MMO Week in Review: BlizzCon 2014

At the end of every week, we round up the best and most popular news stories, exclusive features, and insightful columns published on Massively and then present them all in one convenient place. If you missed a big MMO or WoW Insider story last week, you've come to the right post.

BlizzCon 2014 dominated the weekend in all corners of the Joystiq network, Massively included. Blizzard not only announced OFPS Overwatch but spilled details on Hearthstone's upcoming expansion, Diablo III, Heroes of the Storm, the Warcraft movie, and the World of Warcraft Warlords of Draenor expansion launching this coming Thursday. We've rounded up all the best bits from Massively and WoW Insider right here!

	Liveblogging the opening ceremonies of BlizzCon 2014
	World of Warcraft Q&A liveblog
	World of Warcraft items, class changes liveblog
	Blizzard announces new charity pet for ebola relief efforts
	Warcraft movie panel liveblog
	Blizzard takes on superheroes with Overwatch
	Live blogging the Overwatch panel
	Overwatch hands-on gameplay impressions
	The heroes of Overwatch
	Hearthstone: Goblins vs. Gnomes expansion announced
	Hearthstone: Goblins vs. Gnomes cards and mechanics
	Diablo III previews Season 2
	Heroes of the Storm panel

Read on for a look at the rest of this week's top MMO stories.

	Opinion: It's getting harder to like ArcheAge
	A tour of WildStar's upcoming Black Focus area
	Dawngate is shutting down in 90 days
	LotRO's Update 15 goes live with the Beorning class
	Elder Scrolls Online's Update 5 goes live, reduces VR grind
	EA's quarterly net revenue is up, apparently in spite of SWTOR
	Guild Wars 2's Echoes of the Past is live
	Four online sci-fi titles no one remembers
	Exploring the minion system in RIFT
	ArcheAge's Auroria has launched
	SWTOR Shadow of Revan FAQ
	A Destiny executive was the victim of swatting
	Exploring Final Fantasy XIV's 2.4 dungeons
	Employee reviews blast Carbine Studios management
	Professional League of Legends streamer makes over $817,000 a year
	Quirky indie MMOFPS Hunternet boasts 700-player battles
	ArcheAge producer update talks Auroria, patron discounts, and more
	Did Star Wars Galaxies' NGE poison the MMO development well?
	SWTOR's Commando, Mercenary 3.0 discipline changes detailed
	Watch two hours of Civilization Online unfold
	Star Citizen passes $60M in fundraising, becoming 'single, coherent vision'
	Blizzard updates WoW's garrison game guide
	WildStar shows off the Mystery of the Genesis Prime
	Elder Scrolls unveils its six-month loyalty reward
	Warner Bros. plans more layoffs through early 2015
	HEX drops beta key requirement but denies it's in open beta
	ArcheAge scrambles to fix disconnection issues after update

	The Stream Team: Lollygagging in Landmark's Whispering Wind Academy
	The Stream Team: Finally taking the first steps on ArcheAge's Auroria
	The Stream Team: Juggernaut pounds his way though Marvel Heroes