Ucigasa - World Of Warcraft

We’re excited to announce that our planned team-up with Activision, first made public back in December 2007, is now a reality. All regulatory and shareholder approvals have been granted, meaning Blizzard Entertainment — along with the other companies that made up Vivendi Games — is now part of a new organization called Activision Blizzard.

While this transition doesn’t impact our games, websites, personnel, day-to-day operations, or development philosophies, the combined resources of Activision Blizzard will make it easier than ever for us to deliver the best games possible to our players around the world. For more information, please check out our Activision Blizzard FAQ.

If you’re interested in high-level competitive Arena play, then check out The Named Arena tournament, which is taking place now in Korea, with the finals scheduled for this weekend on November 8 (KST). English broadcasts of this final will be available on the GOMTV website November 23 at noon (KST). Be sure to check both the live stream and videos on demand to catch all of the action as the season concludes.

In preparation for Wrath of the Lich King, we will be performing an 8 hour Armory maintenance beginning on November 10, at 3 PM, Paris time (CET). The extensive changes and feature additions in Wrath of the Lich King mean that we also have to update the Armory to reflect those changes. As part of the maintenance, all character data will be reset, and character profiles will be repopulated as players log into World of Warcraft. We thank you for your patience during the maintenance.

Further information will be posted in this thread.

Today the Blizzard booth opened for public at the IgroMir convention – a major event for all the Russian lovers of interactive entertainment. Many visitors came to us to check out the latest expansion of World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King, which launches across Europe on November 13. Visitors were impressed by the new hero class, the Death Knight, and with all the inhabitants of Azeroth and Outland now speaking Russian.

Our Community Team also had prepared many fun events for the visitors. Apart from playing the Russian Wrath of the Lich King beta, attendees had an opportunity to take part in contests: a quiz contest based on the Warcraft universe and a Death Knight power-leveling contest. Players could chill their ardor by taking pictures of themselves sitting on the Frozen Throne.

Don´t forget that the show is also open on Saturday and Sunday! Intriguing adventures in Northrend and more surprises await you. Lastly, remember to take your CV with you; there may be a place for you in the Blizzard family!

We have just published a page covering some of the many events that will be available to those who attend the Midnight Openings across Europe! Beyond just getting your copy of Wrath of the Lich King, you can:

• Get your game box signed by Blizzard producers and executives
• Win a prize for the best costume
• Get special goodies for being among the first in line
• Participate in on-the-spot contests for cool prizes
• And much, much more…

Check out our Midnight Openings page for more details!

Our latest addition to our World of Warcraft wallpapers section is another offering taken from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. You can adorn your desktop with the dark power surrounding Kael’thas, lord of the sin’dorei, and Al’ar, his phoenix.

Head over to the Upper Deck Entertainment website now to learn more about the game, see more art, or even download some demo decks.

We’ve just launched a new forum to provide a friendly and focused environment for Oceanic players to discuss all aspects of World of Warcraft with one another.

Here is the next honorable mention from this month’s comic contest submissions.
Remember, the contest will go on all year long, so don’t miss your chance to win
a copy of the World of Warcraft Battle Chest signed by both Vice President of Creative Development Chris
Metzen and Art Director Chris Robinson, as well as a World of Warcraft 60 day pre-paid time card.

Keep those comics coming! Check out today’s honorable mention from Bludlemon.

Have a comic to submit? It’s not too late to enter the comic contest. Read the official rules, and submit your comics today!