Month: February 2010

The official Blizzard Entertainment channel on YouTube just received a visual update in the form of a new channel skin. Head over there now and check out high-quality streaming versions of our cinematics, gameplay trailers, and in-game movies.

On Tuesday, Feb. 16, we were honored to host a special event at our Irvine, Calif. headquarters to mark the donation of more than $1.1 million to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Make-A-Wish Foundation International, two organizations that grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions in 36 countries around the world.

This donation, which was based on 50 percent of the total sales during November and December of the Pandaren Monk pet for World of Warcraft, was ultimately made possible by the World of Warcraft community. We appreciate the support the community showed for this important cause.

As part of yesterday’s event, we invited 15 wish children and their families to tour the Blizzard campus, meet with the World of Warcraft development team, and participate in a variety of fun activities. Check out the press release to read more about the event, and visit the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Make-A-Wish Foundation International websites to learn more about these organizations.

Photos provided courtesy of Marc Weisberg

Something is in the air in the major cities of Azeroth.
Some call it love, and some just call it friendship and admiration. Whichever it is, many guards and townsfolks now spend their days giving and receiving
tokens and gifts to other amorous citizens. The more skeptical, however, are suspicious of the strange “love sickness” clouding the hearts of so many…

Don’t miss the exciting gift exchange and worldwide popularity contest to hit Azeroth when love is in the air!

Achievements

During this event, you will be able to complete achievements related to the event. If you complete all of the Achievements for a particular seasonal event, your character will gain a special title.

The Pet Store is about to go plush! Introducing the Wind Rider Cub and Gryphon Hatchling, the first in a new line of cuddly, crafty critters scheduled to arrive exclusively in the online Blizzard Store in the weeks ahead. Each plush companion will come with a code for a matching in-game, non-combat, account-bound pet to fly by your side in Azeroth. Both Horde and Alliance players will be able to adopt either pet once they hatch in the
online Blizzard Store. Keep your eyes on the sky — and the official World of Warcraft website — for more information.

Series 3 of FigurePets, limited-edition pets created to go along with the custom character statues from FigurePrints, is now available. Series 3 features Perky Pug, Deviate Hatchling, and the Pandaren Monk, all manufactured using high-tech 3D printing, and is only available until March 31, after which the pets will not be produced again. You can purchase them individually for $29.95 or get the whole set for $74.85, and with any FigurePets order, you’ll also get a 10% discount on a FigurePrints character statue. For more information or to place an order, head over to www.figureprints.com/figurepets.

The sounds of love are in the air this time of year… and our favorite winged goblin has come again to cloud the hearts of many. To mark the occasion, you can load up your own Silver Shafted Arrow with the lovable Kwee Q. Peddlefeet shirt and strike passion into the heart of your favorite victim.

Week one of the Printwarcraft.com custom poster contest has come to an end, and after thousands of entries, we’ve chosen our first winner, Archedarla of Caelestrasz. Be sure to check out the week one winner’s entry, as well as some other great entries here in the gallery.

We still have three more weeks to go, and you could be our next weekly winner of a $10 gift code to Printwarcraft.com. After the fourth week, we’ll be choosing one entry each as our grand prize, second place, and third place winners for even more prizes. Find out more on our contest page.