-the-giant-crackling-beam-in-the-sky/ d25yrFgtCdMwcjJZxHCdqN Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:16:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft: Midnight's lead composer feels 'very lucky and happy that we're not using generative AI' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-midnights-lead-composer-feels-very-lucky-and-happy-that-were-not-using-generative-ai/ RTXBCXsZmqmmJuWofjHvtP Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:11:15 +0000