Essence of Azeroth - The World of Warcraft Video Game Lore Podcast

Where has Will gone? What has he done? And why has Will quit World of Warcraft this time? Join Essence of Azeroth host Will Harrison ( @essenceofazeroth.com on BlueSky ) as he looks at the nostalgia trap, memories, and what led him to leaving World of Warcraft through his various times of playing the game for almost 20 years. MUSIC CREDITS: Music provided by Chillhop Music Aviino - Velo https://ch...

The World of Warcraft novel War Crimes put everyone's favorite mass murderer Garrosh Hellscream up in the trial of the century, but was Garrosh right? No. No he wasn't. However, it's impossible to ignore the real world influences of the WoW trial of the century, nor can we any further ignore that fans don't get to choose if their fiction is political. Join Will Harrison as he looks...

When is player housing coming to World of Warcraft? This past week's Warcraft Direct not only celebrated the 30th anniversary of the IP but gave a look at the future of the MMORPG. Join Will as he talks it over, discusses his lack of interest in WoW Classic, and waxes poetic about punching goblins. Find Will over on BlueSky here

The season finale for The Burning Crusade appears and Will Harrison returns with all the World of Warcraft lore you could want, this time talking about the Sunwell Plateau, the Sunwell Offensive, and how a character only found in a manga suddenly became the most important lore figure ever... At least for a few minutes. Oh, and Kalecgos is a sad boy. ESSENCE OF AZEROTH ON TWITTER: @AzerothPodcast O...

Join Will for the first episode of 2024, as he delves into the depth of the Gnomish capital to ask the question: Why did everyone forget about the Gnomes of World of Warcraft?

Join Will on this holiday-tinged episode as he reads a story from the 'Fairy Tales of Azeroth' hardcover book collection and prepares to return to work in January.

Will returns, giving an update on the next episode while also talking about the WoW Classic Season of Discovery and the two new Alliance capital cities coming in the next retail patch. So many cities.

BlizzCon is over but that doesn't mean the World of Warcraft news stops there! Join Will this week as he talks about the 10.2 Emerald Dream patch, the upcoming Amirdrassil raid release, and a raid training minigame called Pineapplassil that you won't want to miss.

Join Will as he talks about the day that was in BlizzCon 2023 announcements, with three new World of Warcraft expansions coming via the WorldSoul Saga and how we're heading deep, deep underground.

The Forsaken episode is out and Will is back with yet another dose of WoW news for your week. He's talking about BlizzCon 2023 speculation, rumors of the next WoW expansion, and why Heroes of the Storm isn't dead yet. ⁠PATREON: www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth

Join Will this week as he details the history of the Forsaken race in World of Warcraft lore, including their origins and current state in the game. Also, we'll try not to mention Sylvanas too much, we promise. New KPR segment with Leeman Kessler ( @MayorLoveCraft on TikTok ) asks the question: What if Frasier Crane was a zombie?

Will is freezing in northern Ohio and ready to talk about some WoW news! This week he goes over a new (and limited time) premium pet, more PTR info, and a mobile game cross-promotion. PATREON: www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth

We're back again for a second week of World of Warcraft news, talking about rumors swirling around the next expansion, Classic Hardcore raid kills, and pro wrestling. Because, of course. PATREON: www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth

A NEW SHOW! Join Will for this (hopefully) short-form, weekly jaunt through World of Warcraft news you need to know, as well as updates about the show and goings-on you might want to keep up on! PATREON: www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth

We're back! Will breaks his WoW burnout after some World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore by talking about the Scarlet Crusade and its history.  Consider joining our Patreon over at  ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth⁠⁠ .

The April Hiatus is over! Join Will as he dives into the tail end of Burning Crusade, going over the siege on the Black Temple and how Blizzard ruined a perfectly good Illidan Stormrage.  Consider joining our Patreon over at  ⁠www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth⁠ .

Will talks about what led to the shattering of Draenor, the history of its races, and how the Gronn, Ogron, Ogres, and Orcs are all related. Also: Gordoth returns to KPR with mixed results.  Consider joining our Patreon over at  www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth .

Will ventures into the haunted Castle of Karazhan to answer questions about his favorite raid in WoW history, along with a new KPR segment and an other-worldly co-host who NEEDS TO READ THE ROOM A LITTLE, SARGERAS. Ugh. Consider joining our Patreon over at www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth .

Illidan's two closest allies during The Burning Crusade eventually became his downfall. What happened to Kael'thas Sunstrider and Lady Vashj? Join Essence of Azeroth for yet another World of Warcraft lore podcast in our season dedicated completely to The Burning Crusade, as we head to Tempest Keep and Serpentshrine Cavern and inspect two of the most infamous raids in WoW history. Consider joining...

The Season 4 Premiere! The Burning Crusade in many ways was more of a direct sequel to the Warcraft FTS games than vanilla World of Warcraft was. So, if we're going to do an entire season on just Burning Crusade then we need to start somewhere. Join Will this week as he delves into the backstory of Sargeras, the formation of the Burning Legion, and talks about the Illidan novel from Legion that ma...

The Season 3 finale! Join Will for a look at the Game of Thrones-like history of the Dwarves, how Firelord Ragnaros came to Azeroth... Uh, the first time, and how a hardcore raiding guild almost got permabanned from the game for an earth-shattering bug in the salad days of Vanilla WoW raiding. Also: KPR returns! Loro Licklock is thrilled that we're paying him once again. 

Are the goblins of World of Warcraft anti-semitic? Join Will this week as he goes into the history and lore of the Goblin race while also providing the framework for attempting to answer an uncomfortable question about a thing he loves.  JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPod...

In this bonus episode on World of Warcraft: Dragonflight launch day, join Will as he talks about the recent short story released by Blizzard that fills in some gaps between expansions. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast

This week Will finishes preparing all of you for the new World of Warcraft: Dragonflight expansion with a rundown of some recent lore findings that involve the Grimtotem, Neltharion, and more.  JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast

Join Will this week as he ventures into the history of the Druid class, the origins of the Worgen, and the green dragons that used to guard the Emerald Dream. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast