Recent Headlines for World of Warcraft

• WotLK Talent Calculator

  Blizzard has posted a Wrath of the Lich King talent calculator, which helps players explore the talent changes that are coming to WoW with the next expansion.

  Reported on Jul 22, 2008

• Latin American Version Coming July 25th

  Blizzard has announced that the Spanish language, Latin American version of World of Warcraft will be available starting Friday July 25th.

  Reported on Jul 18, 2008

• Achievement System Preview

  Blizzard has prepared a preview of the Player Achievement System, which will be introduced to World of Warcraft with the Wrath of the Lich King Expansion.

  Reported on Jul 17, 2008

• Arena Tournament 2nd Round Concludes

  Blizzard has announced the conclusion of the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament's second qualification round.

  Reported on Jul 16, 2008

• Learning from Past Releases

  MMORPG.com's World of Warcraft Correspondent Darren Bridle files this report that takes a look at what Blizzard could learn from their first expansion, Burning Crusade and apply to the upcoming Wrath of the Lick King.

  Reported on Jul 15, 2008

• Activision Blizzard Officially Announced

  Vivendi has announced that the merger between Activision and Vivendi Games to form a new company under the name of Activision Blizzard has been finalized.

  Reported on Jul 11, 2008

• The Hunt for Illidan

  Blizzard has announced that The Hunt for Illidan, the sixth set for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, is now available.

  Reported on Jul 10, 2008

• New Oceanic Forum

  Blizzard has announced that they have launched a new forum for players in the Oceanic region.

  Reported on Jul 09, 2008

• Shareholders Approve Activision Blizzard

  Vivendi and Activision have announced that the merger of the two companies that would see the creation of a new company called Activision Blizzard, has been approved by their shareholders, with a vote 92% in favor of the merger.

  Reported on Jul 09, 2008

• Correspondent Article: Risk vs Reward

  In his first submission to MMORPG.com in this role, our new World of Warcraft Correspondent Darren Bridle files this article discussion risk vs. Reward in the most populated MMORPG ever created, Blizzard's World of Warcraft.

  Reported on Jul 07, 2008

• Lich King Beta Opt-In Program

  Blizzard has announced that they have opened the Wrath of the Lich King Beta Opt-In program, giving players the chance to be selected for the beta process.

  Reported on Jul 04, 2008

• Blizzard Authenticator

  Blizzard has announced the Blizzard Authenticator, a small device that adds an extra layer of security when playing World of Warcraft.

  Reported on Jun 27, 2008

• Arena Season 4 Begins

  Blizzard has announced the official start of Arena Season 4, where players can compete for new PvP item sets.

  Reported on Jun 25, 2008

• Midsummer Fire Festival

  Blizzard has announced details of the Midsummer Fire Festival which runs until July 5th in World of Warcraft.

  Reported on Jun 20, 2008

• 2008 WoW Arena Tournament Begins Phase 2

  Blizzard has announced that the second phase of the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament's second qualification round has officially started.

  Reported on Jun 18, 2008

• Bestiary Update: Jormungar

  Blizzard has updated the Wrath of the Lich King Bestiary with a look at the Jormungar Wyrm, the gigantic beasts of burden once used by the fallen Nerubian Empire.

  Reported on Jun 16, 2008

• Impact of Activision Blizzard

  Gamasutra has taken an interesting and in-depth look the Activision Blizzard merger, its affect on their gaming titles, and on the games industry.

  Reported on Jun 12, 2008

• L70ETC Contest Winners Announced

  Blizzard has posted the results of their video contest, which asked fans to create a video for the Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain song, "Rogues Do it From Behind."

  Reported on Jun 10, 2008

• Arena Tournament Second Qualifier

  Blizzard has announced the commencement of the second round of the World of Warcraft Arena Tournament's qualification rounds.

  Reported on Jun 04, 2008

• Blizzard Disables Forum Hyperlinks

  Blizzard has announced that they have had to temporarily disable hyperlinks on the World of Warcraft official forums as a result of a recently identified security vulnerability in Adobe Flash.

  Reported on May 29, 2008

• Worldwide Invitational Tickets On Sale

  Blizzard has announced that tickets to the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational, to be held at the Porte de Versailles Exposition Centre in Paris on the 28th and 29th of June, will go on sale next week.

  Reported on May 27, 2008

• World of Warcraft Arena Tournament

  Blizzard and Championship Gaming Series (CGS) have announced details of the second annual World of Warcraft Arena Tournament, which has a top prize of $25,000.

  Reported on May 23, 2008

• Wrath of the Lich King Page Updated

  Blizzard has updated the official site for Wrath of the Lich King, the much anticipated expansion for World of Warcraft, with new information on the Death Knight class, a look at the expansion's new dungeons, and more.

  Reported on May 21, 2008

• The Nexus

  Blizzard has added new information to their Wrath of the Lich-King website in the form of a new dungeon: The Nexus.

  Reported on May 13, 2008

• BlizzCon 2008

  Blizzard has announced details of BlizzCon 2008, which will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on October 10th and 11th.

  Reported on May 12, 2008

• Frostmourne Art Contest

  Blizzard has announced a new art contest where players are asked to create original artwork depicting Frostmourne being wielded by the Lich King Arthas. The creator of the winning entry will receive a 47" replica of the blade.

  Reported on May 08, 2008

• Blizzard Store Redesigned

  Blizzard has announced that they have revamped the Blizzard Store, where players can purchase Blizzard merchandise and more.

  Reported on May 06, 2008

• Children's Week

  Blizzard has announced the return of Children's week, the annual holiday where adventurers take wee ones under their wing and show them how to adventure in Azeroth.

  Reported on May 02, 2008

• New Stories

  Blizzard has updated their stories page with two new stories of friendship from inside World of Warcraft.

  Reported on Apr 28, 2008