Ever since the news broke that the state of California had filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard for an alleged "frat boy" workplace culture which included various sexual harassment claims, the ...

Field Marshal Afrasiabi is one of multiple NPCs named for Alex Afrasiabi who is mentioned in the Activision Blizzard lawsuit. Yesterday, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed ...

Gaming news website Gameplanet has posted an interview with Creative Director Alex Afrasiabi featuring a detailed discussion about the next expansion for World of Warcraft. Along with discussing the ...

After a report by Kotaku which detailed the alleged sexual harassment and misconduct surrounding the ‘Cosby Suite’, Activision Blizzard has confirmed that Alex Afrasiabi – the former creative director ...

Activision Blizzard has confirmed to Kotaku that former creative director Alex Afrasiabi was fired from the company following allegations of misconduct during his tenure at the gaming giant. The ...

Today on twitter Alex Afrasiabi is at it again with the pictures, this time with the above: a photo of his 10-year-old notes for the design framework of two classic priest weapons: Benediction and ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. World of Warcraft has more in-game microtransactions today than ever before (and it sounds like more are on the way), but the game is not bearing down ...

In an interview at ScienceAlert.com, Creative Director Alex Afrasiabi answered several interesting questions about storytelling in World of Warcraft. The interview was conducted prior to the start of ...

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The World of Warcraft is getting bigger. The juggernaut of massively multiplayer online games launched its second full expansion, The Wrath of the Lich King, on Thursday. Fans of the iconic World of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Heather Newman has covered business, gaming and tech for decades. The World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth expansion goes on ...